Jun 17 2007
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 …
Jun 17 2007
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 …
Jun 16 2007
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 …
Jun 13 2007
Yep, it’s that time of year again, when comics goons of the Southland rise from their murky humid summer caves, cease “lookin’ at TV” for a bit, and head out to Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC! First off, the props: to Philip Looney for the banner ad that I swiped from his blog, and also …
Jun 12 2007
Various local bluenoses here in Winston-Salem got worked into a froth a while back when our local paper, The Winston-Salem Journal, rearranged the comics page, dropping Peanuts reruns and adding Lio to that prime spot on the front page of the comics section. Relentless griping ensued, and as a result Beyond the Hedge was dropped, …
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