Sidekick Girl

The Comic:

Sidekick Girl started as one of those, "wouldn't it be funny if?" discussions that kept being added to over time. Lore thought it would make a good comic. The problem with turning ideas into actual projects is that they take a lot of work. It was a classic instance of "Hey, maybe if we do this together, we won't flake out on it."

The Story:

Who hasn't wanted to be a superhero? Everyone's fantasized about donning a costume and using their powers to uphold justice (or make mischief). In Metro City, superheroing isn't a daydream, it's a career path. The hard part isn't acquiring powers, it's getting through all of the red tape in the superhero industry. And it all looks so easy in the movies...

The Characters:

	MAIN CAST
	Valerie (Val) Upton AKA Sidekick Girl Status: Professional sidekick (Illumina) Powers: Can't die (limited invulnerability), accelerated healing (not accelerated enough) Likes: Helping people, Isauro, Guinness Dislikes: Hero bureaucracy, girly clothes
	Mackenzie (Mack) Jade AKA Illumina Status: Professional Hero (Sidekick Girl) Powers: Can float up to three feet off the ground, glowing. Likes: Fashion, makeup, being Metro City's Brightest Star Dislikes: Bad Guys, Books
	Hazel Abernathy AKA Haze Status: Professional Sidekick (Impact) Powers: Superspeed Likes: Tabletop gaming, nerds Dislikes: mean people
	Jasper Belmont AKA Tornado Boy Status: Professional Sidekick (Cyclone) Powers: Superstrength Likes: Sidekick Thursdays, punching things, a good strong scotch Dislikes: The cruelty of genetics
	Christopher (Chris) Leary AKA Puzzle Status: Professional Sidekick (Maelstrom) Powers: Confusion Likes: Boys, NASCAR Dislikes: Desk jobs
	SUPPORTING CAST
	Drake Deveroux AKA Maelstrom Status: Professional Hero (Puzzle) Powers: Blue energy beams Likes: Being rich, long hair, his youthful ward Dislikes: working with others
	Dakota Stone AKA Impact Status: Professional Hero (Haze) Powers: Superstrength Likes: Weightlifting Dislikes: Unnecessary BS
	Marvin Compton AKA Cyclone Status: Professional Hero (Tornado Boy) Powers: Flight, wind manipulation Likes: Silly costumes, nice breezes Dislikes: Walking
	Dion Manatta AKA Poison Status: Rogue Hero Powers: Telepathy, Telekinesis Likes: Silence, martial arts, vengeance Dislikes: Speaking aloud, the Coroner
	Kyoko Manatta AKA Ricochet Status: Deceased Powers: Force fields Kyoko was a friend of Val's and formed the hero team Ninja Twins with her brother, Dion. She met her end at the hands of the Coroner while she was chasing a fishnet ninja. She will be missed.
	Morgaine Washburn AKA Myst Status: Professional Hero, owner of Mojo's Coffee Powers: Elemental Likes: Coffee, baking, Little Ro, her baby daddy Dislikes: Starbucks, her baby daddy
	Rowan Feldman AKA Wolf Status: Professional Hero Powers: Animal metamorph Likes: mechanics, chewing up villains, fetch Dislikes: Personal responsibility
	Agent Grey Status: Hero Agency Caseworker Powers: unknown Likes: Bureaucracy, paperwork Dislikes: goatees
	Detective Jared Brown Status: Detective with the Metro City Police (5th precinct) Powers: none Likes: being bald Dislikes: the vigilante
	Dr Grandpa Status: Scientist Powers: genius! Likes: Bowties, his splashguard Dislikes: Whippersnappers
	Joh Riley Status: Civilian. Owner of Riley's Pub Powers: Master of Mixology Likes: Bartending, his husband Dislikes: Boobs
	Sam Smith AKA Shield Status: Professional Sidekick (Sword) Powers: Absorbs energy to become stronger, smarter, and faster. Likes: Sidekick Girl Dislikes: Sword's puns
	Father Mark Hernandez Status: Pastor at St Martin's Catholic Church Powers: Holiness Likes: Good beer, the Metro City Moose (MC's Hockey team) Dislikes: Satan
	Mr. Ferret Status: Val's pet ferret Powers: Too cute for words Likes: Val, snacks Dislikes: Val's closet
	VILLAINS
	Isauro Chavez AKA Coldfire Status: Professional henchman (active) Powers: Green plasma blades Likes: Espresso, Val Dislikes: His job
	Agent Black Status: Villain Agency Caseworker Powers: unknown Likes: goatees Dislikes: anyone with a blue card
	Dr Wright Status: Professional Villain (incarcerated) Powers: None Likes: Evil Science Dislikes: The sinister left hand
	Giant Robot Status: Dismantled Powers: Being a giant robot Likes: NA Dislikes: NA
	Esperanza Macedo AKA Lady Dragon Status: Professional Villain (active) Powers: unknown Likes: Seducing men Dislikes: good guys staying good
	Clockwork Joe Status: Professional Villain (decapitated) Powers: anachronistic genius Likes: Anything steampunk Dislikes: His own head
	Dungeon Master Adam Status: Professional Villain (incarcerated) Powers: A library of rulebooks IN HIS MIND Likes: Playing pathfinder, heroclix, bbq Dislikes: 4th edition
	Robobutler Status: Robotic Villain (active) Powers: being a punchcard and steam run automaton Likes: His creator: Clockwork Joe Dislikes: modern circuitry
	Herr Hasslich Status: Professional Villain (active) Powers: being old and hateful Likes: not much Dislikes: beauty in all its forms
	The Coroner Status: Professional Villain (active) Powers: absorbing powers through post-mortem surgery Likes: autopsies Dislikes: worrying about anesthesia
	The Vigilante Status: Vigilante (active) Powers: unknown Likes: Fighting Crime, postit notes Dislikes: Playing by the rules
	FRIEND CAMEO
	Adam Kohl Status: Dungeon Master Powers: A library of rulebooks IN HIS MIND Likes: Playing pathfinder, heroclix, bbq Dislikes: 4th edition
	Amy Payne Status: Crafter Extraordinaire Powers: The one minute doodle Likes: WOW, Green Lantern, Franny Dislikes: Not water water
	Franny Howes Status: Academic Master Powers: A scorching case of lycanthropy Likes: Knitting, RPGs, Amy Dislikes: Gluten
	Jennie Breeden Status: Creator of the Devils Panties Powers: Has made her comic her business Likes: flame boots, kilt blowing, Obby Dislikes: Temporal limitations
	Lu Burns Status: Coworker Powers: Adorable and Chinese. She will crush you. Likes: Working at 5am, nice clothes, Mr Burns Dislikes: being subtle
	Mary Poirier Status: Government Contractor (she has clearances!) Powers: Infinite patience Likes: Sewing, coffee, red Dislikes: Office Drama
	Erika Wagner Status: Creator Powers: Photoshop Mastery Likes: RPGs, baking, Red Wing hockey Dislikes: Spiders and wasps
	Laura Cascos Status: Creator Powers: Wielder of Pencils and Inks Likes: Xbox, Doctor Who, Thai Dislikes: People hatin' on Detroit