Setup and Registration Only

12.00 PM

PRE-REGISTRATION BOOTH OPENS
Attendees who have purchased advance 3-day passes may pick up their wristbands, badges, and other incentive materials at this time. Note that the convention is not open to fans at this time. Location TBA.

GUEST, SMALL PRESS, & EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION OPEN
Invited guests, persons who have purchased space in Artists Alley, and exhibitors may pick up their registration materials, including the badges they will need to get on the convention floor for setup. Location TBA.

GUESTS, SMALL PRESS, & EXHIBITOR SETUP OPEN
The convention floor will be open until 8pm for SETUP ONLY. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor.

8.00 PM

SETUP CLOSES
All persons must be done with their setup and OUT OF THE HALL by 8.00pm. NO EXCEPTIONS. All night security will be provided, but we strongly suggest that you make sure your booth is secure before you leave for the night.

REGISTRATION CLOSES
Registration for advance ticket holders, guests, exhibitors, etc., will reopen at 7.00am in the morning.

 

11.00am - 7.00pm

7.00 AM

SETUP OPENS
Guests, Small Press, & Exhibitors will be allowed onto the floor for setup at this time. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor, and only once a member of the convention's upper management is on-hand to open the doors, for security purposes. NOTE: All items MUST be out of the aisles before the hall opens to the public at 11.00 am. No exceptions!

11.00 AM

HEROESCON 08 DAY ONE OPENS TO PUBLIC
Ticket holders will be allowed onto the floor at this time.

12.00 PM

COVERING COMICS: Criticism, Reportage, and Gossip | Room 219
The digital age has allowed a deeper understanding of comics criticism and reporting than has ever been possible before.  Tom Spurgeon of the Comics Reporter moderates this discussion featuring some of the leading lights on the comics journalism scene, including Heidi MacDonald of The Beat, Tim Hodler of the Comics Comics magazine and blog, Matt Brady of Newsarama, and Johanna Draper-Carlson of Comics Worth Reading. From industry reporting and journalism to criticism and good ole gossip, this is sure to be a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the comics news!

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Ron Wilson | Booth 100
Legendary Marvel penciller Ron Wilson (MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, THING) will be signing from 12-3pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

SCAD WORKSHOP SERIES | Superhero Anatomy Basics
Room 201

Tom Lyle, former Marvel and DC artist on such titles as Spider-Man and Batman, has been sharing his insight and knowledge as a Professor of Sequential Art at the Savannah College of Art and Design for the last three years. His workshop will cover the basics of Superhero Anatomy and the difference between “normal” and “superhero” figures. Learn how to draw for the biggest impact and power!

1.30 PM

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY DISCUSSION | Room 207
The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon moderates what's sure to be one of the most fascinating conversations of the weekend, in this roundtable discussion featuring artist and Image publisher Erik Larsen, DC Executive Editor Dan Didio, artist and DRAW! MAGAZINE editor-in-chief Mike Manley, writer/artist Jimmy Palmiotti (COUNTDOWN, JONAH HEX), and writer and Boom! Studios Editor-In-Chief Mark Waid.

THE NICHOLAS GUREWITCH FELLOWSHIP | Room 208
Nicholas Gurewitch is the author of the wildly--insanely, ridiculously, preposterously--popular Perry Bible Fellowship online strip, which has nothing to do with the more famous Bible, before you ask. His recent collection The Trial of Colonel Sweeto broke all sorts of records, and was even on the Amazon Top 10 list for a little while, which is nutty for a comic book, no matter who you are. Having been interviewed by everyone from Newsarama to The Guardian and Fox News, Nicholas foolishly consented to be interviewed live by HeroesCon's Creative Director, Dustin Harbin, while you watch. Will his career survive? Most likely, yes.

2.30 PM

SCAD WORKSHOP SERIES | Mini-Comics
Room 201
David Allan Duncan, Professor at SCAD and newly appointed Chair of the Sequential Art Department, will conduct a workshop on Mini-Comics. Mini-comics can be unique one-of-a-kind objects, serialized longer stories, portfolios that showcase a particular skillset or body of work, or whatever specific need or purpose the creator chooses. They are often considered a stepping stone into the industry. This workshop will focus on the medium of mini-comics, their production and distribution.

3.00 PM

CAGE MATCH: Comics Comics Vs Comics Comics! | Room 208
A live critique session with the editors of Comics Comics. Timothy Hodler, Dan Nadel and Frank Santoro will conduct a no-holds-barred argument about a comic book or graphic novel of their choice. Audience participation is encouraged. Chairs might be thrown.

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Matt Wagner | Booth 100
GRENDEL and MAGE creator Matt Wagner will be signing from 3-4pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

3.30 PM

SPOTLIGHT ON RICHARD THOMPSON | Room 219
The first great newspaper comic strip of the 21st Century has arrived, and like Mutts and Calvin & Hobbes before it, Richard Thompson's Cul De Sac has spent its first several months in syndication operating just underneath the pop-cult radar, adding papers steadily, readying to break out into the Next Big Thing. Join Tom Spurgeon for a wide-ranging discussion about art, caricature, and the Otterloop Family with one of the best cartoonists in North America, bar none. It's the panel you'll get to brag about attending in the years ahead, after Thompson conquers the comics world.

4.00 PM

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Ethan Van Sciver | Booth 100
Fan-favorite penciller Ethan Van Sciver (SUPERMAN BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN) will be signing from 4-5pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

4.30 PM

SUPERIOR SHOWCASE #3 CREATOR SIGNING | Booth 623
Debuting at this year’s HeroesCon, AdHouse Books’ SUPERIOR SHOWCASE #3 features the work of STREET ANGEL co-creator Jim Rugg, DON’T DISTURB MY WAKING DREAM awesomistress Laura Park, and HeroesCon’s own Dustin Harbin, all under the forgiving gaze of a cover by Roger Langridge! All 4 creators will be participating in a group signing at the AdHouse Books booth (#623). Believe it!

5.00 PM

THE CREATIVE HOUSEHOLD | Room 208
There are a surprising number of couples in comics where both partners are working in the industry in some capacity; and most of them are attending this year’s HeroesCon!  Tom Spurgeon of the Comics Reporter sits down with three of them:  Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick, Stuart and Kathryn Immonen, and Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer.  This discussion of the ins and outs of where work and love meets is bound to be one of the most entertaining panels you’ll go to at ANY convention this year, so be sure and add it to your schedule!

TORI AMOS' COMIC BOOK TATTOO | ROOM 207
Heidi MacDonald moderates a panel of cartoonists, writers and artists hand selected by Tori Amos to reinterpret her music into sequential art. Features previously unseen images exclusively from the forthcoming book from Image Comics!

 

HEROESCON QUICKDRAW CONTEST | Room 211
Our annual Quickdraw contests are not only a great place to pit your artistic skill against others for great prizes, but they could launch your career in comics! Each entry in this free competition gets 2 pieces of paper, 2 pencils, and 20 minutes to create a masterpiece. Entrants will be judged in 3 different age categories (10-under, 11-15, 16-up) by some of the biggest names in comics!
FIRST PRIZE will receive a year's subscription to Sketch Magazine, a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.; miscellaneous art supplies, and more.
SECOND PRIZE will receive a current issue of Sketch Magazine, a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.; and miscellaneous art supplies.
HONORABLE MENTION will receive a current issue of Sketch Magazine, and a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.

7.00 PM

HEROESCON 08 DAY ONE CLOSES TO PUBLIC
At this time all ticket-holders must leave the hall for the evening. Hall will reopen to the public Saturday at 10.00 am.

7.30 PM

HALL C LOCKED DOWN
All persons, including exhibitors, guests, and staff, must be off the hall floor at this time. Please be sure your booth is secured. We cannot be held responsible for your items, although we will provide overnight security for the hall.

 

10.00am - 6.00pm

9.00 AM

SETUP OPENS
Guests, Small Press, & Exhibitors will be allowed onto the floor for setup at this time. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor, and only once a member of the convention's upper management is on-hand to open the doors, for security purposes. NOTE: All items MUST be out of the aisles before the hall opens to the public at 10.00 am. No exceptions!

10.00 AM

HEROESCON 08 DAY TWO OPENS TO PUBLIC
Ticket holders will be allowed onto the floor at this time.

10.30 AM

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Ron Wilson | Booth 100
Legendary Marvel penciller Ron Wilson (MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, THING) will be signing from 10.30 - 12pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

11.00 AM

SCAD WORKSHOP SERIES | Character Design
Room 211
 A visually strong character can make or break a comic or animation project, and understanding when and why to design a character a certain way is essential to good character design.  In this workshop, you'll learn from SCAD Atlanta Graduate Student Chris Schweizer both the hows and the whys of character design, from concept to completion.

12.00 PM

DC NATION | Room 217BCD
The call goes out once more!  Join Sr. VP / Executive Editor Dan DiDio, Senior Coordinating Editor Jann Jones, and others, to catch a glimpse of what will be the most talked about event of the summer! 

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Steve Epting | Booth 100
CAPTAIN AMERICA artist Steve Epting will be signing from 12-1pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

12.30 PM

THE SILVER AGE OF COMICS | Room 216
It's hard to imagine a period in comics history filled with more creativity and experimentation than the Silver Age--and who better to lead a discussion on it than Roy Thomas, former Marvel editor-in-chief and current ALTER EGO editor. Roy is joined by GHOST RIDER co-creator Gary Friedrich, HULK #181 penciller Herb Trimpe, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE penciller Ron Wilson, and others to be announced!

THE NEW ART COMICS | Room 219A
From critical favorite hits like MAGGOTS and POWR MASTRS, to prominence in influential anthologies like KRAMER'S ERGOT, "art" or "abstract" or "out" comics are pushing the boundaries of the avant garde in comics. Join Tom Spurgeon of the Comics Reporter as he sits down with Picturebox publisher Dan Nadel, KRAMER'S ERGOT editor Sammy Harkham and publisher Alvin Buenaventura for a frank discussion of this leading edge of art in comics!

SCAD WORKSHOP SERIES | Computer Coloring For Comics
Room 211
Computer coloring comics has evolved over the past twenty years in relative isolation from other industries using the same primary tool: Photoshop. But what happens when a retoucher on Nike, Starbucks, Miller Brewing, and other clients applies his knowledge of Photoshop to comic books? SCAD Atlanta Professor Nolan Woodard will answer that question in his workshop that demonstrates techniques born from the high-end world of photographic retouching and color correction and apply them to comics.

1.00 PM

THE FUTURE OF PODCASTS IN THE MEDIA | Room 213A
Heidi MacDonald of The Beat moderates this panel featuring a who's who of comics podcasting talent: Jimmy Aquino of Comic News Insider, Charlito and Mr. Phil of Indie Spinner Rack, Brian Christman and Adam Murdough of Comic Geek Speak, and most likely a bunch more guests from our Podcast Arena!

1.30 PM

DISNEY'S KINGDOM COMICS PRESENTS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE GRAPHIC NOVEL | Room 217A
Join recently announced Disney's Kingdom Comics co-heads Ahmet Zappa and Christian Beranek as they discuss what it takes to navigate between graphic novels to film and back again. 

2.00 PM

COLLABORATION AND STORYTELLING IN TODAY'S COMICS | Room 217BCD
Super panel moderator Tom Spurgeon conducts this chat with a who's who of artists and writers, featuring Darwyn Cooke (DC NEW FRONTIER), Matt Fraction (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN), Jimmy Palmiotti (COUNTDOWN), Cliff Chiang (GREEN ARROW & BLACK CANARY), and Barry Kitson (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN). From collaboration with other creators, editors, or big company-wide crossovers, it can be tough to get your creative vision out there sometimes. This is sure to be a great discussion by some really entertaining creators!


HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Tom Scioli | Booth 100
GODLAND artist Tom Scioli will be signing from 2-3pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

 

SCAD WORKSHOP SERIES | Composition and Color For Comic Book Covers
Room 211
SCAD Atlanta Professor Shawn Crystal is the artist for many projects from companies like Oni, Image and more. His skills are in demand throughout the industry. His workshop will help you learn how to control the impact of a comic book cover. You will be exposed to the ideas of composition, and how to use color to make the focus of those ideas stronger.

2.30 PM

NICKELODEON MAGAZINE COMICS ROADSHOW | Room 213BCD
Come see Nick Mag and other kids comics in an interactive slideshow. Featuring comics, gags, and lighthearted cartoon instruction by Brian Ralph, Alec Longstreth, Kathryn and Stuart Immonen, and more, hosted by Nick Mag Cartoon Editor Chris Duffy! Lots of kid participation. The event will end a hilarious 3D comic presentation—free 3D glasses included!

 

NEWSPAPER STRIPS: Keeping It Fresh After All These Years | Room 216
Our own Andy Mansell moderates this panel featuring some of the brightest stars of classic newspaper strips! With Jim Scancarelli (GASOLINE ALLEY), Marcus Hamilton (DENNIS THE MENACE), Irwin Hasen (DONDI),and June Brigman (Brenda Starr)! Explore the challenges of taking over an iconic strip, and keeping it fresh day in and day out!

3.00 PM

NOT THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS: EC COMICS PANEL
Part 1: Kurtzman for Beginners
In the first half of this look at two of EC Comics most important creators, we present a Harvey Kurtzman retrospective that's a veritable smorgasbord of presentations and events, including an overview of Kurtzman’s career by Thought Balloonist blogger Craig Fischer, and a close reading of “3-Dimensions!” a MAD story by Kurtzman and Wally Wood, by MIDNIGHT SUN cartoonist Ben Towle. Plus: a sneak peak at the new Kurtzman COMPLETE HUMBUG collection, forthcoming from Fantagraphics!

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! | Room 213A
Join Van Plexico, editor of the Avengers Assembled! books, and some celebrity guests for a discussion of the two volumes of Avengers Assembled! These books examine the mythos and history of the Avengers series and characters, and are so complete they've even been endorsed by Avengers editor Tom Brevoort! Part of the proceeds from the book will go to the HERO Initiative, with a live check presentation occurring at the end of the panel!

 

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: 10-Man Mike Wieringo Tribute Book Signing | Booth 100
Don't miss this incredible 10-man signing, as some of the late great Mike Wieringo's closest friends and collaborators sign the book Mike was working on when he passed away, now published with their help as a tribute book. Featuring Richard Case, Todd Dezago, Cully Hamner, Barry Kitson, Nathan Massengill, Jeff Parker, Val Staples, Mark Waid, and Mike's brother Matt Wieringo!

4.00 PM

NOT THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS: EC COMICS PANEL
Part 2: A Chat With Al Feldstein (and Friends)
Ben Towle and Craig Fischer host an in-depth interview with Al Feldstein, EC artist and writer and MAD MAGAZINE editor extraordinaire! Along for the ride is a pair of celebrity funsters—FRED THE CLOWN and FIN FANG FOUR cartoonist Roger Langridge and CUL DE SAC comic stripper Richard Thompson—ready to roast and grill Feldstein about The Lighter Side of Editing America’s #1 Humor Magazine!

IMAGE COMICS SHOW | Room 217BCD
The Image Comics Show makes its HeroesCon debut with special guests including WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE's Robert Kirkman, PERHAPANAUTS' Todd Dezago & Craig Rousseau and more to be announced! As with every Image Comics Show, this edition will contain exclusive announcements and give aways!

 

CONVERSATIONS: Jaime Hernandez & Evan Dorkin | Room 219
Continuing his series of two man interviews, the Comics Reporter’s Tom Spurgeon focuses on two of the most recognizable names on the comics scene, Jaime Hernandez and Evan Dorkin.  Jaime co-created, with his brothers Gilbert and Mario, the now legendary Love & Rockets comic in the early 80’s.  Today he’s one of the most respected and acclaimed cartoonists in the world.  Evan Dorkin is best known for his Milk & Cheese creation, but he’s also worked extensively throughout the comics and animation industries.

 

DRAWING GREEN LANTERN THEN AND NOW: A Back Issue Live Pro2Pro Interview | Room 213A
Join Back Issue editor Michael Eury and past and present Green Lantern artists Joe Staton and Ethan Van Sciver for a unique 2-man interview! Not only that, but the interview will see print in the January 09 issue of Back Issue!

 

KIDS LOVE COMICS! | Room 216
Featuring "Kids Love Comics" creators Jimmy Gownley, (AMELIA RULES), John Gallagher (BUZZBOY), and Josh Elder (MAIL ORDER NINJA), plus Michele Gorman, the Teen Services Manager at Charlotte's amazing ImaginOn youth library, and the author of GETTING GRAPHIC: COMICS FOR KIDS. This is sure to be a fun and informative panel for kids and parents alike, with some of the country's best all-ages cartoonists!

CHRIS DUFFY PORTFOLIO REVIEW | Room 215
Join Nick Magazine Cartoon Editor Chris Duffy for a portfolio review aimed at up-and-coming gag and humor cartoonists. This is your chance to get a little free notice (and maybe even some constructive criticism) by a leading editor! Space is strictly limited, so come early!
NOTE: although we don't want to leave anyone out, this is not intended with those whose portfolios might be more appropriate for a mainstream superhero comics company.

 

HEROESCON QUICKDRAW CONTEST | Room 211
Our annual Quickdraw contests are not only a great place to pit your artistic skill against others for great prizes, but they could launch your career in comics! Each entry in this free competition gets 2 pieces of paper, 2 pencils, and 20 minutes to create a masterpiece. Entrants will be judged in 3 different age categories (10-under, 11-15, 16-up) by some of the biggest names in comics!
FIRST PRIZE will receive a year's subscription to Sketch Magazine, a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.; miscellaneous art supplies, and more.
SECOND PRIZE will receive a current issue of Sketch Magazine, a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.; and miscellaneous art supplies.
HONORABLE MENTION will receive a current issue of Sketch Magazine, and a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.

4.30 PM

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Darwyn Cooke | Booth 100
Star cartoonist Darwyn Cooke (DC NEW FRONTIER, THE SPIRIT) will be signing from 4.30-5.30pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

6.00 PM

HEROESCON 08 DAY TWO CLOSES TO PUBLIC
At this time all ticket-holders must leave the hall for the evening. Hall will reopen to the public Saturday at 10.00 am.

HEROESCON ANNUAL ART AUCTION
The HeroesCon Annual Art Auction is one of the most well-known and enduring traditions on the convention circuit. Fans come from all over the country for the chance to bid pieces of original art not available anywhere else, donated by our guests to help defray the incredible cost of putting on the convention!

This year’s HeroesCon Art Auction will take place for the first time in uptown Charlotte’s coolest club, The Alley Cat!
Located at 314 N. College St., just five blocks up from the Convention Center, The Alley Cat is not only big enough to hold our ever-expanding Art Auction, but with the Penguin restaurant right inside, you can show up early, have some of the South’s best burgers and fried pickles, and then have a great time bidding on original art and enjoying their full bar!

And best of all, the Art Auction is a great chance to hobnob with pros in a relaxed, fun environment--it’s just one of the things that have made us so popular with fans and pros alike! Event scheduled to begin close to 6:30--seriously!

The number of donations we get is so immense, this year we’re going to try and pick a representative group of pieces to take to the “live” Art Auction. But if you can’t make it to the Alley Cat, you can bid on the other pieces in our new Silent Auction all weekend long! Check at the Info Booth or at the Art Auction stage at the back of the hall for more details!

6.30 PM

HALL C LOCKED DOWN
All persons, including exhibitors, guests, and staff, must be off the hall floor at this time. Please be sure your booth is secured. We cannot be held responsible for your items, although we will provide overnight security for the hall.

 

11.00am - 6.00pm

10.00 AM

SETUP OPENS
Guests, Small Press, & Exhibitors will be allowed onto the floor for setup at this time. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor, and only once a member of the convention's upper management is on-hand to open the doors, for security purposes. NOTE: All items MUST be out of the aisles before the hall opens to the public at 11.00 am. No exceptions!

11.00 AM

HEROESCON 08 DAY THREE OPENS TO PUBLIC
Ticket holders will be allowed onto the floor at this time.

11.30 AM

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Ron Wilson | Booth 100
Legendary Marvel penciller Ron Wilson (MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, THING) will be signing from 11.30 - 1.30 pm at the Hero Initiative table. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

 

SCAD WORKSHOP SERIES | Comic Book Inking
Room 211
Current SCAD Professor and veteran inker Roy Richardson has 20 years experience in the comic book field, having worked extensively for both Marvel and DC, on titles such as Iron Man, Captain America, and the Flash. He currently works with his wife, penciller June Brigman, inking, lettering and coloring the "Brenda Starr" comic strip. Professor Richardson will discuss the history and aesthetics of this often-misunderstood discipline, as well as analyzing and demonstrating various pen and brush  techniques. Learn to ink like the pros.

12.00 PM

WEBCOMICS ROUNDUP | Room 213BCD
Join the Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon for a roundtable discussion on webcomics, from conception and creation to marketing and--what?--profitability. With guests Nicholas Gurewitch, David Malki, Julia Wertz, Chris Harding, Danielle Corsetto, and more!

1.00 PM

CRAFT IN COMICS: Jaime Hernandez, Jim Rugg, and Frank Santoro in Conversation | 213A
Less a conversation on materials and techniques and more a conversation on ideas and beliefs, this panel will focus on tradition and innovation in composition and drawing for comics.  From Jaime's insistence on not using photographs as reference in his comics to Jim's clarity of composition and Frank's careful color choices, there are countless tenets of craft that are largely underappreciated by readers.  This panel will investigate these ideas and attempt to illuminate and outline them in a lively conversation led by Frank Santoro.

 

MINICOMICS: The Best Little Comics In the World | Room 219A
Join cartoonist and educator Ben Towle for a minicomics panel featuring the awesome might of Dan Zettwoch (IRONCLAD), Alec Longstreth (PHASE 7), Rob Ullman (GRAND GESTURES), Liz Baillie (MY BRAIN HURTS), and Joe Lambert (BAIT & SWITCH). Who better to ask what the deal is with these little handmade comics? Learn the answers to this and other questions in this informative panel!

1.30 PM

SCAD WORKSHOP SERIES | Making Maquettes
Room 211
John Larison has been a Sequential Arts Professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design for 9 years. He teaches Conceptual Maquette Design, which is a class that teaches students how to sculpt in various styles and for different applications. His workshop will focus on the art of making maquettes and small-scale sculptures for fine art, toy design, and movie applications including the materials and tools that are used in the process of sculpting and the art of armature building.

2.00 PM

SUNDAY CONVERSATION WITH DAN DIDIO | Room 217BCD
Dan DiDio and friends invite you to join an intimate afternoon chat to talk about your favorite comic book memories and about why we love this medium.  All are welcome; no RSVP required!

CHRIS DUFFY PORTFOLIO REVIEW | Room 216
Join Nick Magazine Cartoon Editor Chris Duffy for a portfolio review aimed at up-and-coming gag and humor cartoonists. This is your chance to get a little free notice (and maybe even some constructive criticism) by a leading editor! Space is strictly limited, so come early!
NOTE: although we don't want to leave anyone out, this is not intended with those whose portfolios might be more appropriate for a mainstream superhero comics company.

2.30 PM

RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY IN COMICS | Room 219
Can comics go deeper than surface metaphors concerning myth and worship and explore foundational truths? Can comics depict where human experience touches on the unknowable? And if it can, should it? Two of North America's finest young cartoonists, Sammy Harkham (Crickets, The Poor Sailor, Kramer's Ergot) and Kevin Huizenga (Ganges, Curses) explore the question of belief in the comics form in this panel moderated by Tom Spurgeon of the Comics Reporter.

 

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: Ethan Van Sciver | Booth 100
Fan-favorite penciller Ethan Van Sciver (SUPERMAN BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN) will be signing from 2.30 - 3.30pm at the Hero Initiative booth. The Hero Initiative is a not-for-profit organization that creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please consider donating to this worthy cause!

3.30 PM

HERO INITIATIVE SIGNING: 10-Man Mike Wieringo Tribute Book Signing | Booth 100
Don't miss this incredible 10-man signing, as some of the late great Mike Wieringo's closest friends and collaborators sign the book Mike was working on when he passed away, now published with their help as a tribute book. Featuring Richard Case, Todd Dezago, Cully Hamner, Barry Kitson, Nathan Massengill, Jeff Parker, Val Staples, Mark Waid, and Mike's brother Matt Wieringo!

4.00 PM

HEROESCON QUICKDRAW CONTEST | Room 211
Our annual Quickdraw contests are not only a great place to pit your artistic skill against others for great prizes, but they could launch your career in comics! Each entry in this free competition gets 2 pieces of paper, 2 pencils, and 20 minutes to create a masterpiece. Entrants will be judged in 3 different age categories (10-under, 11-15, 16-up) by some of the biggest names in comics!
FIRST PRIZE will receive a year's subscription to Sketch Magazine, a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.; miscellaneous art supplies, and more.
SECOND PRIZE will receive a current issue of Sketch Magazine, a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.; and miscellaneous art supplies.
HONORABLE MENTION will receive a current issue of Sketch Magazine, and a comprehensive sample-pack of Blue Line Pro comic book Art Boards, Sketch Cards, Post Cards, etc.

6.00 PM

HEROESCON 08 CLOSES TO PUBLIC
At this time all ticket-holders must leave the hall. Thanks for attending HeroesCon 2008; be sure to pick up your advance tickets to our 2009 convention before you leave, which will put you first in line for any incentives or other special offers we feature throughout the year!

LOADING DOCK OPENS
At this time the door to the Loading Dock (located on Stonewall between Brevard and College) will open for persons possessing dock passes. ACCESS TO THE DOCK WILL NOT BE ALLOWED DURING THE DAY! We strongly suggest that you begin queuing for the dock well before this time.