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YAReckoners series.
Using the parallel reality theories introduced in Firefight, this third volume sets up both the cause of and potential resolution to the supervillain tyranny that is the series premise, as resistance leader David fights to stop his superpowered mentor-gone-evil. The series is by now convoluted, and long-winded logistical exposition adds little, but the cinematic sensibility and larger-than-life stakes will hold readers' attention.