Champions / Flare Adventures

In the early 1990s, Heroic Publishing brought its superhero line to a new generation with Champions / Flare Adventures, an 11-issue series that paired the team book Champions with solo stories of Flare, the company's flagship heroine. Writers like Dennis Mallonee and artists including Chris Marrinan, Hagabat, and Mark Beachum defined the energetic, character-driven adventures of a super-team and a fire-wielding hero navigating a shared universe. The series mattered as a key showcase for Heroic’s original creations during the direct-market boom, offering a self-contained alternative to the Big Two’s sprawling crossovers.