Love them or hate them, sidekicks remain a hallmark of the superhero genre. But while boy and girl wonders play an important role in the worlds they inhabit, their stories don’t always receive the justice they deserve. Fortunately, Courtney Whitmore and Emiko Queen are on hand to give fans a sidekick story that doesn’t play second fiddle to anyone.Sidekicks have been part of the comics package for decades, but living their lives in the shadows of their mentors means it isn’t uncommon for them to drop off the map. Such is the case in Stargirl: The Lost Children #1 (by Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck, Matt Herms and Rob Leigh), where Stargirl Courtney Whitmore and her friend Emiko Queen, the new Red Arrow, embark on en epic adventure. The duo picks up the trail of a group of missing Golden Age sidekicks who have been disappearing since the 1940s, all the while, revealing what a true sidekick story should look like.What makes Stargirl: The Lost Children such a success is how it sets itself apart from other sidekick centered stories. Stargirl achieves this by making the story about sidekicks rather than focussing on the older heroes who trained them. A lesser sidekick story treats the sidekicks as tools rather than as characters in their own right, making them seem like an obstruction to the narrative’s emotional beats, rather than the source of said beats. When the focus is on the hero’s reaction to their sidekick, rather than the sidekick’s own perspective and growth, the young hero’s only value to the story is in how they can provide fuel for the hero’s journey.RELATED: A Golden Age Hero Once Became an Evil Superman Stand-InRELATED: DC Is Bringing Back the Most Overlooked Justice Society Hero
Love them or hate them, sidekicks remain a hallmark of the superhero genre. But while boy and girl wonders play an important role in the worlds they inhabit, their stories don’t always receive the justice they deserve. Fortunately, Courtney Whitmore and Emiko Queen are on hand to give fans a sidekick story that doesn’t play second fiddle to anyone.
Sidekicks have been part of the comics package for decades, but living their lives in the shadows of their mentors means it isn’t uncommon for them to drop off the map. Such is the case in Stargirl: The Lost Children #1 (by Geoff Johns, Todd Nauck, Matt Herms and Rob Leigh), where Stargirl Courtney Whitmore and her friend Emiko Queen, the new Red Arrow, embark on en epic adventure. The duo picks up the trail of a group of missing Golden Age sidekicks who have been disappearing since the 1940s, all the while, revealing what a true sidekick story should look like.
What makes Stargirl: The Lost Children such a success is how it sets itself apart from other sidekick centered stories. Stargirl achieves this by making the story about sidekicks rather than focussing on the older heroes who trained them. A lesser sidekick story treats the sidekicks as tools rather than as characters in their own right, making them seem like an obstruction to the narrative’s emotional beats, rather than the source of said beats. When the focus is on the hero’s reaction to their sidekick, rather than the sidekick’s own perspective and growth, the young hero’s only value to the story is in how they can provide fuel for the hero’s journey.
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