Sidekicks - The Official Thread

[Russell Brettholtz]

HUGE Update from Sidekicks

Hey, everyone!

For those of you who Backed the Issue #1 Kickstarter last year, this news may not come as a total surprise, but Sidekicks has been picked up by Darby Pop Publishing.
Darby Pop just ended a 2-year relationship with IDW and have joined forces with Magnetic Press.

http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/3...acts-darby-pop

Side-Kicked will be the first release from Darby Pop under this new arrangement.

So, what does this mean for you, the ground-floor, Kickstarter Backers?

For starters, you may notice the title change. The Powers That Be at Darby Pop were concerned about confusion between Sidekicks and Sidekick (by JMS) and felt a little tweak was in order. BUT, ALL Kickstarter Rewards will still use the original Sidekicks name.

Also, Darby Pop is only publishing a trade paperback, so those of you getting the single issues will have a truly rare printing (and the KS edition of the TPB will feature the original Sidekicks name, have the KS Bug on the cover, will include the Thank You page, and will be signed by me - which I know is what gives it its real value).

Even the digital copies of the series will be exclusive since each issue comes with bonus content featuring the concept art for the heroes, villains, and villain sidekicks, along with their back stories.

You will also all get to read the back stories for the five main sidekicks featured in the comic by way of "Backer Only" Updates (condensed versions will appear in the Darby Pop TPB, but you will get a much fuller picture with what's posted here).

The entire creative team is very exited about Sidekicks being taken to the next level, and we can not thank you enough for helping us get there (seriously, none of this would have been possible without your support).

Finally, ALL four issues are FINISHED!

We're in the final stages of getting the book sized, and then it's off to the printers.

I will keep everyone informed as the Rewards get mailed out (and if you haven't responded to the Survey yet, NOW IS THE TIME - also please update your mailing address if you recently moved).

That's it for now. Thanks, everyone!

[Russell Brettholtz]

SIDE-KICKED #1 will be available digitally this Wednesday, September 23rd, only on ComiXology. Meet the Cast before you buy starting with the yellow-wearing, down-on-his-luck sidekick Phantasm; his strong-chined, nigh-invulnerable hero Mr. Marvelous; and the villain of villains, the feared Crimson.

http://www.darbypop.com/beyond-the-c...cast-phantasm/

[Russell Brettholtz]

SIDE-KICKED #1 will be available digitally tomorrow only on ComiXology. Meet some of the new series' cast: assistant editor by day, ice cool hero by night, Frostbite; his hero: expert swordswoman and fierce warrior Atalanta; and the master of emotions, the manipulative villain Quarrel.

http://www.darbypop.com/beyond-the-c...ast-frostbite/

[Russell Brettholtz]

SIDE-KICKED #1 is now available digitally on ComiXology!
(https://www.comixology.com/Side-Kick...9pdGVtU2xpZGVy)

Meet some of the new series' cast: Mustang, his hero Captain Celerity, and their archnemesis Mercenary.
(http://www.darbypop.com/beyond-the-c...-cast-mustang/)

[Russell Brettholtz]

SIDE-KICKED #1 is now available digitally on ComiXology!
(https://www.comixology.com/Side-Kick...9pdGVtU2xpZGVy)

Meet some of the new series' cast: underpaid, over worked sidekick Jolt, the rich former specs soldier turned crime fighter Flying Fox, and their archnemesis the twisted chemist Professor Pain.

http://www.darbypop.com/beyond-the-c...the-cast-jolt/

[Russell Brettholtz]

Newsarama's Best Shots Team reviewed SIDE-KICKED #1. Here's what they had to say:

"The superhero genre has been remixed, rebooted, deconstructed and spun-off so many times over the decades that every few years we begin to wonder how far the elastic can stretch before it snaps back on itself. Just last year, J. Michael Straczynski took a darkly comic look at the long-suffering second stringers in Sidekick, while Marvel flipped the script on henchmen only a month ago in Hank Johnson, Agent of HYDRA. Yet writer Russell Brettholtz aims to show there is still some life left in labor law, with a fun twist that might result in the unionizing of sidekicks."

Read the rest of the review by following the link: http://www.newsarama.com/26077-best-...ng-5-more.html

To purchase your own copy of SIDE-KICKED #1 head over to ComiXology:
https://www.comixology.com/Side-Kick...9pdGVtU2xpZGVy

[Russell Brettholtz]

If you (or someone you know) will be attending New York Comic Con, be sure to swing by the Darby Pop booth (2107) and say Hi!

(and maybe pick up a copy of the Side-Kicked trade paperback)

I will be signing all weekend:

Thursday and Friday: Noon-2pm, 4-6pm
Saturday: 10-1pm, 5-7pm
Sunday: 10-1pm, 3-5pm