Product Description: In the city of Philadelphia there is a tall building at 18th and Market Streets atop of which lives four individuals. They are the official protectors of the city. Their job is to be around when traditional law enforcement fails. But are they really heroes? Meet Philadelphia's contracted super-hero team, Threshold. A quartet more interested in milk and cookies than crime and punishment. A team more concerned with battling indigestion than their arch enemies. Sure, they have super-powers. They can leap tall buildings, fly, and do all the stuff other heroes do. More than human? Probably. Less than heroes? Without a doubt.
This book rules ^ In Yurkovich's world, all the superheroes are unionized. All the good ones that is. The main characters are the Philidelphia-based supergroup Threshold. They are not unionized. They are also not a very strong group. Sort of coasting on the reputation from a fight they won a long time ago, they spend most of their time loafing and making snacks.
They live in the shadow of more powerful, corporate groups, like the A-list supergroup New York Superhero Syndicate .
When Threshold has to fight the supervillain The Stamp Collector, all heck breaks loose. Will they defeat the Stamp Collector before the mayor caves in and signs for the NYSS' medical benefits package?
Less Than Heroes is awesome. I bought it at the San Diego Comic Book convention, and got it signed by Yurkovich while he was there! It is great, and so it the Broccoli Agenda!
i got a sneak preview! amazon, i need one i can buy! ^ oh man! this looks great! all yurkovich's classics are here, but better than ever with new art, stories, and an essay on how super heroes age that i can't wait to read. amazon, please start stocking these asap!
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