I think this was funded on Kickstarter originally, but I ran into it as a four-issue mini-series released through Scout Comics late in 2021. Kesel and Hahn do a variation on Plastic Man's origin - the thief who gains stretching/shape-shifting powers - but where Plas became a legit hero, Impossible Jones is mostly playing hero as cover to figure out who threw her in whatever super-science gizmo did this to her and then try to take revenge.
Also, the hero biz is good cover for pulling her own heists, or pawning loot she recovers from other super-villains.
We don't get answers to the mysteries, beyond her finding someone in her crew was hired to knock her out, but had nothing to do with the super-science. Kesel and Hahn sprinkle in hints, like the fact Jones' shadow seems to have a mind of its own (and Even Steven up there recognizes it, whatever it is). The story does more world-building, establishing several other heroes and villains, issuing vague references to all kinds of backstories. The city seems to have a hero identity that is passed around between citizens for a year at a time, though the specifics were not revealed.
Hahn varies the styles of costumes. There are the more classic spandex types, but also the folks with more regular clothes repurposed into a motif, like Homewrecker there. Impossible Jones' powers allow for a lot of different visual looks and gags, and they have some fun with that.
There's been a few one-shots released since the end of the mini-series, slowly coming out in physical media, but I don't think they've dived any deeper into the mysteries around the main character yet.
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