Super Sidekicks #1: No Adults Allowed: (A Graphic Novel)

Great book!

My 4-yr-old son found this book at the library and would not let it go. Had to get him his own copy. Story is fun and silly, and broken up into chapters so it makes for nice breaks. Cannot go wrong with this book.

I love the book even though I am not a kid. There are characters that kids can easily identify with and a storyline that easy for kids to follow and believe in. Excellent

The story and art are wonderful! My kids loved it.Made the mistake of getting the paperback edition, though. The physical pages are very low quality, and the art is grayscale. Than's artwork deserves better.

Junior Justice (JJ) is tired of being a sidekick. His mentor, Captain Perfect, makes him clean his secret headquarters, do his laundry, and stay in the shadows while he takes all the credit. So, he decides to form his own team. Joining him: Flygirl, who’s stressed by the unpredictability of Rampagin’ Rita; Dinomite, who’s tired of turning into a Tyrannosaurus Rex for Blast Radius to ride into battle; and Goo, who’s escaped his creator and tormentor, the evil Dr. Enok. Before they can establish their new headquarters, however, their superheroes arrive to take back and sidekicks, and Dr. Enok to seize his creation.The story is straightforward: the sidekicks are good and tired of slaving under their superhero-overlords. The superheroes are comically insensitive and self-centered. And Dr. Enok is a classic scientist-inventor supervillain. Young readers will enjoy watching as the sidekicks outsmart the adults, overcome adversity, save the world, and establish their own team.Bold, colorful artwork brings the characters and story to life. The bright palette is perfect for a humor-filled superhero book. The panels are easy to read and follow, great for readers who may be new to the graphic novel format. And I love how the chapter numbers are illustrated in the shape of Goo. Such a fun detail!Bonus: At the end of this book, instructions have been provided on how to draw JJ and Flygirl. This is a nice touch for fans who would like to learn how to draw their favorite characters. (Note: Book 2 provides instructions on how to draw the other members of the Super Sidekicks.)

Junior Justice (JJ) is sick of being the sidekick of the most famous superhero in the world so he decides to form his own team. Together with Flygirl, Dinomite and Goo, these heroes are ready to prove to the adults that they’re capable of doing more than laundry.JJ is the world’s greatest martial artist, a master in multiple disciplines including Mongolian tickle fighting. Flygirl is the world’s most acrobatic flyer. Dinomite has a degree in quantum mechanics and can speak 47 languages but all anyone wants him to do is transform into different dinosaurs. Goo is, well, pink goo. When Goo is kidnapped by evil Dr Enok it’s up to his new friends to rescue him.This graphic novel had some great messages for young readers, including looking out for your friends and working together as a team. The illustrations are a lot of fun. I love that this new superhero team is based on Sydney; the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge are featured in several images. I particularly enjoyed the expressions shown on the chapter pages; each chapter number is covered in Goo and they show how he’s feeling in that chapter.I would have devoured this graphic novel as a kid and am looking forward to the Super Sidekicks’ next adventure, Ocean’s Revenge.

I'm a big fan of Gavin Aung Than's Zen Pencils and my kids love the books too so when I saw he was making a children's comic I immediately put in an order.As I said this book is aimed at kids but it hits the mark, my girls love it. A group of sidekicks, tired of their overbearing adult mentors, form their own group to fight crime and hijinks follow.It's easy to see echoes of the Teen Titans and other books in this, but that's fine, classic comics are a great inspiration. This is a fun colorful superhero romp and my kids will be happy to see more of it. I've already preordered book 2.

As another reviewer mentioned, the book in entirety printed in black and white, on cheap-feeling paper. This is such a disappointment. I’ve got two of Gavin Aung Than’s previous books - Zen Pencils and The Impossible Dream - and I love them both; both are printed on decent paper stock and in full colour. I would have preferred to pay more for this one and have it printed to a comparable standard to those.