Today is the U.S. release date of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), the latest entry in Warner Bros.’ DC Comics movie universe, in which star Margot Robbie reprises her well-received portrayal of the Clown Princess of Crime, Harley Quinn, last seen busting out of Belle Reve prison with her “puddin’,” the Joker, in 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Well, if you’re a fan of Dr. Harleen Quinzel’s villainous alter ego, then perhaps you’d be interested in checking out a free digital comic available exclusively from your friends at StarWarp Concepts…
Heroines & Heroes is a collection of comic stories and pinups written and drawn by Steven A. Roman (that’s me!), dating back to my days in the early 1990s small-press movement—that age of dinosaurs in which creators like me used to make our comics by printing them out on photocopiers and then stapling them by hand. In H&H you’ll find mainstream heroes and small-press heroines, and even a couple of anthropomorphic bikers!
Leading off is “V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N (in the Summertime),” a three-page Wonder Woman vs. Harley Quinn story that I wrote and drew in the late ’90s as a sample for a DC Comics editor who thought I’d be a good fit for their Batman: The Animated Series comic (spoiler warning: it didn’t work out). It’s followed by an adventure of small-presser Jeff Wood’s rabbit-eared superspy, Snowbuni; three pages from the long-canceled indie comic Motorbike Puppies; and an adventure of the indie superheroine The Blonde Avenger.
Heroines and Heroes is a free digital exclusive. Visit its product page for ordering information, as well as sample pages.
