Visit HeroesOnline.com to see the full guest list so far!

Get your HeroesCon 2018 3-Day Passes here: https://heroescon2018_3day.eventbrite.com/ 

The 41st Anniversary Charlotte Mini-Con will take place THIS SATURDAY, January 27, 2018 at the Grady Cole Center located at 310 N. Kings Drive, Charlotte NC 28204. The show opens to the public at 11am and will close at 5pm.

Tickets are $5.00 in ADVANCE and are available here. Advance Ticket holders will gain entry to the convention floor up to 30 minutes before “DAY OF” ticket holders.
Tickets will be available at the door for $5.00 to attendees 13 years and older. Children 12 and under always get in FREE!

PARKING:
The surface parking lots that surround the Grady Cole Center, as well at the CPCC Parking Deck located at the corner of Charlottetown Avenue and 4th Street, will charge a $5.00 cash fee to park. (The CPCC parking deck located on the corner of 7th Street and Charlottetown Avenue is currently CLOSED due to renovations.)

There are options for FREE Public Parking within reasonable walking distance of the Grady Cole Center off of Elizabeth Avenue and off of 7th Street. The following shows Free Public Parking Areas in blue, and $5.00 Cash Parking Areas in yellow. You might also consider utilizing the *CityLYNX Gold Line Trolley* that runs up and down Elizabeth Avenue with a stop at Elizabeth Avenue and Kings Drive, just down the street from the Grady Cole Center. The CityLYNX Gold Line is FREE.

PET FOOD DRIVE:
The Charlotte Mini-Con, along with our friends who own the Mystery Machine, will be collecting donations on behalf of the Greater Charlotte SPCA. We will be accepting donations of Pet Food, Pet Supplies and monetary donations to benefit our less-fortunate four-legged friends!

2018 Charlotte Mini-Con Guest List:

Comics Legend and Firestorm co-creator: AL MILGROM!

JUST ADDED: JASON LATOUR signing at Out of Step Arts 2:30-3:30 to benefit Chris Visions recovery from eye surgery.

• Thomas Boatwright
• Chad Bowers
• Wes Brooks
• Chuck Brown
• Buno Books
• Bridgit Connell
• Mason Dickerson
• Eryk Donovan
• Bo Fader
• Stephen Green
• Sanford Greene
• John Hairston Jr
• Dustin Harbin
• Brockton McKinney
• Drew Moss
• Eraklis Petmezas
• Pat Quinn
• Rico Renzi
• Budd Root
• Hoyt Silva
• Chris Sims
• Andy Smith
• Brian Stelfreeze
• Matt Wilson (colorist)
• Matt D Wilson (writer)
• & Many More!

2018 Charlotte Mini-Con Exhibitor List:

• 501st Carolina Garrison
• Allen’s Comics
• Amazing Heroes
• Apocalypse Comics
• Baby Rabiez
• Basement Comics
• Big Ed’s Toys
• Brett Carreras
• Burke Street Comics
• Cards, Comics & Collectibles
  
• CBCS – Comic Book Certification Services
• Comicswanted.com
• Dave’s Comics & Collectibles
• David Burns
• David Shankle
• DJ’s Decals
• Eddie Flowers
• Fine Print Shoppe
• Frank’s Cool Stuff
• Hair Klaudt
• Heroes & Dragons
• Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find
• Hey Kids! Comics
• Jason Hamlin
• Karl Terrana
• Klingon Assault Group
• Land of Misfit Toys
• Memories Lost and Found
• Murph’s Comics
• Needless Essentials
• New World Collectibles
• Nikelspot Comics
• Orange Ribbon Collectibles / Dimension Decals
• Outer Rim Toys / Out of the Toybox Jewelry
• Painted Visions
• Park Circle Comics
• Rebel Base Comics & Toys
• Retro Steam Studios
• Richard Fortenberry
• Ssalefish Comics
• Steve Smith
• Stormcrow Comics
• Supah! Comics
• TNT Comics
• Updog Comics
• WCCB-CW Charlotte

2018 ARTISTS ANNEX:

• Chad Blevins
• Josh Bowron
• Bernie Cooke
• Max Currie
• Garrett Faith
• Luke Foster
• FRANK Comics
• John Hartness
• Marshall Hinson
• Aristides Iliopoulos
• Erik Klaus
• James Maxey
• Jonathan Reyes
• Joshua & Diana Robertson
• Popcycled
• Rumble & Roar Wands
• Carolina Caricatures
• Isaiah Thomas
• Wolly Vinyl
• Chris Williams
• Colby Ziglar

COSTUMES / WEAPONS CHECK:
While we will not be holding a Costume Contest at our 2018 show, the Charlotte Mini-Con encourages attendees who wish to attend in costume to come out and have fun! Please be advised that there will be a weapons check at the door and that all costume props must be either wooden or plastic to comply with the Grady Cole Center weapons policy. All replica weapons will need to be inspected and approved as a non-functional prop at the door before they will be allowed inside the Grady Cole Center. No metal weaponry of any kind will be allowed inside the Grady Cole Center. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing all the great costumes this weekend!

(Note: We ask that you please be respectful to the artists and exhibitors at Charlotte Mini-Con when taking photos with our costumed attendees. Please try not to block anyone’s set-up when taking photos, and if you would like to stage a group photo, please try to do so outside of high-traffic areas. We want everyone to have a great time at our show, and appreciate your help!)

Gift Certificates and lots of great gifts still available at Heroes!
We will be closed Christmas Day.

We’re wishing everyone an early Happy Thanksgiving and letting you know that new books will be shipping on schedule this Wednesday. So make sure to drop by the store for your pre-Thanksgiving comic book shopping needs!

We will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd for the holiday and the store will open at it’s normal time on Friday at 10 am, and observe its regular hours for the duration of the holiday weekend. If you have some out-of-town family visiting and need to get out of the house, bring them over, we’d love to meet them!

Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find is a Donation Drop-Site for Toys-For-Tots! We will be collecting New, Unwrapped Toys in our store (located at 417 Pecan Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204) until December 2nd!

We will be hold our Annual Toys-For-Tots Drive with a few of our FAVORITE costumed Heroes and Heroines on Saturday, November 25 from 10am-2pm! We hope that you will be able join us and help to insure that every child can receive a new toy this holiday season!

Hero Initiative Hardcover Price Guides available in-store and online now featuring a Rob Liefeld Deadpool cover.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOURS TODAY!

The 35th Anniversary of HeroesCon wouldn’t be complete without the support of the BEST EXHIBITORS in the country! This year we will host over 200 unique retailers, so make plans to visit them all June 16-18, 2017!

007 Comix | 2117

2nd and Charles | 122, 221

2nd Player Video Games | 210

501st Carolina Garrison | C-1, C-2

A. Pennyworth’s Comics | 908, 910

Abari Game Bar | C-202, C-301

ACME Comics | 2306, 2308, 2310

Adventure Armoury | 821

AfterShock Comics | C-501, C-503

AJ’s Games and Comics | 304

Allen’s Comics | 619

Almost Anything | 403, 405, 407, 409

Altrustic, LLC | 705

The Amazing Comic Shop / Painted Visions | 1518, 1520, 1522

Amazing Heroes, LLC | 2122

AmazingComics.com | 2004

Amber’s Toychest | 2104, 2106, 2108

Apocalypse Comics | 1621

The Art Institute of Charlotte | 720

Baby Rabiez | 606

Bar Cosmetics, Inc. | 420

Basement Books | 710

Basement Comics | 1712, 1811

The Battlegrounds Comics & Games | 404, 503

BB Collectibles / B & C Collectibles | 506, 508, 510

Bedrock City Comic Co. | 920, 922

Big Lair’s | 1822, 1921

Bill’s Books & More | 1805, 1807

Black Dog Collectables | 1910, 1912

Bluetooth LED Fidgets | 2309

Borderlands Comics & Games | 1920, 1922, 2019, 2021

Boxes In Action | 2221

Brett’s Comic Liquidation | 1606, 1705

Burke Street Comics | 1021

Cards, Comics & Collectibles | 1418, 1420, 1422, 1517, 1519, 1521, 2205, 2207, 2209

Carolina Comic Book Club | 303

Carolina Manga Library | 219

Carolina Renaissance Festival | C-7

Carolina T.A.R.D.I.S. | Hall C

CBCS – Comic Book Certification Services | 1318, 1320, 1417, 1419

CGC – Certified Guaranty Company, LLC | 1020, 1119

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | C-303

Cheap Joes Art Stuff | 1111

Checkle Comics and Collectibles | 820, 822, 919, 921

Cherry Moth Cake | 810

Chimera Publishing | 2022, 2121

Circus Innovations | Hall C

Click-It-Hot | 2311

Clinkorz | 301

Collectibles Insurance Services | 520

Comic Kings | 1717, 1719, 1721

Comic Lock | 712

Comic Whiz | 1917

Comic Wise | 2218, 2220

Comic*Pop | 1821

Comic-Central.com | 1612, 1711

ComicLink | 1312, 1411

Comics4Less | 102, 104

Compass Grove | 519

Conquest Comics | 2105, 2107

Contagious Photography | C-8

Cosplay Moo Moo | 320

The Creature’s Crypt | 120

Crizltron | 306

Cross Country Collectibles, LLC | 105, 107

Dale Roberts Comics | 918, 1017

Dave & Adams | 2018

Dave’s Comics & Cards | 1520, 1522

David Burns | 818

David Shankle | 917

DeLorean Time Machine | C-3, C-4

Desert Wind Enterprises | 218

Dimension Decals | 201

Dimension X Comics, Toys and Collectibles | 1608, 1610

Ditko Club | 1019

DJ’s Decals | 807, 809

Earl Shaw’s Comics | 1918, 2017

Empowered Benefits | A-2

Endzone Collectibles | 206, 208

Epikos Comics, Cards and Games | 819

Esskayp Comics | 1518

Fearless Readers | 611

Fiction Addiction | 308

Fidget Spinners | A-4, 204

Fine Print Shoppe | 1010, 1109

Foy’s Toys | 708

Frame Monkey / Four Corners | 1820

Gadgets & Collectibles | 2318

The Geek Realms | 1904, 1906, 1908

Geeks OUT | 421

Gem City Books | 511

Get Some Game | 310, 312

Ghostbusters of North Carolina | C-302

GK Management, Inc. | 220

The GRID: Powered by Goodwill | 1919

Hair Klaudt | A-7

Harebrained Design | 509

Harley Yee Rare Comics | 1007, 1009

Hero Initiative | 1022, 1121

Heroes & Dragons | 706, 805

Heroes Are Here | 518, 617

Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find | 1408, 1410, 1412, 1507, 1509, 1511

Heroes at Hand | 2119

Hey Kids, Comics! | 2109

Highgradecomics.com | 608, 610

Highlander Novelties | 512

Hippy Comics | 2222

Historical Conquest | 222

Hobbyfan.com | 2008, 2010

Hollywood Horror Show Makeup & Face Painting | C-403

Hometown Comics & Games | 319, 321

Hot Shot Toys / Graveyard Offerings | 2011

House of Anime | 118

Howlermano Photography | 2302, 2304

Ikonix Media | 2203

The Independence Fund | 106

Jamestown Publishing | C-304

Jason Hamlin | 1512, 1611

JMD Toy Store | 108, 110, 112

The Kirby Museum | 1322, 1421

Kitty In The Box | 504

Klingon Assault Group | C-302

Krypton Comics | 2305, 2307

Kung-Fu Grip Toys | 211

Land of Misfit Toys & Comics | 1710

Leroy Harper Comics | 612, 711

L.K. Creations & Collectibles | 2006

Lostreasures.com | A-1

Mainland Comics  | 202

Mario’s Comics | 811

Mark Scott Comics | 1508, 1607

Mark Sparacio | 722

Marvelous Mechandise, LLC | 522, 621

Memories Lost and Found | 322

Musetap Studios | 2003

The Mystery Shack | A-9

New Force Comics | 1718, 1720, 1817, 1819

New World Collectibles | 406, 408, 410

Nikelspot Comics | 1617, 1619

Octane Toys | 1510

Ominous Press | C-502, C-504

One of Collectibles | 419

Palpaca – Myth Global | 2112, 2211

Park Circle Comics | 812, 911

Past and Present Comics | 1706

Perfectshaker Inc. | 1708

Plastic Empire | 2317, 2319

Play It Again Games | 2320, 2322

Popculture Playground | 2012

Popcycled Baubles | 2007

Punkstuff | 2103

Purgatory Comics | 622, 721

RAK Graphics | 2219

Rebel Base Comics & Toys | 2118, 2120

Retro Reboot | 2020

Reynolds Advanced Materials | 1012

Richard Fortenberry | 1818

Rock Yur Wall | 1808

Rockstar Bananas | 2110

Scarowinds | 2302

Shazam Comics and Toys | 909

Sinister Toys | 2009

Skella Good | 1809

Sketched | 318, 417

Skybound, LLC | C-602, C-604, C-701, C-703

Soundtrack | 2005

Southeast Psych / Shrink Tank | 422, 521

Spartan Sabers | 217

Split Comics | 2111

Ssalefish Comics Winston Salem and Greensboro | 618, 620, 717, 719

Starbase Atlanta | 2204, 2206, 2208, 2210, 2212

The STAR BOX | A-8

Stormcrow Comics | 1810, 1812, 1909, 1911

Stukntyme Collectibles Corp | 2217

Supah! | 1905, 1907

Super Gifts International, LLC | 212, 311, 707, 709

Super Retro Land | A-5, A-6

Supernatural Rides | Hall C

SuperVillain Comics, LLC | 1609

The Tangled Web | 1804, 1806, 1903

TeeTurtle | 1722

TNT Comics | 418, 517

Tokyo Toybox | 603

Tomorrow’s Treasures | 808, 907

TonyHarrisArt.com | 912, 1011

Tortured Earth | C-204

Toynk.com | 302, 401

Toys Bot | 101, 103

Trilogy Shop | 203, 205, 207, 209

TV’s Treasurechest | 305, 307

TwoMorrows Publishing | C-601, C-603

Ukoala Bags – Mayan, LLC | 412

Ultimate Comics | 505, 507

Updog Comics | 718, 817

Vector Dragon | 309

Vintage Sports | 2321

Vision Group Holdings – Lasik Vision Institute | A-3

Warp 9 Comics | 1707, 1709

WCCB-CW | 1310, 1409

Wizyakuza | 317

World of Strange | 411

Worldwide Comics | 605, 607, 609

Zenescope Entertainment | C-402, C-404

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