There's a new trend in book-selling that I am completely on board with. It's the dollar used book store. All items, including games, DVDs, CDs, and even comic books are a dollar or less. With these type of stores, you can fill grocery bags with kids and young adult books for around $10. Every time I visit one of these places I find some great stuff and the book I am reviewing today just happens to be one of those gems!
Super Human Resources is a 4-issue series about office temp Tim. Tim has accepted a job in the HR department at Super Crises International. It's the corporate headquarters for the world's greatest superhero team, the Mighty Super Crises Squad! Only problem is, these heroes are a bunch of idiots! Tim learns that with great power comes a whole bunch of stupidity and that means liability.
Whenever a battle between good and evil occurs, property is damage occurs. That means that SCI is fiscally responsible for the mess the Squad makes. This team makes a ton of damage and that means it's going through a ton of cash to repaid for their faults. As a result, SCI and the Mighty Super Crises Squad is forced to shut down. Could Tim be the superhero's superhero and save the day with his amazing office skills?
This indie comic was extremely funny. In some ways this book succeeds in where the TV show Powerless failed. It had memorable characters. It was a clear satire of office life and a parody of the superhero genre. Plus most importantly, this book had superheroes!
All the time, comic books put in characters into different titles that come out the same month in stories that do not really interlink. So, why would it have been a problem if Grant Gustin's Flash made a stop or two at Wayne Technologies on Powerless?! Yes- the superheroes in the comic are all-new to this series. But while HR's Tim was the star of the show, it was those with powers who made this plot line more relatable and relevant.
Ken Marcus and Justin Bleep do a really awesome job on this book. There's a Season Two and I really want to get my hands on it. Another cool thing is that one of the chapters is a holiday issue in which SCI has a hilarious office party that ends in complete disaster!
If you are looking for a comic that combines the Avengers, The Tick and The Office, try Super Human Resources. I highly recommend this book because it's completely unexpected and thoroughly entertaining.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
Individual issues and the collected first season can be found at Comixology.com.
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