#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!
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.
Come out to Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find on Saturday, May 18 from 2pm-5pm to meet Artist and Co-Writer of the new DOOM one-shot, Sanford Greene!
DOOM #1
IN-STORE WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 :: $6.99
IN THE NEAR FUTURE…DOOM ALONE MUST SAVE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! Legendary creators Jonathan Hickman and Sanford Greene send Doctor Doom on a journey unlike any he has undertaken before! With Valeria Richards at his side, Doom goes on a quest to harness more power than any human has ever wielded before in order to try to stop Galactus from bringing about the death of the universe! Rated T+
Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find will celebrate #FreeComicBookDay THIS Saturday, May 4th :: 10AM-7PM
We hope you all know that the 2024 HeroesCon is right around the corner, June 14-16 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
We’ve been working harder than ever to make this year’s HeroesCon our best yet! We still have few incredible Featured Guests to add to our already ENORMOUS Featured Guest Lists, as well as posting our 2024 Artist Alley participants, and MORE! So make sure to purchase your three day passes today!
Before we get to the HeroesCon festivities, we will be hosting Free Comic Book Day, this Saturday, May 4th. 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!
We will have staff on hand to help navigate the proceedings. As in years past, taking multiple copies of Free Comic Day issues will be prohibited. We’re 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 HeroesCon season!
As always, we appreciate your enthusiasm and continued support!
CGC to offer ON-SITE GRADING at the 2024 HeroesCon!!
For the first time in more than four years, CGC will be offering on-site grading for comic books! Submit your comics for on-site grading at booth #101, June 14-15 (plus we’ll be accepting a limited number of WalkThrough submissions until noon on June 16), and get them back before the end of the show. Read on for pricing and more details.
Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) is excited to announce on-site comic book grading at Heroes Convention Charlotte, in Charlotte, North Carolina, on June 14-16, 2024. That’s right, get your books back by the end of the show!
Regular submissions of comics, cards, video games and home video collectibles will also be accepted, and collectors can look forward to giveaways, swag and signings — all at booth #101!
About HeroesCon
The Heroes Convention (“HeroesCon”) has gained renown for its emphasis on comics and its welcoming environment for all ages. It offers a unique opportunity for fans to engage directly with industry professionals and exhibitors, with a stellar lineup of guests like John Beatty, Mark Buckingham, Amy Chu and Skottie Young and MANY MORE!
Submit comics for on-site grading
CGC is offering on-site grading at this year’s HeroesCon for all Universal and Signature Series comic book submissions. On-site grading, including ReHolder submissions, will be available Friday, June 14, through Saturday, June 15. A very limited quantity of WalkThrough submissions will still be accepted on Sunday, June 16, until 12:00 p.m. All you need is a free CGC account to submit for on-site grading, but paid members receive discounts (and other benefits). Learn more and select your membership level here.
On-site grading submissions are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. CGC expects extremely high demand and space is limited, so submitters are encouraged to submit at the start of the show. If on-site grading submissions need to be cut off early, submissions will still be accepted for grading at CGC headquarters at the regular fees and turnaround times.
In the next few weeks, the CGC online submission form will be updated to show on-site grading services and fees at HeroesCon. Look for an announcement when the on-site grading submission option is available.
CGC Comics On-site Grading Free Member Pricing:
Grading Tier / Service
Fee
Turnaround Time
Modern Max. Value: $400
$40
End of Show
Vintage Max. Value: $400
$60
End of Show
High Value Max. Value: $1,000
$110
End of Day
WalkThrough Max. Value: Unlimited
5% FMV ($125 min.)
3 Hours
ReHolder Max. Value: $1,000
$40
End of Day
High Value ReHolder Max. Value: Unlimited
$75
3 Hours
CGC Comics Signature Series On-site Grading Free Member Pricing:
Grading Tier / Service
Fee
Turnaround Time
Modern Max. Value: $400
$60
End of Show
Vintage Max. Value: $400
$80
End of Show
High Value Max. Value: $1,000
$130
End of Day
WalkThrough Max. Value: Unlimited
5% FMV ($145 min.)
3 Hours
ReHolder Max. Value: $1,000
$40
End of Day
High Value ReHolder Max. Value: Unlimited
$75
3 Hours
Fun at the CGC booth
Fans also won’t want to miss lots of fun happening at CGC booth #101 all weekend long! In addition to our popular pin giveaway, we will have the limited-edition 2024 pins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wolverine and the 85th anniversary of Batman. Plus, we’ll be offering giveaway prize opportunities! Stay tuned for further email and social announcements about giveaway opportunities leading up to the show.
Looking to get books signed?
Be sure to get your books prepped with the updated CGC Signature Series online submission form to save you a lot of time at the show! Watch this short video to learn how to get this process started:https://www.youtube.com/embed/B8MyOvl0hFY?si=8MVpzuHCCA7xGerg
Preparing submissions for the show
To spend more time enjoying the show, submit your prepared collectibles through the Express Drop-off Service, which enables you to skip the line and quickly hand off your prepared submission to a CGC representative.
Please take the following steps before arriving:
Create a CGC account here. All it takes is a free account to submit, and paid members get additional discounts and benefits.
All CGC services can be reached at (+1) 855-GRADE10 (855-472-3310).
About CGC
Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, blu-ray and more.
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!
RODNEY BARNES | AA-TABLE #TBD Killadelphia, Monarch, Star Wars Mandalorian JOHN BEATTY | AA-TABLE #TBD Secret Wars, Punisher, Batman, Thanos Quest JOHN BURGIN | ii-TABLE #TBD Frogboy JIM CALAFIORE | AA-TABLE #TBD Aquaman, Exiles, Gotham Underground, Red Lanterns, Secret Six CHRIS CAMPANA | AA-TABLE #TBD Spiderman, Ghost Rider, Red Goblin, Gi-Joe, TMNT, Spawn, Tellos RICH CASE | AA-TABLE #TBD Doom Patrol, Sandman, Spider-man HOWARD CHAYKIN | AA-TABLE #TBD American Flagg!, Black Kiss, Hey Kids! Comics!, Star Wars, Sunshine Patriots CHRIS CLAREMONT | AA-TABLE #TBD Gambit, New Mutants, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men STEVE CONLEY | AA-TABLE #TBD The Middle Age, Astounding Space Thrills, Star Trek AMANDA CONNOR | AA-TABLE #TBD Harley Quinn, Powergirl, Vampirella, Silk Spectre, The PRO J. ROBERT DEANS | ii-TABLE #TBD Shakes the Cow, The Bear From AUNT, Mighty Hippofartamus SAM “KIDLET” DEANS | ii-TABLE #TBD Deans Family Productions TOM DeFALCO | AA-TABLE #TBD The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Machine Man, Spider-girl, Thor JEFF DEKAL | AA-TABLE #TBD Catwoman, Thanos, Iron Fist, Kingpin, Wonder Woman TODD DEZAGO | AA-TABLE #TBD Tellos, Perhapanauts, Spider-Man JENNY FRISON | AA-TABLE #TBD Wonder Woman, X-Men, Revival, Red Sonja, Vampirella JOSÉ LUÍS GARCIA-LÓPEZ | AA-TABLE #TBD Wonder Woman, Batman, Deadman, Twilight, Atari Force MICHAEL GOLDEN | AA-TABLE #TBD The Nam, Punisher, Micronauts SANFORD GREENE | AA-TABLE #TBD BitterRoot, Black Manta, Justice League Annual, Power-Man and Iron Fist DUSTIN HARBIN | ii-TABLE #TBD NY Times, BEHOLD! The Dinosaurs, DIARY COMICS, Nutted! ADAM HUGHES | AA-TABLE #TBD Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan, Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes, Catwoman, Rocketeer, Fairest, Wonder Woman, Zatanna DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON | AA-TABLE #TBD Transformers (Image), Extremity, Murder Falcon, Space-Mullet JOE JUSKO | AA-TABLE #TBD Marvel Masterpieces, Heavy Metal, Vampirella CHRIS KEMPLE | AA-TABLE #TBD Red Vengeance, Negative Burn, Artist Alley Comics MAHDI KHENE | ii-TABLE #TBD Steel Streets, Zuperhero Comics Presents, Ink On Paper, Bootleg Spider-Man JAE LEE | AA-TABLE #TBD Batman/Superman, Inhumans, Dark Tower, Fantastic Four RICK LEONARDI | AA-TABLE #TBD Cloak and Dagger, X-Men, Spider-Man 2099 HOWARD MACKIE | AA-TABLE #TBD Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Return of Vengeance, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Batman LAURA MARTIN | AA-TABLE #TBD Color Artist for Beta Ray Bill, Plastic: Li’l Birdie, Star Wars Annual, Nubia #1 MIKE McKONE | AA-TABLE #TBD Amazing Spider-Man, Teen Titans, Fantastic Four BOB McLEOD | AA-TABLE #TBD New Mutants, Spider-Man, Kraven’s Last Hunt JARRETT MELENDEZ | HE/THEY | ii-TABLE #TBD Chef’s Kiss, My Pokémon Baking Book, All We Ever Wanted, Young Men in Love BILL MORRISON | AA-TABLE #TBD The Simpsons, Former Editor-in-Chief at MAD Magazine and Bongo Comics SARAH MYER | THEY/THEM | AA-TABLE #TBD Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story, TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures STEVE OLIFF | HE/HIM | AA-TABLE #TBD Akira, Spawn,The Maxx, Dark Knight, Swamp Thing JIMMY PALMIOTTI | AA-TABLE #TBD Harley Quinn, Jonah Hex, Painkiller Jane, Batwing, Paperfilms PAUL PELLETIER | AA-TABLE #TBD Aquaman, Batgirl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four DAVID PETERSEN | ii-TABLE #TBD Mouse Guard, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dark Crystal, Wind in the Willows KHOI PHAM | AA-TABLE #TBD Duo, Marvel and DC Artist ED PISKOR | ii-TABLE #TBD Red Room, X-Men: Grand Design, Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig CARL POTTS | AA-TABLE #TBD Alien Legion, Punisher War Journal, former Marvel & Epic Exec. Editor, SVA professor RICO RENZI | AA-TABLE #TBD Goddess Mode, Bitter Root, Spider-Gwen, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl BUDD ROOT | AA-TABLE #TBD Cavewoman DON ROSA | AA-TABLE #TBD The Life and Times of Uncle Scrooge, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories JOHN ROSE | AA-TABLE #TBD Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Comic Strip CRAIG ROUSSEAU | AA-TABLE #TBD Harley Quinn, Tellos, The Perhapanauts, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane JIM RUGG | ii-TABLE #TBD Hulk: Grand Design, Street Angel, Supermag, Afrodisiac STEVE SAFFEL | NO TABLE CAN HOLD STEVE Joe Simon My Life in Comics, Spider-Man The Icon ALEX SAVIUK | AA-TABLE #TBD Spider-Man newspaper strip, Web of Spider-Man, The Phantom, Green Lantern SECNCS – NATIONAL CARTOONIST SOCIETY | AA-TABLE #TBD Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonish Society – Jon Vaughn JIM SHOOTER | AA-TABLE #TBD Former Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics, Founder of Valiant, Defiant and Broadway Comics, Current Editor in Chief of Illustrated Media ANDY SMITH | AA-TABLE #TBD Demi-God, Thanos, X-Men, Wolverine, Superman, Batman ALLISON SOHN | AA-TABLE #TBD Star Wars, Indiana Jones, LOTR, Women of Marvel, DC themed trading card sets CHRIS SPARKS | AA-TABLE #TBD Team Cul de Sac KYLE STARKS | AA-TABLE #TBD Peacemaker, Old Head, Rock Candy Mountain, Rick and Morty JOE STATON | AA-TABLE #TBD Green Lantern, E-Man, Dick Tracy, Scooby Doo BRIAN STELFREEZE | AA-TABLE #TBD Black Panther, Day Men, Wednesday Comics, Batman JIM STERANKO | AA-201-205, 211-212 Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., History of Comics, Prevue Magazine ROY THOMAS | SATURDAY ONLY | AA-TABLE #TBD Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Morbius, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Black Knight GLENN URIETA | ii-TABLE #TBD Fil-Am funny book generator and professional doodler WAYNE VANSANT | AA-TABLE #TBD Katusha: Girl Soldier of the Great Patriotic War STEPHANIE WILLIAMS | AA-TABLE #TBD Nubia Coronation, Nubia and the Amazons, Marvel Voices: Legacy #1 RON WILSON | AA-TABLE #TBD The Thing, Marvel Two-In-One, Masters of the Universe, Super Boxers RENÉE WITTERSTAETTER | AA-TABLE #TBD Excess: The Art of Michael Golden, Joe Jusko: Savage Beauty JOHN WORKMAN | AA-TABLE #TBD Art director for Heavy Metal 1977-1983, artist/ letterer/colorist and-or writer for DC. Marvel, Archie, Disney, Image IDW, Dark Horse JOHN “WAKI” WYCOUGH | AA-TABLE #TBD Star Wars, G.I.Joe, Doctor Who, Transformers, Fear Itself, Chaos War KELLY YATES | AA-TABLE #TBD Doctor Who, Amber Atoms, MonstHer SKOTTIE YOUNG | AA-TABLE #TBD Bully Wars, I Hate Fairyland, Middlewest, Oz, Rocket Racoon, Strange Academy, The Me You Love In The Dark, TWIG THOM ZAHLER | AA-TABLE #TBD Cupid’s Arrows, Time and Vine, Love and Capes, Warning Label, My Little Pony
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.
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