City of Heroes (Comic Book)
Overview
City of Heroes is a comic book series that takes place in the City of Heroes universe, mainly in Paragon City. The series deals with various characters from the game. Originally, North American subscribers of the game would get the comic book monthly as part of the subscription rate. Later, a monthly fee of $1.99 was charged for anyone that wanted to receive the comic in the mail.
Versions
Dark Horse Comics
The original promo comic was released by Dark Horse Comics several months before the game launched. It was written by Rick Dakan and drawn by Rick Zombo. This issue includes the first appearance of Statesman, War Witch, Apex & Requiem, who was in the Fifth Column at the time. This issue also included the first and only appearance of Thunderclap as the story followed his adventure in Paragon City.
Blue King Studios
The first normal run of the comic book was by Blue King Studios which covered twelve issues. It was written by Rick Dakan, art was by Brandon McKinney and coloring was by Moose Bauman. The series followed the story of War Witch, Apex and Horus.
Top Cow Productions
The second run of the comic book was by Top Cow Productions with various writers and artists covering the series. The focus this time was mostly on the signature heroes in the game which comprised the Freedom Phalanx and the Vindicators and their daily struggles to protect Paragon City. The comic will end with Issue #20 which is due out soon.