Heroes Con Gets Underway In Charlotte Today

Good luck to those attending Heroes Con and an extra wish of same for those running the long existing regional show of import and, for most folks in comics, great affection. I'm sad I won't get to see Shelton Drum, Rico Renzi and the Odin of volunteers Andrew Mansell until this time next year.

That's a show that has a formula that works. It's focused on comics, and primarily creators of comics. It's very generous in terms of its guest list, which it gets back in terms of the loyalty people feel to the show and the willingness to participate in its profitable art auction. The days are reasonably long, but the nights are satisfying: as a regional business hub, Charlotte is stuffed with good restaurants and the show is still of a size where the professionals can haunt the same bar in a boisterous, industry wide way. At the end of the show, those staying over on Sunday night crowd into the show's host store and eat from food trucks and drink beer under tents.

If you're going, and I think this is one you should attend at some point if you have an interest that can be met there, the rewards are for the most part derived from the basics of con attending. It's a show where a lot of dealers show up with cheap comics; it's by far the show where I see the most pros buy comics. It has a significant drawing culture, fans paying for pinups that were made in advance, commissioned in advanced, or arranged at the show. It's also a show where people build relationships over several years, and love checking in, and love talking and catching up. It's a show with underrated panels, many of the best only lightly attended.

It's very sweet, really, and I always missing not attending when circumstances prevent me from doing so. Have fun, everyone.
 
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