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HEROES CONVENTION UPDATE 4/24/2020 :: LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021

April 24, 2020 By: Karla Southern Category: EVENTS, Exhibitors, Feast Your Eyes, Guest List, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, HeroesCon, HeroesCon News, Indie Island, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, This Just In

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To Our Treasured Attendees, Artists, Guests and Members of the Heroes Convention Family,

As of Thursday, April 23, 2020, the State of North Carolina has extended the “Stay-At-Home” order effective until Friday, May 8, 2020. 

Guidelines for the gradual reopening of our State have been laid out in three phases, which at this time suggest that any mass gathering of more than 10,000 would be incredibly unlikely by June of 2020.

In light of these developments and the current unprecedented and unpredictable nature of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, and with the best interest of everyone’s health and financial wellbeing in mind, we have made the difficult decision to bypass a 2020 Heroes Convention in favor of fast-forwarding our focus to our 39th Anniversary show to be held June 18-20, 2021.

This decision is not made lightly, and is made with the careful consideration for everyone’s safety at heart.

It would be reckless and irresponsible of us to expect our attendees, vendors, legendary creators, and our valued supporters to put themselves at risk by traveling at this time. It would also be irresponsible of us to presume that our vendors and artists would see positive sales during this time of economic uncertainty. We are hopeful that by giving as much notice as possible, our attendees and artists may be able to avoid costly airline reservations and may be able to alter any current travel arrangements without penalty.

Out of respect for an already crowded and uncertain convention schedule going into late 2020, we have decided to shift our focus forward to our June 2021 Heroes Convention versus attempting to reschedule for later this year.

Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find and the Heroes Convention are, at their core, a small business with a big heart, operating year-round from our brick-and-mortar comic-book store in Charlotte, NC. Our store, as well as the Heroes Convention, are managed by a team of four full-time employees, six part-time employees, and a small group of dedicated volunteers. We keep our store and convention operations running simultaneously during the months leading up to our convention, as well as during the event itself.

Normally, at this time of the year, we would be deep into HeroesCon preparation with most of our daily finances from the store being dedicated to producing the best Heroes Convention possible. 

Since Monday, March 23 (which also happens to be Shelton’s birthday), our store has been closed to the public. We are currently maintaining and surviving based solely on telephone and online sales from our loyal customer base. While we are endlessly appreciative of these sales, this change in our daily operation has affected not only our finances but the time which would otherwise be dedicated to organizing the Heroes Convention. Even if the country were able to open without guidelines and restrictions in the next week, the time left for us to produce a Heroes Convention on par with our standards would be insufficient. 

We are not receiving a refund from the Charlotte Convention Center, we are transferring our deposits from 2020 toward a 2021 show. Putting on a show the size and scope of the Heroes Convention is extremely expensive. All the money we have received from the purchase of 3-Day Advance Tickets, Artist Alley Tables and Exhibitor Booths is currently tied up in the cost of renting the Charlotte Convention Center, our decorator, and several other items that facilitate the show each year. 

We understand that everyone is experiencing hardships at this time, and we are no different. All 3-Day Advance Tickets, Artist Alley Tables and Exhibitor Booth Reservations for the 2020 Heroes Convention will automatically transfer to our June 18-20, 2021 show. Requests for refunds will be addressed on a case-by-case basis as soon as possible, but will need to be postponed until the country, and our store, have reopened and finances have stabilized. We will do our best to issue refunds if necessary, but it will take us time to do so. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

We look forward to hosting an incredible Heroes Convention in 2021 with a Guest List for the record books! We hope that you will join us next June 18-20! In the meantime, we ask that you stay safe, stay well, and stay home until it is safe for everyone!

We appreciate each and every one of you.

Sincerely,
The Staff of Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find and the Heroes Convention

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HEROES CONVENTION 2020 :: 3RD ROUND GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS!

March 11, 2020 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Exhibitors, Feast Your Eyes, Guest List, HeroesCon, HeroesCon News, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, Uncategorized

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HEROESCON 2020 FEATURED GUESTS UPDATES!

LARRY HAMA is coming to HeroesCon this June 19-21!

We’re just getting STARTED!!!
Check out our 3RD ROUND of Guest Announcements

MARCH 13
BILL AMEND
MARK BAGLEY
DARRYL BANKS
ANDY BELANGER
TAMRA BONVILLAIN
CHRIS BRUNNER
ZÉ BURNAY
BUZZ
BOB CAMP
CHRIS CAMPANA
VIC CARRABOTTA
NANCY COLLINS
SHAWN CRYSTAL
J. ROBERT DEANS
JEFF DEKAL
JOSE DELBO
TODD DEZAGO
MICHAEL DOONEY
TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
LIZ ENRIGHT
RAY FAWKES
SCOTT FOGG
JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
J. GONZO
JOSH GREATHOUSE
ADAM GUZOWSKI
GEORGE HAGE
LARRY HAMA
MARCUS HAMILTON
CULLY HAMNER
BRIAN HURTT
LIANA KANGAS

MORE announcements to follow in the coming months until the show!
See our FULL GUEST LIST HERE
GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!!

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And don’t forget our INCREDIBLE EXHIBITOR LINE-UP!!
Start making your shopping list NOW!

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HEROESCON 2020 :: FEATURED GUESTS UPDATES!

February 07, 2020 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Feast Your Eyes, Guest List, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, HeroesCon, HeroesCon News, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, This Just In, Uncategorized

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HEROESCON 2020 FEATURED GUESTS UPDATES!

We’re just getting started on our 2020 Guest Announcements, but here’s a little taste of who’s coming to our 38th Anniversary Heroes Convention this June 19-21!!

FEBRUARY 7:
NEAL ADAMS
JOHN BEATTY
CHAD BOWERS
WES BROOKS
RYAN BROWNE
CULLEN BUNN
JOHN BURGIN
GREG BURNHAM
J CHRIS CAMPBELL
MICHAEL CHO
MARC DEERING
ERYK DONOVAN
JOEY ELLIS
MICHEL FIFFE
DANNY FINGEROTH
CHARLES FORSMAN
MICHAEL GOLDEN
JOHN HAIRSTON JR.
BOB HALL
JOHN HARTNESS
JUSTIN JORDAN
KEENAN MARSHALL KELLER
MATT KINDT
SHARLENE KINDT
SCOTT KOWALCHUK
MIKE KUNKEL
CARA MCGEE
MIKE MCKONE
BOB MCLEOD
DREW MOSS
TOM NEELY
IAN CHASE NICHOLS
ED PISKOR
JOHN ROSE
SCOTT ROSEMA
JIM RUGG
MARLIN SHOOP
STORME SMITH
KYLE STARKS
JIM STERANKO
KELLY WILLIAMS
MARCUS WILLIAMS
RENEE WITTERSTAETTER

GUESTS ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 2019:
CHUCK BROWN
JEFFREY BROWN
BRIDGIT CONNELL
TOM DEFALCO
RON FRENZ
GUY GILCHRIST
SANFORD GREENE
DUSTIN HARBIN
GEORGES JEANTY
JASON LATOUR
JAE LEE
PAT QUINN
RICO RENZI
DON ROSA
HOYT SILVA
JOE STATON
BRIAN STELFREEZE
MARK WAID
Get your tickets today!!

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GET YOUR HEROESCON 2020 TICKETS TODAY!

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We look forward to seeing you at our 2020 Heroes Convention June 19-21!!
Stay tuned for more exciting Guest Announcements and follow us here, sign up for our weekly Newsletter, and follow us on our social media outlets for the latest updates!!!

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HEROESCON 2019 :: THANK YOU!!

June 21, 2019 By: Karla Southern Category: EVENTS, Exhibitors, Guest List, Heroes Aren't Hard To Find, HeroesCon, HeroesCon News, NEWS, Uncategorized

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We would like to THANK EVERYONE who participated in our 2019 Heroes Convention!!

To every Artist, Exhibitor, Attendee, Sidekick, and Staff Member…
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.
The Heroes Convention would be NOTHING without each and every one of you, and we can’t thank you enough for spending your time with us last weekend, June 14-16.

We hope that you all had a tremendous show, and like us, are already looking forward to HeroesCon 2020!
We hope to see you all there!!

Now…to help recap some of our 2019 show, here are some links to media coverage of the show!
(If you have links you would like to share, please send those to [email protected]!

– THE HEROES STAFF

Patrick Sun – HeroesCon Photographer Extraordinaire

HeroesCon Photos by Contagious Photography

Charlotte Observer

Wilson’s World: Hanging with Super Heroes at HeroesCon 2019 in Uptown Charlotte

WCNC – Heroes Convention in Charlotte all weekend

WCNC – Behind the Scenes at HeroesCon

WCNC – Comic Book Lovers Will Unite

WBTV – Heroes Convention Comes to the Queen City

WBTV – Morning Break Goes To HeroesCon

WBTV – HeroesCon Kick Off

https://lrmonline.com/news/heroescon-2019-a-great-fathers-day-family-friendly-event/

HeroesCon 2019: 3-Day Comic Convention

ISSUE #61: Jenny Frison Video Interview – HeroesCon 2019

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/heros-assemble-hero-con-hits-charlotte/101-6e1a80f0-a391-44e2-b240-330ffd007c63

HeroesCon 2019: Biggest "Little" Comics Show Is A Treat For Comic Book Fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79_XMxtViKA

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But Why Tho Podcast: Pink Lemonade #1

But Why Tho Podcast: Matt Fraction

But Why Tho Podcast: Chris Sims

Captain Comics Review

2019 Heroes Con Dealer Summary

 

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HEROESCON is June 14-16 – Get your tickets today!!

May 15, 2019 By: Karla Southern Category: EVENTS, Guest List, HeroesCon, HeroesCon Art Auction, NEWS, Now Read This!, Uncategorized

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HEROESCON 2019 :: GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS *ROUND 4*

April 16, 2019 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Guest List, HeroesCon, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, Uncategorized

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HEROES CONVENTION 2019 ::
Guest Announcements – Round FOUR!

Heroes is happy to announce our FOURTH wave of Featured Guests for our 2019 Convention!

Start making your “must-see” list NOW! Lots of artists start their commission lists well in advance of the convention, so be sure to check their websites and social media!

Keep an eye of the Heroes HotlineFacebookInstagram and Twitter as we continue to add more great artist to our 2019 Guest List, and get your 3-DAY ADVANCE TICKETS TODAY!!

APRIL 17
Robert Atkins
Sean Beck
Craig Boldman
June Brigman
Paty Cockrum
Dave Dorman
Ben Fisher
Nathan Fox 
Keven Gardner 
Matt Haley 
Ray Kryssing 
Marissa Louise 
Tom Lyle 
Kevin Maguire 
Tradd Moore 
Billy Parker 
Paul Pelletier 
Brandon Peterson 
Robert Potchak 
Roy Richardson 
Robbi Rodriguez 
JB Roe 
Bart Sears 
Brian Shearer 
Zack Soto 
Collette Turner 
Matt Webb 
Marcus Williams 
Kelly Yates

MARCH 13
Dave Aikins
Matthew Allison
Jim Amash
Paul Azaceta
Jeremy Bastian
John Beatty
Andy Belanger
Andy Bennett
Ryan Bodenheim
Tamra Bonvillain
Frank Brunner
Cullen Bunn
Buzz
Brendan Cahill 
Ben Caldwell
Richard Case
Jacob Chabot
Keith Champagne
Aaron Conley
Steve Conley
Denys Cowan
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Teresa R Davidson
Jeff Dekal
Vanesa Del Rey
J. M. DeMatteis
Michael Dooney
Colleen Doran
Nick Filardi
Jared K Fletcher
Naomi Franquiz
Michael Garland
Chris Giarrusso
Keith Giffen
Josh Greathouse
Marcus Hamilton
Cory Hamscher
N Steven Harris
Tom Heintjes
Andy Hirsch
Neal Holman
Georges Jeanty
Daniel Warren Johnson
Jay Leisten
Daniel Leister
Brian Level
Megan Levens
Mike Lilly
James Lyle
Matthew Manning
Laura Martin
Paul Maybury
Bob McLeod
Cara McGee
Dawn McTeigue
Adriana Melo
Al Milgrom
Ted Naifeh
Robert Newsome
Kevin Nowlan
Yanick Paquette
Brett Parson
David Peterson
Chris Pitzer
Andy Price
Tom Raney
Matthew Roberts
Patrick Rooks
Scott Rosema
Mike Royer
Brian Schirmer
Chris Schweizer
Ben Sears
Christopher Sebela
Brian “Smitty” Smith
K Lynn Smith
Johndell Snead
John K Snyder III
Sarah Stern
Karl Story
Ben Templesmith
Rich Tommaso
Billy Tucci
Keith Tucker
John Van Fleet
Tim Vigil
Ramon Villalobos
Chris Visions
David Wachter
Doug Wagner
David Walker
Adam Warren
Larry Watts
Nolan Woodard
Alexis Ziritt

FEBRUARY 13
Bill Amend
Pat Broderick
Ryan Browne
Andrew Buck
Chris Campana
J Chris Campbell
Vic Carrabotta
Ryan Cody
Patrick Dean
Marc Deering
Eryk Donovan
Marie Enger
Francesco Francavilla
Scott Godlewski
Gene Gonzales
J Gonzo
Randy Green
Tom Grummett
Brian Hurtt
Justin Jordan
Keenan Marshall Keller 
Karl Kesel
Matt Kindt
Sharlene Kindt
Mike Kunkel
Rick Leonardi
Mike Maihack
Kevin Mellon
Jason Moore
Tom Neely 
Andrew Pepoy
Ron Randall
Tim Sale
Matt Santorelli
Marlin Shoop
Uko Smith
Mark Waid
Joey Weiser
Jeremy Whitley
Kelly Williams
Matt Wilson
Craig Yoe
Skottie Young

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HEROESCON 2019 :: 3RD ROUND GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

March 13, 2019 By: Karla Southern Category: DISCUSS, EVENTS, Guest List, HeroesCon, HeroesCon News, Looking Ahead, NEWS, Now Read This!, Other Events, This Just In

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3RD ROUND HEROESCON FEATURED GUESTS:

 

Dave Aikins

Matthew Allison

Jim Amash

Paul Azaceta

Jeremy Bastian

John Beatty

Andy Belanger

Andy Bennett

Ryan Bodenheim

Tamra Bonvillain

Frank Brunner

Cullen Bunn

Buzz

Brendan Cahill 

Ben Caldwell

Richard Case

Jacob Chabot

Keith Champagne

Aaron Conley

Steve Conley

Denys Cowan

CreatureBox

Teresa R Davidson

Jeff Dekal

Vanesa Del Rey

J. M. DeMatteis

Michael Dooney

Colleen Doran

Nick Filardi

Jared K Fletcher

Naomi Franquiz

Michael Garland

Chris Giarrusso

Keith Giffen

Josh Greathouse

Marcus Hamilton

Cory Hamscher

N Steven Harris

Tom Heintjes

Andy Hirsch

Neal Holman

Georges Jeanty

Daniel Warren Johnson

Jay Leisten

Daniel Leister

Brian Level

Megan Levens

Mike Lilly

James Lyle

Matthew Manning

Laura Martin

Paul Maybury

Bob McLeod

Cara McGee

Dawn McTeigue

Adriana Melo

Al Milgrom

Ted Naifeh

Robert Newsome

Kevin Nowlan

Yanick Paquette

Brett Parson

David Peterson

Chris Pitzer

Andy Price

Tom Raney

Matthew Roberts

Patrick Rooks

Scott Rosema

Mike Royer

Brian Schirmer

Chris Schweizer

Ben Sears

Christopher Sebela

Brian “Smitty” Smith

K Lynn Smith

Johndell Snead

John K Snyder III

Sarah Stern

Karl Story

Ben Templesmith

Rich Tommaso

Billy Tucci

Keith Tucker

John Van Fleet

Tim Vigil

Ramon Villalobos

Chris Visions

David Wachter

Doug Wagner

David Walker

Adam Warren

Larry Watts

Nolan Woodard

Alexis Ziritt

MORE GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COME!! STAY TUNED!!

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HEROESCON 2019 :: GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS *ROUND 2*

February 13, 2019 By: Karla Southern Category: EVENTS, Guest List, HeroesCon, HeroesCon News, Uncategorized

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HEROES CONVENTION 2019 ::
Guest Announcements – Round Two!

Heroes is happy to announce our SECOND wave of Featured Guests for our 2019 Convention!

Start making your “must-see” list NOW! Lots of artists start their commission lists well in advance of the convention, so be sure to check their websites and social media!

Keep an eye of the Heroes Hotline, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as we continue to add more great artist to our 2019 Guest List!

FEBRUARY 13
Bill Amend
Allen Bellman
Pat Broderick
Ryan Browne
Andrew Buck
Chris Campana
J Chris Campbell
Vic Carrabotta
Ryan Cody
Patrick Dean
Marc Deering
Eryk Donovan
Marie Enger
Francesco Francavilla
Scott Godlewski
Gene Gonzales
J Gonzo
Randy Green
Tom Grummett
Brian Hurtt
Justin Jordan
Keenan Marshall Keller 
Karl Kesel
Matt Kindt
Sharlene Kindt
Mike Kunkel
Rick Leonardi
Mike Maihack
Kevin Mellon
Jason Moore
Tom Neely 
Andrew Pepoy
Ron Randall
Matt Santorelli
Marlin Shoop
Uko Smith
Mark Waid
Joey Weiser
Jeremy Whitley
Kelly Williams
Matt Wilson
Craig Yoe
Skottie Young
Chip Zdarsky

JANUARY 26
Duane Ballenger 
Darryl Banks
Thomas Boatwright
Chad Bowers
Wes Brooks
Chuck Brown
Chris Brunner
Eric Canete
Bridgit Connell
Katie Cook
Shawn Crystal
Kelly Sue Deconnick
Mason Dickerson
Joey Ellis
Steve Epting
Mark Evanier
Michel Fiffe
Scott Fogg
Charles Forsman
Matt Fraction
Jenny Frison
Monica Gallagher
José Luís Garcia-López
Joe Giella
Michael Golden
Stephen Green
Sanford Greene
Tom Grindberg
Rob Guillory
Gene Ha
John Hairston Jr.
Bob Hall
Craig Hamilton
Cully Hamner
Scott Hanna
Dustin Harbin
Tony Harris
Jason Horn
Casey Jones
Kelley Jones
Chris Kemple
Greg Land
Jason Latour
Mindy Lee
Steve Mannion
John Mccrea
Bill Mckay
Drew Moss
Cary Nord
Jerry Ordway
Tom Palmer
Dan Panosian
Joe Pekar
RamĂłn PĂ©rez
Ed Piskor
Eric Powell
Pat Quinn
Rod Reis
Rico Renzi
Andrew Robinson
Budd Root
Don Rosa
Jim Rugg
Andy Runton
Stan Sakai
Matteo Scalera
Bill Sienkiewicz
Hoyt Silva
Chris Sims
Andy Smith
Storme Smith
Chris Sparks
Domo Stanton
Kyle Starks
Joe Staton
Brian Stelfreeze
John Timms
Wilfredo Torres
Dean Trippe
Charles Vess
Michael Watkins
Lee Weeks
David Antoine Williams
Renee Witterstaetter
Mike Zeck

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HEROESCON 2018 GUEST LIST UPDATE!

May 25, 2018 By: Rico Renzi Category: Guest List, HeroesCon, Uncategorized

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HEROESCON 2018 GUEST LIST UPDATE :: ROYER! STERANKO! & MORE!

May 11, 2018 By: Rico Renzi Category: Guest List, HeroesCon

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Here’s another BIG HeroesCon 2018 Guest List announcement! Comics legends Mike Royer and Jim Steranko are coming to Charlotte June 15-17. Get your 3-day passes today! See our full guest list so far at heroesonline.com/heroescon/guests/

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