#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!!
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.
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
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.
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 [email protected] 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!
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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