''Hero Happy Hour'' is an
American comic book
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co-created by writer
Dan Taylor and artist Chris Fason. Like ''
The Tick
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'' and, less satirically, ''
Watchmen
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'', it takes place in a universe of vaguely familiar costumed crime fighters. All stories unfold in First City at The Hideout Bar & Grill (Drink Specials For All Heroes) and usually feature genre savvy humor.
Publication history
The series was originally released as ''Super Hero Happy Hour'' in 2002 but the "Super" had to be dropped over
trademark
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concerns about the use of the term
super hero
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, as explained by Dan Taylor:
A ''Hero Happy Hour Super Special'' was published in 2004 and
IDW Publishing
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released ''Super Deluxe Hero Happy Hour'' "The Lost Episode" in 2006.
Characters
*The Bartender — retired superhero. Always quick with a free round if things are getting tense.
*The Guardian (AKA "Joe", "Goody Two-Shoes") - when he's not swapping arch-nemesises he's optioning his movie rights.
*Night Ranger (AKA "Nick", "Sister Christian") - he had the name before that silly hair-band and he'll be damned if he's going to change it.
*Scout (AKA "Kip") - Night Ranger's impetuous young ward.
*Psiren - it's not a boob-job but good tailoring.
*Galaxy Girl - not really a "girl" any more but she liked the alliteration and the perfect adjective for "woman" was already taken.
Collected editions
Some of the series has been collected into a
trade paperback Trade paperback may refer to:
* Trade paperback, a higher-quality softcover version of a book
* Trade paperback (comics)
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:
*''Hero Happy Hour: Heroic Edition'' (collects ''Hero Happy Hour'' #1-5, 150 pages,
Lulu.com
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The company's founder is Red Hat co-founder Bob Young. Lu ...
, December 2009, )
Awards
In ''
Wizards Best of 2003 the series was named "Concept We Wish We’d Thought Of."
Notes
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External links
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GeekPunk''Hero Happy Hour'' #1
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2004 comics debuts
2006 comics debuts