We’re happy to announce more great guests for next year’s HeroesCon which takes place June 20-22, 2014! Tickets will be on sale soon. Look for that and other announcements right here and on our Twitter and Facebook accounts! Full Guest List so far here.

WOOK-JIN CLARK-Cartoonist: Return of King Doug, Megagogo

RON GARNEY-Artist: Uncanny X-Force, Fantastic Four, Wolverine, Captain America

JOE KEATINGE-Writer: Glory, Morbius, Hulk, Batman Inc.

LAURA MARTIN-Colorist: Avengers, Wolverine and the X-Men

ED PISKOR-Cartoonist: Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig, American Splendor: Our Movie Year

STUART SAYGER-Artist: Machete, Bram Stokers Death Ship, Bionicle

JUSTIN’S PICK :: REGGIE-12 : Brain Ralph is one of my personal favorites. I regularly point zombie fans in the direction of his criminally under-appreciated book Daybreak, and its narrative’s neat employment of point of view in a post apocalyptic setting. Stylistically, Ralph’s work is bold and organic, with a deceptive and tasteful simplicity. Now he turns his attention to the likes of Tezuka‘s Astro Boy, and the tropes of manga. I expect the subject matter to dovetail nicely with Ralph’s talents, and look forward to this book greatly.

The Heroes Pop Swap is back! Join us Saturday, October 26th 10AM-4PM at our store. Whether you have things to sell, are shopping for treasure, or you just want to give your Halloween costume a test run, the Pop Swap is sure to be a great place for it!

A 6′ table is only $20 and you can be sure your great collectibles will be going to a loving home.  This event is limited to local creators and comics and pop culture enthusiasts (no professional dealers) who have interesting items in their personal collections that they are willing to sell and self-produced comics and related products. People who are purchasing space are encouraged not only to bring comics but any items falling under the pop culture umbrella. That could be toys, games, music, movies and more. Space is limited and reservations are 1st come, 1st served.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR YOUR TABLE TODAY!

Come say hello to Shelton and check out our great comic book road stock at the 1st ever Florence Comic Con this Sunday, September 15th! The show takes place at The Art Trail Gallery in Florence SC. The show begins at 10am and goes until 6pm. Admission is $5. For full guest and vendor list check out their Facebook page here. It should be a great time and we hope to see you there!

Heroes will be on the road almost every weekend in the coming months. Check to see if we’re coming to a town near you!

• A.C.E. in Asheville – September 21
• Winston Salem – September 29
• New York Comic Con – October 10-13
• ACME’s Comic Book City Con – October 26-27

HEATHER’S PICK :: X-MEN #5: You guys, Battle of the Atom did not disappoint! I am enthusiastically selecting X-Men #5 this week which is part 3 of the Battle of the Atom event. I really like the way the story is flowing through all the X-Men books.  I will even be picking up the Uncanny X-Men issues which is the only title included in this event that I am not currently reading.  I won’t include any spoilers here as this is such a new story line, but I squealed out loud to see a certain character reveal.  I can’t wait to see how the tensions between X-Men of past, present, and future play out across some of my favorite books.

SETH’S PICK :: BEST OF MILLIGAN AND MCCARTHY HC: We live in an era where an endless wave of past stories are being newly collected (or re-collected) and remastered for new audiences.  As with anything, this wave doesn’t always yield wonderful results.  However, this week offers you a chance to pick up a true gem of previously published, never before collected comics.  Dark Horse’s The Best of Milligan and McCarthy collects over 250 pages from these idiosyncratic creators.  Throughout their careers, Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy have exhibited a wide range and use of satire in their work.  Be it at Marvel, DC, Vertigo, or 2000 A.D., these creators are always reliable.  This new hardcover collects many of their influential stories from the eighties, like Paradax, Skin, Rogan Gosh, and Freakwave.  These are quirky, psychedelic, multi-layered comics that will both befuddle and entertain upon repeated readings.  If you’re already a fan, here’s a way to collect all of these stories in one handy volume.  If you’re not familiar with these works, flip through a copy at Heroes this week, and prepare to encounter mind-blowing comics from two greats of the ’80’s British comics invasion. 

JUSTIN’S PICK :: DIESEL SWEETIES: I’M A ROCKER I ROCK OUT: Being a child of the 80s, 8-bit graphics appeal to my lizard brain. I am quite susceptible to their charms, charms that clearly have antecedents in 50s ad mascots, the work of Ernie Bushmiller, and so on. Richard Stevens’ strip Diesel Sweeties only compounds that appeal with a heavy dose of postmodern irony and self-deprecation. This volume – titled I’m a Rocker I Rock Out – is a best-of sampling of the long-running webcomic. For those of you who think “webcomic” is a dirty word…I count myself among you, but we must bear in mind: print is the final trial. It separates the men from the boys.

DOUG’S PICK :: STAR WARS: JEDI ACADEMY: You loved Jeffrey Brown’s Darth Vader and Son and couldn’t wait for Vader’s Little Princess,  so of course you’re pumped to buy Brown’s newest Star Wars strip, Jedi Academy. You don’t need me to give you the hard sell, this book sells itself.  But while you are in the store for this comedic masterpiece, why not check out some of Jeffrey Brown’s non Star Wars work? I loved his latest release from this past summer, A Matter Of Life–  Brown’s semi-autobiographic look at religion, being a son and fatherhood. Another Brown favorite is I Am Going To Be Small; it’s a pocket-sized book full of laugh-out-loud single serving cartoons. I keep mine on the coffee table to read during commercial breaks during hockey games. Where will you read yours?