May 24, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Anime, Art Show, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Manga, Movies, North Carolina, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories, Webcomics
Press Release: Heroes Convention is preparing for one of the LARGEST Guest Lists in it’s 28 year history this June 4-6! Pack your bags and gas up the car, because this will be one of our greatest shows of all time! Making their First Appearance at Heroes Con this year are J. Scott Campbell, Brian Bolland, Humberto Ramos, Jimmy Cheung, and Rob Liefeld! They’ll be joining the Heroes Con Family of regular All-Stars like Adam Hughes, Tony Harris, Frank Cho, Brandon Peterson, Mark Brooks, Tommy Lee Edwards, Phil Noto, Cully Hamner, and tons more!!
Long-time favorites like Ron Garney, Rick Leonardi, and Michael Golden are returning, as well as West Coast heavy-hitters like Mike Mignola, Tim Sale, Dustin Nguyen, Eric Canete, and Sean “Cheeks” Galloway. It’s insane!! Now we just have to figure out where to put everybody! One thing is for sure, this all points to a stellar Art Auction on Saturday night!!
Also in 2010, Indie Island is stronger than ever with Jill Thompson, Evan Dorkin, Scott Morse, Jim Mahfood, and Kate Beaton onboard! Like in previous years, there will be lots of exclusive artwork for Indie Island and always the coolest t-shirts! In addition to the new wave of Indie folks, we’ll also host some of the all-time greats of the Independent Creators like James O’Barr, David Mack, Brian Pulido, and Joseph Michael Linsner! It’s a powerhouse lineup this year!!
And, yes, even with EVERY artist in the comics industry in attendance (nearly!), we also get to have some of the most awesome writers in the world at Heroes Con, like Bill Willingham, Mark Waid, Christos Gage, Steve Niles, Jeff Parker, and the legendary Roy Thomas!
One thing we always try to do is to bring in the Artists and Writers that we get the most requests for, and this year we’re REALLY excited to have lined up several of the MOST requested of all time! In addition to Campbell, Bolland, and Willingham, we can also confirm Kevin Maguire is finally making his first appearance at Heroes Con! Joining Kevin in making their much-desired first appearance is Ben Templesmith, Todd Nauck, and Talent Caldwell! It’s great to have these guys at Heroes Con!
As always, we could stage a major Battle Royal between all the Heavy Hitters from DC and Marvel at the show! This year, from Marvel Comics we have Steve Epting, Mike McKone, Tom Raney, Mike Choi, and Skrappy Skottie Young! From DC Comics, we have the Ever-Lovin’ Ethan Van Sciver, Mark Bagley, Billy Tucci, and Stephane Roux! Lucky for us, if a Pier-Six Brawl should break out, we’ll have grappler Mick Foley in the house to keep things under control! Mick (better known to some as Cactus Jack or Mankind) will be here on Saturday to make a big announcement at the 12 Gauge Comics booth!
There’ll be information and previews of exclusive art by J. Scott Campbell, Mike Mignola, and Skottie Young coming within the next few days! There’s also 2-3 surprise guests in the works that we can’t announce just yet, so keep checking in!
See you at HEROES CONVENTION 2010, June 4-6!!!
Tags: 12 Gauge Comics, 2010, Adam Hughes, Ben Templesmith, Bill Willingham, Billy Tucci, Brandon Peterson, Brian Bolland, Brian Pulido, Cactus Jack, Charlotte, Cheeks, Christos Gage, Craig Rousseau, Cully Hamner, David Mack, Dustin Nguyen, Eric Canete, Ethan Van Sciver, Evan Dorkin, Frank Cho, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Heroes Con, HeroesCon, Humberto Ramos, J. Scott Campbell, James O'Barr, Jeff Parker, Jill Thompson, Jim Mahfood, Jimmy Cheung, Joseph Michael Linsner, Kate Beaton, Kevin Maguire, Mankind, Mark Bagley, Mark Brooks, Mark Waid, Michael Golden, Mick Foley, Mike Choi, Mike McKone, Mike Mignola, Ming Doyle, Phil Noto, Rick Leonardi, Rob Liefeld, Ron Garney, Roy Thomas, Scott Morse, Sean Galloway, Shelton Drum, Skottie Young, Stephane Roux, Steve Epting, Steve Niles, Tim Sale, Todd Nauck, Tom Raney, Tommy Lee Edwards, Tony Harris
Jim Rugg and Chris Pitzer hit the road to talk about their latest creation: AFRODISIAC. Each stop will include a signing, talking and LOVE! Plan your Valentine gift giving and pick up an autographed copy of the book!
Jim Rugg, with Brian Maruca, is the artist and co-creator of Afrodisiac. They also worked together on Street Angel, the saga of a thirteen year-old skateboarding homeless ninja girl. He also provided the art for PLAIN Janes and Janes in Love, which were written by YA Novelist Cecil Castellucci, as well as the brand new One Model Nation, which was written by Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor.
Chris Pitzer is the man in charge at Adhouse Books. He’s responsible for putting out a wide range of accessible yet unique books, many of which have been best sellers here. Some of the finest Adhouse books include: Pulphope by Paul Pope, Process Recess I, II, and III by James Jean, Mesmo Delivery by Raphael Grampa, and many more.
Feb. 5th
6pm – 9pm
Velocity Comics, 904 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220-3809
www.velocitycomics.com
Feb. 6th
6pm – 9pm
Chapel Hill Comics, 316 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
www.chapelhillcomics.com
Feb. 7th
3pm – 6pm
Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find, 1957 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC
www.heroesonline.com
Tags: AdHouse Books, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Comics, Charlotte, Chris Pitzer, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Jim Rugg, NC, Richmond, VA, Velocity Comics
