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The main premise of the series is that it's about a spoiled child actress who becomes a drunken unholy self-destructive mess as an adult [similiar to Lindsay Lohan]. This "famous performer becomes superheroine" has been done before (Dazzler, Witchfire, etc) but the writing approach of Bryan J Glass is pretty unique. Through the results of an experiment (which is never explained much in detail, so her origin is actually downplayed) she gains superpowers. The other person who gained powers in the same manner is her arch nemesis Perfidia (what an awesome name!) who was apparently a rival for many of her acting jobs.
The main powers seem to be flying, and the ability to redistribute kinetic energy as super strength and invulnerability. The problem is that if she absorbs a lot of kinetic energy and doesn't release it, she winds up being in debilitating pain for days. So she basically has to release it by using her powers..however she is often prone to fits of rage while releasing her powers, and this goes back to the resentment she has over her dad pushing her into the acting business and over the fame monster she created of herself.
She operates as a vigilante and is so powerful that the cops are essentially unable to stop her. She tries to bill herself as "The Beacon", but because of her fits of rage, the media
takes to calling her "Furious" instead (which only makes her angrier). There are no other superpowered beings in her universe other than Perfidia, so the villains she fight are all conventional. She doesn't always get her missions right (which is why the police are pissed at her), but she does attract the confidence of the citizens, who cheer her on.
Another reason many citizens like Beacon/Furious is that she is smoking hot (since she was a gorgeous actress who went off the fame radar to become a heroine) and wears a skintight costume. Same is true for Perfidia, a redhead who wears a tight fetishy outfit complete with a corset. So if you like to see a sexy superheroine beat the shit out of everyone (pretty much a 90s bad-girl trope), while taking a few licks herself and getting herself bloody, dirty and torn-up after various fights (although not as badly as, say, Empowered does), you will enjoy this. The art by Victor Santos is somewhat reminiscent of Michael Oeming's work on the Powers series, but it's a bit more detailed and less stark, with plenty of bright colors (and blood).
It's too bad the development of the Beacon/Furious character didn't continue, they could have done a lot more with this book. As for art examples, nobody bothered to scan and upload this title to the comprehensive Website that Shall Not Be Named, so I'll post some cover art to give you an idea.
the battle with Perfidia:
