Heroes Con 2008

[six-gun]

Hey guys, I was just wondering who all here is planning on attending the 2008 Heroes Con in Charlotte NC?

The guest list (http://www.heroesonline.com/con-guests.html) is incredible, with: Darwyn Cooke, Michael Lark, Greg Rucka, Robert Kirkman and about 50 more creators that are irrefutably "tripple-A".

I'll be there for the entire Con, and I was thinking that we could have a meet-up for the ifanbase even though the guys won't be there.

[zombox]

I've been considering going this year, those are some good guests. Several others on the list that would be neat to meet too.

[six-gun]

I've been considering going this year, those are some good guests. Several others on the list that would be neat to meet too.

Oh yeah. I'm soooo excited.

[hudsonphillips]

I know the iF guys really seemed to like this con, and it is the closest to me, so there's a good chance I might make it this year. I would like to know if any of you are going. Also, for those of you who have been before... is it worth it?

[jaflanagan]

Here's the deal. It's a MARVEL con, or at least it was last year. Good luck finding a DC trade anywhere. But there was lots of good deals on Marvel stuff.

There were lots of creators around for chats, signings, and sketches.

The King BBQ (or BBQ King...) just a little way from downtown Charlotte was cheap and awesome, but only open for lunch, and not on sunday. GO!

[zombox]

Here's the deal. It's a MARVEL con, or at least it was last year. Good luck finding a DC trade anywhere. But there was lots of good deals on Marvel stuff.

There were lots of creators around for chats, signings, and sketches.

The King BBQ (or BBQ King...) just a little way from downtown Charlotte was cheap and awesome, but only open for lunch, and not on sunday. GO!

Suits me fine since I scarcely read DC books anyway. :)

[paper]

So you just read indy books?

[zombox]

So you just read indy books?

I read a fair bit of Marvel, too. Some Image, whether you think of them or indy or not. I read a few DC books, but I just don't care for the characterization and usually find it hard to relate to their god-like status and paragon personalities.

[six-gun]

I know Ron was thinking of coming. Has he decided?

[conorkilpatrick]

I know Ron was thinking of coming. Has he decided?

Nope. Josh and I were trying to find a way to drive down but it's just not going to work out.

[six-gun]

Nope. Josh and I were trying to find a way to drive down but it's just not going to work out.

Ah well. Thanks for trying! :)

[kaylon]

I'm going, as I have been for about 13 years now.

It's a great con, and Josh's observations about last year being a Marvel trade Con are correct, but honestly that's the only time I've been when this was the case.

There is always an awesome indy contingent, and this year is perhaps the best i've seen. I'm looking forward to meeting Alex Robinson, Guy Davis, Michael Lark,and Ryan Ottley.

Here's the site : http://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon.html

Everybody go if you can. It's the most chill, completely comic book driven con in the states.

[jbprince]

New to these boards... Ill be there... This will be my 2nd or 3rd Heroes and compared to other big cons Ive been to, this is the most enjoyable and relaxed one... Compared to the WizardWorlds, I can actually have a good time...

[hudsonphillips]

I'm definitely in.

We should try and get together for a lunch... say, at the aforementioned BBQ place?

[quad]

Roku and I are both new to the forums but we will both be at Heroes Con. I will actually be pitching a comic to a few publishers but I would love to meet up with any iFanboy + TRS fans.

Talking with Quad (Harison in game) and found that we are going to be at Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC on June 21. If anyone is in the area, or is going to the Con, and wants to have an impromptu meet up let one of us know.

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[webnet]

Nope. Josh and I were trying to find a way to drive down but it's just not going to work out.
So, Ifanboy isn't going to heroes con?

[esophagus]

So, Ifanboy isn't going to heroes con?Correctamundo.

[zombox]

Well, its official. I will be there barring unforeseen.

[six-gun]

Well, its official. I will be there barring unforeseen.

cool man!

[six-gun]

I'm definitely in.

We should try and get together for a lunch... say, at the aforementioned BBQ place?

cool, I'm down with that

[viperseatlotus]

I have been way from the interwebs for a about a week and a half and just came here to see if anyone else was going and saw this thread.

This will be my first comic convention and my first time to Charlotte. I will be coming with my fiancee (from Hampton Roads VA) and meeting up with a good friend (from Washington DC) at our hotel. I am so glad to be reading some positive things about this con especially how it is really relaxed. I would be game for meeting up for a lunch thing if that is happening.

What I really wanted to ask is, are there any MUST SEE things in the city of Charlotte since this is our first time there, be it museums, a stroll through a park, historical sites, etc? The future Mrs. VipersEatLotus isn't exactly the biggest comic fan though she will be attending the con so I am looking for places to go when we aren't at the con. Is the public transit system any good there? Is there a rail or subway or is it just a bunch of buses? Kinda would like to keep things on the cheap since the hotel, gas, and the con are taking up most of the budget.

Any suggestions would be great!

[viperseatlotus]

Bar B Q King
2900 Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte, NC

Map from Convention Center to BBQK (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=17066739254877435314,35.221721,-80.844634&saddr=35.221721,-80.844634&daddr=2900+Wilkinson+Blvd&mra=pi&mrcr=0&sll=35.225867,-80.839291&sspn=0.011744,0.020084&ie=UTF8&ll=35.223185,-80.863237&spn=0.046978,0.080338&t=h&z=14)

Is that the one you are talking about Josh?

[jaflanagan]

Judging from the overhead view, it looks like it.

Beware...it closes in the afternoon I think.

[webnet]

This is going to be my first comic convention, but myself and a bunch of friends are going to brave the floor together; but I think I am anticipating the BBQ Ribs the most. I miss North Caroline BBQ

[viperseatlotus]

2 more weeks...anyone workout any possible meet up or times?

[quad]

I would think that Saturday lunch would be the best time. I am pretty sure that is what is going to be best for me.

[six-gun]

Let's get a time set, and then maybe the guys could announce it on the podcast.

[zombox]

I'd prefer something in the later afternoon or early evening myself, but Saturday afternoon should be fine.

[viperseatlotus]

whats your idea of late afternoon?

according to the website the bbq place is open from 10am-11:30pm on Saturday.

the show on saturday is from 10am-6pm.

wanna say 3:45-4pm at the show and make introductions and then maybe say meet up at 4:30 at the BBQ place? late lunch early dinner type of thing? I will probably wear my iFanboy shirt as to be somewhat recognizable. maybe we could take a pic and send it to the boys and we can get our 15 seconds of internet fame! lol

if anyone would like to meet at the actual con though that would be cool. show a con newb the ropes?

sound like a plan?

[six-gun]

I'm trying to figure out how much money to take to Heroes Con and I just wanted to get a read from you guys. Now I know that usually if a creator is at a company booth that the sketch is free.

But what if they're not?
What about the little guys trying to sell you stuff over at indie -land?
What about commissions?

[paper]

Are you going multiple days? If so, ration your money. Figure out how much you are willing to spend for the weekend and then give yourself a daily allowance or you'll be tempted to spend all or most of it on the first day.

No-name artists (or even name artists) can go for 5 or 10 bucks. Many of them have a range of prices depending on what you want. For instance, you might be able to get a headshot for 25 bucks, full body for 50, color for 100. Sometimes it depends on the size of your sketchbook.

Don't try and haggle for a price, but what you can do is say, what can I get for this much? Just make it reasonable. And don't be super specific about what you want. Don't suggest the pose or whatever. Biggest thing, be understanding and patient and remember that drawing is hard and that they can only do so much.

Line up your commisions on the first day.

[six-gun]

thanks! that's great advice!

[conorkilpatrick]

thanks! that's great advice!

If you are going to get commissions you definitely have to schedule them on the first day, even in the first few hours of the first day. It seems like at every con we go to the artists book up their entire weekend in the first few hours of the show.

[six-gun]

If you are going to get commissions you definitely have to schedule them on the first day, even in the first few hours of the first day. It seems like at every con we go to the artists book up their entire weekend in the first few hours of the show.

I've already emailed Chris Samnee and he's the only "commission" that I want.

[paper]

Seek out the 50% off bins. That collective travels about the country, so hopefully they'll be there. They have some great stuff.

[six-gun]

Seek out the 50% off bins. That collective travels about the country, so hopefully they'll be there. They have some great stuff.

My birthday is the 21st and so I asked for the only trades that I really want right now for that so that I can just be looking out for stuff I wouldn't have thought of and not wasting my time seeking some particular trade.

I also want to dump a lot of cash into any indie book that doesn't have anything to do with mopey relationships. SO I'm going to spend some time just talking to the really underground guys with the more ghetto set ups.

[paper]

My birthday is the 21st and so I asked for the only trades that I really want right now for that so that I can just be looking out for stuff I wouldn't have thought of and not wasting my time seeking some particular trade.

This sentence broke my mind.

I'm just saying give them a look. You might find some stuff for real cheap that you never really thought of getting at full price. I wasn't looking for anything in particular either.

[dave-accampo]

Seek out the 50% off bins. That collective travels about the country, so hopefully they'll be there. They have some great stuff.

I love this. I imagine the 50%-off people as a band of traveling gypsies, criss-crossing the country in little horse-drawn caravans, seeking out comic book conventions. In the winter months, when conventions are scarce, the collective must subsist on meager rations, burning old Marvel Essentials: The Defenders volumes for warmth. But fear not -- they know where to get more. It is their way. They speak in their own secret retail language and eye passers-by warily.

Until of course, they set up their booths.

"Haaaaaaaalf off, everything in the booth! Everything in the booth is haaaaaaaaaalf off!"

[paper]

The lady in charge (I think) told me this crazy story about how she was driving the 18 wheeler with all the books in it and tried to do a U turn on an icy road or something.

It's a whole thing.

[dave-accampo]

The lady in charge (I think) told me this crazy story about how she was driving the 18 wheeler with all the books in it and tried to do a U turn on an icy road or something.

It's a whole thing.

That's the start of a movie. Only, in the movie, the 18 wheeler tips and skids along the highway in a shower of sparks, trade paperbacks spinning wildly across the mountain roads. Slowly, cautious mountain folk emerge from the woods, descending slowly to the flaming wreckage Their eyes land on the four color volumes littered across the icy turnpike like jewels. A young boy smiles, hands trembling as he opens the book, turns to his mother and says, "momma, that man can fly!"

Maybe it's the end of a movie.

I dunno. I'm in a weird mood today.

I'm doing all graphic design and audio editing. So I need a writing outlet, can you tell?

[six-gun]

Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark canceled.

I'm crushed :(

[vplexico]

Hi, Van Plexico here from AvengersAssemble.net. We have an Avengers-centered panel at HeroesCon that has just been moved to SATURDAY at 3 pm.

If you're coming to the con, the already-printed schedule will say it's Sunday, but that's no longer correct. (They haven't updated their Web site's schedule yet, either, but I have confirmed the panel will be on SATURDAY.)

The panel should be great-- We will talk all things Avengers-related, and then I will be presenting the HERO Initiative guys with a check for nearly $2000.00 from the profits from our Avengers book, ASSEMBLED! I will also have copies of the book for sale, along with info on the upcoming second volume (which will have chapters by Kurt Busiek and Tom Brevoort, among others). You can also order the ASSEMBLED! book from Amazon, BN.com, etc-- link below.

I will also be signing copies of my new superhero novel, SENTINELS: WHEN STRIKES THE WARLORD, being published by Swarm Press, with illustrations by Chris Kohler. It is the first in a series, with books 2 and 3 coming later this summer and book 4 in January. I am a lifelong fan of the Avengers, obviously, so you can imagine what this novel is like.

Links:
HeroesCon schedule: http://www.heroesonline.com/con-schedule.html
The AvengersAssemble site: http://www.avengersassemble.net
The ASSEMBLED! book: http://www.whiterocketbooks.com/index_assembled.htm
The SENTINELS books: http://www.swarmpress.com

[zombox]

So, did we set a time to have some lunch one day? Friday or Saturday? Whenever. I'm up for it.

[viperseatlotus]

*crickets*

oh well if you see a big 6ft dude with an ifanboy shirt on saturday, that will be me. i should be there tomorrow and saturday. feel free to approach me.

dave is the name

[quad]

I would definitely like to do a meet up on Saturday. I will be there on Friday as well but I am going to be passing my preview comic out to publishers and what not so I want to have an openish schedule.

[six-gun]

Hey Quad, if you see a guy, about 5 foot seven wearing a "Wildcat Football" tee-shirt come say hi, I'd love to interview you about your preview comic.

I'm covering the con for a local radio station

[luthor]

I just read about the "State of the Industry" Panel. If anyone goes to that, please do a small report. It sounds like it would be phenomenal.

[six-gun]

I just read about the "State of the Industry" Panel. If anyone goes to that, please do a small report. It sounds like it would be phenomenal.

Wasn't able to make it. I had to duck out for a college tour (Davidson).

[six-gun]

I got a copy of this week's POW signed by Jason Aaron and made out to you Conor. He said for me to tell you guys thanks for the support you've given the book.

[razor1138]

Ahhh HeroCon....the easiest Con for me to get to...30min away. I will def. be looking out for iFanboy shirts. See Ya there!

[viperseatlotus]

i was all over the $1 bins today...great way for me to catch up.

looking forward to tomorrow and more hunting :) again i will be wearing my shirt tomorrow.

did get my picture taken with iron man though :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2596723992_95cc159aea.jpg?v=0

[six-gun]

Rumor of the show: Rick Remender on Booster Gold

[gungadin]

Rumor of the show: Rick Remender on Booster Gold

I'd read that.

[six-gun]

I'd read that.

I heard it from Mat Fraction believe it or not.

[zombox]

I just read about the "State of the Industry" Panel. If anyone goes to that, please do a small report. It sounds like it would be phenomenal.

I made it to the panel. It was funny. They didn't really hit anything too hard.

I think it was recorded and they intended to post it to thedollarbin.com.

[six-gun]

DC Nation Panel:

Confirmed:

Mary Marvel vs Supergirl in Final Crisis
Aqua Man (from Maine) will play a role in Final Crisis
New Zatanna series

All but confirmed:

Ethan Van Sciver on a (Barry Allen) Flash book
Bart Allen returning in Final Crisis

Come on, can DC not keep a secret?:

Abin Sur is the leader of the Black Lantern Corps

Well, that's awesome!:

Most likely more Darwyn Cooke New Frontier stories

[luthor]

Newsarama DC Nation review here (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080621-HeroesDCNAtion.html). Sad news:

Q: Will there be a new writer on Green Arrow/Black Canary?

DD: Yes.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[optimus187prime]

Newsarama DC Nation review here (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080621-HeroesDCNAtion.html). Sad news:

Q: Will there be a new writer on Green Arrow/Black Canary?

DD: Yes.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

This is what made me sad:

Q: Is Pete Tomasi the writer on Nightwing for the long term?

DD: Is Nightwing long term?

[senoj1]

I love Nightwing, Dick is one of my favorite charecters. I will only accept this if he becomes Batman.

[luthor]

Didio loves saying he's going to kill Nightwing. It's not going to happen.

[optimus187prime]

I love Nightwing, Dick is one of my favorite charecters. I will only accept this if he becomes Batman.

I kinda get a feeling that is what he was hinting. Even though that would be cool I would still like an ongoing Nightwing solo series. Just when I was about to just back into Nightwing (at the Freefall tpb).

[zombox]

Darwyn Cooke is working on something for Image, with Mike Allred I think.

Ennis is doing a crime book for Image as well.

[oh_caroline]

(1) This is a really amazing con. Just the perfect size, lots to see and almost enough time to see all of it, and plenty of time and space to talk to creators -- and everybody I talked to was great.

(2) Wow, the panel summaries that get posted on various sites that do those things? NOT really busting out with accuracy. That probably shouldn't have been as much of a revelation as it is. Seriously, I would have paid money for Newsarama to post that Matt Fraction said he and Ed Brubaker are getting married (which he did), and have people take it seriously and argue about it in the comments.

(3) After floating through stack week, claiming I don't really have that many unread books, I seem to have acquired a stack.

[quad]

Hey Quad, if you see a guy, about 5 foot seven wearing a "Wildcat Football" tee-shirt come say hi, I'd love to interview you about your preview comic.

Crap, I missed the meet up and an interview. The con was great though, I loved that there was as much space dedicated to creators as there was vendors. I got to talk to guys like Matt Fraction about my comic! What other con can a no name like me get 10 minutes to talk with guys like that.