27 June 10:44am - Here's FRANCO URRU's cover for Heroic Spotlight #2! This is why we shifted this DARK MALICE story from issue #1 to issue #2, so we could put the spotlight on Franco's magnificent painting. And on the fabulous story by F. P. Barbieri! Check out a few preview pages here.
27 June 12:17am - CHAMPIONS #42 and LIBERTY COMICS #2 are here! Subscription copies have been mailed out. If you haven't yet ordered your copies, you can get them from our back issue page. This issue of CHAMPIONS features the thrilling conclusion to the origin of RAVEN GOLD. And in LIBERTY COMICS, the savage TIGRESS takes on Flare's mother, the legendary GOLDEN WARRIOR!
24 June 10:35pm - LIBERTY GIRL PREVIEW IN HEROIC SPOTLIGHT! America's bronze goddess of freedom returns in HEROIC SPOTLIGHT #1, with a special preview of her long-awaited, spectacular fourth issue! With NIGHTMARE GIRL and the SENSATIONAL G-GIRL between these covers too, this one definitely belongs on your must-have list. And when issue #2 rolls around, you won't want to miss that one, either, because that's when the HEROIC SPOTLIGHT shines on DARK MALICE!
24 June 8:29pm - THE FLARE COMIC STRIP. Check it out! Sean Harrington just sent us his latest Flare newspaper strip!
24 June 4:22pm - CHAMPIONS #42 and LIBERTY COMICS #2 have just been shipped! We'll have copies within the week. If you haven't ordered them yet, order today!
14 June 5:41pm - LIMITED EDITION HAND PAINTED FULL-COLOR ORIGINAL ART PRINTS BY BEACHUM AND STOWERS!
MARK BEACHUM and DUVAL STOWERS have just put together three new original art prints featuring FLARE and the sensational G-GIRL! And Duval is going to hand-paint limited editions of only 100 copies of each! Check out our new ORIGINAL ART page and order your copy today!
4 June 9:39pm - FLARE ADVENTURES #21 NOW AVAILABLE!
Want to see more LADY ARCANE? Not only do she and the BLACK ENCHANTRESS make a guest appearance in the classic Flare-in-Olympus adventure (presented for the first time in color) in FLARE ADVENTURES #21, there's also a bonus LADY A/ENCHANTRESS back-up feature! All this, plus a beautiful FRANK BRUNNER cover.
2 June 9:48am - GOLDEN WARRIOR VS THE SAVAGE TIGRESS!
This is one you won't want miss. For years, fans have been asking to see Flare's celebrated mother, the GOLDEN WARRIOR, in all-out action. And now, at last, here's your chance! In the second issue of LIBERTY COMICS, Dennis Mallonee and Mark Beachum bring you a blast from the not-so-distant past as the legendary Katrina Feran has a 1947 throw-down with the savage, original TIGRESS. Also in this issue, enjoy the first chapter in the legend of the original GIANT, plus a bonus LIBERTY GIRL featurette. Get a special discount, and place an advance order for your copy today!
29 May 2009 12:57am - THE WITCHGIRLS ARE BACK!
Check out the latest issue of WITCHGIRLS INC! Issue #6 is now on sale, featuring an all-new adventure of the BLACK ENCHANTRESS and DOCTOR ARCANE, by Terrance Griep and J. Adam Walters, plus a classic tale of LADY ARCANE, by Dennis Mallonee and Duval Stowers, presented for the first time in color!
23 May 2009 4:06pm - HEROIC SPOTLIGHT COVER NOW ON VIEW
Duval Stowers just delivered a great NIGHTMARE GIRL cover for the first issue of HEROIC SPOTLIGHT. That's our new showcase title, where we're planning to shine the spotlight on new projects by some very talented creators! That first issue includes a preview of the upcoming NIGHTMARE GIRL graphic novel by Jimmy Leigh and Duval Stowers, plus a tale of DARK MALICE by F. P. Barbieri and Franco Urru, and a special preview of the SENSATIONAL G-GIRL by Dennis Mallonee and J. Adam Walters.
13 May 2009 2:16pm - NEW ISSUES OF FLARE BEGIN IN AUGUST!
New adventures of comics' glittering goddess of the light begin in August in the pages of FLARE #37, with an all-new tale, by Dennis Mallonee, Dick Giordano, Mark Beachum, and Daniel Lauer! In this issue, secrets are revealed, and the stage is set for events that will lead at last to the long-awaited return of Flare's best friend, Donnah Hannah, aka LADY ARCANE.
4 May 2009 2:14pm - THE FLARE ANNUAL IS HERE!
Is your local paper not carrying the weekly Flare comic strip? Find out what you've been missing by ordering this year's FLARE ANNUAL, featuring 44 Flare comic strips by Mallonee, Burgard, Beachum, Purcell, and Propst. Copies just arrived! And though we can (and will) get more, this batch is already almost gone! Oh! And on top of that, we also just got copies of CHAMPIONS #41 and the long-awaited ANTHEM #5!.
3 May 2009 4:37pm - THE HEROIC SPOTLIGHT IS COMING!
We've been trying to figure out how we can provide a showcase for creators who might want to do things that don't quite fit into any of our regular comic book titles, or who have ideas for offbeat tales featuring our own classic characters. And now, at last, we think we have the answer. The HEROIC SPOTLIGHT is on its way. The plans are to publish this title irregularly as a 48-page anthology featuring all kinds of good stuff. Tentative contents for Heroic Spotlight #1 include a sneak peek at the upcoming NIGHTMARE GIRL graphic novel by Jimmy Leigh and Duval Stowers, plus a G-GIRL preview by Wilson Hill and J. Adam Walters, and a DARK MALICE adventure by F. P. Barbieri and Franco Urru. If you get a chance, definitely check out the Nightmare Girl website. It's good stuff!
29 April 2009 10:31am - FLARE NEWSPAPER STRIP PREVIEW
Want to see what's going on with the FLARE newspaper strip? Check out our preview of SEAN HARRINGTON's first four FLARE strips here.
26 April 2009 8:33am - DUVAL STOWERS ON BOARD FOR G-GIRL
Here's some G-Girl news! Lady Arcane's DUVAL STOWERS has come on board! He'll be working with MARK BEACHUM, providing the finishes and coloring for Mark's magnificent artwork. You can learn more about the sensational G-Girl here.
25 April 2009 12:36pm - PLAYTESTING THE FLARE RPG CARD GAME
Right now, even as I post this, we're getting started on the first playtest of the Flare RPG card game. Game designer Jim Gettman will be here any minute. And we have a few eager gamers on hand to try it out. If you live in the Long Beach CA area and are interested in helping with the next playtest, drop an email to heroicpub@aol.com, with the subject line "FLARE RPG Playtest".
24 April 2009 4:15pm - THE FLARE RADIO SHOW
Okay! Wow! We just finished taping the very first Flare Radio Show! It's a 15-minute broadcast that will be airing on the Kaleidascope Radio Network, featuring an honest-to-goodness adventure of Flare, plus an interview with Faye Mata, the voice actress who portrays our glittering goddess of the light. We're also getting a podcast together; as soon as that's ready, we'll get you the details on how to download it.
22 April 2009 9:35pm - FLARE ADVENTURES #21 AND WITCHGIRLS INC #6 ARE NOW AT THE PRINTER
Check out Flare Adventures #21 and Witchgirls Inc #6. We've just uploaded the files to Ka-Blam. They'll be going to press sometime in May, and will be out on schedule in June.
