The Sidekick Union Contract
A Graphic Novel of Labor and Leotards

About this book:

They're the ones who pull civilians from the rubble, inventory the munitions, calibrate the telemetry, and sign the liability waivers when the "real" heroes smash a bank vault and leave the debris for the night shift. They're teenagers. They make twelve dollars an hour as "educational apprentices." They have concussions, herniated discs, and NDAs that silence them until they're twenty-six. And tonight, in a flooded sub-basement beneath the gleaming tower of the city's most powerful superhero guild, they're signing union cards.

*The Sidekick Union Contract* is a gritty, pulse-pounding graphic novel that strips the gloss off the cape-and-cowl fantasy to reveal the gig economy underneath. Arthur "Kid Celerity" Pendelton and his cohort—bruised, sleep-deprived, and legally classified as "logistical support"—discover a loophole in the municipal labor code that could force the billion-dollar Apex Guild to the bargaining table. But the Guild has lawyers, lobbyists, and a security chief who remembers exactly what happened to the last kids who tried this.

With sharp dialogue, kinetic action, and a cast of young heroes who feel achingly real, this is *The Boys* meets *Norma Rae*—a story about power, exploitation, and what happens when the people holding the brooms decide the city doesn't get rebuilt until they get a contract.