Bratpack

A sharp-edged, five-issue deconstruction of the superhero sidekick genre, Bratpack was published by King Hell in the early 1990s. Written and drawn by Rick Veitch, the series pulls back the curtain on the grim, exploitative reality of teenaged costumed wards, revealing a world of cynical manipulation and violence. Its unflinching, satirical tone made it a cult classic, standing as a pointed critique of the darker undercurrents in superhero comics.