So, if you like graphic novels you might like this lil gem by Warren Ellis. He's the dude that wrote Transmetropolitan - only one of the best there is.

This particlar piece of writing/art is based upon John Wyndham's novel The Midwich Cuckoos. It's set in the near future with the main characters being a mismatch group of young adults that have taken it upon themselves to be guardians of the town they live in after an apocolyptic event.
Oh yeah,it helps that they can communicate with each other using telepathy.

Check it out, - it's a free web graphic novel that costs nothing to read. And the art is good too.