Hero.com is a series of superhero novels by English screenwriter, graphic novelist, and author Andy Briggs. The novels are published through Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom and various other publishers in other countries. The novels follow the exploits of four friends, Toby, Pete, Emily and Lorna. While surfing the internet, they discover the Hero.com website which features nameless icons in a variety of superhero poses. The friends discover that when they click on an icon, they can temporarily download superpowers from the internet to use in the real world. A spinoff series, Villain.net, soon followed. This series follows school bully Jake Hunter who discovers he has the ability to download villainous superpowers from the internet, leading to a scheme for world domination. Source: Wikipedia (en)