RICO’S PICK :: EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #5:  Have you read Umbrella Academy? If not, go do that, it’s great and more than enough to make one take note anytime writer Gerard Way writes a new comic book. The majority of Marvel’s Edge of Spider-Verse has been an exercise in what I consider the best style of comic book editing. That is, select a creative team you trust, give them a broad idea of what you need/want, let them create. For EOSV #5, Way is joined by artist Jake Wyatt whose recent work on  Ms. Marvel and Indestructible Hulk is noteworthy. The pair of creators have re-imagined Spider Man as a futuristic mech-operating hero, think Neon Genesis Evangelion Spider-hero. I can’t wait to read lose myself in the new world they’ve created. There’s a small preview here.

Today’s update is full of first-time HeroesCon guests who we are sure you will want to meet! Along with today’s new guests, you can see our entire list of attending creators here!

COMIC FANS! Tickets for Heroes Convention 2014 are on sale now!

CREATORS! Artists Alley tables are still available but they are going fast! Reserve your space today!

KRIS ANKA :: Artist: X-Men, X-Force, Sideshow Collectibles

VANESA DEL REY :: Artist: Hit, ZERO

CHRISTOPHER SEBELA :: Writer: High Crimes, Ghost, Dead Letters, Alien Vs. Predator

JEFF STOKELY :: Artist: Six-Gun Gorilla, The Reason for Dragons

CHRIS VISIONS :: Artist: Dead Letters, Devils on the Levee

KEVIN WADA :: Artist:  She Hulk, X-Men, Adventure Time

JAKE WYATT :: Artist: Hulk, Regular Show Writer/Artist: Necropolis

CHIP ZDARSKY :: Artist: Sex Criminals  Writer/Artist: Prison Funnies, Monster Cops

Heroes Convention is in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20-22 2014. Get your 3 day passes today! The full guest list (so far) is here.

RICO’S PICK :: INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK SPECIAL #1: Mike Costa, Jake Wyatt, and Jordie Bellaire bring you this special issue which is part 2 in “The Arms of The Octopus” trilogy. Part 1, the All New X-Men Special illustrated by Kris Anka, was great and sucked me in like the superhero comics of my youth. I love Jake Wyatt’s art and can’t wait to read this issue! If you haven’t seen Jake’s new web comic Necropolis please check it out because it’s even better than this even though it’s only about 3 pages in.