If Alexander Kane were writing about Superman, he would focus on Lois Lane’s hairdresser or a third-string copyboy at The Daily Planet. Andrea Vernon has a college degree that she can’t sell in a world where superheroes and supervillains are drugs on the market. She applies for a job as an executive assistant at the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection, an employment agency for superheroes. The application specifies “no questions”—ever. She finds herself working for a demanding boss and dating a client called The Big Axe. Other clients include The Diamond Rabbi, King Tiger, and Teleporter Joe, whose ability is limited to teleportation only to Roosevelt Island in the East River, where you are liable to experience “teleporter’s diarrhea” if he takes you along. It makes the walk back to Queens uncomfortable. Somebody should adapt this for the Adult Swim channel. ( )

Man, I hope this is the first in a series, because I want more of it. Hilarious. Definitely recommend. ( )

Good humorous story

Felt a bit slow at parts but over all the story was interesting and plenty of humor to keep you entertained.

Well Actually might have one of the most creative power sets ever haha. ( )

Good Fun Superhero Satire
Review of the Audible Original audiobook edition (August 2017)

This was a silly good fun satire of the superhero business and a situation comedy about office politics. It takes place in a world where various businesses offer superheroes for hire in regional zones and who are then rivals for corporate contracts. The lead character Andrea Vernon is an administrative assistant who is brought into the title group The Corporation for UltraHuman Protection (CUP for short) working for the chief operating officer Ms. O. The stable of superheroes include characters such as The Big Ax, King Tiger, Lightning Wong, Kitchen Sink, Senor Fuego and Rabbi Diamond. The main villian (or the "William" in the office lingo of CUP) is an alien invasion force which gradually reveals itself.

Overall it is pretty silly, but it was enormously entertaining due to the good fun of the script and the exceptional performance of narrator Bahni Turpin who handled several dozen different voices throughout the work.

Andrea Vernon and the Corporate for UltraHuman Protection was originally released in August 2017 and was also one of the ten free Audible Original audiobooks available for members in May 2020. It is available to everyone for a standard price. It is followed by a sequel called "Andrea Vernon and the Superhero-Industrial Complex" (April 2019). ( )

Lot's of fun... mostly. There is some clear pandering to an audience which sucks. Also, I love the audiobook narrator for Andrea Vernon but not for any other characters. This would be improved with multiple voice actors. ( )