Carl Stubblefield Livres

A deserted island. An impregnable fortress. Step up or be stepped on. Gus is a Henchman separated from his friends at his new job, a Henchman on an orbiting space base. He's happy with the gig, and has no real delusions of grandeur. Well... small delusions, but he's seen all too often what happens to minions that get too uppity around their Supervillain bosses. His father had pulled a few strings and landed him a Henchman position in hopes he could make something of himself. Before he's barely gotten used to the job, Gus narrowly escapes the base's destruction and is chucked at the planet below. The only reason he survived the fall was a damaged escape pod and the activation of his own latent powers. Marooned on a deserted island and yet somehow being hunted, Gus needs to step up and become the master of his own story. Gus is a Henchman, some would now say a Villain, so there's no chance of a Hero coming to his rescue.

A world-changing secret. Superhero mercenaries. Fake it till you break it.Gus thought he could relax in paradise and level his powers at his leisure, but nothing's ever easy. No sooner are the shields down than the island is beset with intruders full of… only good intentions. Out of his league in every sense of the word, Gus scrambles to hang on to his only shot at making something out of himself. Losing everything despite all he has worked for seems inevitable.The original owners of Gus' not-so-secret lair have discovered that the Manor is up for grabs. Only they know the true secret it holds; a secret that can change the fate of supers everywhere. Luckily for him, Gus isn't alone this time. Someone from his pre-super life has appeared to help him out, but the new Supervillain can’t be certain where her loyalties ultimately lie.Does he finally have a partner of his own? Or is he doomed to be the sidekick?