Hero Squared

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Hero Squared is a comic book series currently published by Boom! Studios. Originally a limited series, it is written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis and illustrated by Joe Abraham. The series follows the superhero Captain Valor as he adjusts to a new life in an alternate universe alongside Milo, a normal version of himself, and Milo's girlfriend Stephie, an alternate incarnation of Valor's arch-enemy Caliginous .

1 Publication History
- 1.1 Synopsis
2 Mini Series
3 Ongoing Series
4 External links

[edit] Publication History

In 2004, the Hero Squared X-Tra Sized Special one shot was published by Atomeka Press, leading to a 2005 three issue limited series by Boom!. As a result, in 2006 Hero Squared became an ongoing series. The trade paperback, collecting the one shot and miniseries was published as well.

In between the series, a two-issue limited series called Planetary Brigade featuring Captain Valor's superhero team was published, and it too became an ongoing series.

[edit] Synopsis

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[edit] Ongoing Series

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Captain Valor mostly berates Milo, his non-superpowered, slacker incarnation, while Milo's girlfriend Stephie has a chat with Valor's nemesis, Calignous. As Caliginous leaves, she tells Stephie that Milo slept with her. Milo decides that Valor and he should go to see therapist Doctor Tolstoy. Milo and Valor argue constantly until Valor explains that Caliginous became evil because he broke up with her when villains breached the Brigade, and shortly after, slept with another woman, embittering her. Captain Valor expresses his constant guilt at the loss of his homeworld. The two leave when the session ends.