Charles Kibby with Heroes’ Seth Peagler and Sergio Aragonés at the 2019 Heroes Convention.
What can’t we say about this treasure of a human being?
Charles Kibby was a Gentle-Giant, a big lovable Ginger Teddy-Bear, and a BELOVED member of the Heroes Family.
With his intimidating stature, he could have easily have been a holy-terror…and yet, he was the sweetest, kindest, most generous soul.
It was an HONOR to have him serve as a volunteer during the Heroes Convention each year, as well as at most all of our other Heroes events.
He was a regular presence at the Charlotte Mini-Con, Free Comic Book Day, and at nearly ALL of our In-Store Signings.
He could handle ANY situation thrown at him with a calming charm.
Kibby’s was the kind of presence that automatically made everyone feel at ease.
During stressful events he would kindly remind members of the Heroes Staff to take a break, and if he received protest, would occasionally throw them over his shoulder to MAKE them eat lunch.
He was a friend to almost EVERY ARTIST and VENDOR on our show floor, as well as at other shows across the country, constantly checking in on them during shows. Kibby would happily go well out of his way to help ANYONE, and you always knew you could count of him.
He was ALWAYS looking out FOR OTHERS.
To know him, was to LOVE him. And, like many others have stated, once he knew you he immediately made you feel like family.
The Heroes Family, and the Comics Community at large, are devastated today by the news that he lost his battle with COVID-19.
We know that everyone is tired of hearing this, but PLEASE WEAR A MASK.
Kibby wore his. He was careful. Our friend got sick because of someone else’s negligence.
If you won’t wear a mask for your own health, please wear one for the sake of someone you love.
We LOVE YOU CHARLES KIBBY. You are, and ALWAYS WILL BE, Heroes Family.
November 10, 2020By: Karla Southern Category: Uncategorized
NEW COMICS WILL ARRIVE
LATER IN THE DAY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020
It is STILL 2020 after all…
Due to a shipping mishap, Heroes will be receiving our books for Wednesday, November 11 later than usual.
Accidents will happen, what can we say?
New books will be arriving sometime during the day on Wednesday, but we will still need to COUNT them, check for damages, and complete pull lists for our Reserve Customers before they can go out on the racks.
We ask you to give us a few extra hours tomorrow to get our shipment sorted.
New books are ON THEIR WAY, but we suggest that you consider stopping by tomorrow evening instead of at 10am hoping to get first dibs.
We will update this post (and our Social Media) tomorrow as soon as New Books are on the shelves for everyone!
October 15, 2020By: Karla Southern Category: Uncategorized
November Vol #3
Three strangers entangled by fate, coincidence, and cruelty find themselves at the end of the longest night of their lives, bound together against the dark forces of…well-fate, coincidence, and cruelty. Apart, none of them will see sunrise; together they might have a shot, in this thriller by MATT FRACTION & ELSA CHARRETIER, with colors by MATT HOLLINGSWORTH and stunning hand-crafted lettering by cartoonist KURT ANKENY.
One night. One city. Three women. NOVEMBER.
Get your copy Wednesday, October 21 at Heroes, with a special added incentive direct from the creative team! (Hint: Elsa tells you what it is in the video!)
Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find is celebrating 40 YEARS in business this year and Labor Day weekend will mark our 3 YEAR Anniversary #UnderTheWaterTower!
What better way to celebrate than with a HUGE Warehouse *DOLLAR COMICS* Sale?!
Come help us celebrate this coming Labor Day weekend! Saturday, September 5: 10AM-DARK
Sunday, September 6: 10AM-6PM Monday, September 7: 10AM-7PM
Heroes Operations Manager, Seth, has been working NON-STOP over the past months curating and organizing one of our best stocks of DOLLAR COMICS in years!
Starting on Saturday, September 5 at 10am, we will have OVER 100 LONG BOXES OF DOLLAR COMICS for your shopping pleasure!! This stock is 100% organized and in order, so be sure to bring those want list to fill-in your collection!
We will also be offering the option to FILL A LONG BOX on all three days! A comics long box can hold around 350 individual comics, so it’s a great way to get even MORE bang for your buck!
FILL A LONG BOX: Saturday, September 5: $200
Sunday, September 6: $150 Monday, September 7: $100
Our Labor Day Sale will take place OUTSIDE in the area behind our store. All Employees and Customers will be required to wear a mask (one can be provided if necessary), even though the event is outdoors. We will be limiting the number of people shopping at a time to allow for safe social distancing as an extra precaution. Additional safety measures may be implemented in an effort to make this event as safe as physically possible. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we do our best to make sure that everyone stays safe and healthy!
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020 ::
Like 99% of 2020’s regularly scheduled events, the pandemic forced the cancellation of this year’s “Free Comic Book Day” event which would have been held on the first Saturday in May.
Once printing and production resumed, in late June, this year’s Free Comic Book Day books began shipping a few titles a week. Instead of releasing those books a few at a time over the course of months, we decided to hold our books until Labor Day so that we could make them all available during our Anniversary Sale! There will still be some Free Comic Book Day titles that won’t ship until after Labor Day, but this will be the bulk of this years selections. Please keep in mind that, while you are more than welcome to pick up multiple FCBD titles, quantities are limited. We will limit all available titles to no more than ONE PER-CUSTOMER in order to ensure that as many customers benefit as possible!
We hope to see you there!!
Leave a comment below, call us at 704-375-7462 or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions!
June 26, 2020By: Karla Southern Category: Uncategorized
To the comics community:
We ARE listening.
We have been gutted by the instances that have come to light over this past week, and we are devastated to learn that any of these instances occurred during our show or at any of our satellite events.
There are multiple changes that need to occur on an industry-wide scale, but the Heroes Convention and Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find will be taking significant steps to be part of the solution & not part of the problem.
We support and acknowledge the need for change.
To say that we were not made aware of these instances until this week is a moot point.
We will take measures to prevent situations like these, or anything even remotely similar, from happening at ANY of our future events.
This commitment extends to the ENTIRE comics community, not just to female creators, but to our LQBTQ+ & BIPOC community as well.
We will BE BETTER. We must insist that everyone BE BETTER.
While our next show isn’t for another year, we have an entire year to listen to the community, to learn from these experiences, and to put in the effort to BE THE CHANGE.
The Heroes Convention has had a CODE OF CONDUCT policy in place for years. It is posted in multiple locations all over the convention floor and is the second page in our program book:
Heroes stand for Justice, and Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find stands with the BIPOC Community and the #BlackLiveMatter movement.
We must live by the code of the heroes whose stories we carry in our store, and stand for what is RIGHT.
Captain America fought the Nazis. The X-Men, Black Panther, and countless other titles throughout the years, have represented the fight for civil rights.
In December of 1968, Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics, used his Soapbox to declare, “Racism and bigotry are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today.”
A few months earlier, in October 1968 his Soapbox stated, “We believe that Man has a divine destiny, and an awesome responsibility – the responsibility of treating all who share this wondrous world of ours with tolerance and respect – judging each fellow human on his own merit, regardless of race, creed, or color.”
We look forward to a new chapter written by a new world where diversity and inclusivity are not just fictional characters on a page, but a reality for all who live it.
We will post a new panel every Friday at 10am for the next several weeks!! Stay tuned and enjoy!!
All Hail Jack Kirby
He was a visionary, a great artist with an unlimited imagination and above all else he was a great and gentle man with a legacy as teeming as the Cosmos.
Come celebrate the KING with Mark Evanier and our guests Mike Royer, John Morrow, Jim Amash, and from the Kirby Museum, Rand Hoppe and Tom Kraft.
Recorded Sunday, June 15 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
Cartoonist Kayfabe *LIVE*
Join Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg for a LIVE Cartoonist Kayfabe from the 2019 Heroes Convention!
Ed and Jim started the YouTube Channel “Cartoonist Kayfabe” to talk comics — old, new, and everything in between. They’ve been making comics for almost 20 years and reading them forever! Cartoonist Kayfabe is where they show off the cool stuff they have found, seen and made — from bootleg comics to popular titles like X-Men! Spend almost an hour with them as they talk about some of their favorite comic books, artists, and HeroesCon adventures!
Recorded Sunday, June 14 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
Celebrating the Legion of Super Heroes
Keith Giffen, Joe Staton, and Greg LaRoque talk with Legion of Super-Heroes fanatic Nancy Northcott about the enduring allure of everyone’s favorite super-hero club.
Recorded Sunday, June 15 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
Cosplay Q&A
Thinking about your first cosplay? Don’t know where to get particular fabric or how to build a prop? Our panel of experts can walk you through where to start, where to go, and how to manage it all without losing your cool. Moderator: Kalliste Cosplay Panelists: Sean Patton / SMP Designs, Jessica Smith, and Derek Nieman / Contagious Costuming.
Recorded Sunday, June 14 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
In Frazettas Shadow
Dr. Scott Valeri sits down with Cary Nord — an artist known for his incredible interpretations of Burroughs and Howard characters — to discuss the influences, techniques, and timelessness of Frank Frazetta.
Recorded Sunday, June 16 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
JLA-Eiou and Sometimes Why
Chris Brenneman sits down with J.M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen, Kevin Maguire, and Bart Sears to discuss the series that changed team comics forever and most certainly helped pave the humor-laden road now travelled by the super-hero movies.
Recorded Friday, June 14 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
Latour Live *Drawl*
Jason Latour continues his yearly tradition of conversing and drawing with talented artist friends he hand-picks from the convention Guest List. There’s insight and humor about how comics are created in this always entertaining panel!
Recorded Sunday, June 16 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
The Art of Cover Composition
Comic book covers are in the midst of a creative renaissance. Join moderator Shawn Daughhetee as she talks with some of comics’ most innovative illustrators: Colleen Doran, Jenny Frison, Tula Lotay and Vanesa Del Rey. Learn techniques, tricks of the trade, and how these creators go about crafting their unique covers!
Recorded Saturday, June 15 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
The Marvel Age
How Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko reinvented Superhero Comics in the 1960’s. Mark Evanier, Craig Yoe, Steve Saffel and Michael Kobre explore how that happened, who deserves credit and what it means for us now.
Recorded Saturday, June 15 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
The Mark Sergio and Stan Show
Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones, and Stan Sakai bring you the long-running, award-winning comic featuring GROO the Wanderer with his faithful dog Rufferto! If you’ve never been to a GROO panel before, you are in for a treat!
Recorded Saturday, June 15 at the 2019 Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
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.
