User:Mafrules/Plasma Heroes
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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 2007, 11 |
| Founder | Michael Flowers |
| Successor | GC Comics |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Los Angeles, California |
| Key people | Michael Flowers(CEO & Founder) |
| Fiction genres | Superheroes, Fiction |
| Owner(s) | Michael Flowers |
| No. of employees | 6 |
Plasma Heroes is the official name of the American comic-book publisher alternatively known as "Plasma" or "Plasma Comics".[1]
Plasma Heroes is notable for it's inclusion of all its characters into one story, with most of the main characters recurring and aging.
History[edit]
Although Plasma Heroes has always been named "Plasma Heroes", common nicknames(such as "Plasma", "Plasma Comics", and "Star Comics") it has picked up along the way have been easily mistaken as the original name.
Throughout it's active run in making comics, Plasma has brought over 300 characters together into a single comic which builds up over many comic lines to come to an ultimatum over 7 years.
Most of the Plasma Heroes comics have been made and published by the founder, with only a handful of comics with outside influence and work.[2]
2007-2014: The 7-Year Arc[edit]
The 7-Year Arc refers to the culmination of the entire Plasma Heroes comic universe from beginning(July 11th, 2007) to 2014 with release of the final installment of the Plasma Heroes, "Rise Of Bethron" story arc. On July 11th, 2007, Green Robot was created as the first Plasma Hero, soon followed by Captain Red, Atom Girl, Drew Shay, and multiple agents from an agency known as S.O.H.A. within the same week. The 7-Year arc starts with "Green Robot Vol. 1 #1" as Jeff Cores becomes Green Robot after finding a hidden laboratory under a house he was in the middle of selling. Jeff is met by a mysterious old man who prompts him to take the Green suit at the end of the hall; and to everyone's benefit, Jeff did exactly that. Jeff becomes a hero soon after and eventually he is hired alongside Captain Red and Atom Girl to be a super team known as the Unstoppable Three who first appear in "Unstoppable Trio #1" as part of a 3-part mini-series. Over time, the heroes gain many allies and a recurring villain known as Mystery who later goes on to ring in the apocalypse. With the end of the world at stake, Drew Shay, Buttercup Waves, and John Ghee call in every superhero and S.O.H.A. agent part of the Plasma Heroes universe to take on Mystery. Soon after the gigantic upgrade to the super team "Plasma Heroes", Mystery reforms into an entity known as Bethron. Led by Plasma Girl, the Plasma Heroes go head on against Bethron, but his universal reach is too much for the heroes as all but Green Robot(Jeff Cores), Captain Red(Eli Bass), Mike Roboto, Plasma Girl, and Time Keeper are left alive. In the end, Time Keeper is tasked with going back-in-time to stop this reality from ever happening and it is revealed that Time Keeper himself was the old man talking to Jeff Cores in the underground laboratory in the first comic.
2015-2018: Stasis[edit]
After the Bethron escapade and Time Keeper heads backwards in time, Plasma Heroes slowed down production, publishing comics on a normal monthly basis rather than their original weekly comic publishing schedule. Since the final issue of "Plasma Heroes: Rise Of Bethron" the comics of Plasma Heroes have been alternate versions, special editions, and comics with light crossovers with GC containing some continuity, however it's mostly unspoken.
Future[edit]
Although Plasma isn't planning to go back to their weekly comic releases, the types of comics they are planning to release have been announced to contain more continuity. "The plan is to release another strong continuity based arc in the near future, something like the 7-Year arc. We've currently been publishing light rebooted origins and wild alternative versions; I think it would be great to take those new origins and alternate versions and finish telling the story we didn't." said CEO & Founder, Michael Flowers[3]. Flowers has openly stated that he plans to bring in a "team of comic book creators to take up the mantle and bring the stories I have to life in their own way, because I really think it's time I take a break from being as hands on with it, I am planning to move forward with many other things, and I'd like to see how others create their own characters and stories, as well as execute the continuity I set for them."[4].
Characters[edit]
Characters are listed in order of appearance. This list only includes the top 20 heroes of Plasma as indicated by the Plasma Heroes leaderboard[5]. For a list of all Plasma Heroes characters, see List of Plasma Heroes Characters.
| Character | First Appearance | Last Appearance | Created by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Robot (Jeff Cores) | Green Robot Vol. 1 #1(July 2007) | Green Robot: Adventures In Techna #39(October 2018) | Michael Flowers |
| Captain Red (Eli Bass) | Captain Red Vol. 1 #1(July 2007) | Rules Of In"flame"ment #27(October 2018) | |
| Atom Girl | Atom Girl Vol. 1 #1(July 2007) | Atom Girl: The Alternate Adventures #71(April 2017) | |
| Drew Shay | The Unstoppable Trio #1(July 2007) | S.O.H.A. Origins #17(October 2018) | |
| Plasma Girl | Plasma Girl #1(November 2013) | Plasma Girl: Dawn of the New Age #17(October 2018) | |
| Fantastic Heroes | Fantastic Heroes #1(July 2012) | Plasma Heroes #127(December 2014) | |
| Mike Roboto | Mike Roboto #1(April 2012) | Hero Inception #38(March 2018) | |
| Pink Bow | The League Of Unstoppable Heroes #1(May 2008) | Hero Inception #34(November 2017) | |
| Blue Cavalier | The League Of Unstoppable Heroes #1(May 2008) | Hero Inception #27(April 2017) | |
| Purple Whip | The League Of Unstoppable Heroes #1(May 2008) | Hero Inception #38(August 2018) | |
| Quick | Fantastic Heroes #20(November 2012) | Hero Inception #39(September 2018) | |
| The Seaweed Kids | Fantastic Gang #11(March 2013) | Hero Inception #40(October 2018)/War Of The Seven Sea's #30(October 2018) | |
| The League Of Unstoppable Heroes | The League Of Unstoppable Heroes #1(May 2008) | The League Of Unstoppable Heroes #255(March 2014) | |
| Vortex | S.O.H.A. Elite Agents #64(August 2012) | Plasma Heroes #129(December 2014) | |
| Fantastic Gang | Fantastic Gang #1(January 2013) | Plasma Heroes #124(November 2014) | |
| Sprout | S.O.H.A. Elite Agents #46(April 2012) | Hero Inception #37(July 2018) | |
| Ghost Boy | Fantastic Heroes #1(July 2012) | Hero Inception #40(October 2018) | |
| Jane | Fantastic Heroes #1(July 2012) | Hero Inception #34(November 2017) | |
| Extreme's Club | Extreme's Club #1(August 2013)Juky | Hero Inception #41(November 2018)[6] | |
| Soc | Fantastic Heroes #1(July 2012) | Hero Inception #36(June 2018) |
Comics[edit]
The following is a list of Plasma Heroes comics currently active. For a list of all Plasma Heroes comics, please see List of Plasma Heroes Comics.
| Title | Original Release | Current Issue | Writer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Robot: Adventures In Techna | July 16th, 2015 | #39 | Michael Flowers | Monthly Series |
| Rules of In"flame"ment | July 21st, 2016 | #27 | ||
| Plasma Girl: Dawn of the New Age | May 15th, 2017 | #17 | ||
| Dorian & Grey: Out Of Ashes | October 20th, 2015 | #36 | ||
| War Of The Seven Sea's | April 19th, 2016 | #30 | ||
| Plasma's Hero Inception | January 14th, 2015 | #45 | ||
| Plasma & GC's: Hero Academy | March 20th, 2015 | #43 | Monthly-Shared Series(Shared with GC Comics) |
Media[edit]
Founder, Michael Flowers has spoken of plans to make a cinematic universe from the comics "in the future, although not any time soon. Not because of companies like Marvel and DC, but because for Plasma specifically, I don't want to release a film and no one know about the comics, and right now, that's where we are.". The rights to Plasma Heroes films, television, games, and comics are still with their respective owner, however Flowers has mentioned he is looking into "shared usage partnerships.".[7].
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.PlasmaHeroes.xtgem.com/Legal Plasma Heroes Company Information - Plasma Heroes
- ^ https://www.PlasmaHeroes.xtgem.com/Worklist Plasma Heroes Worklist 2007-2018
- ^ https://www.MBlog.xtgem.com/Archive1099 Statement made by Michael Flowers in an interview with MBlog.
- ^ https://www.MBlog.xtgem.com/Archive1099 Statement made by Michael Flowers in an interview with MBlog about the Future of Plasma Heroes in January 2015.
- ^ https://www.PlasmaHeroes.xtgem.com/leaderboard Plasma Hero Leaderboard - PlasmaHeroes.com
- ^ https://www.Plasma Heroes.xtgem.com/ComicHI41 Hero Roster/Hero Inception #41 - Plasma Heroes
- ^ https://www.MBlog.xtgem.com/Archive3098 Michael Flowers' Thoughts On A Cinematic Universe - MBlog.com
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