Heroic Publishing Celebrates 20 Years of Comics

Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Posted By: Rik Offenberger

Beginning in January, and throughout the year 2006, Heroic Publishing will be celebrating their 20th year in comics. A special "Heroic Publishing - 20 Years" bullet has been designed that will appear first on the FLARE trade paperback scheduled to be released in late October, and thereafter on all Heroic Publishing titles released in the calendar year 2006.

Heroic Publishing first entered the comic book business in the summer of 1986 with the production of two comic book series for other publishers. The original six-year CHAMPIONS mini-series, which introduced FLARE and the LEAGUE OF CHAMPIONS to the world of comics, was produced for Eclipse Comics. The classic science-fiction series, ETERNITY SMITH, was produced for Renegade Press. In 1987, those two titles, plus Roy & Dann Thomas' CAPTAIN THUNDER AND BLUE BOLT, were brought together under Heroic Publishing's "Hero Comics" imprint. Throughout the late 1980s and the early 1990s, many other titles followed, both in color and black-and-white, notably including FLARE, LEAGUE OF CHAMPIONS, ICICLE, LADY ARCANE, THE TIGRESS, and others.

In October 2004, Heroic Publishing reentered the comic book market with a new line of full-color comic book titles, including FLARE, FLARE ADVENTURES, THE BLACK ENCHANTRESS, TALES OF THE CHAMPIONS, and WITCHGIRLS INC. Several more new titles are on tap for 2006, including Roy Thomas' ANTHEM, TALES OF THE ARCANE, and the much-anticipated LIBERTY GIRL! Previews of all these projects can be found on the Heroic Publishing website at www.heroicpub.com/previews.

Heroic Publishing has also begun a series of trade paperback collections of new and old material alike. The first Heroic Publishing trade paperback appeared in February 2005, featuring the complete ALTER EGO mini-series by Roy Thomas and Ron Harris. The first FLARE trade paperback, collecting her stories from the first seven issues of her new series, is scheduled for October release. The first CAPTAIN THUNDER AND BLUE BOLT volume, collecting issues #1-5 from the original CT&BB series, will appear in January 2006. The second CAPTAIN THUNDER AND BLUE BOLT volume, and THE ADVENTURES OF GIANT are scheduled for April. More trade paperbacks are in the works.

Retailers who haven't been ordering Heroic Publishing titles may want to register on the Heroic Publishing website at www.heroicpub.com/retailer and take advantage of Heroic Publishing's back issue services. Back issues of all Heroic titles are normally made available for wholesale purchase beginning 30 days after their on-sale date.

For more information, please contact:
Heroic Publishing Inc
6433 California Ave
Long Beach CA 90805
562-428-4124

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