Darn that SH1 network!

It’s also another bonus week here at the Hero Business… with an extra installment Friday, April 1st (no foolin’)

Stop by and browse a while.

BONUS: All orders placed by April 30th will receive a limited-edition Boston Comic-Con exclusive slipsheet! This extra insert features “rough draft” sketches of The Hero Business characters never seen online.

Parker is waiting to take your order.

“Zap of the Week”? Ouch, Bravado! The Hero Business spokesman may have need of the company Hero Revamp Kit.

“What’s the Hero Revamp Kit?” Why it was just highlighted yesterday as part of Shop Talk Week, building up to the opening of the Hero Business online store Friday, March 25th. Check this space tomorrow for the official gift shop ribbon cutting. See you then, heroites!

Our last product for Shop Talk week:

The Hero Business: Hero Revamp Magnetic Kit

$8.00

When a hero needs an all-new, all-different upgrade, he turns to The Hero Business. And now, you can use their patented formula for PR power-ups with this interactive magnet set. Endlessly rearrange, revamp and repeat as necessary!

On Friday, the Official Hero Business Gift Shop opens, where you can order all these exciting products for yourself.

The Hero Business Coffee Mug

$12.00

(Wraparound design features The Hero Business logo plus the entire staff) When you need some extra power in the A.M., nothing serves you better than this dishwasher-safe, hero-sized 15 oz. coffee mug. Featuring the entire Hero Business staff, you’ll be inspired to defeat the little disasters of the day!

On Friday, the Official Hero Business Gift Shop opens, where you can order all these exciting products for yourself. Come back tomorrow, heroites,  to see the next entry in the Hero Business product line!

Test Tube Shots

$2.00 each

Start your super-powered happy hour with a Hero Business test tube shot. Crafted in Dr. Malefactor’s laboratory, these neon plastic shot tubes allow you to administer your own dosage – from responsible citizen to evil incarnate. Party on, fanboys!

On Friday, the Official Hero Business Gift Shop opens, where you can order all these exciting products for yourself. Come back tomorrow, heroites,  to see the next entry in the Hero Business product line!

First up: Hero Business Collection 1

$5.00 each

Imagine your office, bitten by a radioactive spider. That’s The Hero Business, a comic chronicling the day-to-day adventures of an agency that caters exclusively to super-heroes (and their super-egos).

This issue collects the first storyline, “Orientation,” along with eight “Coffee Break” gags. 36 office-packed pages in all!

BONUS: Order by April 30th, and receive a limited-edition Boston Comic-Con exclusive slipsheet! This extra insert features “rough draft” sketches of The Hero Business characters never seen online.

Come back tomorrow, heroites,  to see the next entry in the Hero Business product line!

Hope you enjoyed the Coffee Breaks, which introduced some new characters we’ll see again.

And now: Heralding our second sensational storyline, “The All-New, All-Different Bravado”!

“Bill Walko’s THE HERO BUSINESS is a grand satirical romp happily skewering standard tropes of superhero comics. His art work is clean, appealing, and personable. Most importantly, the art complements the writing and vice versa.

Walko uses a cartoony approach to his world: bright, vibrant colors, highly stylized figures and minimal backgrounds. But this choice makes the satire all the more evident. The reader is instantly immersed in the world of style consultants to the spandex set with a wink, a nod, and a tongue firmly planted in cheek.

The first arc admirably establishes the characters through the eyes of the newly hired receptionist, Parker (who has a few secrets of her own), working with a Paris Hilton-esque character with newly procured fire powers. Procured? Yes. Bought. Hilarity, naturally, ensues.

After the appropriately named ORIENTATION storyline, Walko treats his readers to a series of “One and Done” pages rounding out some characters while providing commentary on the goings on of the actions and antics of the print comics industry. Keeping with the theme, he calls his interludes “Coffee Breaks”.

THE HERO BUSINESS has everything you need for good comics: good art, good writing and good characters. THE HERO BUSINESS updates on Thursdays.”

Thanks for the kind words, Bob! I feel we’re just getting started.

March is usually the time for doling out bonuses – so why not give a bonus Hero Business this week?

I’ve had this idea swirling around in my head for a while now… doing homage covers for each storyline.  In capturing Parker’s first day, I created an homage cover to the legendary Uncanny X-Men #139 (original art by John Byrne):

Welcome to the Hero Business, Parker. Hope you survive the experience!

And now, a few announcements:

First announcement: This homage image will adorn the very first Hero Business product: The Hero Business Collection 1. This issue collects the first storyline, “Orientation,” along with eight “Coffee Break” gags. 36 office-packed pages in all!

Plus, as an added bonus, I’m including a limited-edition Boston Comic-Con exclusive for all orders up til the con, on April 30 and May 1. This slipsheet will include “rough draft” sketches of Hero Business characters never seen online.

That leads me to my second announcement: I’ll be attending Boston Comic-Con in Artists Alley… doing commissions and selling some ultra cool Hero Business swag. I’m taking pre-orders on commissions if you guys want any (and that includes requests for Marvel and DC characters).

And that leads to my third announcement: I’ll be opening up a storefront in the next week, where fans can order cool new Merch, as well as the aforementioned Collection with Boston Comic-Con limited edition slipsheet.

The Hero Business Merch Madness. It was all Simon’s idea, I swear.