Heroes Is A 2020 Drop-Site for

We know that this year has been tough on almost EVERYONE.

Kids are NO EXCEPTION.

This Holiday Season is going to financially difficult for SO MANY throughout our communities.

Heroes is collecting NEW, UNWRAPPED Toys for Toys For Tots until end of day on Thursday, December 10, 2020.

If you are in a position to donate to a family in need this year, you can drop New, Unwrapped Toy donations off in the Toys For Tots donation box at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find.
417 Pecan Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28204

If you are able to donate, but would prefer to do so with a monetary, or virtual donation, you may do so through the Toys For Tots Website:

https://www.toysfortots.org/donate

Let’s all be HEROES this Holiday Season.
Be well, be kind, and stay strong.
– HEROES

GREENLAND

We are THANKFUL for our wonderful customers not just today, but EVERY DAY.

So, no matter what your Thanksgiving Holiday looks like this year, we send you our LOVE, our GRATITUDE, and our sincerest HOPES for a wonderful Holiday Season.
Heroes is CLOSED today, but will open at 10am Friday morning.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

#UnderTheWaterTower

LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY IS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Heroes is proud to be part of the #LCSD community! We will have the following #LCSD 2020 Exclusives available, quantities are limited!

OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1 (OF 5) LCSD JAMAL CAMPBELL SILVER METALLIC INK VARIANT
DC COMICS :: (W) John Ridley(A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Cucchi
Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) examines the mythology of the DC Universe in this compelling new miniseries that reframes iconic moments of DC history and charts a previously unexplored sociopolitical thread as seen through the prism of DC Super Heroes who come from traditionally disenfranchised groups.This unique new series presents its story as prose by Ridley married with beautifully realized illustrations by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi. Issue #1 follows the story of Jefferson Pierce, the man who will one day become Black Lightning, as he makes his way from being a young track star to a teacher and, ultimately, to his role as a hero.Future issues focus on characters such as Karen and Mal Duncan, Tatsu Yamashiro, and Renee Montoya.Extensively researched and masterfully executed, The Other History of the DC Universe promises to be an experience unlike any other. You may think you know the history of the DC Universe…but the truth is far more complex. The Other History of the DC Universe isn’t about saving the world—it’s about having the strength to simply be who you are.

LCSD 2020 DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES FOIL VARIANT
BOOM! STUDIOS :: (W) Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) J. G. Jones
* The acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune continues in comic book form for the first time.* Pardot Kynes arrives on Arrakis to begin research into terraforming the desert planet, but the merciless Baron Harkonnen has plans of his own.* Meanwhile, the sadistic Harkonnens brutally test a young slave named Duncan Idaho.* And Leto Atreidies meets with the pioneers of space travel technology – taking the first steps towards his incredible destiny.

LCSD 2020 ICE CREAM MAN #20
IMAGE COMICS :: (W) W. Maxwell Prince (A/CA) Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. Three fish, four fish, have some more fish. Five fish, six fish—are you sickish? Seven fish, eight fish…it’s getting late fish. Nine fish, ten fish, everyone you love will die and life is pointless so why even get out of bed you little worm you sick little insect with your sad flailing arms and creepy-crawly legs my god I’ve never seen such a pathetic specimen how sad how truly tragic…red fish, blue fish.A Green Eggs & Ham homage LCSD 2020 edition of the standalone issue from ICE CREAM MAN that sold out multiple times and caused a stir for it’s creepy satirization of classic children’s stories.

LCSD 2020 INVINCIBLE #1 GOLD FOIL LOGO
IMAGE COMICS :: (W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Cory Walker
Strange things begin to happen to Mark Grayson as he develops superpowers. Luckily, his dad is around to show him the ropes, at least he WOULD be if he weren’t so busy saving the world all the time. Mark is forced to go out on his own, and try and figure out how all this superheroing business works. The results are a monumental disaster. Meanwhile, there’s trouble at school when Mark is dragged into a fight of epic proportions. This LCSD 2020 edition of the debut issue of the long running INVINCIBLE series by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker will introduce the action packed adventure to a whole new audience of readers since its original launch in 2003. Now fans can revisit the iconic superhero story of Mark Grayson in anticipation of the upcoming Amazon Prime Original TV show adaptation coming soon and featuring the voices of fan-favorite Steven Yeun (THE WALKING DEAD), Academy and Golden Globe award winning J.K. Simmons, and two time Golden Globe winning Sandra Oh of the popular TV series Killing Eve!

LCSD 2020 LUMBERJANES #75 FOIL VARIANT
BOOM! STUDIOS :: (W) Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh (A) Kanesha C. Bryant, Julia Madrigal (CA) Kat Leth
* END OF SUMMER Part Three!* Co-Creator & original series artist Brooklyn Allen returns!* With the campgrounds and cabins of Miss Qiunzella’s camp full to bursting with scared campers, cryptids, and literal wild animals, time is running out to save themselves from the Grey!* With camp director Rosie and Bearwoman Nellie losing control of themselves, and Diane off searching for godly help on Mount Olympus, the rest of the mortal Lumberjanes are the last hope to save their home-away-from-home!

LCSD 2020 MIGHTY MORPHIN #1 FOIL VARIANT
BOOM! STUDIOS :: (W) Ryan Parrott (A) Marco Renna (CA) Goni Montes
* Two New Series, Two New Teams – The UNLIMITED POWER Era Begins HERE- but who is the NEW Green Ranger and are they friend… or foe?* Superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and rising star artist Marco Renna send the Mighty Morphin team on a collision course with an even deadlier Lord Zedd, who has a new mission and a new motivation – one that will change everything you thought you knew about our heroes!* But even if the Mighty Morphin team can all find a way to survive Zedd and their mysterious new enemies, they may discover the greatest threat to their future is the shocking secret of Zordon’s past!* The next big epic begins here, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike.

LCSD 2020 POWER RANGERS #1 FOIL VARIANT
BOOM! STUDIOS :: (W) Ryan Parrott (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Peach Momoko
*Two New Series, Two New Teams -The UNLIMITED POWER Era Begins HERE – And Only Lord Drakkon, Their Greatest Enemy, Can Save Them!* Superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and fan favorite artist Francesco Mortarino (Go Go Power Rangers) reveal a new cosmic threat that only the original Power Rangers, now known as the Omega Rangers – Jason, Trini and Zack – can hope to defeat!* But their secret weapon is… the villainous Lord Drakkon?!* Zordon forbids the Omega Rangers from contacting Drakkon, so if they want to save the universe then they’ll have to go rogue – and go up against their Mighty Morphin allies.* The next big Power Rangers epic begins here, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike.

LCSD 2020 MONSTRESS: TALK STORIES #1
IMAGE COMICS :: (W) Marjorie M. Liu (A/CA) Sana Takeda
Bridging the gap between the fifth and sixth arc (which resumes in January 2021), MONSTRESS returns with TALK-STORIES, a two-part limited series that invites you to eat dumplings beside the fire and listen as Kippa recounts a defining moment from her childhood.Whether caught up on the latest issue of MONSTRESS or not, fans will enjoy this delightful spinoff and will want to get their hands on this highly collectable Gold Foil LCSD edition.

LCSD 2020 SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #1 FOIL VARIANT
BOOM! STUDIOS :: (W) James Tynion IV(A/CA) Werther Dell’Edera
* GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Memetic, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) for an all-new limited series about staring into the abyss to find your worst fears staring back.* When the children of Archer’s Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories-impossible stories of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows.* Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to see what they can see.* Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it MUST be done.

LCSD 2020 SPAWN #312 RETAILER VARIANT
IMAGE COMICS :: (W) Todd McFarlane (A) Carlo Barberi (CA) Todd McFarlane
This LCSD 2020 SPAWN #312 cover will be a variant of Todd McFarlane’s cover for the issue—only instead of listing out the names of those who’ve contributed to SPAWN over the years, this LCSD 2020 cover will wraparound and feature the names of retailers who are registered for the 2020 Local Comic Shop Day festivities!

LCSD X OF SWORDS DESTRUCTION #1 HENRICHON VARIANT
MARVEL COMICS :: (W) Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) Nikko Henrichon
The wheel of fortune turns. The unfortunate fall. A sword against the darkness.

Heroes Is A 2020 Drop-Site for

We know that this year has been tough on almost EVERYONE.

Kids are NO EXCEPTION.

This Holiday Season is going to financially difficult for SO MANY throughout our communities.
If you are in a position to donate a NEW, UNWRAPPED toy to a family in need this year, you can drop those physical donations off in the Toys For Tots donation box at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find until end of day on Thursday, December 10, 2020.

If you are able to donate, but would prefer to do so with a monetary, or virtual donation, you can do so through the Toys For Tots Website:

https://www.toysfortots.org/donate

Let’s all be HEROES this Holiday Season.
Be well, be kind, and stay strong.
– HEROES

FRESH ITEMS ARE ALWAYS

GOING UP IN THE

HEROES EBAY STORE!

Star Wars-The Clone Wars #1 :: 1st Printing ::1st Ahsoka Tano :: CGC 9.6

THOR #337 & #338 :: 1st Printings ::1st Beta Ray Bill :: Both comics CGC 9.6

Ultimate Fallout #4 :: 1st Printing ::1st Miles Morales Spider-Man :: CGC 9.8

CGC 9.8 White Pages
First appearance of Miles Morales Spider-Man
Fresh CGC grade. You will receive the comic pictured.
This is sealed and certified by CGC, there are no returns.

Shipped fast and FREE via USPS Priority Mail!
DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY PLEASE!

Hero Initiative Exclusive Cover by Kevin Nowlan

THE 50TH EDITION OF THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE ARRIVES ON SEPTEMBER 2ND!

The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is widely considered the Bible for any serious comic book collector or dealer, providing pricing resources that reflect the most current pricing on record for millions of comic titles and magazines.

This year marks the Golden Anniversary of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide with their 50th Edition! This milestone volume is complete with new prices, new feature articles, new additions to the “Overstreet Hall of Fame”, new market reports and much more. Find out why Overstreet has been trusted for five decades!

Pictured above is this year’s Hero Initiative Exclusive Variant with gorgeous Kevin Nowlan cover. This hardcover variant will be available at Heroes on Wednesday, September 2, 2020! The proceeds from the sale of this variant cover go back to the Hero Initiative and their efforts to “create a financial safety net for comic creators in need who need medical aid, financial support, and an avenue back into paying work.”

This year’s regular cover will be the Spawn/Spider-Man crossover by Todd McFarlane (pictured left), but you can score both if you just can’t make up your mind!!

Soft Cover: $29.95 / Hardcover: $37.50 (Hero Initiative Variant Only Available in Hardcover)

If you would like to reserve a copy of the The Overstreet Price Guide #50, please call our store at 704-375-7462 or send an email requests to: [email protected] or [email protected]

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

APRIL 20, 2020

Greetings To ALL Our Reserve And Regular Customers,

Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find continues to operate on a SHIPPING ONLY basis until at least April 29, 2020 as we adhere to the State-Wide Executive Order to “STAY AT HOME”.

In the meantime, WE CAN SHIP RESERVE BAGS, COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMIC SUPPLIES & MORE!

Send us your want-lists, schedule shipping and more at any time:
[email protected] 

We understand that everyone’s lives and budgets are in flux at this time. 

In an effort to continue paying our employees, and to ease the financial commitment of maintaining your Reserve-Bag, we are offering our current RESERVE CUSTOMERS a 20% DISCOUNT on orders!

We are happy to ship reserve bags during this time! All orders over $50 will receive FREE SHIPPING, and orders under $50 will ship for $5/$8/$12 depending on weight.

We have been reaching out to our reserve customers over the past few weeks to offer shipping options for items currently on hold. If you are a reserve customer and we have been unable to contact you due to outdated contact information, we ask that you please give us a call or send us an email so that we can keep your information current.

New Releases are suspended until further notice per our distributer, Diamond Comics, so reserve bags will not be collecting new items until further notice.

WHAT’S IN STORE?

We have an immense stock of comics, back issues, trades, hard-covers and comic-supplies available! We can assist you with recommendations for new titles to try, digging for back-issues, and more! If you have a want-list of comics, now would be a great time for us to look through our warehouse to fill in those gaps in your collection! We will post stories and items on our Instagram and Facebook pages regularly during this time, so if you don’t already follow us on those platforms, there is no time like to present to follow us!

If you have comic and graphic novel recommendations you would like to share with us on Instagram and Facebook, please tag us!! @heroesonline and use the hashtag #HeroesCustomerPick.
We will then share your recommendations in our stories!

SHIPPING INFORMATION:

We are happy to SHIP items to anyone who would like make those arrangements in advance.
We will need you to help us organize the following:

1. Please call our store at 704-375-7462 between the hours of 10am-6pm, or email us at [email protected] with a list of books you would like us to ship to you.
   You can find the last 5 weeks of New Releases on our website here: http://www.heroesonline.com/new-releases/, if you need recommendations!
2. If you would like to order comic-collecting supplies (ie: Comic Boxes, Bags, Boards, etc) to have shipped, we can do that too!
   In order to SHIP supplies, comic storage boxes MUST be ordered in bundles of at LEAST 10.
   Bags and boards can be ordered in any quantity.
   Supplies are subject to shipping freight and do not qualify for free shipping. You can find our supply options listed here:
   http://www.heroesonline.com/supplies/
3. Orders of $50.00 or more SHIP FOR FREE (excludes supply orders).
4. Orders under $50.00 ship for $5/$8/$12 depending on weight
5. We will invoice your email order to process credit card payment and shipping.
6. If you would prefer to make payment via PayPal, we can arrange that as well. Please call or email for details.
7. Please make sure that we have your complete and correct shipping address.

We will fulfill and ship requests as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible (same day whenever possible!). We appreciate your patience while we prepare orders.

DOING OUR BEST:

We care about the well-being of ALL of our customers and staff and are doing everything in our power to keep everyone safe and healthy during this time.
We will continue to fulfill orders*, and supply wish-lists in the meantime with the following precautions being taken by our staff:

1. Even though we are not open to the public, we are still disinfecting surfaces several times an hour with antibacterial wipes and sprays.
2. We have hand sanitizer on-hand and our employees sanitize and wash their hands as frequently as possible with hot water and antibacterial soap.
3. Any staff member who has a cough, sniffle, temperature, or is feeling generally unwell, will stay home and avoid contact with others.
4. We are reviewing CDC recommendations daily and will adjust any procedures as necessary.

*During this time the amount of product we order for stock may be adjusted to meet demand.
Once regular shipments resume, we will continue to order enough product to cover our subscribers and any requests made in advance. If we are sold-out of a title you are looking for, we may be able to reorder those items. Please let us know if you are missing a title you wanted to pick up. If you are aware of a title that will be coming out over the next several weeks/months that you would like to reserve, we ask that you please request those items in advance if possible so that we might have the best opportunity to fulfill your want-list.

We are also utilizing this time to install a new Point-Of-Sale system in our store. We are contacting our Reserve Customers to make sure that we have their current contact information and to verify the status of their Reserve Bags going forward. If you are a Reserve Customer, and you have not heard from us, please give us a call or send us an email to ensure we have your best information on file!

REGARDING UPCOMING EVENTS:

POSTPONED: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY – May 2nd: Festivities planned for Free Comic Book Day on May 2nd have been postponed until further notice. We will keep you up to date on any developments!

HEROESCON 2020 – June 19-21: We are monitoring current events and recommendations very closely and will do whatever is necessary to ensure the health and safety of our Guests and Attendees. We will adhere to any and all CDC protocols and make any adjustments necessary. Keep us on your calendar for June 19-21 until further notice!

The following are basic precautions recommended by the CDC:

1. Clean your hands often. Wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after being in a public place, blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
2. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water aren’t available.
3. Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands, particularly your eyes, nose and mouth.
4. Avoid contact with people who are sick.
5. If you cough or sneeze, use a shirt sleeve or tissue, not your hands. Then, wash your hands again.
6. Practice Social-Distancing, which means putting at least 6 feet in between yourself and anyone near you in public spaces.
7. If you must greet others, avoid handshakes or hugs. Opt for waves or an elbow bump. (We like using Mr. Spock’s token hand gesture!)
8. Keep your work area well sanitized.
9. If you aren’t feeling well and are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, please restrict your exposure and seek medical attention if necessary.
10. Cover your face with a mask or cloth face covering if you must go out in public.

We hope you are all staying well, staying home, and taking care of yourselves!
Please be kind to one another. Look after each other, your family, friends and neighbors. We will get through this, and we look forward to seeing you all again VERY SOON!

– Your Friends at HEROES AREN’T HARD TO FIND

BITTER ROOT VARIANTS!

Available in the Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find ebay Store!
Get them while they last!

Bitter Root #6 PowerCon “My Friend Totoro” Variant by Sanford Greene – SHIPS FREE!

Bitter Root #6 Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find Chris Brunner Variant Cover 2nd print – SHIPS FREE

Bitter Root #7 Eliza Ivanova 1:10 Variant Cover “Boyz n the Hood” Homage 1st Print – SHIPS FREE

There’s lots more to see on the Heroes Ebay page!