The Henchman's Pension Plan
A Graphic Novel

About this book:

Arthur Pendelton is eighty-seven days from retirement. Three decades of thrown punches, plasma burns, and diving behind crates when Captain Zenith shows up—all for a pension that just got frozen by a federal receivership order. His boss is serving life at the bottom of the Pacific, the lair's been seized as a crime scene, and HR wants him to keep maintaining the doomsday device for *deferred wages*. Arthur's response? He clocks in tomorrow at 05:58 sharp. Because nobody—superheroes, bankruptcy courts, or the MBA consultants who ruined villainy—gets to steal thirty years of hazard pay without a fight.

What follows is the unlikeliest labor movement in Metro City history. From the subterranean break room to the Hero League's legal division, Arthur rallies a crew of scarred, middle-aged minions to unionize the lair, audit the doomsday device, and file a class-action grievance against the very concept of "expendable henchmen." With deadpan wit and surprising heart, *The Henchman's Pension Plan* turns superhero collateral damage into a workplace comedy about dignity, fine print, and the radical notion that even the bad guys' help deserves a contract.

Sharp, satirical, and strangely tender, this graphic novel asks: what happens when the minions read the employee handbook? Perfect for fans of *The Venture Bros.*, *Severance*, and anyone who's ever fantasized about marching into HR with a punch card and a grievance. Arthur Pendelton isn't a hero. He's just a guy who knows his contract—and he's coming for what he's owed.