Heroes: The Official Magazine

Heroes: The Official Magazine

Heroes: The Official Magazine is the official magazine of Heroes. Published by Titan Magazines, a new issue is released bi-monthly. Each issue consists of exclusive future episode sneak peeks and back room features from the cast and crew of the show. The premiere issue became available on November 20, 2007; it was available in the United Kingdom on November 15.

Issue 1

December 2007/January 2008

Released November 15, 2007 (UK) and November 20, 2007 (US)

Contents/Features:

• Group interview with Tim Kring, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Greg Grunberg, Adrian Pasdar, Dania Ramirez, Jack Coleman, Zachary Quinto, Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, and James Kyson Lee.
• Interview with Tim Kring (excerpt)
• Heroes personality test
• Article about the Heroes graphic novels featuring interviews with Micah Gunnell, Michael Turner, and Chuck Kim, as well as a guide to the first 50 issues
• Article about the Heroes World Tour
• Timeline of Hiro's journey
• Season One episode guide
• Interviews with Milo Ventimiglia (excerpt), Adrian Pasdar, Ali Larter (excerpt), Leonard Roberts, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Santiago Cabrera, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, and Masi Oka
• Competition to win a copy of the season 1 DVD set
• Jack Coleman discusses his personal heroes (excerpt)

Issue 2

February/March 2008

Released January 10, 2008 (UK) and January 15, 2008 (US)

Contents/Features:

• Interview with Masi Oka (excerpt) (excerpt) (excerpt) (excerpt)
• Countdown of Claire's 10 grossest injuries (excerpt)
• Interview with Jimmy Jean-Louis
• Article about the various abilities on Heroes
• Interview with Zachary Quinto (excerpt) (excerpt) (excerpt (excerpt)
• Article looking back on Genesis and the unaired pilot
• Competition to win a copy of the first graphic novel collection
• Posters of Peter and Claire
• Adrian Pasdar discusses his personal heroes

Issue 3

April/May 2008

Released March 13, 2008 (UK) and March 18, 2008 (US)

Contents/Features:

• Interview with Hayden Panettiere (excerpt) (excerpt)
• Article about Peter's myriad abilities
• Interview with Cristine Rose
• Interviews with Ali Larter (excerpt), Leonard Roberts (excerpt), and Noah Gray-Cabey (excerpt)
• Interview with Saving Charlie author Aury Wallington
• Interview with artist Tim Sale
• Competition to win a copy of Saving Charlie
• Posters of Nathan and Hiro
• Dana Davis discusses her personal heroes

Issue 4

June/July 2008

Released May 15, 2008 (UK) and May 20, 2008 (US)

Contents/Features:

• Interview with Milo Ventimiglia (excerpt) (excerpt) (excerpt) (excerpt) (excerpt)
• Season 2 episode guide with commentary by Jesse Alexander
• Interview with composers Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman
• Countdown of Heroes' 10 most memorable deaths (excerpt)
• Interviews with Santiago Cabrera, Nora Zehetner (excerpt), George Takei (excerpt), Erick Avari, Aron Eli Coleite discussing Hana Gitelman, Matthew John Armstrong, and Tawny Cypress
• Obituaries for the show's deceased characters
• Article about the Company and its dealings
• Article about the Heroes action figures
• Article about Hiro's ability
• Interview with Adrian Pasdar (excerpt)

Issue 5

August/September 2008

Released July 15, 2008 (US) and August 7, 2008 (UK)

Contents/Features:

• Interview with Greg Grunberg (excerpt)
• Article about Claire's ability
• Interview with Kristen Bell (excerpt)
• Ali Larter discusses her personal heroes
• Competition to win a copy of the soundtrack
• Poster of the main cast
• Article about the helix symbol (excerpt)
• Interview with Jeph Loeb
• Article about the character of Sylar (excerpt)
• Interview with David Anders (excerpt)
• Article and quiz about Masi Oka and Hiro

Issue 6

October/November 2008

Released September 16, 2008 (US) and October 9, 2008 (UK)

Contents/Features:

• Competition to win the first wave of Heroes action figures
• Overview and episode guide of the first two seasons
• Interview with Jack Coleman (excerpt)
• Interview with Tim Kring (excerpt)
• Interview with James Kyson Lee (excerpt)
• Article about Candice Wilmer's power of illusion
• Article about the Heroes webisodes featuring interviews with Joe Tolerico, Jim Martin, and Yule Caise
• Article about Isaac Mendez's series of eight paintings from season 2
• Article about series 2 of the Heroes trading cards
• Interview with Mark Spatny and Eric Grenaudier about the special effects on Heroes (excerpt)
• Interview with Chuck Kim
• Article looking back on Five Years Gone
• Interview with Adair Tishler
• Rundown of nearly every main, supporting, and recurring character in Heroes, as well as certain minor ones
• Article and quiz about Ali Larter and Niki

Issue 7

December 2008/January 2009

Released November 18, 2008 (US) and December 11, 2008 (UK)

Contents/Features:

• Q&A with Tim Kring
• Interview with Zachary Quinto
• Article about the darker sides of certain characters
• Interview with Brea Grant
• Article and quiz about Hayden Panettiere and Claire
• Article about the Heroes writing process
• Interview with Malcolm McDowell
• Article about Isaac's ability
• Interview with Dania Ramirez
• Interview with Micah Gunnell
• Guide to issues 51-100 of the Heroes graphic novels
• Interview with Jesse Alexander
• Competition to win the second wave of Heroes action figures
• Article about the gorier makeup effects on Heroes, with commentary by Glenn Hetrick
• Interview with Imogen Heap
• Interview with Sendhil Ramamurthy
• Masi Oka discusses his personal heroes

Issue 8

February/March 2009

To be released January 20, 2009 (US) and February 5, 2009 (UK)

Contents/Features:

• Interview with Ali Larter
• Interview with Robert Forster
• Interview with Kristen Bell

Gallery

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External Links

• Magazine archive at NBC.com
• Premiere issue at NBC Universal Store
• Titan Magazines
• Product information at Titan Magazines