We are returning to Father's Day Weekend for our
41st Anniversary Heroes Convention!
We will be taking over the entire 280,000 sq ft of the
Charlotte Convention Center again for this year's event!
Check out who's coming to our 2023 Show!
HEROESCON MARCH MADNESS!
WE'VE GONE CRAZY!
We will drop *at least* TEN NAMES to our Featured Guests and/or Indie Island Announcements Every Weekday (Monday-Friday. We're taking Saturday & Sunday off to answer emails!) through the end of March! Check back to see who we announce next!!
We will update this list right up until the convention itself! Not all guests will appear every day of the convention. New additions will appear in red, as well as being announced on our blog and in our weekly newsletter.
HEROESCON 2023
FEATURED GUEST LIST:
JIM AMASH | AA-TBA
Archie Digests, Spider-Man Newspaper Strip, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars
BILL AMEND | AA-TBA
Foxtrot
JEREMY BASTIAN | AA-TBA
Cursed Pirate Girl, Cover artist for Dune: House Harkonnen
JOHN BEATTY | AA-TBA
Secret Wars, Punisher, Batman, Thanos Quest
ANDY BELANGER | AA-TBA
Southern Cross, Vampirella, WWE
CHUCK BROWN | AA-TBA
BitterRoot, Black Panther, On The Stump, Punisher
CULLEN BUNN | AA-TBA
The Sixth Gun, Harrow County, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
JIM CALAFIORE | AA-TBA
Aquaman, Exiles, Gotham Underground, Red Lanterns, Secret Six
RICH CASE | AA-TBA
Doom Patrol, Sandman, Spider-man
MICHAEL CHO | AA-TBA
Batwoman, Shoplifter, Cover Artist Marvel and DC
CHRIS CLAREMONT | AA-TBA
Gambit, New Mutants, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men
RYAN CODY | AA-TBA
Justice League vs Legion of Super-Heroes, Family Tree, Impossible Jones
STEVE CONLEY | AA-TBA
The Middle Age, Astounding Space Thrills, Star Trek
JAMIE COSLEY | AA-TBA
Star Wars Insider Magazine, BlueScar the Barbarian
WES CRAIG | AA-TBA
Kaya, Deadly Class, The Gravediggers Union, Guardians of the Galaxy
ALAN DAVIS | HERO INIATIVE BOOTH #1172/1271
Captain Britain, Batman, Marvelman, Excalibur, JLA: The Nail, X-Men, Hulk
MARC DEERING | AA-TBA
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Black Panther
TOM DeFALCO | AA-TBA
The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Machine Man, Spider-girl, Thor
TODD DEZAGO | AA-TBA
Tellos, Perhapanauts, Spider-Man
RANDY EMBERLIN | AA-TBA
Amazing Spider-man, Web of Spider-man, Dr. Strange and Strange Tales, GI Joe
STEVE EPTING | AA-TBA
Velvet, Captain America, Avengers, Co-Creator of The Winter Soldier
FRANCESCA FANTINI | AA-TBA
Stake, Artemis and The Assassin, A Man Among Ye
SCOTT FOGG | AA-TBA
The Fundamentals, Phileas Reid
RON FRENZ | AA-TBA
The Amazing Spider-Man, Superman, Thor, Spider-girl, Kazar
JOSÉ LUÍS GARCIA-LÓPEZ | AA-TBA
Wonder Woman, Batman, Deadman, Twilight, Atari Force
GUY GILCHRIST | AA-TBA
The Muppets Comic Strip and other Jim Henson creations
CRAIG GILMORE | AA-TBA
Morbius The Living Vampire, Justice League International, Aquaman
MICHAEL GOLDEN | AA-TBA
The Nam, Punisher, Micronauts
SANFORD GREENE | AA-TBA
BitterRoot, Black Manta, Justice League Annual, Power-Man and Iron Fist
MIKE GRELL | AA-TBA
Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Batman, Iron Man, X-Men Forever, Jon Sable
BOB HALL | AA-TBA
West Coast Avengers, Shadowman, The Champions
CULLY HAMNER | AA-TBA
The Question, Red, Batman
JOHN HARTNESS | AA-TBA
Quincy Harker Series, The Black Knight Chronicle, Bubba the Monster Hunter
JONATHAN HEDRICK | AA-TBA
The Recount, Freakshow Knight, The Space Cadet, Quicksand, Capable
JAMAL IGLE | AA-TBA
Dudley Datson and The Forever Machine, The Wrong Earth, Black, Molly Danger
CASEY JONES | AA-TBA
Nightwing, Fantastic Four, Exiles, Excalbur, New Warriors
JUSTIN JORDAN | AA-TBA
Luther Strode, Spread, The Family Trade, Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern
CHRIS KEMPLE | AA-TBA
Red Vengeance, Negative Burn, Artist Alley Comics
MATT KINDT | AA-TBA
Dept. H, Mind MGMT, X-O Manowar
SHARLENE KINDT | AA-TBA
Dept. H, Mind MGMT, X-O Manowar
RAY KRYSSING | AA-TBA
Robin, XO Manowar, Star Wars, Creature Commandos, Blade, Eclipso
MIKE KUNKEL | ii-TBA
Herobear and the Kid, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, DC Super Pets
JAE LEE | AA-TBA
Batman/Superman, Inhumans, Dark Tower, Fantastic Four
JAY LEISTEN | AA-TBA
Death and Return of Wolverine, Uncanny X-Men, and Symbote Spiderman
RICK LEONARDI | AA-TBA
Cloak and Dagger, X-Men, Spider-Man 2099
HOWARD MACKIE | AA-TBA
Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Return of Vengeance, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Batman
STEVE MANNION | AA-TBA
Galaktikon, Fearless Dawn, The Bomb, Tales from the Crypt, Spook House
LAURA MARTIN | AA-TBA
Color Artist for Beta Ray Bill, Plastic: Li’l Birdie, Star Wars Annual, Nubia #1
MIKE McKONE | AA-TBA
Amazing Spider-Man, Teen Titans, Fantastic Four
BOB McLEOD | AA-TBA
New Mutants, Spider-Man, Kraven's Last Hunt
STEVE McNIVEN | AA-TBA
Marvel Civil War, marvel Old Man Logan, Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters
ADRIANA MELO | AA-TBA
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, Female Furies, Wonder Girl, Spiderman, Obi-Wan
TRADD MOORE | AA-TBA
Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise, Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer: Black, Luther Strode
ANDREW PEPOY | AA-TBA
Fables, The Simpsons, The Adventures of Simone & Ajax
DAVID PETERSEN | ii-TBA
Mouse Guard, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dark Crystal, Wind in the Willows
KHOI PHAM | AA-TBA
Duo, Marvel and DC Artist
CARL POTTS | AA-TBA
Alien Legion, Epic Comics, The Punisher War Journal
RICO RENZI | AA-TBA
Goddess Mode, Bitter Root, Spider-Gwen, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
JOHN ROMITA JR. | AA-TBA
Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men, Daredevil, World War Hulk
BUDD ROOT | AA-TBA
Cavewoman
DON ROSA | AA-TBA
The Life and Times of Uncle Scrooge, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories
ALEX SAVIUK | AA-TBA
Spider-Man newspaper strip, Web of Spider-Man, The Phantom, Green Lantern
MARK SCHULTZ | AA-TBA
Xenozoic Tales, Storms at Sea, Prince Valiant, Superman: Man of Steel
JIM SHOOTER | AA-TBA
Former Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics, Founder of Valiant, Defiant and Broadway Comics, Current Editor in Chief of Illustrated Media
BILL SIENKIEWICZ | AA-TBA
Elektra: Assassin, Stary Toasters, New Mutants
ANDY SMITH | AA-TBA
Demi-God, Thanos, X-Men, Wolverine, Superman, Batman
GAVIN SMITH | AA-TBA
Star Trek: the Mirror War, Dead Legends, Heavy Metal, Ghost in the Shell
CHRIS SPARKS | AA-TBA
Team Cul de Sac
KYLE STARKS | AA-TBA
Old Head, Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, Rock Candy Mountain, Rick and Morty
JOE STATON | AA-TBA
Green Lantern, E-Man, Dick Tracy, Scooby Doo
BRIAN STELFREEZE | AA-TBA
Black Panther, Day Men, Wednesday Comics, Batman
JIM STERANKO | AA-TBA
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., History of Comics, Prevue Magazine
WILLIAM STOUT | AA-TBA
Tarzan of the Apes, The Spirit, King Kong, Jurassic Park, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
ROY THOMAS | | AA-TBA
Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Morbius, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Black Knight
WAYNE VANSANT | AA-TBA
Katusha: Girl Soldier of the Great Patriotic War
CHARLES VESS | ii-TBA
The Books of Earthsea, Stardust, The Book of Ballads and Sagas, Sandman
LEE WEEKS | AA-TBA
Batman, Superman, Daredevil, Gambit, Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man
MATT WIERINGO | AA-TBA
Ringo Scholarship
RON WILSON | AA-TBA
The Thing, Marvel Two-In-One, Masters of the Universe, Super Boxers
STEPHANIE WILLIAMS | AA-TBA
Nubia Coronation, Nubia and the Amazons, Marvel Voices: Legacy #1
RENÉE WITTERSTAETTER | AA-TBA
Excess: The Art of Michael Golden, Joe Jusko: Savage Beauty
SKOTTIE YOUNG | AA-TBA
Middlewest, Bully Wars, I Hate Fairyland, Rocket Racoon, Fortunately the Milk, Oz
THOM ZAHLER | AA-TBA
Cupid’s Arrows, Time and Vine, Love and Capes, Warning Label, My Little Pony
*ALL GUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE TENTATIVE.
