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Series: Gravity, Volume 1

Summary

Gravity is a five-issue limited series that Marvel launched in 2005 (Gravity #1-5), written by Sean McKeever, a writer adept at capturing the inner lives of young people, and drawn by Mike Norton. It was later collected as Gravity: Big-City Super Hero and folded into the Marvel Next line aimed at younger readers. This volume is the first book in that series. The story centers on Greg Willis, a young man from the small town of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In the summer after graduating from high school, he gains the power to manipulate gravity by accident. To chase his dream, he moves alone to New York to attend NYU, trying to break into the superhero business as Gravity while adapting to big-city and college life. Reality, however, proves far less glamorous than he imagined: on his first outing he misjudges friend and foe and lets the real villain escape; his roommate, Frog-Man, is an obsessive superhero trivia buff; and his classmate Lauren Singh is cheerful and friendly yet happens to dislike superheroes. This volume follows Greg's early stages: he saves an elderly man from a heart attack, tangles with the Rhino, and lands in the Daily Bugle, and is mistaken for a mutant because of the X-like emblem on his chest. As he teams up with a vigilante who calls himself the Greenwich Guardian, he finds it ever harder to balance heroic duty, schoolwork, and romance, while what the Black Death really wants is far more than beating a rookie.

Editor's review

很多人是通过《秘密战争》才第一次见到重力这个名字，其实这个角色的出发点非常朴素：一个来自中西部小镇的大一新生，带着一身新能力搬进纽约的宿舍，想靠当超级英雄挣点名气，结果先被课程表和人际关系绊住。麦基弗把“菜鸟英雄”的窘迫写得相当细腻，诺顿的画风干净利落，打斗之外还有大量校园日常，读起来轻快而不轻浮。和动辄数十册的大事件相比，这本的分量正好适合作为入门：不必先背熟漫威几十年的设定，也能跟着格雷格一起在第一次失手中学会长大。喜欢早期《蜘蛛侠》那种“超能力解决不了生活难题”调性的读者，会在这里找到熟悉的共鸣。若你读漫威已有些年头，不妨把它当作主线之外的一次散步，看看宇宙边缘的小人物如何用力生活。

Who it's for

A good fit for

想从零开始接触漫威漫画、不熟悉大事件脉络的新读者
喜欢青春校园与成长主题，胜过单纯看打斗的读者
偏爱早期《蜘蛛侠》式“菜鸟英雄”叙事的老读者
给孩子或青少年挑漫威入门读物、希望内容清爽的家长

Not a good fit for

只想看复仇者联盟、X战警等一线英雄登场与宏大事件的读者
习惯紧凑高燃战斗节奏、对校园日常缺乏耐心的读者

Reading tips

先读完第一册再决定是否追《超越！》，格雷格的角色成长在两部作品之间才形成闭环。
阅读时留意格雷格与劳伦、蛙人的相处细节，这些日常片段才是他区别于其他英雄的核心。
若不熟悉“犀牛人”“鼠人”等配角，可在阅读中顺便了解他们的来历，体验会更完整。

FAQ

《重力》是漫威的正史作品吗？

是。格雷格·威利斯首次登场于2005年的《重力》限定系列，此后陆续出现在《超越！》《神奇四侠》《复仇者联盟：倡议》等作品中，属于漫威主宇宙的一分子。

这本书是完整的一册还是一个系列的一本？

《重力》原为五期限定系列，后结集出版。本书标注为第1册，若想读完格雷格在纽约的完整起步故事，还需接着读后续各册。

没看过其他漫威漫画能读懂吗？

基本可以。故事从格雷格初到纽约开始，不需要预先了解大事件；少量客串英雄只作背景出现，不影响主线理解。

适合给孩子看吗？

原系列定位为面向青少年的Marvel Next书系，尺度相对温和，主题围绕学业、友情与自我成长，但仍有超级英雄式的打斗场面，建议家长先行翻阅。

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About the author

Sean McKeever Author

Sean McKeever is a comic book writer. Publicly available information about him is limited, and his nationality, birth and death dates remain unclear. The library holds thirteen of his works, centered mainly on the Captain America series, including issues 603, 606, 609, 610, 611 and 612, as well as volumes 4 and 5 of Gravity. These works are often grouped under categories such as premium fiction, film and television originals, quality online fiction, horror and thriller, mystery and suspense, and children's books, suggesting that his writing spans superhero adventure, suspense and thriller, and young readers' material. Based on the available titles, he is skilled at advancing character relationships and tense plots within established comic universes, with brisk pacing and tightly woven suspense, balancing action sequences with psychological portrayal. His dialogue is concise and visually evocative, well suited to adaptation and screen-oriented reading, which is why his work is often recommended as film and television originals and genre fiction.

迈克尔·诺顿 Author

Michael Norton is an author with limited bibliographic information in this Chinese-language book database. The only confirmed work is The Power of Ritual, which is classified under applied psychology. Because public information is limited, his nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and specific experiences cannot be verified, so little should be inferred about his life. Judging from the available work, Norton focuses on the relationship between everyday rituals and psychological states, and tends to translate psychological concepts into practical, real-life scenarios. He writes for general readers in plain language, emphasizing examples and practical suggestions rather than piling up jargon or building grand theories. This kind of subject matter is common in applied psychology and is suitable for readers interested in habits, emotional regulation, and order in daily life. It should be noted that a single work is not enough to judge his overall writing style or academic orientation; readers who wish to learn more may consult the original book itself.