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HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY SHELTON DRUM!!

March 23, 2024 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Feast Your Eyes, Guest List, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, HeroesCon, NEWS, Now Read This!, Other Events

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELTON!

Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find, Charlotte Mini-Con, and Heroes Convention Founder…our very own SHELTON DRUM celebrates his 70TH BIRTHDAY TODAY, March 23!

We’re celebrated by adding there 71 (70 + 1 to grow on) Featured Guests to our already impressive HeroesCon 2024 line up!

BILL AMEND | AA-TABLE #TBD
Foxtrot
SHADIA AMIN | ii-TABLE #TBD
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Storm, Valor 3, Alloy: Electrum
DARRYL BANKS | AA-TABLE #TBD
Green Lantern, Legion of Super Heroes, JLA
JEREMY A. BASTIAN | AA-TABLE #TBD
Creator/writer/artist of Cursed Pirate Girl published by BOOM! Studios
JERRY BINGHAM | AA-307-308
Batman: Son of the Demon, Marvel Team-Up
JUNE BRIGMAN | AA-TABLE #TBD
Power Pack, Captain Ginger, Mary Worth
RYAN BROWNE | AA-TABLE #TBD
Eight Billion Genies, Curse Words, God Hates Astronauts, Manhattan Projects
ERIC CANETE | AA-701-703
ICONIC COMICS, Riot Games, TRON: Uprising, Beware The Batman
KEITH CHAMPAGNE | AA-TABLE #TBD
Stranger Things, Green Lantern, JSA, The Switch: Electricia
AMY CHU | SHE/HER | AA-TABLE #TBD
Carmilla: The First Vampire, Fighting to Belong!, Red Sonja, Rick & Morty, Spider-Man Noir, Turning Red
PATY COCKRUM* | SATURDAY ONLY | AA-TABLE #TBD
The Cat, Nightcrawler
JAMIE COSLEY | AA-TABLE #TBD
Star Wars Insider Magazine, BlueScar the Barbarian
JARED CULLUM | AA-TABLE #TBD
Kodi, Fraggle Rock, Planet of the Apes, Firefly, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal
RICH DAVIS | AA-TABLE #TBD
Cult of Dracula, Rise of Dracula
COLLEEN DORAN | AA-TABLE #TBD
A Distant Soil, The Sandman, Wonder Woman, Legion of Superheroes
STEVE EPTING | AA-TABLE #TBD
Velvet, Captain America, Avengers, Co-Creator of The Winter Soldier
RAY FAWKES | AA-TABLE #TBD
Batman: Eternal, Constantine, Murderworld, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Intersect
PASQUAL FERRY | AA-TABLE #TBD
Doctor Strange, Adam Strange, Heroes for Hire, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Warlock
DAVID FINCH | AA-TABLE #TBD
Cyberforce, The New Avengers, Moon Knight, Forever Evil, Batman: The Dark Knight
LUKE FOSTER | AA-TABLE #TBD
Eight Gunshots
JOHN GIANG | AA-TABLE #TBD
Cover Artist for: Spider-Man, Batman, Ironman, Something Is Killing The Children
BILL GOLLIHER | AA-TABLE #TBD
Betty and Veronica Friends Forever, Veronica, Jughead’s Diner, Archie 3000
JOSH GREATHOUSE | ii-TABLE #TBD
Regular Show, the Big Hit, Scotty Odyssey
GENE HA | AA-TABLE #TBD
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Mae, Top 10
BOB HALL | AA-TABLE #TBD
West Coast Avengers, Shadowman, The Champions
MARCUS HAMILTON** | FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY | AA-TABLE #TBD
Dennis the Menace
CULLY HAMNER | AA-TABLE #TBD
Co-Creator of Jamie Reyes Blue Beetle, The Question, RED, Batman, Superman: Red and Blue, Blue and Gold
JOHN HARTNESS | AA-TABLE #TBD
Quincy Harker Series, The Black Knight Chronicle, Bubba the Monster Hunter
JESSE HOLLAND | PANEL PRESENTER
Who is the Black Panther?, Star Wars: Finn’s Story
GEOF ISHERWOOD | AA-305-306
Daredevil, Conan, The ‘Nam, Suicide Squad, Dr. Strange and Namor, Spider-Man
SANDY JARRELL | AA-TABLE #TBD
The Legendary Lynx, Secret Identity/Alter Ego, Scrapper, Archie & Sabrina, Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology
DAVE JOHNSON | AA-TABLE #TBD
Ben10, 100 Bullets, Cover Artist for multiple DC and Marvel Comics
JG JONES | AA-TABLE #TBD
Marvel Boy, Wanted, Final Crisis, Strange Fruit, Covers for DC and Marvel
TERRY KAVANAGH | AA-TABLE #TBD
Marvel Comics Editor 1985-1997, Maximum Carnage, Spider-Man, Moon Knight
MATT KINDT | AA-TABLE #TBD
BRZRKR, Dept. H, Mind MGMT, X-O Manowar
SHARLENE KINDT | AA-TABLE #TBD
Dept. H, Mind MGM
SCOTT KOBLISH | HERO INITIATIVE BOOTH #1172/1271
Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, co-creator of Deadpool 2099
KEVIN MAGUIRE | AA-TABLE #TBD
Justice League International, Man Of Steel, World’s Finest, Supergirl, Batman Confidential, Defenders,Tanga
JOSE MARZAN | AA-TABLE #TBD
Y: The last Man, Moon Girl, Superman, The Flash, Jack of Fables
JOSHUA MIDDLETON | AA-TABLE #TBD
Aquaman, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Red Sonja, Wonder Woman, NYX
CARY NORD | AA-TABLE #TBD
Conan, X-O Manowar, Eternal Warrior, Mutant X, Daredevil
KEVIN NOWLAN | AA-TABLE #TBD
Dr Strange, Batman, Hellboy, Man-Thing
PATRICK OLLIFFE | AA-TABLE #TBD
Thor, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Rough Riders, DC’s 52, Catwoman, Scooby Apocalypse, Hawkman, Secret Wars Battleworld, Star Wars Thrawn Alliances, Edgeworld, The Tormented
DAN PANOSIAN | AA-TABLE #TBD
Slots, John Tiffany, Batwing, All Star Western
RICK PARKER | AA-TABLE #TBD
Drafted, Beavis and Butt-Head, Tales from the Crypt, Letterer for Marvel
ANDREW PEPOY | AA-TABLE #TBD
Fables, The Simpsons, The Adventures of Simone & Ajax
RICHARD PINI | AA-TABLE #TBD
Elfquest
WENDY PINI | AA-TABLE #TBD
Elfquest
STEPHEN PLATT | AA-TABLE #TBD
Marc Spector: Moon Knight, Supreme: The New Adventures, Soul Saga
JOE RUBINSTEIN | AA-TABLE #TBD
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Wolverine
MARCO RUDY | AA-TABLE #TBD
Swamp Thing, Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier, Marvel Knights: Spider-Man
RON SALAS | AA-TABLE #TBD
Six Million Dollar Man, Northguard, Prince Valiant, Amazing Spider-Man
MARK SCHULTZ | AA-TABLE #TBD
Xenozoic Tales, Storms at Sea, Prince Valiant, Superman: Man of Steel
TOM SCIOLI | AA-TABLE #TBD
Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics, I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee, Fantastic Four: Grand Design, Transformers vs GI Joe
VAL SEMEIKS | AA-TABLE #TBD
Conan, The Demon, Justice League of America, Lobo, Spider-Man, Superman, Wolverine
DON SIMPSON | ii-TABLE #TBD
Megaton Man, Border Worlds, Marvel’s CRAZY!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
JOHN K. SNYDER III | AA-TABLE #TBD
Eight Million Ways to Die, Zorro, Grendel, Suicide Squad, Doctor Mid-Nite
JIM STARLIN | AA-TABLE #TBD
Batman, Captain Marvel, Infinity Gauntlet, Adam Warlock, Creator of Dreadstar and Thanos
KARL STORY | AA-TABLE #TBD
Star Wars covers w/Chris Sprouse, Variants: Empire Strikes Back 40th & Lucasfilm’s 50th Anni; Star Wars: High Republic, US Agent, The Mandalorian
WILLIAM STOUT | AA-TABLE #TBD
Tarzan of the Apes, The Spirit, King Kong, Jurassic Park, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
BOBBY TIMONY | AA-TABLE #TBD
League of Super-Pets DC, Night Owls, Simpsons, Bongo Comics
RICH TOMMASO | AA-TABLE #TBD
Black Phoenix, The Believer magazine, Dick Tracy, Black Hammer, Spy Seal
WILFREDO TORRES | AA-TABLE #TBD
Superman ’78, Legion, Jupiter’s Circle, The Shadow: Year One, Lobster Johnson
LISA TRUSIANI | AA-TABLE #TBD
Barbie
FRED VAN LENTE | AA-TABLE #TBD
Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, Incredible Hercules, GI Joe, Avengers
NOAH VAN SCIVER | ii-TABLE #TBD
MAD Magazine, Fante Bukowski, Joseph Smith and the Mormons, Blammo
GREGBO WATSON | AA-TABLE #TBD
Vampirella, Alice in Wonderland, Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimm Tales of Terror
MATT WEBB | AA-TABLE #TBD
Flesh and Blood, John Byrne’s Next Men, Hawkman, Star Trek
LEE WEEKS | AA-TABLE #TBD
Batman, Superman, Daredevil, Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man
MARIA WOLF | ii-TABLE #TBD
Deer Women, The Lost Pages
NOLAN WOODARD | AA-TBA
Weapon X-Men, Power Park, Get Fury, Jango Fett, The Forged

*ALL GUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE TENTATIVE.

GET YOUR TICKETS for our June 14-16 show today!

https://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/tickets/


And be sure to wish Shelton a HAPPY BIRTHDAY tomorrow at the Charlotte Comicon!

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HEROES HELPING A FRIEND IN NEED

March 21, 2024 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, NEWS, Now Read This!, Other Events

House Fire Leaves Heroes’ Friend, and Beloved Member of the Comics Community, Hospitalized

David Gomien

David Gomien originally came to Charlotte in the early 1980’s, at Shelton’s request, to work part-time and help out at shows with Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find.

During that time Diamond Distributors opened a warehouse in Charlotte, and David ended up working there part-time as well. He quickly became the manager of their Charlotte office, and would spend the next decade plus building relationships with comic stores and comic retailers all throughout the Southeast.

Last Saturday, March 16, David was severely injured in a house fire that destroyed his family’s home of 28 years. He sustained 3rd degree burns covering 60% of his body, and was airlifted to the Burn Center in Augusta, GA.

Currently, David is under full-time sedation due to the severity of his injuries and will not be awake for the next several weeks. He will be recovering in the Burn Center ICU over the next several months, and his road to recovery will not be an easy one. There will be several surgeries and months of rehabilitation over the days to come.

David’s pups

David’s wife, son, and two dogs are currently staying in a pet-friendly hotel, but they will need to relocate to a more permanent solution while David recovers and they try rebuild what they have lost.

At 64, David was still working a full-time job with no plans to retire.

As Shelton has stated many times this week, “David is one of us”.

He’s a hard worker. He loves comic books, music, dogs, and his family. He also has a grandson who desperately needs him to get better soon, so that they can get back to reading comics and eating cookies.

But in the meantime, the bills will keep coming.

David’s daughter, Maria Gomien, has started a Go Fund Me for David that you can access here.

David Gomien

Heroes will be accepting donations on behalf of the Gomien family, in-person, this Sunday, March 24 at the Charlotte Comicon if you would like to make any donation to help the Gomien family through this difficult time. All donations collected will be given directly to the family after the show.

If you would like to send anything – cards, money, checks, gift cards, etc – directly to the family, but you will not be at the Charlotte Comicon this Sunday, you can drop off or mail donations to Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find and we will send them directly to David’s daughter Maria.

You may send items to our PO Box:
Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find
PO Box 9181
Charlotte, NC 28299
You may also email us at HeroesArentHardToFind@gmail.com to request Maria Gomien’s mailing address, but we would prefer not to post her address online.

We know that times are tough for everyone, and anything you can spare, no matter how small, would mean so much to his family and ours.

We appreciate you all, and send all our love to the Gomien Family!

Get better David!! Shelton has a Sub-Mariner comic with your name on it!

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HEROES IS ON THE ROAD!!

March 08, 2024 By: Karla Southern Category: EVENTS, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, On the Road, Other Events, Out and About, Vintage Comics

WHERE WILL SHELTON

& HIS HEROES CREW BE NEXT?

Shelton (a.k.a. “Savitar”) and his partner, and VERY FIRST EMPLOYEE, Chuck Joyner (a.k.a. “Sprint”) will be manning the Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find booth this weekend at the Power Comicon in Florence, SC!
Don’t miss these two Super-Heroes in action, doing what they do best…slinging FUNNY BOOKS!

Saturday, March 9

10AM-5PM

POWER COMICON

Adult Admission: $10.00
Kids 12 & Under: FREE

The Power Comicon will be held at:

Florence Center
3300 W Radio Dr.
Florence, SC 29501

Sunday, March 24

10AM-4PM

CHARLOTTE COMICON

Admission: $5.00
Kids 12 & Under: FREE

The Charlotte Comicon will be held at:

Embassy Suites – Concord Convention Center
5400 John Q Hammons Dr NW
Concord, NC 28027

Saturday, April 13 – Little Giant Old School Comic Show

Sunday, April 21 – Atlantic Comic Convention

Saturday, April 27 – Detroit Comic Book and Toy Show

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CATCH HEROES ON THE ROAD!

February 13, 2024 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Feast Your Eyes, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, On the Road, Other Events, Out and About

WHERE WILL SHELTON

& HIS HEROES CREW BE NEXT?

Saturday, February 17

10AM-5PM

HICKORY CON

Adult Admission: $5.00
Kids 4-13: $3
3 & Under: FREE

The Hickory Con will be held at:

Hickory Metro Convention Center
1960 13th Ave Dr. SE
Hickory, NC 28602
828-324-8600

Sunday, March 24

10AM-4PM

CHARLOTTE COMICON

Admission: $5.00
Kids 12 & Under: FREE

The Charlotte Comicon will be held at:

Embassy Suites – Concord Convention Center
5400 John Q Hammons Dr NW
Concord, NC 28027

Saturday, April 6 – Longshot Comic and Toy Show
Saturday, April 13 – Little Giant Old School Comic Show

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ON THE ROAD IN 2024!

January 09, 2024 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Feast Your Eyes, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, On the Road, Other Events, Out and About

WHERE WILL SHELTON &

HIS HEROES CREW BE NEXT?

Saturday, January 20

10AM-5PM

SPARTANBURG COMIC CON

Admission: $5.00
Kids 13 & Under: FREE

The Spartanburg Comic Con will be held at:


575 Fairgrounds Rd,

Spartanburg, SC 29303

Sunday, January 21

11AM-5PM

ATLANTA COMIC CONVENTION

Admission: $5.00
Parking: $8.00

The Atlanta Comic Convention will be held at:

Marriott Hotel-Century Center
2000 Century Blvd
Atlanta, Ga 30345

Saturday, January 20 – Spartanburg Comic Con
Sunday, January 21 – Atlanta Comic Convention
Saturday, February 3 – Charlotte Mini-Con

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT HEROES AREN’T HARD TO FIND!

December 30, 2023 By: Karla Southern Category: Charlotte Minicon, EVENTS, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, Other Events

Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
wishes you all a
VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We will be open on Sunday, December 31 from 1pm-6pm,
and on New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1 from 10am-6pm.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Charlotte Mini-Con
on Saturday, February 3 at the Grady Cole Center,
and at the 42nd Anniversary Heroes Convention, June 14-16!

Get your tickets for BOTH shows here!

Celebrate safely, and come see us #UnderTheWaterTower in 2024!

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HEROES IS HEADING TO THE BIG APPLE THIS WEEKEND!

December 12, 2023 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Feast Your Eyes, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, On the Road, Other Events, Out and About

WHERE WILL SHELTON &

HIS HEROES CREW BE NEXT?

Saturday, December 16

10AM-7PM

4TH ANNUAL

BIG APPLE COMIC CON

CHRISTMAS CON

VIP Admission (Get in at 9am): $85.00
General Admission (Get in at 10am): $35.00
Kids 14 & Under: $15.00
Kids 9 & Under: FREE

The Big Apple Comic Con will be held at the:

Wyndham New Yorker Hotel
481 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Saturday, December 16 – Big Apple Comic Con
Saturday, January 20 – Spartanburg Comic Con
Saturday, February 3 – Charlotte Mini-Con

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HEROES IS ON THE ROAD!!

November 14, 2023 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, On the Road, Other Events, Out and About, Uncategorized, Vintage Comics

WHERE WILL SHELTON &

HIS HEROES CREW BE NEXT?

Saturday, November 18

11AM-5PM

VA Comicon

VIP Admission (Get in at 10:30am): $20.00
General Admission (Get in at 11am): $12.00
Kids 12 & Under: FREE
Parking: FREE

The VA Comicon will be held at the:

Richmond Raceway
600 E. Laburnum Ave.
Richmond, VA 23222

Sunday, December 3

10AM-4PM

Raleigh Comic Book Show

Admission: FREE
Parking: FREE

The Raleigh Comic Book Show will be held at the:

Hilton Garden Inn – Crabtree Valley
3912 Arrow Dr,
Raleigh, NC

Sunday, December 10

10AM-5PM

Charlotte Comicon logo

Charlotte Comicon

Admission: $5.00
Kids 12 & Under: FREE
Parking: FREE

The Charlotte Comicon will be held at the

EMBASSY SUITES CONCORD *
CHARLOTTE – CONCORD CONVENTION CENTER
5400 John Q Hammons Dr. NW
Concord, NC 28027

Featuring Comics, Toys, Costume Contest and MORE!
We look forward to seeing you in Concord!

Saturday, December 16 – Big Apple Comic Con
Saturday, January 20 – Spartanburg Comic Con
Saturday, February 3 – Charlotte Mini-Con

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Heroes is a TOYS FOR TOTS Toy Donation Drop-Site until December 7, 2023!!

November 02, 2023 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Feast Your Eyes, NEWS, Now Read This!, Other Events, This Just In, Toys For Tots

Heroes is once again a drop-site
for Toys For Tots donations!

If you would like to donate a New, Unwrapped Toy to the Toys For Tots 2023 Toy Drive, you can bring that toy to our store to place in our donation box until December 7, 2023.

Toys For Tots cannot accept stuffed animals as donations, so please refrain from donating plush items.

If you would like to make a monetary donation to the our Local Chapter of Toys For Tots, you may do so by hitting the button below.

Any donation is appreciated and no gift is too small!
Let’s do our part to ensure that no child goes without a toy this Holiday Season!

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Heroes heads to the Atlanta Comic Convention! Sunday, November 12

November 02, 2023 By: Karla Southern Category: EVENTS, Looking Ahead, Now Read This!, On the Road, Other Events, Out and About

THE HEROES CREW IS HEADING TO ATLANTA FOR
THE ATLANTA COMIC CONVENTION

Sunday, November 12 from 11AM-5PM
Admission: $5.00
Parking: $8.00

The Atlanta Comic Convention will be held at the:
Marriott Hotel-Century Center
2000 Century Blvd
Atlanta, Ga 30345

Saturday, November 18 – VA Comicon
Sunday, December 3 – Raleigh Comic Book Show
Sunday, December 10 – Charlotte Comicon
Saturday, December 16 – Big Apple Comic Con
Saturday, January 20 – Spartanburg Comic Con
Saturday, February 3 – Charlotte Mini-Con

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