And this spells big trouble not only for Ashley, but for her newfound family and friends as well. Although she uses her newly discovered powers for good, it's not long before the military becomes wise to what happened to their secret weapon. It isn't long before she realizes that she's stumbled upon something much bigger and a lot more dangerous. Being an artist, Ashley naturally assumes these are for her. Ashley comes home from school one day with her new friend Luke and, thinking that the Nolans have purchased a surprise gift for her upcoming birthday, finds the set of paints.

Fearful that this invention will be misused, Yuka sneaks the set of paints home, substituting a dummy suitcase with an ordinary set of paints in their place.įrom here, signals get crossed. Developed for the military, it's a set of body paints that, when applied to the wearer, grant them a wide range of special powers. And it's Yuka's latest top secret project that has her very concerned. Yuka, on the other hand, is a geneticist working for a very high-level tech company, one that's contracted out to work for the government and the military.

Like Ashley, Kitch happens to be an artist. In the meantime, Ashley has bounced from foster home to foster home and represents a real challenge to the social workers who try to help her-not because she's inherently bad, but because trouble always seems to find her.Īshley's latest set of presumably short-term foster parents are Kitch and Yuka Nolan. He now sits in federal prison, but still casts a shadow over Ashley's life. Her father is a known criminal who once used Ashley to help him elude justice, and in his attempt to escape, a life was taken. Primer introduces a brand-new superhero with a colorful array of superpowers to explore.Īshley Rayburn is an upbeat girl with a decidedly downbeat past.

Primer by jennifer muro