Good thing you’re coming to Heroes Convention this weekend! We’ve never had this many HeroesCon Exclusive items before!

• In collaboration with Marvel and WeLoveFine we are proud to present our HeroesCon 2015 souvenir Spider-Gwen t-shirt by series artist Robbi Rodriguez! These will be $25 each. Get yours early your size might be gone!

• Babs Tarr provides the stunning art for our HeroesCon Exclusive Spider-Gwen #5 cover! Get yours at the Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find booth and get it signed by Babs and the Spider-Gwen guys before you leave! $20 each.

• IDW’s latest Artist’s Edition features our old friend Mike Zeck (who was a guest at the very first HeroesCon in 1982!). This is a Heroes Convention variant cover, limited to 100 copies! $195

• Mike Zeck also created our exclusive Secret Wars #1 variant along with inker John Beatty. The pair recreated their classic Secret Wars #8 cover with some new and old Marvel characters. These will be $20 each at the show, make sure you get yours signed by Mike and John!

  

• This year, we have a pair of great Indie Island t-shirt designs by Matthew Allison (top) and Andrew MacLean (bottom)! These are available from The Fine Print Shoppe and for only $20 they are printed to order on-site on the color t-shirt of your choosing! Make sure you stop by their tables in Indie Island, they do great work!

  

• Spider-Gwen writer Jason Latour provides the cover for this variant of issue #1. Only $20 to take home a copy of this beauty!
  

• Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook will both be on hand to sign your variant copy of Harrow County #1. This is another variant by local hero Jason Latour so make sure you get his autograph on it too! Only $5

• We had a few of these left over from last year and since Jason Latour AND Jason Aaron are both going to be here we thought we’d make our Southern Bastards #1 variant available at the show again! Art is by Chris Brunner who unfortunately had to cancel his HeroesCon appearance. $20

With the help of WeLoveFine and Marvel Comics, HeroesCon 2015 brings you an exclusive Spider-Gwen t-shirt by series artist Robbi Rodriguez! It’s only available at HeroesCon June 19-21, make sure you grab one of these early, they are sure to go quickly! $25 each!

We’re also very excited about our Spider-Gwen #5 variant by the great Babs Tarr! $2
0 each!

We have two great new Indie Island designs for you to choose from this year! The first is by first time HeroesCon guest Matthew Allison and you’re going to love it! It features his creation Cankor! Make sure to stop by his table and give him a warm HeroesCon welcome!
Our second amazing Indie Island t-shirt design is by an artist who is no stranger to HeroesCon! Andrew MacLean’s design features ApocalyptiGirl from Andrew’s recently release OGN of the same name. Once again, our Indie Island shirts will be screen printed live by our friends at The Fine Print Shoppe. You pick a shirt color and they print your t-shirt right before your eyes, it’s awesome!

Stan Lee is coming back to Heroes Convention! The photo above is from Stan’s first HeroesCon appearance in 1984! We’re delighted that Stan has worked us into his busy schedule even if it’s just for one day. Stan will be appearing and signing on our show floor on Saturday, June 20.

For the serious Stan ‘The Man” Fan you can join Stan Lee and a very limited number of other TRUE BELIEVERS for a meet and greet on Friday evening.

Don’t worry we’ve got plenty of packages for other budgets. For full descriptions, click through to our ticket page. Don’t forget, you need a HeroesCon 2015 3 Day pass to enjoy any of the Stan Lee packages.

• Stan Lee: Friday Evening Meet & Greet
• Stan Lee: Saturday Early Entry w/ Autograph + Photograph
• Stan Lee: Autograph
• Stan Lee: Photograph

No Staff Picks this week because we’ve been busy preparing for next month’s Heroes Convention! So we’re going to use this space to talk about some and tease a few of our HeroesCon Exclusives this week!

Our HeroesCon exclusive Harrow County#1 variant cover by Jason Latour is available now by clicking the image above or simply stop by the store to grab your copy! Meet Jason along with series writer Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook at HeroesCon June 19-21!

We’re stopping online sales of our Mike Zeck and John Beatty Secret Wars #1 variant so we’ll have plenty left for fans at HeroesCon!

We also a few unannounced exclusives that we’ll be sharing fully very soon! You’ll need to be at HeroesCon on Friday for a few of these because they will probably be gone on Saturday!

HeroesCon 2015 will host the BEST exhibitors in the country! Check them out here in advance, and make plans to visit them all at our 33rd Annual Show June 19-21!!

• 2nd and Charles | 201 | Charlotte, NC
• 501st Carolina Garrison | Hall B | Charlotte, NC
• A. Pennyworth’s Comics | 1410, 1412 | Matthews, NC
• A2Z Toys | 1609 | Hanover, PA
• Aaron Lambert Art | 320 |Cincinnati, OH
• AB Comics & Collectibles | 2119 | Germanton, NC
• Absolootly Geekwear | 2019 | Raleigh, NC
• Absolute Comics & Statues | 317 | New York, NY
• Acme Comics | 1812, 1911 | Greensboro, NC
• Adam’s Action Figures & Comics | 2021
• Adhouse Books | AA-1018 | Raleigh, NC
• Almost Anything | 303, 305, 307 | Opelika, AL
• Alternate Reality Studios | 221 | Moore, OK
• Altruistic LLC | 606 | Hilton Head, SC
• Amazing Heroes | 2122 | Vale, NC
• Andrew Heath Design & Illustration | 522 | Lexington, KY
• Anime Remix | 506 | Buford, CA
• Anthony’s Comic Book Art | 722, 821 | Leonia, NJ
• Apocalypse Comics | 1622, 1721 | N. Myrtle Beach, SC
• Art of Will Pigg | 2022 | Sanford, FL
• ASO Enterprises, LLC | 1906-1912, 2005-2011 | Taylor, MI
• ATD Computer Solutions | 319 | Charlotte, NC
• B & C Collectibles | 406, 408 | Greeneville, TN
• Baby Rabiez | 2107 | Asheville, NC
• Bargain Box | 206, 208 | Zanesville, OH
• Basement Comics | 2112, 2211
• Batjeepster Rings & Things | 2017, 2019 | Charlotte, NC
• BB Collectibles | 410 | Franklin, NC
• Bedrock City Comics | 812, 911 |Houston, TX
• Big Lair’s | 1712 | Canton, OH
• Big Papa’s Collectibles | 318 | Enfield, CT
• Bill’s Books & More | 1705, 1707 | Canton, OH
• Black Dog Collectables | 1905 | Richmond, VA
• Blade Daddy | 2207, 2209 | Ankeny, IA
• Borderlands | 1818-1822, 1917-1921 | Greenville, SC
• Buffalo Wild Wings | A-2 | Charlotte, NC
• Build A Belt | 102 | San Antonio, TX
• Burke Street Comics | 921 | Winston-Salem, NC
• C & B Toys | 607, 609 | Plymouth Meeting Hall, PA
• Cadence Comic Art | AA-1404
• Captain Lou | 1522 | Charleston, SC
• Cards, Comics & Collectibles | 1318-1322, 1417-1421 | Reisterstown, MD
• Carolina Comic Book Club | 203 | Chapel Hill, NC
• Carolina Ghostbusters | 009 | Gastonia, NC
• Carolina Vapor Mill | 2208 | Charlotte, NC
• Catman – Panther’s Superfan | 2206 |Winston-Salem, NC
• Cavalier Comics | 308 | Wise, VA
• CBCS – Comic Book Certification Services | 1220, 1319 | Saint Petersburg, FL
• CBLDF – Comic Book Legal Defense Fund | 1222, 1321 | New York, NY
• CGC | 920, 1019 | Sarasota, FL
• Charles Bond Comics | 304, 306 | Mt. Carmel, TN
• Cheap Joes Art Stuff | 1011 | Charlotte, NC
• Choice Collectibles | 210, 212 | Fairview, NJ
• CJ Draden, LLC | 2121 | Hatfield, PA
• CKRTLAB Toys | 1922 | New Albany, OH
• Click It Hot | 2117 | Newport News, VA
• Coca-Cola | 2220, 2222
• Collectibles Insurance Services | 520 | Bala Cynwyd, PA
• Collectors Rebellion | 419, 421 | Van Buren, AR
• Columbia Comics | 820, 822 | Columbia, SC
• Comic Book Displays | 2120 | Ada, MI
• Comic Central | 1512, 1611 | Sanford, FL
• Comic Kings | 209, 211 | VA Beach, VA
• Comic Lock | 1518, 1617 | Charlotte, NC
• Comic Whiz | 1817 | Columbia, SC
• Comic*Pop Collectibles | 1618, 1620 | Clawson, MI
• ComicBlitz | 919 | Los Angeles, CA
• ComicLink | 1212, 1311 | Portland, ME
• Comics & Gaming | 218 | Gainesville, VA
• Coopers Cave Games | 1807, 1809 | Fort Edward, NY
• Corsair’s Boutique | 2108 | Mishawaka, IN
• Crazy Ed’s Comics | 205, 207 | Miami, FL
• Cunningham’s Comics | 608, 610 | Winston-Salem, NC
• Dale Roberts Comics | 818, 917 | Calvert City, KY
• Dave’s Comics & Cards | 1418, 1420, 1422 | Fort Mill, SC
• Dave’s Toys & Cards | 309, 311
• David Burns | 718, 720 | Granite Falls, NC
• David Shankle | 817, 819 | Elizabethton, TN
• Dimension Decals | 204 | Kernersville, NC
• Drew Blank / HeroSquares | 022, 121 | Summerville, SC
• Droid Builders Club | 001 | Marietta, GA
• Encounter Comics | 117, 119 | Allenstown, PA
• Essential Sequential | AA-1318
• Esskayp Comics | 1519, 1521 | Bowling Green, KY
• Event Entertainment | 219 | Dallas, GA
• Event Horizon Games | 1819, 1821 | Raleigh, NC
• Fearless Readers | 612 | Dayton, OH
• Foy’s Toys | 710
• Frame Monkey | 1619 | Hillsborough, NC
• Gamers4Gamers | 2105 | Sylva, NC
• Gem City Books | 412 | Centerville, OH
• Get Some Game | 1907 | Charlotte, NC
• Guy Rose Comics | 1810 | Chesterfield, VA
• Harley Yee Rare Comics | 907, 909 | Livonia, MI
• Hero Initiative | 922, 1021 | Los Angeles, CA
• Heroes & Damsels | 002 | Brooklyn, NY
• Heroes & Dragons | 705, 707 | Columbia, SC
• Heroes and Heels | 2110 | Pittsburgh, PA
• Heroes Are Here | 103 | Goldsboro, NC
• Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find | 1308-1312, 1407, 1411 | Charlotte, NC
• Hey Kids, Comics! | 1508, 1510 | Greer, SC
• Inkwell Awards | AA-307 | Comic Book Inking Awards
• ITT Technical Institute | 2218 | Charlotte, NC
• J & J Collectibles | 106, 108, 110 | Charlotte, NC
• Jason Hamlin | 1806, 1808 | Richmond, VA
• Klingon Assault Group | 006
• Kristina’s Comics | 007 | Nebo, NC
• Kung-Fu Grip Toys | 1520 | Reston, VA
• Land of Misfit Toys  | 2020 | Reston, VA
• Leroy Harper Comics | 512, 611 | W. Paducah, KY
• Level Up Studios | 422, 521 | Albany, NY
• Mainland Comics | 508, 510 | Brunswick, GA
• Mario’s Comics | 811 | Stockbridge, GA
• Mark Scott Comics | 1408, 1507 | New Castle, IN
• Mark Sparacio | 621 | Boca Raton, FL
• Media Underground Comics | 709, 711 | Metairie, LA
• Moonglow, LLC | 217 | Miami, FL
• Mr. Weekend’s Posters | A-3, A-4 | Statesboro, GA
• My Geekery | 712 | Washington Court House, OH
• Myst3ry Inc. | 011 | Washington Court House, OH
• MySuperHeroGuy | Hall A Costume Display | Greenville, SC
• Needless Essentials Toys & Collectibles | 1608 | Lincolnton, NC
• New Dimension Comics | 511 | Ellwood City, PA
• New Force Comics | 1717, 1719 | Lynn Haven, FL
• New Realm Gaming | 220 | Concord, NC
• New World Toys & Collectibles / Steampunk Cellars | 403, 405, 407, 409 | Garner, NC
• Nikelspot Comics | 1517 | Fort Mill, SC
• Nomadic Hearts | 004 | Charlotte, NC
• Orange Ribbon Collectibles | 202, 301 | Fuquay-Varina, NC
• Outer Rim Toys / Out of the Toy Box Jewelry | 417 | Smithfield, NC
• Park Circle Comics | 605 | N. Charleston, SC
• Past and Present Comics | 1606 | Eustis, FL
• Planet Comics | 1506, 1605 | Anderson, SC
• Pross Comics | 005 | Marlton, NJ
• Punkstuff | 404 | Oakland, CA
• Purgatory Comics | 2118, 2217 | Morristown, TN
• RAK Graphics | 620 | Akron, OH
• Red Rocket Farm | 1920 | Atlanta, GA
• Reggie’s Comics & Collectibles / Rebel Base Comics & Toys | 1607 | Charlotte, NC
• Retro Reboot | 519 | Pineville, NC
• Reynolds Advanced Materials | 912 | Charlotte, NC
• Richard Fortenberry | 1718 | Charlotte, NC
• Ringo Scholarship | AA-1311
• SCAD | AA-324-326 | Savannah, GA
• SECNCS | AA-414 | Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonist Society
• Seus Corp Ltd. | 420 | Las Vegas, NV
• Shark Robot Conventions | 222, 321 | Springville, UT
• Sideboard Games / Buzzard Brothers Comics | 1509, 1511 | Oliver Springs, TN
• Sire’s Crown | 2117 | Los Angeles, CA
• Southeast Psych | 622 | Charlotte, NC
• Split Comics | 104 | Greenville, SC
• Ssalefish Comics | 518, 617, 619 | Winston-Salem, NC
• Starshipcat | 505, 507, 509 | Indianapolis, IN
• Stash Pad | 2109 | Charlotte, NC
• State Farm | 008, 010 | Marina Del Rey, CA
• Steam Aged | 122 | Mishawaka, IN
• Stormcrow Comics | 1610, 1612, 1709, 1711 | Archdale, NC
• Supah! | 1708, 1710 | Charlotte, NC
• Super Gifts International, LLC | 112, 2106, 2205 | Queensland, Australia
• SuperVillain Comics | 1811 | Cocoa Beach, FL
• Tandy Leather | 2219, 2221 | Charlotte, NC
• Tangled Web | 1706, 1805 | Spartanburg, SC
• Tasty Peach Studios | 118, 120 | Mishawaka, IN
• Tazewell #1 Retro | 101 | Tazewell, VA
• TC’s Toys | 411 | Chicago, IL
• Team Cul De Sac | AA-304
• Tee-Cat.com | 1621 | Grand Prairie, TX
• TeeTurtle | 1918 | St. Louis, MO
• The Amazing Comic Shop | 1720, 1722 | Fairfax, VA
• The Battlegrounds Games and Comics | 2012, 2111 | Dalton, GA
• The Fine Print Shoppe | 910, 1009 | Miami, FL
• The Lasik Vision Institute | 2210 | Palm Beach, FL
• The Pop Culture Company | 719, 721 | Houston, TX
• Tokyo Toybox | 503 | Hendersonville, NC
• Tomorrow’s Treasures | 708, 807, 809 | Commack, NY
• Top Shelf Productions | AA-1120-1121 | Marietta, GA
• Triangle Cards | 312 | Wake Forest, NC
• Trilogy Shop | 105, 107, 109 | Virginia Beach, VA
• TwoMorrows Publishing | 018, 020 | Raleigh, NC
• Ultimate Comics | 418, 517 | Chapel Hill, NC
• Unknown Comix | 2006, 2008, 2010 | N. Augusta, SC
• Updog Comics | 618, 717 | Plaistow, NH
• Vamplet, LLC | 322 | Clearwater, FL
• Warrior Service Dogs | 003 | Asheville, NC
• WCCB-CW | A-1 | Charlotte, NC
• WeLoveFine | 1210, 1309 | Los Angeles, CA
• WorldWide Comics | 808, 810 | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
• X-Con | 1909 | Myrtle Beach, SC
• Xtreme Toy Collectibles | 310
• Zenescope Entertainment | 012, 111 | Horsham, PA

Click the image to see the full guest list so far and to order your 3 Day Passes to America’s Favorite COMIC Convention!

Hey y’all! Rico, your Heroes Creative Director here (I sound like Julie from the Love Boat), to tell you about our HeroesCon exclusive Secret Wars #1 variant cover. Let’s get the business out of the way first. This thing is beautiful and it’s available for pre-order now. Get it HERE.

When Marvel decided to bring back Secret Wars for 2015′s mega crossover event we knew we had to get our friends Mike Zeck and John Beatty involved and tie it all together with their appearance at HeroesCon 2015 (June 19-21). We asked these comics legends to revisit their classic Black Suit Spider-Man cover from Secret Wars #8. Once they agreed Shelton (the boss!), Justin (Store Manager), Seth (Warehouse Manager), and I got to work brainstorming which characters we’d like to appear on the cover. We placed Miles in the center and then worked out from there. This was a LOT of fun for us as you can probably imagine.

The next step was gathering character reference for Mike to work from while getting Marvel approvals along the way. We sent these over to Mike and he quickly finished his “rough” sketch. That’s the one over there that pretty much looks like a finished cover illustration. Whoa! Mike then completes his pencils, approvals again and then it’s over to John Beatty for some silky inks. Beautiful!

Now the cover heads back to us for colors and trade dress. Since we already changed so much from the original, we thought keeping a similar color scheme, the original logo and corner box would finish this off nicely. Thankfully we didn’t have to work from old scans or build all of that from scratch. Mike had already created a vector file of the entire Secret Wars #8 cover which he very graciously allowed us to use for this! A few tweaks here and there and it was finally complete! We think it’s a great looking cover that honors the past while featuring some great current characters along with favorites from all eras.

Thanks for reading and thanks to Mike Zeck and John Beatty for doing this wonderful cover for us!

Secret Wars #1 comes out on May 6th but you can pre-order a copy now by going HERE. Of course if we have any left, we will have them at HeroesCon, June 19-21 where you can get both Mike Zeck and John Beatty to sign yours.