Young Heroes in Love | |
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![]() Young Heroes: Off-Ramp, Monstergirl, Bonfire, Thunderhead, Hard Drive, Frostbite and Zip Kid. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Young Heroes in Love #1 (June 1997) |
Created by |
Dan Raspler Dev Madan |
In-story information | |
Member(s) | Off-Ramp Monstergirl Bonfire Thunderhead Hard Drive Frostbite Junior Zip Kid |
Young Heroes in Love is an American comic book series published by DC Comics; it ran for 18 issues (including the #1,000,000 issue) from 1997 to 1998. An uncommon combination of the superhero and romance genres, [1] [2] it introduced two LGBT male characters into the DC Universe – Frostbite and Off-Ramp – who were depicted becoming a couple, which was considered groundbreaking for the time. [3] [4] [5] Unusually for a comic set in an established publisher-owned universe, Dan Raspler and Dev Madan retained copyright to the stories and art. [6]
The series was created by Dan Raspler and Dev Madan, [7] and explored the trope of the " garage band" as it applied to superheroes: the Young Heroes (as they called themselves) were not so much a team as a somewhat haphazard grouping of superhumans who had been persuaded to work together, but were not really ready to deal with it. [1] [8] [2]
The series was involved with two crossovers. Genesis featured some of the cast going through power-changes and the defeat of Kalibak. [9] The #1,000,000 issue was a part of the DC One Million storyline. It featured mainly citizens of the future who resembled the characters but, near the end, had appearances by older versions of Off-Ramp and Frostbite.
Young Heroes in Love | |
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![]() Young Heroes: Off-Ramp, Monstergirl, Bonfire, Thunderhead, Hard Drive, Frostbite and Zip Kid. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Young Heroes in Love #1 (June 1997) |
Created by |
Dan Raspler Dev Madan |
In-story information | |
Member(s) | Off-Ramp Monstergirl Bonfire Thunderhead Hard Drive Frostbite Junior Zip Kid |
Young Heroes in Love is an American comic book series published by DC Comics; it ran for 18 issues (including the #1,000,000 issue) from 1997 to 1998. An uncommon combination of the superhero and romance genres, [1] [2] it introduced two LGBT male characters into the DC Universe – Frostbite and Off-Ramp – who were depicted becoming a couple, which was considered groundbreaking for the time. [3] [4] [5] Unusually for a comic set in an established publisher-owned universe, Dan Raspler and Dev Madan retained copyright to the stories and art. [6]
The series was created by Dan Raspler and Dev Madan, [7] and explored the trope of the " garage band" as it applied to superheroes: the Young Heroes (as they called themselves) were not so much a team as a somewhat haphazard grouping of superhumans who had been persuaded to work together, but were not really ready to deal with it. [1] [8] [2]
The series was involved with two crossovers. Genesis featured some of the cast going through power-changes and the defeat of Kalibak. [9] The #1,000,000 issue was a part of the DC One Million storyline. It featured mainly citizens of the future who resembled the characters but, near the end, had appearances by older versions of Off-Ramp and Frostbite.