Statue of the Worker

The Common Man Chronicles: Labor Day Special – “Statue of the Worker”
This week’s episode takes a pause from the grind of rebellion to honor the grind of labor itself.

While most kick back with barbecues and ballgames, The Common Man stands tall, blue shirt pressed and jaw set like stone. In his hand, raised high against the blazing backdrop, a steaming mug burns brighter than any torch — the true flame of the working man.

It isn’t marble, it isn’t bronze… it’s grit, sweat, and coffee. The kind that keeps factories humming, fields plowed, and hands steady on the job.

For one panel, there are no pranks, no Fancy Pants blunders, no whispered revolts. Just a salute — to work, to dignity, to the fuel that carries both.

We’ll be back next week with Episode 17 of The Common Man Chronicles. But today, raise a mug with us. Here’s to labor, here’s to coffee, and here’s to the ones who keep it all going.