Incandescence is an American comic book series by D. F. Lee, published from 2013 - current. Incandescence is a slacker girl named Audrey Hammond who reluctantly fills the shoes of her super-hero mother and finds that it may actually be what she's best at. It can be found here
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Incandescence contains examples of:
- Action Girl: Even in childhood, Audrey proved to be this, defending her nerdy friends from packs of bullies on a regular basis.
- Ancient Artifact: Audrey’s Blessed Collar and Dustin’s arrowhead necklace, as well as Thor’s hammer.
- Anime Hair: The title character has a hairdo that looks to be a cross between Lisa Simpson and Goku.
- Berserk Button: Don't ever mess with Audrey's friends or family!
- Broken Hero: Audrey’s been abused, abandoned, buried alive, lost her adoptive mom to a Convenient Coma, and is a survivor of violent crime, but she’ll still get up with a smile and fight for you.
- Chest Insignia: Incandescence’s emblem combines a stylized burst (which looks a bit like her hairstyle), the Greek “female” symbol, and a lightning bolt.
- Clark Kenting: She makes no attempt to fool those closest to her, but no one else in the city seems to notice that Incandescence and Audrey Hammond are both petite blondes with green eyes who run around in tights all day and are never in the same place at the same time. The only difference is the hairstyle!
- Claustrophobia: As a result of being buried alive in an earthquake, Incandescence suffers from claustrophobia.
- Combat Stilettos: Incandescence has no problem running or fighting in 5-inch heels.
- Comical Nap Drool: For such a super-tough superheroine, Incandescence is a big-time snorer and sleep drooler.
- Convenient Coma: Audrey’s adoptive mom, as well as the Big Bad, the Leech, have been comatose for four years at the beginning of the series.
- Costume-Test Montage: There's one of these in the first issue.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Audrey’s childhood up to the age of about five or six was a real horror show. Getting buried alive in an earthquake and getting orphaned actually did her a favor.
- Deflector Shields: Incandescence’s powers also give her a personal force field, which comes in handy to explain how her outfit never rips.
- Five-Man Band: The Complex B team introduced in issue three fits the archetypes well.
- Flying Brick: Flight, super strength, super toughness and electric powers.
- Girly Bruiser: Even wearing her make-up, pantyhose and heels, Incandescence isn’t afraid to get in direct physical fights with the bad guys.
- Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: Audrey loves watching wrestling and American football as much as she loves wearing her skirts, tights, and Mary Jane shoes.
- Happily Adopted: Audrey and her brother were evidently adopted, but clearly love the parents who adopted them and seem well-adjusted.
- High-Heel Power: Being taller helps Incandescence with her confidence, as well as helping to convince others that she isn’t Audrey Hammond.
- Leotard of Power: Incandescence is most comfortable in this due to her dance background.
- Lightning Can Do Anything: Audrey’s magic lightning powers let her shoot lightning balls, fly, and protect her wardrobe.
- Like an Old Married Couple: First-issue villains Trevor and Wayne, as well as Ball and Chain, are like this. #3 features hero teammates Golden Arrow and Enigma, who work closely together and also fit the trope with their back-and-forth insults.
- Meaningful Appearance: Audrey’s wardrobe is full of Spandex, Latex, or Leather, which is a callback to her love of dance and her Secret Identity as Incandescence.
- Missing Mom: At the beginning of the series, Audrey’s abusive biological mother has died in an earthquake, and her loving adoptive mother has been in a coma for four years.
- Petite Pride: Incandescence does not have the Most Common Superpower.
- Plucky Girl: Audrey keeps on smiling and helping others, despite surviving childhood abuse, a natural disaster, the loss of two moms and violent crime.
- Proper Tights with a Skirt: Audrey is never seen without a pair of tights on her legs.
- Shock and Awe: The limits of Incandescence’s magical lightning powers have yet to be discovered, but she uses them primarily to zap super villains.
- Spandex, Latex, or Leather: Audrey’s supersuit consists of all three.
- Spiky Hair: One of the few American superheroines to have this.
- Superheroes Wear Capes: It's a very short one, but a cape nonetheless.
- Superheroes Wear Tights: Incandescence is not bare-legged or wearing the standard bold-colored superhero tights, but instead is wearing pantyhose-like opaque black tights.
- Too Many Belts: When out of costume, Audrey loves to accessorize her micro-minis with multiple belts around her waist and hips.
- Trauma Button: Confined spaces bring back bad memories of the Twilegar Earthquake and trigger Audrey’s Claustrophobia.
- Utility Belt: Audrey’s leather leg warmers act as her utility belt, containing snacks and her phone.
