NC – Free Comic Book Day 2013

Adam Hughes, Brian Stelfreeze, Tony Harris, Jason Latour, Cully Hamner, Francesco Francavilla, and many more sign at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!

Free Comic Book Day 2013 @ Heroes is going to be our biggest and best yet! Come out on May 4th to meet more great comic creators than we have ever had at this fun annual event! Also, it says it right there in the name but in case you missed it, there will be lots of FREE COMICS to choose from too! Check out our awesome guest list and save the date!

• CHRIS BRUNNER – Artist: Loose Ends, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, The Ride

• IAN FLYNN – Writer: Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man

• FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA – Writer/Artist: Black Beetle Artist: Captain America & Black Widow, Detective Comics

• SANFORD GREENE – Artist: Rotten Apple, Deadpool, Wonder Girl, Method Man GN

• CULLY HAMNER – Artist: Red, The Question, Detective Comics, Black Lightning

• JOHN HAIRSTON JR. – Painter

• DUSTIN HARBIN – Writer/Artist: DIARY COMICS, Nutted!, DHARBIN!

• TONY HARRIS – Artist: JSA: Whistling Skull, Ex Machina, Starman, War Heroes

• ADAM HUGHES – Artist: Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan, Fairest, Wonder Woman, Catwoman

• JUSTIN JORDAN – Writer: Legend of Luther Strode, Superboy, Deathstroke, Green Lantern: New Guardians

• JASON LATOUR – Writer: Winter Soldier, Loose Ends,Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted Artist: B.P.R.D., Django Unchained

• JACKIE LEWIS – Artist: Play Ball

• TRADD MOORE – Artist: Legend of Luther Strode, Legends of the Dark Knight

• ERAKLIS PETMEZAS – Writer/Artist: Last Cigarette

• JAY POTTS – Writer/Artist: World of Hurt

• RIDDLE – Cosplayer

• BUDD ROOT – Writer/Artist: Cavewoman

• ANDY SMITH – Artist: The First, Weapon X, Green Lantern, WWE Heroes, Flex and Tone

• BRIAN STELFREEZE – Artist: Domino, Matador, Batman: Shadow of the Bat

NOTE that free sketches are at the discretion of the artists, and are not guaranteed. So, mark that date on your calendar folks! Get here early on Saturday, May 4th at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find will be a great time and you won’t want to miss it!

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find 
1957 E. 7th Street, Charlotte, NC 28204

Charlotte MiniCon Kicks Off 2013

Press Release:

Charlotte MiniCon is going to kick off 2013 with a bang! Along with the great guests we’ve already announced, artists Brian Stelfreeze (Before Watchmen, Shadow of the Bat, Domino, Wednesday Comics) and Chris Brunner (Loose Ends, Legends of the Dark Knight, Hellblazer) will also be joining us on Sunday January 20th!

Like our Facebook page and register at Eventbrite for FREE admission to the show! We are lending our support to two great charities, The American Red Cross and Second Harvest Food Bank and encourage you to donate to them on the day of the show. We plan to have MiniCon exclusive gifts to encourage and reward your generosity.

NC – 1962: The Age of Marvels Art Show

John Hairston Jr. celebrates the art of 1962 era Marvel Comics with ten life size canvases on display at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find. John will paint an 11th canvas LIVE on opening night! Please join us for opening night on June 1st at 7PM and the show runs through June 30th.

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find 
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

NC – Free Comic Book Day 2012

• CHRIS BRUNNER – Co-creator and artist on Loose Ends, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Covers for Static Shock, Boondock Saints, & NOLA
• SHAWN CRYSTAL – Artist on Deadpool, Deadpool Max, & Deadpool Team-Up
• FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA – Creator of The Black Beetle, Artist on Captain America & Bucky, Detective Comics, Black Panther, & cover artist for pretty much every other comic book
• SANFORD GREENE – Creator of Rotten Apple, Artist on Deadpool, Wonder Girl, Methodman GN
• CULLY HAMNER – Co-creator of Red, Artist on The Question, Detective Comics, Black Lightning, Blue Beetle
• JASON LATOUR – Co-creator of Loose Ends, Artist on BPRD: Pickens County Horror, Noche Roja, Scalped, Daredevil: Black & White
• JACKIE LEWIS – Artist on Play Ball
• KEVIN MELLON – Artist on Heart, Lovestruck, S.H.I.E.L.D.
• JAY POTTS – Creator of World of Hurt
• BUDD ROOT – Creator of Cavewoman
• BRIDGIT SCHEIDE – Creator of Brother Nash
• BRIAN STELFREEZE –  Artist on Wednesday Comics, The Ride, Gun Candy, & a ton of Batman: Shadow of the Bat covers
• SKETCH CHARLOTTE – Several artists from this local sketch group will be on hand! Sketch Charlotte meets every Thursday at 6:30pm at Showmars on 7th and Pecan.

Wow! NOTE that free sketches are at the discretion of the artists, and are not guaranteed.

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

NC – Loose Ends Launch Party

Jason Latour, Chris Brunner, and Rico Renzi sign at Heroes next Wednesday, July 13th. The guys will be in the store at two different times that day, first from 12PM to 2PM and again from 5PM to 8PM. As an added bonus, Heroes will give away a limited edition, 2 color, silk screen poster to anyone who buys a copy of Loose Ends #1 (regular or variant sketch cover, while supplies last).

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

NC – Free Comic Book Day 2011

 

Press Release:

It’s almost that time of year again for Free Comic Book Day! FCBD at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find is one of the biggest FCBD events in the country. Not only do we have tons of free comics for comic book fans of all ages, we also invite a bunch of great creators who will sign your comics and do quick sketches for you! This year we’ll be hosting :

Chris Brunner - Co-creator of the FCBD offering LOOSE ENDS from 12 Gauge Comics. Artist on Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, cover artist on Boondock Saints andNola.

Ian Flynn - Writer on Sonic the Hedgehog and the upcoming Mega Man from Archie Comics.

Sanford Greene - Creator of 1000 and Rotten Apple. Artist on Wonder Girl, Method Man,and Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man.

Cully Hamner - Co-creator of Red. Artist on The Question, Blue Beetle, Batman: Tenses, The Ride, Daredevil, and Green Lantern Mosaic.

Jason Latour - Co-creator of the FCBD offering LOOSE ENDS from 12 Gauge Comics. Artist on Wolverine, Captain America, Iron Fist, and Daredevil.

Laura Martin - Color artist on The Rocketeer, Astonishing X-Men, Planetary, Secret Invasion, Thor and The Stand.

Rico Renzi - Color artist on the FCBD offering LOOSE ENDS from 12 Gauge Comics, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Wolverine, Frenemy of the State, and Captain America. (I’ll mostly be making sure the real guests stay hydrated!)

Budd Root - Creator of Cavewoman.

Bridgit Scheide - Creator of The Kindle Kind and Brother Nash.

Chris Schweizer - Creator of The Crogan Adventures.

Andy Smith - Artist on X-Men Legacy, WWE Heroes, and Superman Confidential.

Brian Stelfreeze - Artist on Wednesday Comics, Jonah Hex, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Matador and Domino.

Matt Wilson - Color artist on the FCBD offering CAPTAIN AMERICA/THOR: THE MIGHTY FIGHTING AVENGERS, Y the Last Man, Phonogram, Thor the Mighty Avenger, and Wolverine.

Sketch Charlotte – Several artists from this local sketch group will be on hand and word has it they are self-publishing their own FCBD anthology with Heroes being one of the few place you can get it!

Wow! NOTE that free sketches are at the discretion of the artists, and are not guaranteed. So, mark that date on your calendar folks! Saturday, May 7th at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find will be a good time and you won’t want to miss it!

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

NC – Fantastic Four Signing

Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting sign at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find on Wednesday, September 22 from 3-7 pm for the debut of their new collaboration on Fantastic Four. The much talked about new storyline begins and Jonathan and Steve will be talking about the much hyped mystery.

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

NC – Cover Run Signing

Adam Hughes signs on Saturday June 26, from 2-4pm, in honor of his new book Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes. Adam is a wildly popular comics artists and painter, and Heroes is insanely proud to be hosting an event like this. So proud in fact, that the preceding night they are hosting an informal cocktail reception in their store in advance of the event, attended by the staff, Adam, and if you’re lucky the lovely Allison Sohn, maybe even some other guest stars. That’ll start at 7pm on Friday June 25, and last until Adam says so.

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

Mystery Society Tour

Steve Niles is going on a signing tour across the United States to celebrate Mystery Society #1!  Check out the schedule below for a store near you!

To celebrate Mystery Society #1, Steve is going on a signing tour across the United States! Check out the schedule below for a store near you!

Fri. 5/28 2-6 PM
Larry’s Comics
66 Lakeview Ave, Lowell, MA 01850
978-459-5323

Sat. 5/29 3-5 PM
Midtown Comics
200 W. 40th Street, New York, NY 10018
646-421-2021

Wed. 6/2 6-8 PM
Ssalefish Comics
3242 Silas Creek Parkway SW, Winston Salem, NC 27103-3010
336-499-3910

Thurs 6/3 noon-2pm
Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
1957 E. 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

Fri-Sun 6/4-6
Heroes Con
Charlotte, NC 28204

Tues. 6/8 4-7 PM
Hometown Comics
110 East Vandalia, Edwardsville, IL 62025
618-655-0707

Wed. 6/9 2-4 PM
Lone Star Comics #1
1215 S. Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76010
(817) 265-0491

Wed. 6/9 6-8 PM
Lone Star Comics #3
3501 Gus Thomasson Rd. #51, Mesquite, TX 75150
(972) 681-2040

Thurs 6/10 7-9 PM
Madness Games & Comics
3000 Custer Road, Suite 150, Plano, TX 75075
972-943-8135

Fri. 6/11 4-7 PM
Bedrock City Comics
6517 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77057

Sat. 6/12 Noon – 2 PM
Hastings
2020 Georgia, Amarillo, TX 79109

Sat. 6/12 6-8 PM
Hastings
5526 Bosque BLVD, Waco,TX 76710
254-772-6687

6/17 Thurs. 9-10 PM
New Dimension Comics
20550 Route 19 – Piazza Plaza, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Phone: (724)-776-0433

6/18 Fri. 4-7 PM
New Dimension Comics
Century III Mall, 3075 Clairton Rd. #940, West Mifflin, PA 15213
Phone: (412)-655-8661

6/19 Sat. TBA
Coliseum Of Comics
3159 W. Vine St, Kissimmee, FL 34741
407-870-5322

6/19 Sat. TBA
Coliseum Of Comics, 3201 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32803
407-228-1210

Heroes Con Welcomes New Guests & Old Friends

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!!

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