#FreeComicBookDay Saturday, May 3rd :: 10AM-7PM Artists Signing/Sketching: 1PM-6PM
We hope you all know that the2025 HeroesConis right around the corner, June 20-22 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
We’ve been working harder than ever to make this year’s HeroesCon our best yet! We still have a LOT of work to do to get ready for the show, such as posting our 2025 Artist Alley Table participants, getting panels scheduled, and MORE! So make sure to purchase your tickets today!
Before we get to the HeroesCon festivities, we will be hosting Free Comic Book Day, this Saturday, May 3rd.
The store will be open regular hours that day from 10am – 7pm, with a small but spectacular group of Artists joining us from 1pm-6pm doing sketches!
It’s been an unusual time for comic book stores all across the country this year as we navigate changes in distribution throughout the industry.
As a result of this, along with a multitude of other factors, this year’s Free Comic Book Day is going to be a little different. Most notably, the number of “Free Comic Book Day” exclusive books we will have available will be extremely limited in quantity.
To help supplement our stock of “FREE” books, Shelton will be bringing out our back-stock of $1 comics, and we will allow customers to select up to 10 books from the $1 stock for FREE on Saturday, May 3!
“Free Comic Day Exclusive Comics” will be limited to no more than 3 per person, with no duplicates, and those 3 will count against your 10 “free” titles.
We will have staff on hand to help navigate the proceedings.
We are happy to have Free Comic Book Day back again, but we also want to make sure we have comics available for as many customers as possible.
Free Comic Book Day will be lots of fun for everyone, and a great way to kick off the HeroesCon season!
Just a reminder: PLEASE DO NOT PARK ACROSS THE STREET at the PECAN POINT SHOPPING CENTER. They WILL BOOT YOUR CAR. We recommend finding on-street parking on 8th Street or Pecan Avenue.
As always, we appreciate your enthusiasm and continued support!
The Charlotte Mini-Con Returns!! Saturday, February 1 Grady Cole Center 11am-5pm
The Charlotte Mini-Con will return to the Grady Cole Center on Saturday, February 1 from 11am-5pm!
Packed wall to wall with some of the BEST Comic-Book Dealers in the country, and an incredible lists of comic creators and local artists, the Charlotte Mini-Con is a MUST for comic-book lovers and collectors of all ages!!
The Grady Cole Center has updated its bag policy for the Charlotte Mini-Con to allow REGULAR bags, diaper bags, purses, boxes, etc, entry to the premises – as long as all items are submitted for a bag check! You are good to bring your backpacks, your reusable shopping bags, and your boxes of comics to the show!
PARKING
There is a $15 parking fee to park at the Grady Cole Center.
PARKING INCENTIVE
To soften the sting of the parking charge, we ask that you bring your parking receipt inside to the Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find booth, where we will exchange your parking receipt for items worth AT LEAST $15-$20!
We recommend carpooling, or taking a Lyft or an Uber, but you might also consider taking advantage of the Light Rail CityLynx Gold Line. There is a walkable stop located at CPCC: See More Info About the Gold Line Here
The Grady Cole Center is a old building, with lots of local history attached! The one down-side to that history is that there are five steps, and no ramps to the entrance of the building. If you need ADA accessibility, please let the attendant at the entrance to the back of the building know that you require ADA access.
We look forward to seeing you at the Charlotte Mini-Con!!
You can see a full list of Artists, Exhibitors and Featured Guests – as well as maps of the upper and lower floors on our website: https://www.heroesonline.com/CLT-Mini-Con/
The Charlotte Mini-Con features some of the BEST COMIC-BOOK DEALERS of ANY SHOW in the Country. You’re sure to find GREAT DEALS, RARE BOOKS, and lots of items you didn’t even KNOW you needed!
HeroesCon 2025 Tickets + First Round Featured Guest Announcements Drop THIS FRIDAY!!
Just in time for the Holidays!!
HeroesCon 2025 Tickets will go on sale this Friday, November 29, at MIDNIGHT!! (Thanksgiving Night!)
Just like last year, we will be offering THREE different ticket options for our 2025 show: VIP EARLY BIRD 3-DAY PASS 3-DAY ADVANCE PASS SINGLE DAY ADVANCE PASS
We will also be dropping our FIRST ROUND of FEATURED GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS on Friday as well!! Stay Tuned! It’s gonna be a DOOZY!!
Support Small Business Success, keep your Reserve Bag in good standing!
From Shelton Drum:
“I have offered a pull and hold service for almost 50 years. I started holding subscriptions 5 years before I opened Heroes as a brick-and-mortar! Most comics back then were 40 cents. Today, $2.99 is the lowest price for a new comic (there are only a few), most are $4-$8 with special issues costing as much as $10-$12. The math is vastly different than when I started.
I really can’t afford to “hold” inventory past the promised time frame.
I’ve been lenient with the rules for a long time, but I cannot continue with the new realities of net cost on comic books. The rules on the Reserve Customer Agreement will be strictly enforced beginning in January 2025. I will be sending you an invoice this month in hopes you will bring your account up to date, and we can start fresh in January. Ideally, we would love to see you every week!
Going forward, you will receive an invoice if you have anything that has been on hold for 30 days. As per the agreement you signed when starting your account, you will have 48 hours to pick up all of your comics, or pay the invoice online. We will hold “paid comics” for you until you come to pick up or ask us to ship them to you.
Thank you for shopping with Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find! Some you have been for over 40 years and I’m very proud of that and forever grateful! Let’s go for at least another 40!”
HSD 11/15/2024
CHANGES GOING FORWARD:
PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED LIST OF TITLES YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE. If you have a preference on open order covers please notate that as well. Ratio variants are first come, first served and sold at a net price. *Nothing is guaranteed to be held for you if it is not specifically on your list.
IF YOU HAVE NOT COLLECTED YOUR RESERVE FOR 30 DAYS, A TOTAL INVOICE WILL BE SENT TO THE PROVIDED E-MAIL ADDRESS. *If arrangements to satisfy the invoice are not made within 48 hours, items from your Reserve Bag will go back on the rack for sale and your Reserve Bag will be discontinued.
CONTINUED FAILURE TO CLEAR RESERVE WILL RESULT IN CANCELLATION OF RESERVE BAG.
Not only that, but Cheap Joe’s serves as the Art Supply Sponsor for our Live Art Stage, Friday Evening Drink and Draw for Team Cul de Sac, AND for our Quick Draw events…as well as being THE PLACE for artists to re-stock their art supplies during our show each year!
Both Cheap Joe’s AND Team Cul de Sac are based out of Asheville, NC, which, as most of you will know, was hit INCREDIBLY HARD by Hurricane Helene.
Team Cul de Sac would like to gather as many art supplies for the Asheville and Swannanoa Elementary and Middle School kids as possible to help kids create as their community rebuilds.
The best of the best, Miss Aly Perez from Cheap Joes is willing to assist this cause by creating $15 individual art packets to donate to these area schools. ($15 = One Packet per student)
Cheap Joes is still operating without internet services, so Team Cul de Sac has offered to handle donations. This effort will not only help the community, but will also help out the art community AND a local small business!
If you are able, and would like to send a monetary donation through Team Cul de Sac, you may do so through Venmo.
Created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, Batman was introduced in 1939’s comic book Detective Comics #27 and since then the Dark Knight has stood as a symbol of determination, courage, and justice to generations of fans for over 85 years and as a film and television icon for almost as long.
Celebrate Batman Day this year with our friends at the Independent Picture House, and make it a fun-filled weekend with the whole family!!
Independent Picture House
is located at: 4237 Raleigh St. Charlotte, NC 28213
SHOWTIMES:
MASK OF THE PHANTASM :: 3 PM BATMAN – THE MOVIE (1966) :: 4:50 PM BATMAN (1989) :: 7:15 PM, 9:30 PM
@20thplacemedia founders/publishers Carlton Hargro (@hargroc) and Darrick Hargro will be at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find for an IN-STORE SIGNING of their Brand New Comic Book Nia Griggs & The Kemetic Sisterhood of Science #2
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 :: 1PM-5PM
Be there to get your hands on the latest, action-packed release…and meet the brothers behind the project!
was established in 1980 by Shelton Drum. Since then Heroes has grown into one of the premier comics specialty shops in the country, with a diverse product line, dynamic store layout, and friendly, family-oriented atmosphere. We're also the organizers of the yearly Heroes Convention.
