Earth-DE26

Earth-DE26 is a unique Earth, unlike any other. In this reality, Marvel and DC each exist as a line of comic book series, neither of which are very popular. Most people in this world find superheroes to be boring and a waste of time. But all of that will change, during a fabled legend called "The Solitary Alignment". The Solitary Alignment is where all 8 planets, the moon, and the sun are in perfect alignment. During this occurrence, the people of Earth are altered, and regular humans begin contracting super powers. But is there a higher force at play here? And what to our protagonists all seem to have in common? What makes them so special?