Hero Squared is an Americancomic book series published byBoom! Studios. Originally a limited series, it is written byKeith Giffen andJ.M. DeMatteis and illustrated byJoe 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.
In2004, theHero Squared X-Tra Sized Special one-shot was published byAtomeka Press, leading to a2005 three-issuelimited series by Boom! Studios. As a result, in2006Hero Squared became an ongoing series which lasted for six issues.[1] A trade paperback, collecting the one shot and miniseries was published as well. In January 2009, another 3-issue mini-series began, titledHero Squared: Love and Death.[2] These three issues are meant to wrap up the story left unfinished in the 2006 series.
In between the series, a two-issue limited series calledPlanetary Brigade featuring Captain Valor's superhero team was published. Another limited series, this one three issues, calledPlanetary Brigade: Origins, was also published.
