Heroes Season 2 DVDs available for preorder

The NBC Universal Store now has the Heroes Season Two available for preorder.

Heroes: Season 2 DVD (Anamorphic Widescreen)

$29.98
Ships on Aug 26

Disc 1
* Run Time: 2 Hours and 20 Minutes
* MPAA Rating: Not Rated
* Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
* Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
* Color

Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- Heroes Season 2 "A New Beginning"
- Audio Commentaries with Cast & Crew

Disc 2
* Run Time: 2 Hours and 9 Minutes
* MPAA Rating: Not Rated
* Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
* Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
* Color

Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- Takezo Kensei: Sword Saint
- The Drucker Files
- Audio Commentaries with Cast & Crew

Disc 3
* Run Time: 2 Hours and 9 Minutes
* MPAA Rating: Not Rated
* Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
* Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
* Color

Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- Genetics of a Scene
- Audio Commentaries with Cast & Crew

Disc 4
* Run Time: 1 Hours and 26 Minutes
* MPAA Rating: Not Rated
* Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
* Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
* Color

Bonus:
- Season 3 Sneak Peek
- Generations Alternate Ending
- Inside The Alternate Ending of Generations
- Untold Stories
- NBC.com Featurettes
- Tim Sale Gallery of Screen Art
- Audio Commentaries with Cast & Crew
- Previews

Also Available In Blu-ray

Heroes Vol. 2 - Second collection of novels out this Nov

From DC Comics:
Written by Joe Kelly, Steven T. Seagle, Duncan Rouleau, Christopher Zatta, Mark Sable, Mark Warshaw, Christine Boylan, Chuck Kim, Harrison Wilcox, Pierluigi Cothran, Jim Martin, Timm Keppler, DJ Doyle and others; Art by Staz Johnson, Michael Gaydos, Tom Grummett, Ryan Odagawa, Jason Badower, Travis Kotzebue, Marcus To and 0thers; Cover by Gene Ha

The sequel to last year's top-selling HEROES hardcover is here! This stunning new volume collects the incredibly engaging online comics based on the smash-hit, Emmy Award-nominated NBC TV series Heroes! Collecting every online chapter from Season Two, this volume features the work of top TV and comics writers. Included are the stories "TheTen Brides of Takezo Kensei," "The End of Hana and Drucker," "The Golden Goose" and many more!

Wildstorm Universe | 272pg. | Color | Hardcover | $29.99 US

On Sale November 19, 2008

Heroes Figurines Now Available!

Starting today, the Heroes Action Figures are available at the NBC Store!
The NBC/Universal Store caught up with the Heroes actors at the NBC Upfronts and showed them these new figurines. The video of their surprising reactions can be viewed at each page. Currently available:

• Peter
• Sylar
• Mohinder
• Hiro
• Claire

Heroes Original Soundtrack Site

NBC has launched a new site for the original soundtrack. The soundtrack is due to be released on March 18^th (see our previous announcement).

Site features:

• Main site
• Listen to the music
• Watch Behind-the-Scenes Videos: The Score
• Check out the artwork
• List of Events
• Buy the album

Heroes Soundtrack to be released March 18th

Big thanks one of our NBC liaisons for sending along the details of the new Heroes Soundtrack, containing 18 tracks to be released on March 18th:

"...it’s got some exclusive new singles with some current artists and some classical, with artists including Bob Dylan, Panic! At The Disco, Wilco, Imogen Heap, as well as a number of collaborations from top acts including a duo with Brighton Port Authority and Iggy Pop. The album also offers The Jesus & Mary Chain's first new studio recording in more than a decade, All Things Must Pass.

Also, the executive producer and director Allan Arkush has crafted five unique music video podcasts that will be exclusively available for free download on Zune Marketplace. Each video short has exclusive edits of Heroes footage set to select tracks from the album. Nada Surf’s Weightless provides the soundtrack to the first video, which debuted February 29 on Zune Marketplace and MSN.

Starting on the 18th, it’ll be available only at Best Buy and BestBuy.com."

Here’s the full track list:

1. Heroes Title - Wendy & Lisa
2. Fire and Regeneration - Wendy & Lisa (*new release)
3. He's Frank - Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop (*new release)
4. All For Swinging You Around - New Pornographers
5. Glad It's Over - Wilco (*new release)
6. Weightless - Nada Surf (new release)
7. Nine In The Afternoon - Panic! At The Disco (new release)
8. Chills - My Morning Jacket (*new release)
9. Natural Selection - Wendy & Lisa
10. ABoneCroneDrone 3 - Shelia Chandra
11. Not Now But Soon - Imogen Heap (*new release)
12. Jealously Rides With Me - Death Cab For Cutie (*new U.S. release)
13. All Things Must Pass - The Jesus and Mary Chain (*new release)
14. Homecoming - Wendy & Lisa
15. Man In The Long Black Coat - Bob Dylan
16. Maya's Theme - Yerba Buena (*new release)
17. Keeping My Composure - The Chemical Brothers featuring Spank Rock (*new release)
18. Heroes - David Bowie

A peek at the new Heroes action figures!

From Wizard Entertainment -
The new issue of ToyFare magazine hits comic shops today, and arrives on newsstands on Jan. 22. Why does this matter to you? Well, the new issue features a sneak peek at the new line of Heroes action figures:

We interview Mezco about its upcoming toy line based on the TV show “Heroes.” Who’s in the line? What will they look like? We’ve got all the details and pictures! Mezco’s Claire and Sylar toys will be on the cover of this issue.

Click on the cover above [courtesy of Wizard Entertainment] to view a larger version. To the left, check out the preview image of the Sylar, Claire Bennet, Mohinder Suresh, Peter Petrelli, Hiro Nakamura, and Diamond's Previews exclusive Peter Petrelli (Flight Mode) figures [courtesy of CoolToyReview.com].

New Heroes merch at the NBC store

Many thanks to our friends over at the NBC Store, who let us know about a few new products that were launched this week:

• Helix T-Shirt


• Comic Art Coffee Mug


• A bunch of really cool U.S. Heroes stamps:
  • Claire
  • Hiro
  • Nathan
  • Peter
  • The "Helix" Symbol

Heroes the Mobile Game released

Today is the official release of the Heroes Official Mobile Game.
For further details about the game, check out our recap from the press event that was held here in NYC a couple of weeks ago. To purchase the game, visit the Heroes: The Official Mobile Game page at the Gameloft website. There you can also take a look at the official trailer.

Details of Heroes: The Mobile Game

Last night, Gameloft and Nokia held a press event at Nokia's flagship store in NYC to present Heroes: The Mobile Game. Heroes-Clues was invited, and we are excited to report the details:

View pictures and details of the event, as well as new screencaps of the game at this Flickr album.

In the game, the player takes turns playing Hiro, Niki and Peter, and can use their unique powers. Each character also has a different style of gaming. For example, Niki/Jessica's levels are the most typical fighting game levels, while Hiro's levels are more strategic. There are additional styles within the game -- I noticed one part that resembles Tetris.

Additional Heroes characters (I noticed at least Claire, Mohinder, Micah, and Sylar) also participate throughout the game. Included is a fight that I'm sure we have all wanted to see: Peter vs. Sylar

There are 11 levels within four locations: NY city streets, future-NYC, the museum, and Las Vegas. Each level takes about 5 minutes to complete, totaling in approximately 2 hours of playable game time.

*Attention spoiler junkies (don't worry, no spoilers here): As the game was written in collaboration with the show’s writers, the storyline follows Season One AND also includes some exclusive info about the show that will not show up until well into Season Two.

Again, see the Flickr album for screencaps, as well as details and photos from the event. A short video of the game being played (sound is from the event, not the game):

Heroes: The Mobile Game will be released on October 5th in the US, and will be available for most handsets on all major carriers.

Heroes Season 2 premier day!!

The Monday that we've been waiting for has finally arrived! Heroes Season Two will start tonight, but there are also plenty of other things to check out today:

• Stay tuned for details about our first of several weekly contests here at Heroes-Clues. Prize packages will include goodies from NBC, Entertainment Weekly, autographed items from the Heroes World Tour, and more.


• Today the Hey! Nielsen network is opening their beta version to the public -- and is kicking it off with a "TV Blog" contest, in which they have selected us to participate (see Friday's post). Click on the link above to show your support!!


• Today we will be attending Gameloft’s press event for Heroes: The Mobile Game, and will report the details. In case you are in the NYC area, they will also be allowing the first 50 fans into the event (5pm - 8pm) at the Nokia store on East 57th Street and 5th Ave.


• The final chapter of the "Sword Saint" video series is scheduled to air today at the Yamagato Fellowship website, under the section "Videos/Events".


• A live blog will be posted by Tim Kring and Jack Coleman via the NBC Heroes site after the season premiere at 10pm (ET). For now, you can leave your questions about the new season, the characters (new and old) or just general questions about the show at the most recent post.


• Also tonight, and each night this week (Monday-Friday, Sept. 24-28), Nissan will be giving away a 2008 collector's edition Nissan Rogue SL signed by "Heroes" creator Tim Kring. From NBC:

  Starting in the 8 p.m. hour, NBC will air a custom snipe alerting viewers of their chance to win the car as it "drives" across the screen. During the 9 p.m. hour, viewers will watch for a pod buster promo spot which introduces a trivia question about the show they are watching — "Heroes" (Monday), "The Biggest Loser" (Tuesday), "Bionic Woman" (Wednesday), "The Office" (Thursday) and "Las Vegas" (Friday). Viewers will be instructed to go online to www.nbc.com/nissan to answer the question and enter for a chance to win the car.

  Best of luck to everyone!

So, check out all of the Season Two premier day goodies! As always, if you spot something that hasn't been posted, drop us line.

[EDITED to add more info at 3:12pm]

Kicking off Heroes Season 2 with a bang!!

As you know, season two of Heroes starts next Monday. Here at Heroes [360] Clues, we have some very exiting things on the agenda:

• CONTESTS:
  Via one of our favorite friends of the site, NBC has been cool enough to send along some fun swag. We plan to give it all away via some new contests, along with an exclusive, one-of-a-kind autographed item from the Heroes World Tour! Stay tuned for details...


• CHOSEN BY NIELSEN:
  We are honored to have been directly selected by the Nielsen Company (the company that does the TV ratings) as one of the very first blogs to participate in a new online network. Currently we are the only Heroes blog to have received this special invitation. Right now they are in a closed Beta (not accessible to the public), but soon you will be able to vote for Heroes-Clues from among the best TV-related blogs on the web. We'll be counting on you!!


• NEW CONTRIBUTORS:
  We will soon be on the hunt for a couple of new contributors here at the site. There will be a more specific/official posting on the way, but feel free to drop us a line if you already know that you would like to join our staff.


• NEW, well, NEWS:
  We are thrilled to announce that we also be bringing you some exclusive info from press events that we have been invited to.

Also on Monday:

• Look out for the final chapter of the "Sword Saint" video series at the Yamagato Fellowship website, under the section "Videos/Events". See this post for the scheduling and descriptions of the chapters.


• HEROES SEASON TWO BEGINS! Yes, I already mentioned this at the start of the post, but it's worth mentioning again, don't you think? The official schedule, from Greg Beeman, Director/Producer:

  We will come back on September 24 – run 11 episodes in a row, take only 4 weeks off, run 7 in a row, take only 3 weeks off and then finish the season with a final run of 6 episodes.
  
  And, on top of all that, when HEROES ends, Tim is going to give the fans 6 episodes of a new original series HEROES ORIGINS.

  Visit his blog, "Beeming Beeman," for further details.


• Tim Kring will be posting via a live blog via the NBC Heroes site during the night of the season two premier.


• Speaking of the NBC site, go check out the new layout and features! The new site went live today, including the new section "Evolutions". New additions are on their way.

Keep your eyes peeled for all of this new stuff -- most of it will launch at the start of the new season, next Monday.

Details of new Heroes merchandise

Yesterday's NBC press release has confirmed production of the graphic novel compilation, trading cards, posters, calendar, apparel, action figures (I know that answers a lot of the emails I've received), and a video game (as rumored):

The publishing category is the cornerstone of the early licensing program. Expanding on the comic book lore created by the series, DC Comics will develop a hardcover compilation book of the popular online Heroes graphic novels currently available on NBC.com. The new book, which is slated to be available worldwide this fall, will also include the original Tim Sale artwork as seen on the show, offering fans a one-of-a-kind entertainment collectible. Random House will introduce "Saving Charlie," an original novel based on the characters Hiro and Charlie created by Tim Kring. The story is scheduled for release in late 2007. Finally, Titan Publishing will launch the official Heroes magazine. A bi-monthly publication uniquely presented in comic book style, the magazine will lift the lid on the lives of the stars of the show, from the actors and actresses to the back room special effects experts.

In addition to the publishing program, Universal has named several top-tier partners to create product for release this fall and winter in the U.S. and Canada. Trading card manufacturer Topps has been tapped for a full line of trading cards featuring the Heroes characters and in-depth episodic coverage. The trading card packs will also include randomly inserted one-of-a-kind rare cards such as autographs, hand-drawn artist sketches and cards embedded with a piece of actual costume material worn on the show. WizKids Inc., a subsidiary of Topps and creator of the award-winning "Clix" Collectible Miniatures Game system, will be adding Heroes into their HeroClix line, which already includes characters from the DC, Marvel and Dark Horse universes. MeadWestvaco will introduce a 2008 calendar, and Scorpio Posters will add traditional wall posters to the merchandising mix. In addition, Changes will develop an officially licensed Heroes apparel line.

Premier collectibles maker, Mezco Toyz will be responsible for developing toys and specialty product including collectible action figures, dioramas and deluxe figures in a variety of scale sizes ranging from 3" to 18", all inspired by the characters and themes from the Heroes universe. Mezco's Heroes product will hit retail in early 2008.

Finally, Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group and Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, are partnering to create an interactive video game based on and inspired by the Heroes universe.

In addition, some details were released regarding some international products:

On the international front, several licenses have been confirmed with product launching in late 2007. GBEye Limited will launch a series of posters in the UK while Trademark will handle apparel in that territory and Danilo Promotions Ltd. will develop 2008 calendars for both the UK and Ireland. In Italy, Edibas Srl. will unveil a series of calendars, stickers and photo albums later this year while partner ZigZag will launch posters in Germany during the same timeframe.