HeroesCon Hotline!
We continue to countdown to the show and we're please to share
the official latest word from Charlotte...
Oh man you guys. Oh man. Big week for news this week. I'll start off with this little teaser:
Have you got your 3-day advance pass to HeroesCon yet? Because everyone that buys one before the cutoff of May 31 at 9pm will get an exclusive signed and numbered, limited edition 11x17 print by Mike Mignola (that's just a small part of it above) and colored by Dave Stewart-- and it's totally FREE with your advance ticket purchase! Note that only 3-day passes are sold in advance, no 1-day or discounted tickets. Other perks to buying in advance include getting in up to a half-hour early each morning at the show (depending on how on-schedule we are).
We'll reveal the full print design next week, but for now, go ahead and get excited!
Tons of additions to the HeroesCon 2010 Guest List this week, let's splash right on in there:
First up, courtesy of our friends at the Hero Initiative, comes first-time HeroesCon guest Jim Cheung! With one of the slickest, most polished styles in comics, Jim is sure to be mobbed in Artists Alley. His newest book is Avengers: Children's Crusade, plus recent work including Secret Warriors covers, the 2009 Avengers Free Comic Book Day book, and more--not to mention his older stuff like Iron Man, Uncanny X-Men, Illuminati and Young Avengers, the book that really put him "on the map," so to speak!
Also new to the list is Otis Frampton, appearing for the first time as a guest of the show, though he's attended several times before. He's the creator of Oddly Normal for Viper Comics!
Jeremy Haun returns to HeroesCon once more, which no one is happier about than us--dude is stone-cold sweetsville. His credits include Detective Comics, Arhkam Reborn, Berserker, and Battle Hymn!
Georges Jeanty is also no stranger to HeroesCon--the longtime penciller of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer comic series has also drawn The American Way, Green Lantern, Superboy, Superman, and tons more!
Last up alphabetically in this update is first-timer Mike Leib, who's been writing comics for the last five years including Tag: Cursed, Jeremiah Harm, Zombie Tales, Marvel's Romance Redux series and many more! Please help us welcome him to his first HeroesCon!
Yessirree, this year 12 Gauge Comics is coming to HeroesCon loaded for BEAR! Making his first ever trip to HeroesCon this year is former WWE, WCW, and TNA wrestling champeen Mick Foley, aka "Mankind," aka "Cactus Jack," aka "Dude Love" (my personal favorite). He's also the author of a few New York Times bestselling memoirs. But you might be thinking--"hey--HeroesCon doesn't usually have media-type guests, what's the dealio?"
Well rest easy friends: Mick will be announcing a brand new comic he's writing for 12 Gauge at the show! The details are shrouded in mystery, but Mick will be writing it, and it looks suspiciously like Brian Stelfreeze will be doing covers. Looks like 12 Gauge is going for a repeat of the uber-swamped Rosario Dawson appearances of 2007 and 2008! Mick will only be appearing on Saturday, as he has wrestling engagements on Friday and Sunday (what a life!)...
But there all three days will be Rebekah Isaacs, who is the artist on the new DV8 relaunch from Wildstorm, penned by Brian Wood! Rebekah has also worked previously on Ms Marvel, Hack/Slash, and Drafted, but odds are she'll be at the 12 Gauge booth talking about her upcoming creator-owned book Magus, written by Jon Price and David Norton, who will both be appearing with her. Whoa nellie!
And rounding up (alphabetically) this update is Rico Renzi, who actually confirmed months ago but who I just now remembered to add. Poor guy, but a patient guy too (fortunately). Rico is a colorist par excellence, recently coloring on Stumptown, Prelude to Deadpool Corps (over Dave Johnson art), the upcoming from 12 Gauge Loose Ends, and Perhapanauts. He's also as giggly as a closet full of Tele-Tubbies. Love that dude.
Did you think that was all? Check out these mondo dudes we announced in the wee hours of Wednesday morning--
PAUL AZACETA is an artist with work in books including Amazing Spider-Man (pictured above), Potter's Field, B.P.R.D. 1946, and a bunch of others. He's super tall too. #fact
JUNE BRIGMAN is the co-creator of Power Pack, and currently a professor at SCAD and the artist of Brenda Starr, which is coincidentally inked and lettered by her husband ROY RICHARDSON, who also joins the list today. He's ALSO a professor at SCAD, and has worked in the past on books including Captain America, Iron Man, The Flash, Star Wars, and tons more.
TALENT CALDWELL is the penciller behind Fathom: Killian's Tide and Fathom: Dawn of War, as well as more recently The Web and Batgirl. I do believe this is his very first time to HeroesCon, so be sure to stop by his table and welcome him.
ERIK JONES is another first-timer to the con, and we're happy to have him. He works mainly as a cover artist, on books like NOLA, The Unknown, and Jennifer's Body.
ALEX SAVIUK is no stranger to HeroesCon--no stranger at all! These days he's the artist on the Spider-Man newspaper strip, but he's also drawn for Web of Spider-Man, The Phantom, X-Files, Green Lantern, and the Eisner-nominated Feast of the Seven Fishes.
And guys hold on there's EVEN MORE, I know, it's nuts--enormo update to the Indie Island guest list this week as well, just check out all these sweet peeps:
JIM MAHFOOD (his shirt from HeroesCon 2008 pictured at right), returns in triumph again this year. Jim's been in comics a ridiculously long time for someone so young, with work including Felt, Grrl Scouts, Clerks, and more recently Carl, The Cat That Makes Peanut Butter Sandwiches.
ANDY RUNTON, the eternally smiling creator of the Owly series of all ages graphic novels, and a perennial favorite at HeroesCon, will be located within the Top Shelf Tower of Power somewhere within Indie Island itself. If you're a fan of Lost, think of it like the Temple.
ROB ULLMAN is the creator of Atom-Bomb Bikini, Grand Gestures, Lunch-Hour Comix, and the upcoming Sellout--he's also a prime stop on the vaunted Heroes sketch circuit, so you guys that collect original art and con sketches, don't miss out of Rob's brushy goodness!
ROB VENDITTI has returned (for now) from his sojourn in the land of "Hollywood", where they made a big movie out of his graphic novel The Surrogates. He's still just "Rob From The Block" though, and you can catch him along with Andy in the aforementioned "T.o.P".
JASON YUNGBLUTH, creator of the Weapon Brown webcomic (among others) will be making his HeroesCon debut this year in Indie Island, adding to the already ridiculous lineup of webcomics creators we've got this year.
DAVID MACK is new to HeroesCon, and is not the David Mack you're thinking of, unless you're thinking of THIS David Mack. A minicomic impresario of no small talent, the Athens resident has produced a TON of awesome minis, including Otto, Fifty Fearful Faces, Wolf City, and Some Things I've Dreamed.
JOEL WATSON is the creator and purveyor of the HijiNKS ENSUE webcomic, not to mention creator of t-shirts that get worn by such pop culture studs as J.J. Abrams, Wil Wheaton, Jonathan Coulton, and Edward James Olmos. I just call him "E.J."
Oh! That reminds me, speaking of webcomics, I have a few cancellations to announce in Indie Island. Unsuperfortunately for us, KC Green and New Reliable Press publisher Ed Brisson have had to pull out of this year's show, more than likely because they don't like me. Sniff! Hopefully we can have them back in future years, once we get rid of .. me! Also cancelling his appearance is "Dashing" Ryan North, although he has a way better excuse: he's getting married this summer, and has had to cut back on his convention appearances as a result. As Miracle Max said, true love is like "a nice MLT, mutton-lettuce-and-tomato, where the mutton is nice and lean. So perky, I love it!" So congrats to Ryan and his presumably blushing bride!
And here's some good news for those waiting to see their names show up on the Small Press list: If you were one of the last few people to squeak in with a Small Press table purchase, or had something you needed me to change about your listing, those have been updated! I'm sure I probably missed a couple here and there, so if there's something wrong or if I missed you, drop me a line and we'll work it out. And thanks for your patience everybody!
One more thing is this jam-packed hotline this week: tomorrow is the inaugural edition of Fanaticon, a brand new comics show in Asheville, NC. These guys have really pulled out the stops, and we're always happy to see a new quality show start up here in the Carolinas, so we're stoked about it! Shelton will be there slinging comic books, as well as Friends-Of-Old-Heroes J. Chris Campbell (that's his image up there), Hope Larson, Evan Dahm, and plenty more besides. Not to mention Shelton's old buddy Butch Guice. Sure to be an awesome show, so if you're in the Asheville area stop by!
Okay I think that's enough for today--but don't be surprised if some new news shows up today on our blog! In the meantime, have a great weekend!
Comic Related will be on hand celebrating
the show in Charlotte again in 2010!
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