Are you ready for some HeroesCon 2013 news? Let’s get to it! HeroesCon 2013 will be our biggest and best show yet. We’ve announced a few of our fantastic guests here.

3-Day Passes are on sale now. If you order before the end of 2012 you will save almost 50% off the regular price for daily admission at the door. So order today to make sure you get that sweet discount!

We’ve also made Artists Alley tables available, these are first-come-first-served and they usually go fast! Reserve your space today!

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If you attended HeroesCon last month you know it was both the 30th Anniversary of our show and Love and Rockets by Los Bros Hernandez. You also know that Jaime Hernandez was kind enough to provide art for our shirts and program covers to commemorate this special event! These shirts were so popular that  they sold out at the show but Jaime has granted us permission to go back to press on these for those that missed out and for anyone that was unable to attend the show but would like to have one! The shirts will be available for pre-order on our site for a limited time. We only printed the pink and gray shirts for the show but we are going to make teal shirts available for pre-order too. We’ll keep this up for about a month before we go to press so order your today! Place your order here!

Thanks to everyone for making our 30th Anniversary HeroesCon so great! Here are some links to what others saw and did at the show. More memories and photos from HeroesCon 2012 to come! Please share your photos and links with us on our Facebook page! Thanks again and we’ll see you next year, June 7-9, 2013! If you miss your friends from HeroesCon please visit our store!

CREATOR RECAPS
Scott C.
Henry Eudy at Shannon Smith’s File Under Other
Cory Godbey
Josh Greathouse
Jason Latour
Brian Ralph
Christian Sager
Ben Towle & Part Two
Skottie Young

BLOGS & REPORTS & MORE
The Beat – HeroesCon proves Thirty is Fabulous
Bleeding Cool
CBR – When Words Collide
Charlotte Observer Interview with Karla Marsh
Chris Sims’ Jack Kirby themed sketchbook
CNN
Comics News Insider
Comics Reporter – Interview with Heroes Creative Director
The Comixverse
Good Girls Gone Geek
Life with Fandom
Patrick’s Tentative Ramblings
Staton, The Obvious

COMICBOOK.COM
Photo Parade
Fantasy Writing with Bill Wilingham, Scott Snyder and Adam Hughes
Coloring with Laura Martin
DC’s New 52
Wonder Woman

PHOTOS
Heather Peagler
Chris Pitzer/AdHouse
Patrick Sun

PODCASTS
Comic News Insider
Shut Up Nerds

VIDEO
Stack Exchange:
Joe Quinones & Maris Wicks
Kelly Sue DeConnick
Dean Trippe

Wow! HeroesCon 2012 is officially in the books. Aside from a few things in our warehouse that need to be shipped back to creators that attended the show, there are few signs left of the amazing weekend we just shared with everyone who attended our 30th Anniversary show. We’d like to say thank you to all of the guests of the show, all the talented folks promoting new projects in Artists Alley, every fan that attended, the well-stocked exhibitors, all the selfless volunteers, and our amazing staff for making last weekend’s show what it was. If you were here you know it was really something special. If you weren’t here we’ll see you in 2013, June 7-9, start planning! We were truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of love we witnessed at HeroesCon this year. The love for comics and art and for the people that make them was astounding. We’ll see you all next year, same deal as always, no movie companies, no video game companies, just comic books and the people that create and love them.

Phoenix by Mark Brooks

Sales of HeroesCon 2012 Advance 3 Day Passes have been extended through tomorrow! Ticket sales will end at 4 PM EST on Wednesday, June 20th. For only $30 you can attend all 3 days of America’s Favorite Comic Convention! You will also receive this limited edition print of Dave Stevens’ Rocketeer with stunning art by Cary Nord!! Stan Lee True Believer Passes are still available too! Get your tickets here!

Because YOU demanded it, and because you sent a million emails to both us and Stan asking for it, Stan Lee will be extending his stay at HeroesCon until Sunday afternoon!

That’s right! The response to the True Believer pass was so strong that Stan didn’t want to disappoint anyone that wanted to meet him and get an autograph or a photo taken with him! All VIP pass holders will have 2 days of opportunity to meet Stan “The Man” Lee!

Below is the full signing and photo schedule. If you were thinking about getting a True Believer pass, do it now. They are still on sale, but obviously for a limited time!

Saturday:

• 9:30 AM – VIP photo session (advance pass and all VIP in 30 min prior to public)
• 11:30 AM – VIP autograph session
• BREAK
• 2:00 PM – Regular photo session
• 3:30 PM – Regular Autograph session
• 5:00 PM – “An Hour With Stan Lee” Panel
• 6:00 PM – Convention closes

Sunday:

• 10:00 AM – Photos (VIP pass holders in 1 hour prior to public to be in Stan Lee line only.)
• 11:30 AM – Autographs
• BREAK
• 1:00 PM –  Autographs

Even though next week is HeroesCon, we’ve still got some big names to announce. Don’t forget, it’s not too late to pick up an advanced 3 day pass.  Just head over HERE and you’ll be on your way to our 30th Anniversary!

First up is artist Mike Zeck! Mike was with us way back at the first HeroesCon, and it’s been decades since he made any convention appearances, so we’re really excited to have him back this year.  Zeck’s influence is wide and varied, and most of you will remember him from acclaimed runs on books like Captain America, Secret Wars, Master of Kung Fu, and Punisher, among many others. He’s one of the greats, don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet him!

We’re also happy to welcome Jason Pearson back to HeroesCon.  Jason’s been a longtime guest of the show over the years, and you’ll know him for his work on Body Bags, Deadpool: Wade Wilson’s War, countless covers for titles like New Mutants, Deadpool, and Punisher, and more.

Artist Steve Epting is probably best known for his work on Captain America and the introduction of the Winter Soldier, but he also had nice runs on titles like Avengers, X-factor, and Marvels Project.  Most recently, he’s worked on Fantastic Four and FF.

The legendary Nick Cardy is also returning to HeroesCon this year!  Nick’s incredible Golden and Silver Age work on titles like Teen Titans, National Comics, Aquaman, Showcase, Bat Lash, and House of Mystery helped define what comics art could be.  He is truly a living legend, and someone who has influenced just about every comic creator and reader over the years.

Scott Hampton is another old friend of HeroesCon, and we’re happy to have him back once again.  In fact, Scott has appeared at every single HeroesCon to date!  Scott’s beautiful art has been seen just about everywhere, but you’ll probably know him for work on books like Hellboy: The Sleeping and the Dead, Rocketeer Adventures, Simon Dark, Silverheels, and Batman: Gotham County Line.

Joseph Michael Linsner is also returning to HeroesCon this year!  Linsner is known for his painterly art on titles like Dawn, Wolverine and Black Cat: Claws, Killraven, and covers for titles like Conan and Red Sonja.

J. David Spurlock is an award winning writer and editor of books like Wally’s World: Life and Death of Wally Wood, Joe Kubert: Draw From Life, Wally Wood’s Strange Worlds of Science Fiction, and The Complete Johnny Comet.

Bill Neville is an artist who has worked on diverse books like Explorers, Tick: Karma Tornado, Disney Adventures and Big Bang Comics.

Artist Al Bigley’s work has been seen in books like Sonic the Hedgehog, Archie and Friends, Geminar, Power Rangers and more.

Not all creators will appear every day of the show, we leave that choice up to them. If you guys are kind and treat them well they are more likely to stay for the entire weekend though! See you all soon!

Back by popular demand!!! “True Believer” passes to meet Stan Lee!

That’s right True Believers, Stan has OK’d another round of special VIP status passes for us to offer to you. Only the “True Believer” level pass is available, and not too many of those. The description and online ticket form is here.

You can still buy autographs and fast pass tickets in advance of the HeroesCon, ala carte from Desert Winds Comics, as well as autographs and photographs at the con itself as long as time allows.

Stan is pretty super, but superhuman is still the stuff of comic books! There are no guarantees how many autographs will be available at the show.

Don’t miss out!
Order those “True Believer” passes and advance autograph tickets right now!

Walt Simonson and Louise “Weezie” Simonson are coming back to HeroesCon!! Walt exploded on to the comics scene with Manhunter in the 70’s and when on to influence generations with his incredible work on The Mighty Thor, X-Men/ Teen Titans crossover, and X-Factor! Louise is a writer known for great runs on Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, and Superman: The Man of Steel! We are honored these great creators and great people are taking the time to join us to celebrate our 30th Anniversary!

Herb Trimpe has worked on dozens of titles for Marvel Comics including The Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Shogun Warriors, Godzilla and more. Of course he also illustrated that awesome 1st appearance of Wolverine on the Hulk #181 cover over there on the left!

Georges Jeanty is like family at HeroesCon–the longtime penciller of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer comic series has also drawn Green Lantern, Superboy, Superman, and tons more! We’re happy he’s making the trek from his new home on the West Coast to see us!

Also added to the guest list today:

• Andy Belanger
• Paty Cockrum
• Rick Davis
• Scott Hanna
• Micah Harris
• Eric Henson
• Dan Parsons
• Loston Wallace

For the full guest list please click here!

Unfortunately we’ve also had a few cancellations, most recently Sergio Aragonés . The rest are listed on the guest list page in the right sidebar, in red, beneath the updates.

Get your 3 day passes here!