JUNE 14, 2013

HEROESCON 2013 :: THANK YOU!

HEROESCON 2013 :: DRINK & DRAW

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 19, 2013

Thanks to everyone for making HeroesCon 2013 so fun! Here are some links to what others saw and did at the show. More memories and photos from HeroesCon 2013 to come! Please share your photos and links with us on our Facebook page! See you next year, June 20-22, 2014!

CREATOR RECAPS

Christian Sager

Ben Towle

Tom Scioli

Pat Quinn

Jim Rugg

Gregory Dickens

Dave Wachter

BLOGS & REPORTS & MORE

Comic Book Resources Coverage

Comics Alliance

Captain Comics

Charlotte Business Journal

Out of Step Arts

PHOTOS

HeroesCon 2013 :: Flickr photo collection

Patrick Sun

Heather Mobley Peagler

PODCASTS

Crime in Comics Panel moderated by Vito Delsante featuring Jason Aaron, Greg Rucka and Jason Latour

Comic News Insider: Heroes Con Recap w/ Francesco Francavilla (Black Beetle), Vivek Tiwary (The Fifth Beatle), Ryan Black (Tension)

Comic Geek Speak

Comics Alternative Podcast Episode 41.1: Hanging Out at HeroesCon

Nerdy 30s Podcast #168: HEROES-CON 2013

VIDEO

Batman Panel: James Tynion IV, John Layman, & Jimmy Palmiotti

Video by Sean Patton

Art Auction walkthrough by Terry Maltos

Distractotron Cosplay Video

Valiant Panel 2013

Heroes Con 2013 Cosplay Contest, Hector’s Five Minute Frenzy

HeroesCon 2013 Video

HEROESCON 2013 :: DRINK & DRAW

This year marked my seventh year as a member of the capable HeroesCon management and organization team.  Every year there are countless little moments that make me (and the rest of the staff) happy to be a part of this incredible comics community.  This year, more than any other year, I was especially heartened and humbled by our 3rd Annual Drink and Draw.  It was at our first Drink and Draw back in 2011 that I met Richard Thompson, the genius cartoonist behind the award winning Cul de Saccomic strip.  It was Richard for whom Team Cul de Sacstarted, in an effort to raise money for Parkinson’s research.  And it is Richard’s humor, humility and general kindness that made us want to continue to do more to battle this disease.

This year, thanks in part to a spacious new venue (the Hilton), an appropriately Southern soundtrack from Jack the Radio, and the creativity of professional and amateur artists alike, we raised over $7,000 for Team Cul de Sac and the Michael J. Fox foundation!   The combined total from money raised in the first two years was under $3,000, so that alone should let you know the extent to which our fundraising increased this year.

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BOOKS SHIPPING THE WEEK OF: JUNE 19, 2013

100 BULLETS BROTHER LONO #01 |$3.99
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