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Mark your calendars comic fans the dates for Heroes Con 2010 have been set! For some background on how these dates came together (as well as some other recent convention news) you can check out this article by Sean Collins. For updates on the huge guest list, awesome panels and other Heroes Con related announcements be sure to check out the shows official site.
Holy Smokes!
Saturday - 2:00 (That’s right, the same time as the Dark Reign Panel)
MINICOMICS: The Best Little Comics In The World
Room 217A
Minicomics can be as simple as a photocopied booklet of stick figures or a hand-made, screenprinted masterpiece—but most importantly minicomics are comics you can make yourself! Join the Dollar Bin’s Adam Daughhetee as he sits down with J. Chris Campbell (Attic Bugs), Drew Weing (Blar), Andy Runton (Owly), Brad McGinty (Wisteria) and Josh Latta (Rashy Rabbit) to talk about what minicomics are, how they make them, and most importantly how YOU can make them too!
Indie Island t-shirt by Joe LambertIf you didn’t get enough info from our latest podcast covering HeroesCon (and why to go) our good friend and contributor to the latest Dollar Bin Friends Assembled, Shannon Smith, gave a massive rundown on the greatness that is Indie Island (where you’ll be able to find us).
Here’s a taste. Check out the rest on his site!
HeroesCon kicks off next weekend in Charlotte, NC USA. With mainstream comics big guns like Bendis, Brubaker, Claremont and Fraction it is easy to forget that HeroesCon also hosts one of the east coast’s finest gatherings of indie and small press talents in the con within a con known as Indie Island. Between Indie Island and the show’s Small Press tables there is a staggering amount of talent for the indie hipster to check out. The Indie Island guest list is here and the Small Press list is here. Check them out and start making your list of all your favorite indie folks. I can’t comment on all of them but here are some folks I recommend you check out…
Here is an excellent video from our friends at Curls Studio showcasing not only Joe’s mad video skills but also some of the people they met and fun they had at the 2008 Heroes Con in Charlotte.
It was great meeting and hanging out with Joe and Carolyn at last year’s Heroes Con and I hope we’ll see them again in 2009.
Brian Eison