Ben Towle

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Heroes Con ’07 – Sunday

Sunday, the final day of Heroes Con in Charlotte, is known for its languid pace, both as far as visitors and sales go, and today was no exception. Most of the Indie Island folks, myself included, had been up way too late the previous evening, thinking foolishly that the comparatively late opening time of 11 …

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Heroes Con ’07 – Saturday

First, two observations: 1) Everything in Charlotte, NC is new, shiny and either silver or white. It’s kind of like being on the set of that bizarre “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” TV show from the 1970s. 2) Speaking of centuries, we’re currently well into the 21st. A hotel’s charging for internet access is …

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Heroes Con ’07 – Friday

It’s too damn late for me to really put anything insightful (or really even coherent) together about the first day of Heroes con, but that won’t stop me from giving it the old college try… There was a sizable crowd of folks lined up in the lobby of the Charlotte Convention Center when I arrived …

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