Stephen Mayer: Sidekicks (the teenaged kind, not the Jonathan Brandis and Chuck Norris taking down asthma and Joe Piscopo, respectively, variety) are one of the oldest elements of the superhero tradition, but aside from Damian on the Boy Wonder, they're almost absent from modern mainstream comics.
Just from checking out his piece above, you can tell Cliff Chiang digs 'em.
In the broadest sense, what's the deal?








