“Time Boy” – When Poetry Meets the Power of Time

 

What happens when the sidewalk doesn’t just lead to another block—but to another timeline?

In Sidewalk Slam: Time Boy, our skater-poet hero Jerry is catapulted from 1997 Atlanta into a dazzling, dangerous future where he meets Time Boy—a superhero version of himself with the power to manipulate temporal threads. These threads connect every object to its past and future, turning Time Boy into a master of time-warped matter. But this isn’t just a flashy power trip. The heart of this story lies in the collision of logic and lyricism, science and soul.

The villain, Graviton, bends reality using illusions and altered density, pushing the limits of perception and control. It’s Jerry’s freestyle poetry—rooted in rhythm, context, and connection—that anchors Time Boy’s vision, allowing them to work in unison. Together, they turn something as simple as a rock into a temporal restraining device and prove that density, when harmonized, creates agency.

More than an action-packed temporal crossover, Time Boy teaches that understanding who you are and when you are might be the greatest superpower of all. The arc ends with Jerry’s return to his timeline—but not before catching a mysterious glimpse of his best friend David in the threads of time. Questions linger, timelines ripple, and readers are left wondering what happens next.

This issue is a celebration of poetry, identity, and possibility—where even the sidewalk beneath your feet could be the key to unlocking destiny.