HeroesCon 2018 Announces Last Round of Guests
June 8, 2018 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Convention News, North Carolina, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Webcomics
HeroesCon has announced more new guests for their 2018 show including Paul Azaceta, Ryan Bodenheim, Ivan Brandon, Bridgit Connell, Michelle Delecki, Juan Doe, Monica Gallagher, Keith Giffen, Craig Hamilton, Scott Hanna, Scott Kolins, Rick Leonardi, Al Milgrom, Rags Morales, Joe Quinones, Tom Raney, Ben Templesmith, Mark Texeira, John Van Fleet, Adam Warren, Scott Wegener, and more! HeroesCon 2018 takes place NEXT WEEK on June 15-17, 2018 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
PAUL AZACETA | AA-1016
Outcast, Graveyard of Empires, X-Men, Spider-Man
DUANE BALLENGER | AA-1128
Haunted Samidge, Uptight, Wide Awake 666
STEVE BIRD | AA-618
Robin, Detective Comics, The Crow
RYAN BODENHEIM | AA-816
The Dying & The Dead, Red Mass for Mars, Bloodshot, Black Panther, Wolverine
IVAN BRANDON | AA-1015
Black Cloud, Drifter, Viking
BOB CAMP | AA-420-422
Ren & Stimpy, Thundercats
J CHRIS CAMPBELL | AA-1127
Creator of Neatobots, Zig Zag & Publisher of Wide Awake Press
VIC CARRABOTTA | AA-502
Golden Age Artist for Atlas Comics & Marvel Comics
STEVE CONLEY | AA-512
The Middle Age, Bloop, Astounding Space Thrills
BRIDGIT CONNELL | AA-1110
Brother Nash
JARED CULLUM | AA-1125
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller, Pea Green Coffee Cup
RICK DAVIS | AA-628
Sheena, Negative Burn, Warrior Nun
MASON DICKERSON | AA-1121
Take-Out Deluxe, Los Tres Perdidos, Peach Tree, Patty Island
JUAN DOE |
Dark Ark, American Monster, X-Men:198, Legion of Monsters, Fantastic Four
MIKE FREIHEIT | AA-1120
Monkey Chef: A Love Story, Tales of Freelancia, Go F*ck Myself!
ERIK FREITAS | AA-1130
Judge Dredd, Godzilla, Ninja Turtles
MONICA GALLAGHER | AA-1216
Part-Time Princesses, Bonnie N. Collide Nine to Five, Boobage
KEITH GIFFEN | AA-303
Legion of Super-Heroes, Lobo, Ambush Bug, Justice League, Scooby Apocalypse
JOSHUA GREATHOUSE | AA-614
Boom cover artist
CRAIG HAMILTON | AA-1515
Aquaman, Starman, Fables, The Spectre
SCOTT HANNA | AA-302
Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men
JAMES JAMESON | AA-304
American Gods
SCOTT KOLINS | AA-304
Flash, Avengers, Justice League, Spider-Man, Larfleeze
RICK LEONARDI | AA-1401
Cloak and Dagger, X-Men, Spider-Man 2099
BRIAN LEVEL | AA-807
Avengers, Spider-Man, Namor, Inhumans, Deadpool, Batman, Hellblazer
CHRISTOPHER MITTEN | AA-1519
Rasputin, Umbral, Wasteland, 30 Days of Night
CHRISTOPHER MOELLER | AA-1503
Lucifer, Iron Empires, Magic:The Gathering
RAGS MORALES | AA-529-530
JSA, Hawkman, Amory Wars
JOE QUINONES | AA-701
America, Howard the Duck, Star Wars, Black Canary/Zatanna
TOM RANEY | AA-509
Infinite Crisis, Batman-Superman, Phantom Limb Ghost Puncher
BRIAN REBER | AA-1315
Spider-Man, Deadpool, Venom
BUDD ROOT | AA-607
Cavewoman
NIKKI RYAN | AA-1517
The Family Trade
RON SALAS | AA-830
Six Million Dollar Man, Northguard, Prince Valiant, Amazing Spider-Man
STORME SMITH | AA-1130
Buño Books
JOHNDELL SNEAD | AA-621
Robyn Hood, Grimm Fairy Tales, Back to the Future, Rez
CHRIS SPARKS | AA-724
Team Cul de Sac, The Art of Richard Thompson
DURWIN TALON & GUIN THOMPSON | AA-1505
Beautiful Scars, Bonds, Batman
BEN TEMPLESMITH | AA-1518
The Squidder, Choker, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse
MARK TEXEIRA | AA-1603
Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Sabretooth, Jonah Hex
ROB ULLMAN | AA-1129
Atom-Bomb Bikini, Old-Timey Hockey Tales, Traffic & Weather
JOHN VAN FLEET | AA-1504
Batman, Typhoid, The X-Files
DAVE WACHTER | AA-1011
Breath of Bones, The Guns of Shadow Valley, Godzilla: Cataclysm
ADAM WARREN | HERO INITIATIVE: BOOTH-1022
Empowered, Dirty Pair, Gen 13
SCOTT WEGENER | AA-1204
Atomic Robo
JOHN WYCOUGH | AA-620
Star Wars, G.I.Joe, Doctor Who, Transformers, Fear Itself, Chaos War
A.C. ZAMUDIO | AA-1507
The Sixth Gun, The Remains
CARLOS NICOLAS ZAMUDIO | AA-1508
Death Follows, We(L)come Back, Imaginary Drugs
CANCELLATIONS:
ROGÊ ANTONIO
PATRICK DEAN
MICHELLE DELECKI
JOEY ELLIS
MATT FRACTION
MATT HORAK
CASEY JONES
HOPE LARSON
JACKIE LEWIS
BRITTANY PEER
JAMES ROBINSON
CHRIS VISIONS
For the full guest list with table assignments please go here….
For the most up-to-date information, check our blog, or sign up for the weekly Heroes Hotline newsletter. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook!
BUYING AN ADVANCE PASS MEANS YOU’LL GET ANY ADVANCE INCENTIVES WE OFFER, FREE!
ENTRY WILL BE $25: FRI $25: SAT $20: SUN / AT THE SHOW ITSELF, SO YOU SAVE AS MUCH AS $20 BY PURCHASING ADVANCE PASSES TODAY! TICKETS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WE MAY CREDIT AN UNUSABLE TICKET TOWARD FUTURE TICKET PURCHASES.
HEROES CONVENTION was founded in 1982 by Shelton Drum, owner of Charlotte’s Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find comics shop. Since then the convention has become famous for its comics-first and family-friendly atmosphere, where fans can mingle directly with professionals and exhibitors. Boasting an incredible guest list built mainly on reputation and goodwill, HeroesCon is known nationwide as a “must” on the summer schedule, drawing fans, exhibitors, and creators from all over the world to the Charlotte Convention Center.
NY – Rick Leonardi Signing
April 15, 2018 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Rick Leonardi appears at Best Comics on Saturday April 21st, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM!
Rick Leonardi has been working in comics since the 1980’s. He began his career at Marvel Comics working on titles like Uncanny X-Men, New Mutants, Vision and Scarlet Witch, Rampaging Hulk, Cloak and Dagger, Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099 and more! He is credited, along with fellow illustrator Mike Zeck, for designing Spider-Man’s black costume which Spidey wore during the original Secret Wars series and would eventually become the villain Venom! The costume began as a design by Zeck that Leonardi embellished. Rick’s work hasn’t been limited to Marvel Comics; he has worked for DC Comics and many other publishers. Rick has had notable runs on DC Comics titles like Nightwing, Batgirl, Vigilante, Birds of Prey and the intercompany crossover Green Lantern vs. Aliens! Leonardi’s work for other publishers includes drawing the Star Wars: General Grievous and Star Wars Darth Vader and the Lost Command mini-series as well as working on characters like Witchblade, Predator, and Painkiller Jain! Rick continues to work in comics with his art appearing on covers, in back up stories and most recently drawing the Booster Gold/Flintstones one shot and the Jack Kirby 100th Anniversary Sandman Special!
Best Comics
1300 Jericho Tpke, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 328-1900
CA – Ron Lim Signing
November 22, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Ron Lim (Silver Surfer, Infinity Gauntlet, Sonic the Hedgehog) signs at A-1 Comics on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from noon till 4:00 PM.
A-1 Comics, Inc
5361 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95841
(916) 331-9203
NY – FCBD: Fourth World Comics Signings
April 27, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day, New York, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Fourth World Comics celebrates Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May 6, 2017 with several creator signings!
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Scott Snyder, John Romita Jr, Peter David
- 1:00 – 3:00 PM: Charles Soule, Greg Pak, Fred van Lente, Reilly Brown, Cory Smith
- 3:00 – 6:00 PM: Chandra Lee
- 5:00 – 6:00 PM: Sean Chen
Fourth World Comics
33 Route 111, Smithtown, NY 11787
631-366-4440
NYC – Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #1 Signing
April 3, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Writer Peter David (Spider-Man 2099, X-Factor) will visit Midtown Comics Downtown on Thursday April 27th at 6:00 PM to sign Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #1! This is an OPEN signing and we recommend showing up early, just to be safe. Purchase of Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #1 is mandatory and you may get up to a total of three items signed.
BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER #1:
Writer: Peter David
Artist: Mark Bagley
One of the most controversial characters in comics has returned – and the controversy has only BEGUN! In the aftermath of THE CLONE CONSPIRACY, Ben has a new take on life…and he’s not the same Scarlet Spider he was before. Come witness what will be the most talked about comic of the year!
Midtown Comics Downtown
64 Fulton Street, New York, New York 10038
(212) 302-8192
35 New Guests Announced for HeroesCon 2017
February 24, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, North Carolina, Top Stories
HeroesCon has announced 35 new guests for their 35th anniversary show! HeroesCon 2017 takes place June 16-18, 2017 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
KRIS ANKA | Star-Lord, Captain Marvel, X-Men, X-Force
DARRYL BANKS | Green Lantern, Legion of Super Heroes, JLA
RYAN BROWNE | Curse Words, God Hates Astronauts, Manhattan Projects, Bedlam
RICHARD CASE | Spider-Man, Doom Patrol, Hunter: The Age of Magic, Annie Ammo
EVAN DORKIN | The Eltingville Club, Beasts of Burden, Milk & Cheese, Dork!
SARAH DYER | Calla Cthulhu, DC Nation, Beasts of Burden, Action Girl Comics, MAD
STEVE EPTING | Velvet, Captain America, Avengers
KATY FARINA | Steven Universe, Rick and Morty, Amazing World of Gumball
MICHEL FIFFE | Copra, Zegas, Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies
KELLY FITZPATRICK | Bitch Planet, Josie and the Pussycats, Shade the Changing Girl
CHARLES FORSMAN | Slasher, Revenger, TEOTFW, Celebrated Summer
PAUL GULACY | Master of Kung Fu, Sabre, Batman
JONATHAN HICKMAN | Black Monday Murders, East of West, The Manhattan Projects, Avengers
MIKE HUDDLESTON | Butcher Baker, The Strain, The Beauty
RICK LEONARDI | Cloak and Dagger, X-Men, Spider-Man 2099
ALITHA E MARTINEZ | Black Panther: World of Wakanda, Riverdale, Barbie, Batgirl, Iron Man
REBECCA MOCK | Knife’s Edge, Compass South, Spera, vol. III, Hana Doki Kira Anthology
RUDY NEBRES | Dr. Strange, Conan, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Eerie, Creepy
JAMAR NICHOLAS | Leon: Protector of the Playground, Fist Stick Knife Gun, Detective Boogaloo: Hip-Hop Cop
ED PISKOR | Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig, American Splendor: Our Movie Year
ERIC POWELL | The Goon, Big Man Plans, Hillbilly
CRAIG ROUSSEAU | Avengers, Perhapanauts, Batman Beyond, Impulse
ANDY RUNTON | Owly
CHRIS SCHWEIZER | The Creeps, Crogan’s Loyalty, Crogan’s Vengeance, Crogan’s March
SCOTT SHAW! | Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, Simpsons, Flintstones
BILL SIENKIEWICZ | Elektra: Assassin, Stray Toasters, New Mutants
CHARLES SOULE | Daredevil, Poe Dameron, Letter 44, Curse Words, Wolverine, She-Hulk
BABS TARR | MotorCrush, Batgirl
BEN TEMPLESMITH | The Squidder, Choker, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse
WILFREDO TORRES | Jupiter’s Circle, The Shadow: Year One, Lobster Johnson, Aliens
RAMON VILLALOBOS | Nighthawk, E Is For Extinction
DEXTER VINES | Amazing X-Men, Nova, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hulk
ALEXIS ZIRITT | Space Riders, Tarantula, The Package
RSVP on the Facebook event page!
For the most up-to-date information, check our blog, or sign up for the weekly Heroes Hotline newsletter. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook!
BUYING AN ADVANCE PASS MEANS YOU’LL GET ANY ADVANCE INCENTIVES WE OFFER, FREE!
ENTRY WILL BE $25: FRI $25: SAT $20: SUN / AT THE SHOW ITSELF, SO YOU SAVE AS MUCH AS $20 BY PURCHASING ADVANCE PASSES TODAY! TICKETS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WE MAY CREDIT AN UNUSABLE TICKET TOWARD FUTURE TICKET PURCHASES.
HEROES CONVENTION was founded in 1982 by Shelton Drum, owner of Charlotte’s Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find comics shop. Since then the convention has become famous for its comics-first and family-friendly atmosphere, where fans can mingle directly with professionals and exhibitors. Boasting an incredible guest list built mainly on reputation and goodwill, HeroesCon is known nationwide as a “must” on the summer schedule, drawing fans, exhibitors, and creators from all over the world to the Charlotte Convention Center.
CA – A-1 Comics Grand Opening
February 6, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Ron Lim (Silver Surfer, Sonic the Hedgehog) signs at the grand opening of A-1 Comics’ Folsom store on Saturday, February 11th from 10:00AM – 1:00 PM.
A-1 Comics
900 E Bidwell St. #600 Folsom, CA 95630
Writer James Robinson Appears at NJCE 2016
June 16, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, New Jersey
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Press Release:James Robinson was born in Great Britain, but has lived in the U.S. since 1989 where he began working in comics initially for DC and Dark Horse Comics. Among his more known and regarded works are Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell, sundry Legends of the Dark Knight arcs, Superman, Justice League of America and Earth-2. He is perhaps most well known for his award winning runs on both Starman and Leave It To Chance.
Other guests include Peter David (Spider-Man 2099, Young Justice), Bob Layton (Iron Man, Hercules), David Finch (Batman, Wonder Woman), Paul Jenkins (Batman: The Dark Knight), Fabian Nicieza (co-creator of Deadpool), and Colleen Doran (upcoming Troll Bridge)!
Tickets for the 2016 New Jersey Comic Expo are NOW ON SALE! Take advantage of a low introductory price on tickets if you buy early this year! A weekend ticket is JUST $45, Saturday is $30 and Sunday is $25, so get your tickets now before prices go up! Remember! Kids 10 & under are FREE! (Limit 2 kids per paid adult). The convention will take place on November 19-20, 2016. Connect with social media – Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for the most up to the minute guest and event updates!
More details are on the website: www.newjerseycomicexpo.com
About New Jersey Comic Expo:
New Jersey Comic Expo is an annual event held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center every fall. It’s a celebration of comic books and pop culture that showcases the exceptional works of talented writers, artists, illustrators and creators of all types of pop culture. At New Jersey Comic Expo you’ll find exhibitors promoting and selling all types of related products, as well as entertaining and educational programs, guest signings, and meet & greet sessions with celebrities. New Jersey Comic Expo is a production of MAD Event Management, LLC. Visit www.madeventmanagement.com for additional information.
Writer Peter David Makes First Appearance at LBCC 2016
June 14, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Convention News, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
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Press Release:
Fan favorite and self described “Writer of Stuff” PETER DAVID will be making his very first trip to the Long Beach Comic Con on September 17 & 18, 2016 at the Long Beach Convention Center!
We’ve wanted to have Peter as a guest for quite some time and we’re happy to say he had the room in his busy schedule to join us for the 2016 LBCC!
A prolific writer Mr. David’s work include a beloved twelve year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, and X-Factor. His TV work includes Babylon 5, Young Justice, and Ben 10: Alien Force. And then there’s his many, many novels that include movie film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works.
Right now a Weekend Pass for LBCC 2016 is just $50!
Saturday tix are $30 and Sunday is $25! Ticket prices will go up at the end of June, so don’t miss your chance to save! Kids 10 & Under get in FREE with a paid adult. Limit 2 children per paid adult.
Click Here to get your tickets now!
About Long Beach Comic Con:
Long Beach Comic Con is an annual event held at the Long Beach Convention Center each fall. It’s a celebration of comic books and pop culture that showcases the exceptional works of talented writers, artists, illustrators and creators of all types of pop culture. At Long Beach Comic Con you’ll find exhibitors promoting and selling all types of related products, as well as entertaining and educational programs, guest signings, and meet & greet sessions with celebrities. Long Beach Comic Con is a production of MAD Event Management, LLC. Visit www.longbeachcomiccon.com for additional information.
NYC – Secret Wars: Future Imperfect #1 Signing
May 26, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Video Games
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Writer Peter David, the fan-favorite scribe of Spider-Man 2099, All-New X-Factor, Dark Tower, and The Incredible Hulk, appears at JHU Comic Books on Wednesday, June 3rd from 6:00 – 7:30 PM to sign the first issue of Secret Wars: Future Imperfect from Marvel!
JHU Comic Books MANHATTAN
32 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016
(212) 268-7088
