HeroesCon Hotline!
Let the countdown to the show begin and we're please to share
the official word from Charlotte...
Brand new this week is an IDW-tacular update to the HeroesCon 2010 Guest List! Returning to HeroesCon this summer is our main man Steve Niles, who's probably best known for 30 Days of Night, which he created with fellow guest Ben Templesmith back in the early days of now-major publisher IDW. Besides spawning a whole line of 30 Days Of Night comics, the original comic was adapted into a major motion picture, with the sequel Dark Days coming soon! Steve has also worked extensively for pretty much every major publisher, on books including Batman: Gotham County Line, Simon Dark, Freaks of the Heartland, and a ton more.
Joining Steve will be first-time guest Bob Schreck, one of the most influential and recognized editors in comics. Bob is probably best known recently for conceiving and overseeing the "All Star" line at DC, but he's been a major figure in comics for over 20 years. From working at Comico in its heyday, to Dark Horse, then co-founding Oni Comics, then DC-- whew! These days Bob is Senior Editor at IDW Publishing, and is writing his very first comic there, the forthcoming Jurassic Park! Bob is sure to be a popular guest, not just with fans but with pros. Also returning this year is fellow IDW-er Jeff Webber, the director of the company's e-publishing line. Jeff is a sweet dude and runs a mean panel--be sure and check out what IDW has planned for e-publishing--with the advent of the iPad this year, this is sure to be a huge new sector in comics!
And! IDW will be celebrating their increased presence at the show with a HeroesCon exclusive edition of Steve Niles new book with Ashley Wood and Fiona Staples, Mystery Society! More information on how you can secure your copy will be available to the convention itself, but for now, just go ahead and get excited!
AND! our old chum Sarah Wilkinson returns to HeroesCon this year as well. Besides being a prolific illustrator and trading card artist for properties like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Spider-Man, Sarah is mondo popular as a convention guest and sketch destination. Be sure to get on her list early or you'll cry salty tears all weekend!
Holy Cow, tons of new names for the HeroesCon 2010 Guest List just today, including a bunch of old friends. David Mack is of course the bajillion-time Eisner-nominated and New York Times bestselling painter, writer, and cartoonist behind Kabuki, The Shy Creatures, numerous Daredevil arcs, and much more. He's also one of our favorite guests--not only is he a WORKHORSE, showing up before the show opens and usually one of the last to leave each day, but he's immensely popular with fans. Even if you're not interested in meeting David in person, just hanging out near his table and watching him do somersaults and stand on tables and just generally act out is pretty funny.
No less talented, but much more understated, is Stephen King's The Talisman artist Tony Shasteen. Tony is a sweet dude and impeccably coiffed, the guy is like a Paul Mitchell commercial. Many HeroesCon attendees probably met Tony in 2006 and 2007 when Rosario Dawson was a guest at the show, promoting Occult Crimes Taskforce, which Tony did the art for. Remember Tony? Guys? Well he's still cool even without Rosario Dawson sitting next to him, trust me.
But that's not all! Also new today is a laundry list of guests, just check out all these names:
Will Allred is the writer behind Bloodfire Studios Diary of Night. Greg Baldwin and Dave Guertin work together as CreatureBox Studios on books including Thoughts, Scribbles + Madness and Palindrome Robot Supply. Danny Donovan is one of the creators behind the Kogoshii comic from Zuda Comics, as well as the Honor Brigade comic among others. Micah Harris is the writer of Lorna, Relic Wrangler and the Heaven's War graphic novel.
Cat Staggs is a prolific trading card artist who's worked on like every trading card set ever, including Star Wars Galaxy and the new Iron Man II sets. And last but not least is colorist Matt Webb, who worked on John Byrne's Next Men and Danger Unlimited back in the day, and these days often collaborates with fellow guest Joe Staton! Phew! So many great additions to the list!
Last up this week, we'd be remiss if we didn't remind you that this Tuesday (April 6) we'll be convening the Heroes Discussion Group to talk about R. Crumb's Book of Genesis Illustrated.
This was a fascinating read that's sure to provoke some really great discussion, so if you don't miss one Discussion Group this year, make sure it is this one!
You can check out all the particulars, including a list of some of the topics Discussioneer Andy Mansell plans on hitting, at the blog post devoted to the event. I think the most important things he'd like you to bring are 1) an open mind, both to the book and to ideas of religion and culture; and 2) a positive attidude. See you there!
Comic Related will be on hand celebrating
the show in Charlotte again in 2010!
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