Mari lives in Carburville, deep in the Rustbelt, far from the metropolises featured in comic books portraying her world's real-life epic battles. Her genetic-variant ability to emit scents based on her feelings makes her a smelly outcast, but a flash of inspiration from an impulsively purchased book makes her want to use her ability for good. When a terrifying menace threatens her town, she forms a team with similar misfits and goes on a journey that brings her face to face with her idol - and her idol's nemesis - as she uncovers a villainous plot that even the greatest heroes can't thwart. For the sake of her community and everything outside of it, she will have to overcome her insecurities and face daunting foes against overwhelming odds to become ... THE RESILIENT MARIGOLD