{"id":723,"date":"2007-06-13T20:45:59","date_gmt":"2007-06-14T00:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=723"},"modified":"2007-06-14T07:53:13","modified_gmt":"2007-06-14T11:53:13","slug":"heroes-khaaaaaaan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"Heroes Khaaaaaaan!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_EZDw3ZQ6BCw\/Rm2O351QpeI\/AAAAAAAAANc\/-f9hVwuxdlc\/s400\/flavorflav_hupeman.jpg\" height=\"294\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Yep, it&#8217;s that time of year again, when comics goons of the Southland rise from their murky humid summer caves, cease &#8220;lookin&#8217; at TV&#8221; for a bit, and head out to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heroesonline.com\/con-indie.htm\">Heroes Con<\/a> in Charlotte, NC!<\/p>\n<p>First off, the props: to <a href=\"http:\/\/poptown.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philip Looney<\/a> for the banner ad that I swiped from his blog, and also to <a href=\"http:\/\/adamcasey.com\/\" title=\"Adam Casey\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Casey<\/a>, from whom I swiped the title of this post&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So, what&#8217;s the deal?  I&#8217;ll be there hawking my wares all weekend Friday through Sunday at Indie Island table ii<font color=\"#008000\"><strong>706<\/strong><\/font>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/uploads\/2007\/06\/indie.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"indie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/uploads\/2007\/06\/indie.jpg\" alt=\"indie.jpg\" class=\"imageframe imgaligncenter\" height=\"310\" width=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> So, that&#8217;s me there in the green table.  Also, note nearby notables (in pink):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jchriscampbell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">J Chris Campbell<\/a> at ii708<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ullman.lurid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Ullman<\/a> at ii704<\/p>\n<p>That block there in the upper right hand corner will be home to&#8230; Chris Staros &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topshelfcomix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top Shelf<\/a>, including <em>Owly<\/em> cartoonist and frequent Heroes guest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andyrunton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Runton<\/a>.  Also, Chris Pitzer &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adhousebooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adhouse Books<\/a> at ii724&#8230; and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentsoftheunusual.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">3 Boys Productions<\/a> at ii823 closing the CIRCLE OF DOOM!!!! (Ok, it&#8217;s a square actually)<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know exactly where they&#8217;re gonna be on the floor, but you should also run&#8211;don&#8217;t walk&#8211;to go see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wideawakepress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Duane and Justin of Wide Awake Press<\/a>, and of course the folks from Cute Girl Demographics, Josh &#8220;Rashy Rabbit&#8221; Latta and Brad &#8220;Pieway to Hell&#8221; McGinty.<\/p>\n<p>Local illustrator Kyle Webster will be at sp-09 (not pictured in the above map, but easy to find in the back leftmost corner of the hall).  He&#8217;ll be promoting his upcoming project <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightchildren.com\/\" title=\"light children\" target=\"_blank\">Light Children<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Saturday at 4:00 in room 211 several of the above-mentioned folks, myself included, will be discussing minicomics in a panel moderated by Heroes Con &#8220;wayward son&#8221; Dustin Harbin:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span class=\"dharb-style_heading\">The Cartoonist: Minicomics&#8211;Did                 You For Real Make That Yourself?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"dharb-style_bold\">Room 211<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dharb-style_bold\"><\/span>Minicomics are almost their own side thing, separate from regular                 old comics.  But if you&#8217;ve been thinking of dipping your toe                 into the world of cartooning, there&#8217;s no better way to get some                 work out there without a lot of money, or a pesky old publisher.                 And who better to show you!  A somewhat snaggle-toothed member                 of our staff sits down with <span class=\"dharb-style_bold\"><strong>J.                   Chris Campbell<\/strong>, <strong>Jim Mahfood<\/strong>, <strong>Ben Towle<\/strong><\/span>, and <strong><span class=\"dharb-style_bold\">Rob                     Ullman<\/span><\/strong>&#8211;and almost certainly some surprise guests&#8211;for                 a discussion of how cool these little art objects are, and how                 you can make your own!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be bringing my usual crate o&#8217; minicomics for folks to check out as well both at the panel and for anyone attending the panel that wants to stop by my table later to peruse at his or her leisure.<\/p>\n<p>Drop them pork rinds and get yer ass to Heroes Con in Charlotte!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, it&#8217;s that time of year again, when comics goons of the Southland rise from their murky humid summer caves, cease &#8220;lookin&#8217; at TV&#8221; for a bit, and head out to Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC! 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