NOTE: The following schedule is from our 2010 show. We will update this page with our 2011 Event Schedule closer to the convention. But for now, see below the packed schedule we featured at our 2010 show--trust us, 2011 is going to be even bigger!
COMPLETE EVENT SCHEDULE || Updated June 2, 2010
THURSDAY, JUNE 3 [setup & registration only]
FRIDAY, JUNE 4 | 11.00am - 7.00pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 5 | 10.00am - 6.00pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 6 | 11.00am - 6.00pm
NOTE: Times and room numbers subject to change.
12.00 PM
PRE-REGISTRATION BOOTH OPENS
Attendees who have purchased advance 3-day passes may pick up their wristbands, badges, and other incentive materials at this time. Note that the convention is not open to fans at this time. Location TBA.
GUEST, SMALL PRESS, & EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION OPEN
Invited guests, persons who have purchased space in Artists Alley, and exhibitors may pick up their registration materials, including the badges they will need to get on the convention floor for setup. Location TBA.
GUESTS, SMALL PRESS, & EXHIBITOR SETUP OPEN
The convention floor will be open until 8pm for SETUP ONLY. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor.
8.00 PM
SETUP CLOSES
All persons must be done with their setup and OUT OF THE HALL by 8.00pm. NO EXCEPTIONS. All night security will be provided, but we strongly suggest that you make sure your booth is secure before you leave for the night.
REGISTRATION CLOSES
Registration for advance ticket holders, guests, exhibitors, etc., will reopen at 7.00am in the morning.
7.00 AM
SETUP OPENS
Guests, Small Press, & Exhibitors will be allowed onto the floor for setup at this time. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor, and only once a member of the convention's upper management is on-hand to open the doors, for security purposes. NOTE: All items MUST be out of the aisles before the hall opens to the public at 11.00 am. No exceptions!
10.30 AM
HEROESCON DAY ONE OPENS TO ADVANCE 3-DAY PASS HOLDERS ONLY
Note this is ONLY for those purchasing advance 3-day passes, which will be available until Monday, May 31. For more information about tickets, see our Tickets page.
11.00 AM
HEROESCON DAY ONE OPENS TO GENERAL PUBLIC
All ticket holders will be allowed onto the floor at this time.
11.30 AM
SCAD WORKSHOP | Drawing Animals And Children
Room 201
SCAD-Atlanta Professor June Brigman and co-creator of the ever-popular Power Pack will be offering a workshop on Drawing Animals and Children. June has drawn numerous projects for Marvel and DC over her 20 plus year career. With her unique insight and knowledge of the topic, June will help you understand why the drawing animals and children is imperative to comics. Learn from the best and have fun doing it.
1.30 PM
BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY
Room 207BCD
Welcome to the House of Ideas, where the doors have never been more open to new talent than today! Editor Bill Rosemann is joined by special guests Mark Brooks, Colleen Coover, Skottie Young, Jim McCann, Jonathan Hickman & more to talk about what it takes to make yours Marvel as a profession, from writer to artist to editor and more! Do you have what it takes? Come find out!!
IN CONVERSATION | Bill Willingham & Matt Kindt
Worlds And World-Building
Room 208AB
What do the talented Matt Kindt (Superspy, 3 Sisters) and Bill Willingham (Fables, Justice Society) have in common? Matt has created a realistic and frightening world of Nazi era intrigue and Bill has created one of the most fully realized fantasy worlds in speculative fiction. The two sit down with The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon to discuss world-building and more!
PRESENTATION | The Art Of Akira
Room 209
Joe Peacock is an author, web designer, and collector of animation cels and production material from the movie Akira. He wants to share some of his treasures with us, and we want to help him. This is a special treat for anyone who has read Akira or seen the film--you won’t want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity!
2.00 PM
SCAD WORKSHOP | Mini-Comics: The Whole Package
Room 201
David Allan Duncan, cartoonist and Chair of the Sequential Art Department at SCAD-Savannah, offers insight, tips and instruction in the creation of one of the most popular stepping stones into the comics industry: mini-comics. David’s workshop focuses on the medium, production and distribution of mini-comics as well as the planning, storytelling, and drawing that goes into their creation. Come join the fun!
THE ART OF THE COMIC STRIP
Room 206
Andy Mansell sits down with some of the greats of strip cartooning including Jim Scancarelli (Gasoline Alley) Marcus Hamilton (Dennis the Menace), Rod Whigham (Gil Thorp)and June Brigman (Brenda Starr). This panel has become a yearly tradition at Heroes. Stop by and see what all the fuss is about!
3.00 PM
VOCATIONAL COMICS: Comics As Career
Room 207BCD
Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter meets with some of the brightest stars in the comic firmament to discuss how they learned to handle the age-old question: what do you do when comics becomes your livelihood? Joining Tom will be Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother), Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie ), Jim Rugg (Afrodisiac), Ed Piskor (Wizzywig) and Raina Telgemeier (Smile).
THE NEW HORROR COMICS
Room 208AB
Make plans to join The Dollar Bin’s Adam Daughhetee as he moderates a panel that will examine the new wave of horror comics. The panel will include Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing, Frankenstein), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Michael Alan Nelson (Fall of Cthulhu) and Nat Jones (Death Dealer). After you’ve heard what they have to say, you’ll need to sleep with a night-light on this evening!
IDW: Digital Comics
Room 209
IDW is at the forefront of bringing comics to every device you can imagine! From TRANSFORMERS to True Blood to Wormwood, from the iPad to PSP to BlackBerry, learn about IDW's next steps for both creative and technology. Featuring IDW ePublishing Director Jeff Webber, IDW Senior Editor Bob Schreck, writer and digital producer Harold Sipe, and more!
4.00 PM
HEROESCON QUICKDRAW CONTEST | Room 204/205
Our annual Quickdraw contests are not only a great place to pit your artistic skill against others for great prizes, but they could launch your career in comics! Each entry in this free competition gets 2 pieces of paper, 2 pencils, and 20 minutes to create a masterpiece. Entrants will be judged in 3 different age categories (10-under, 11-15, 16-up) by some of the biggest names in comics!
PRIZES to be announced!
COMIC TWART!!
Room 209
The comictwart.com site has become one of the more popular sites online for fresh weekly comic art. Join “twartists” Tom Fowler, Chris Samnee, Francesco Francavilla, Ron Salas, Declan Shalvey, and Andy Kuhn, with moderator Chris Sims of Comics Alliance , for a discussion and multi-sketch demonstration. All sketches to be donated to the HeroesCon Art Auction!
4.30 PM
CRAFT AND PROCESS IN COMICS
Room 208AB
With the increasing prevalence of technology, there are more ways to approach making comics than ever before, from good old fashion inks and brushes all the way to 100% digital comics. Join Jim Rugg (Afrodisiac), Roger Langridge (Muppet Show), and Drew Weing (Set To Sea) as they discuss their varying approaches to pen and ink and pixels, moderated by HeroesCon Creative Director (and cartoonist) Dustin Harbin.
IN CONVERSATION | Brian Bolland
Room 207BCD
Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter sits down with Brian Bolland, artist of Batman: The Killing Joke and about 4,000,000 insanely gorgeous cover illustrations over the years. The two will talk about... whatever they like! How could this not be a great panel, come on do you really need it spelled out for you??
LONGBOX DIGITAL PREVIEW
Room 209
A year ago, LongBox Digital was revealed to the public at HeroesCon. Now, after 12 months with more twists and turns in the world of comics & digital publishing than a box of rabid weasels, the Harvey and Eisner award-winning CEO of LongBox, Inc., Rantz Hoseley, returns to give attendees the first peek at the striking changes, new features and design behind LongBox Digital before it’s unleashed on the world next week. Rantz will also talk frankly about the reasons behind the delays, the state of digital comics in a post-iPad world, and what the future of comics looks like.
SCAD WORKSHOP | Storyboarding
Room 201
SCAD-Savannah Professor Michael Jantze and creative lead of Jantze Studios (and creator of the internationally syndicated comic strip "The Norm" and ex-ILM visual effects art director) will lead a group of hardened sequential art criminals (you) through a workshop on using perspective, silhouettes and design to breathe life into your storyboards. He'll carry you through the jungle-like differences between boarding for live action and animated films, feature-length versus shorts. Come be a part of HeroesCon history as you witness step-by-step work from films like "The Mummy" and animated shorts like "Baby Blues" and "Zits".
5.30 PM
KIRBY KRACKLE!
Room 205
Join Emerald City Comic Con organizer Jim Demonakos and collaborator Kyle Stevens for a live performance by their band "Kirby Krackle." They'll be doing songs live, discussing music and their approach to it, and more!
7.00 PM
HEROESCON DAY ONE CLOSES TO PUBLIC
At this time all ticket-holders must leave the hall for the evening. Hall will reopen to the public Saturday at 10.00 am.
7.30 PM
HALL A LOCKED DOWN
All persons, including exhibitors, guests, and staff, must be off the hall floor at this time. Please be sure your booth is secured. We cannot be held responsible for your items, although we will provide overnight security for the hall.
9.00 AM
SETUP OPENS
Guests, Small Press, & Exhibitors will be allowed onto the floor for setup at this time. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor, and only once a member of the convention's upper management is on-hand to open the doors, for security purposes. NOTE: All items MUST be out of the aisles before the hall opens to the public at 10.00 am. No exceptions!
9.30 AM
HEROESCON DAY ONE OPENS TO ADVANCE 3-DAY PASS HOLDERS ONLY
Note this is ONLY for those purchasing advance 3-day passes, which will be available until Monday, May 31. For more information about tickets, see our Tickets page.
10.00 AM
HEROESCON DAY TWO OPENS TO GENERAL PUBLIC
All ticket holders will be allowed onto the floor at this time.
10.30 AM
SCAD WORKSHOP | Drawing Efficiency
Room 201
Did you ever wonder how you could get faster at creating your drawing compositions? In graphic design, elements are designed as separate files, and composed electronically for rapid resizing and repositioning. This process allows for a variety of quick solutions to maximize visual communication. SCAD-Savannah Professor Anthony Fisher will walk you through these compositional techniques he used in graphic design and applied to his sequential art projects for drawing efficiency
12.00 PM
IN CONVERSATION | Jill Thompson & Evan Dorkin
Room 208AB
Still standing (or sitting) after countless panels, Tom Spurgeon will certainly have his hands full this hour as he moderates a lively discussion between the Scary Godmother herself, Jill Thompson, and Evan Dorkin (Milk and Cheese) the man who turned a pair of innocent dairy products against humanity. Jill and Evan will discuss their collaboration process and what it takes to complete each issue of the fantastic new series Beasts of Burden.
HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP | Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
Room 209
The Heroes Discussion Group celebrates its landmark 20th meeting. Moderator Andy Mansell will lead the discussion of the stand alone Fables graphic Novel 1001 Nights of Snowfall. Then we have a big surprise in store as the book’s writer Bill Willingham joins the discussion. We’ve been talking about this for months! We have so many questions; Mr. Willingham may need a restraining order.
Don’t miss it!
DC NATION!
Room 207BCD
The DC NATION returns to Charlotte! We’re always looking for new recruits, so be sure to come on by as Senior Story Editor Ian Sattler and some of the industry’s top talent give you the inside scoop on all things DC.
12.30 PM
THE PUNCHBUGGY TOUR
Room 206
The Punchbuggy Tour is an unholy union of three wayward cartoonists who travel around the country (and sometimes Canada) proselytizing and promulgating the word of comics (specifically their comics) via Powerpoint slideshows and acoustic renditions of popular songs on the banjo and ukulele. Join fun-loving cartoonists Ken Dahl (Monsters, Welcome to the Dahl House), Liz Baillie (Freewheel, My Brain Hurts) and MK Reed (Cross Country) as they seek to delight and entertain with their unique brand of multimedia comics entertainment!
1.00 PM
SCAD WORKSHOP | Comic Strips From Start To Finish:
Digital Color
Room 201
SCAD-Atlanta Professor Roy Richardson has been a comic book and newspaper strip inker for over 20 years. Having worked on such titles as Iron Man, Captain America, and The Flash, Roy currently inks, letters and colors the Brenda Starr newspaper strip with his wife June Brigman handling the penciling chores. Roy will discuss all the steps involved in creating a comic strip, with a demo on digital coloring.
1.30 PM
IN CONVERSATION | Mike Mignola
Room 207BCD
It's hard to imagine a more influential figure working in comics today than Mike Mignola. The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon sits down with this living legend to discuss his career both past and present. With audience questions, time permitting, this is a must-not-miss panel!
MARVEL: Shadowland
Room 208AB
It’s “The Battle for the Soul of New York”! An epic so big, that it will change the streets of New York City and the heroes that protect it forever! Join editor Bill Rosemann and writer Jeff Parker (Thunderbolts) as they talk about the fate of Hell’s Kitchen and the birth of a new major Marvel villain! Want to know how Spider-Man, the Thunderbolts, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and the Punisher are involved? Well here's your chance to ask those questions and more!
IDW PUBLISHING: Big And Bigger
Room 206
The only independent publisher to break into the elite over 4% market share hosts an overview of the big (vampires) and bigger (dinosaurs) things planned for 2010. IDW editor Bob Schreck is joined by fan-favorite creators, including Scott Morse and Steve Niles, to discuss the company's current and upcoming projects, including sneak previews of art and an angry Mexican.
3.00 PM
IN CONVERSATION | Richard Thompson
Room 206
Reuben Award -nominated Richard Thompson is widely hailed as one of the most talented cartoonists working today. From his strip Cul de Sac to his Richard's Poor Almanac humor strip to his illustrations for the New Yorker, the Washington Post, and more, he's a fascinating creator. Tom Spurgeon sits down to talk with Richard in this informal conversation.
12 GAUGE COMICS: ON TARGET!
Room 207BCD
Join Publisher Keven Gardner and Art Director Brian Stelfreeze as they walk you through 12-Gauge Comics’ 2010 line-up of books. Joined by first-time HeroesCon guests Mick Foley and Shane Riches of the high-octane series R.P.M.; Rebekah Isaacs, Jon Price, and David Norton of the magical series MAGUS; and Eben Matthews, the BOONDOCK SAINTS comic series-producer. But that’s not all! HeroesCon regulars Chris Brunner and Jason Latour will be on-hand to discuss their highly anticipated series LOOSE ENDS; along with Tony Shasteen, the illustrator of the provocative new crime series 25 TO LIFE. Don’t miss it! (Q&A to follow)
DEFECTIVE COMICS: A Celebration Of Superhero Oddness
Room 208AB
Let's face it: superheroes can be kinda dopey. For every cultural icon like Superman or Spider-Man, there's five thousand off-beat B-listers (Bwana Beast? Sonny Sumo? Razorback?) lining up to die in the next big crossover event. For Heroescon 2010, Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean cartoonist Ben Towle and Thought Balloonist blogger Craig Fischer host a lovingly critical look at just how bizarre the superhero genre can be.
The event will include a presentation by Towle on the sad-sack super-man in Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Library; a panel discussion with Colleen Coover, Evan Dorkin, Jeff Parker and Chris Pitzer; a talk by Crogan Adventures creator Chris Schweizer about art-comix creators crossing over into mainstream superhero comics; and clips from some of the weirdest and worst superhero films of all time. Excelsior?
3.30 PM
SCAD WORKSHOP | Inking For Comics
Room 201
John Lowe, Inker and Dean of Communication Arts at SCAD-Savannah, will be on hand to talk about working as a professional inker. He will provide an overview of a wide range of inking styles and conduct an inking workshop. Attendees should bring Bristol board, pen nibs, ink, a container for water, and a brush. John has worked as an inker for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, Dark Horse Comics, the Cartoon Network and Warner Brothers Animation.
4.00 PM
HEROESCON QUICKDRAW CONTEST | Room 204/205
Our annual Quickdraw contests are not only a great place to pit your artistic skill against others for great prizes, but they could launch your career in comics! Each entry in this free competition gets 2 pieces of paper, 2 pencils, and 20 minutes to create a masterpiece. Entrants will be judged in 3 different age categories (10-under, 11-15, 16-up) by some of the biggest names in comics!
PRIZES to be announced!
4.30 PM
MONDO MARVEL
Room 207BCD
From the Avengers to the Fantastic Four, the Ultimate line to the far reaches of the cosmos, answers to every corner of the Marvel U. and more are found here. This amazing panel with Editor Bill Rosemann features all-stars Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR), Christos Gage (AVENGERS ACADEMY), Jim McCann (HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD), Jeff Parker (ATLAS), Paul Tobin (Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man), Associate Editor Lauren Sankovitch and more to field your questions!
IN CONVERSATION | Ben Templesmith & Guy Davis:
Monsters & The Macabre In Comics
Room 209
Ben Templesmith (Choker, Wormwood) and Guy Davis (The Marquis, B.P.R.D.) are two of the most recognizable names in comics, as well as two of the most bent. The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon sits down with Ben and Guy to discuss their work, genre comics, and more.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW WITH MARK CHIARELLO
Room 206
This is a unique opportunity to have your portfolio reviewed by DC Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello, who spearheaded the recent Wednesday Comics and Solo projects! Space will be limited, so come early!
5.00 PM
IRWIN HASEN: A LIFE
Room 208AB
Living Legend and HeroesCon's favorite guest Irwin Hasen (Wildcat, All-Star Comics, Dondi) will be on hand as we celebrate his life in comics. We'ill screen the fantastic film Irwin Hasen: A Life. After the 45 minute film is over, Irwin will be taking questions and signing copies of his new graphic novel Loverboy. A lucky few of of us got to see Irwin's film at last years con and there was not a dry eye in the house. You don't want to miss this!
6.00 PM
HEROESCON DAY TWO CLOSES TO PUBLIC
At this time all ticket-holders must leave the hall for the evening. Hall will reopen to the public Saturday at 10.00 am.
6.30 PM
HALL A LOCKED DOWN
All persons, including exhibitors, guests, and staff, must be off the hall floor at this time. Please be sure your booth is secured. We cannot be held responsible for your items, although we will provide overnight security for the hall.
8.00 PM
HEROESCON ANNUAL ART AUCTION
Westin Providence Ballroom
The HeroesCon Annual Art Auction is one of the most well-known and enduring traditions on the convention circuit. Fans come from all over the country for the chance to bid pieces of original art not available anywhere else, donated by our guests to help defray the incredible cost of putting on the convention!
And best of all, the Art Auction is a great chance to hobnob with pros in a relaxed, fun environment--it’s just one of the things that have made us so popular with fans and pros alike! Event scheduled to begin close to 8.00--seriously!
The number of donations we get is so immense, this year we’re going to try and pick a representative group of pieces to take to the “live” Art Auction. But if you can’t make it to the Art Auction, you can bid on the other pieces in our new Silent Auction all weekend long! Check at the Info Booth or at the Art Auction stage for more details!
10.00 AM
SETUP OPENS
Guests, Small Press, & Exhibitors will be allowed onto the floor for setup at this time. Only persons with the appropriate badges will be allowed onto the convention floor, and only once a member of the convention's upper management is on-hand to open the doors, for security purposes. NOTE: All items MUST be out of the aisles before the hall opens to the public at 11.00 am. No exceptions!
10.30 AM
HEROESCON DAY ONE OPENS TO ADVANCE 3-DAY PASS HOLDERS ONLY
Note this is ONLY for those purchasing advance 3-day passes, which will be available until Sunday, June 14. For more information about tickets, see our Tickets page.
12.00 PM
FAMILY FRIENDLY COMICS
Room 208AB
Years ago comics used to be labeled as “just for kids”, but these days the industry often struggles with being “too mature” for young readers. What about comics designed for everyone? Join Brian Eison from the Dollar Bin with Chris Schweitzer (Crogan’s Revenge), Mark Waid (BOOM!), Roger Langridge (Muppet Show), Chris Giarusso (G Man) and Franco Aureliano (Tiny Titans as they have a family friendly discussion about how they make their books for “all-ages”: interesting and appropriate for kids while staying entertaining and intelligent enough for adults!
IN CONVERSATION | Tim Sale & Scott Hampton:
The Artists' Artists
Room 207BCD
Tim Sale (Daredevil: Yellow, Superman Confidential) and Scott Hampton (Nemesis, Simon Dark) are master painters and artists with enormously influential bodies of work. The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon sits down with them to talk about image-making and ideas of art in comics.
DC COMICS: Sunday Conversation with Ian Sattler
Room 209
All are welcome to join Senior Story Editor Ian Sattler for a relaxed Sunday afternoon discussion. Share your thoughts, or be enthralled, as the group share their stories and love for this medium.
SCAD WORKSHOP | Manga Studio
Room 201
From panel layout to finished inks, Manga Studio is the most powerful software there is that specifically caters to the needs of comic book artists. It has amazing tools to layout panels, it's drawing and inking tools are extremely natural using a tablet or Cintiq, and you can create and manage entire projects with astounding ease. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Follow along with SCAD-Atlanta grad student and Oni Press penciler/inker, Pat Bollin as he demos his digital drawing techniques using Manga Studio, and discusses the pros and cons of using digital techniques vs good old fashioned ink on paper.
THE PODCAST QUORUM
Room 206
Join Jimmy Aquino of Comic News Insider, Chuck Moore of Comic Related, Phil Jackson of Indie Spinner Rack, Peter Rios of Comic Geek Speak, Bill Jourdain of The Golden Age Podcast and more to talk about podcasting, promotion, working with publishers, tech, etc! Whether you're just starting out, looking for new ways to grow your podcast, or even if you're just a listener of podcasts, you'll love this fun and informative discussion!
1.30 PM
IN CONVERSATION | Sammy Harkham & Jim Rugg
Room 208AB
Sammy Harkham (Kramer's Ergot, Crickets) and Jim Rugg (Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes) are the two of the most innovative cartoonists working today. The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon sits down with them to discuss their processes, influences, approaches to cartooning and more in what's sure to be a fascinating panel discussion.
AVENGERS ACADEMY
Room 207BCD
AVENGERS ACADEMY, Marvel's newest title in the Avengers family of books, makes its explosive debut this month! Come meet writer Christos Gage and artist Mike McKone, and get exclusive insight into this exciting new Heroic Age title! Find out what's in store for the cadets and their teachers! Suggest villains or guest stars you'd like to see in upcoming issues! This is your chance to talk directly to the creators about the future of Earth's Mightiest Heroes!
COSTUME DESIGN: From The Page To The Real World
Room 209
This unique panel is the first of its kind at HeroesCon. Comic Book artists; Brian Stelfreeze & Adam Hughes and Costumers; Riki LeCotey ("Riddle") & Chris Donio will discuss (re)designing costumes for the pages of comics, as well as costume translation from 2d to 3d, (e.g. making a costume functional and desirable). They will also be taking a look at iconic super hero costumes, movie interpretations and costume train wrecks. A must for costumers and cos-players alike!
2.00 PM
AOL COMICS ALLIANCE PRESENTS: Ask Chris
Room 206
Join Comics Alliance's Editor-In-Chief Laura Hudson in this panel featuring Chris Sims, noted Batmanologist and humorist and chrissimsist, as they bring one of Comics Alliance's most popular features to HeroesCon! Chris has an insanely encyclopedic mind for comics, and will accept all questions and answer at least some of them. For you!
3.00 PM
IN CONVERSATION | Jonathan Hickman & Jeff Parker
Room 209
The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon sits down with Marvel writers Jonathan Hickman and Jeff Parker as they discuss maintaining personal vision working for one of the largest comics publishers in the world.
ALL STAR SUPER PANEL with SCOTT ADSIT & CO
Room 207BCD
30 Rock's Scott Adsit isn't just an actor on shows like 30 Rock and Tenacious D, he's also a creator of Adult Swim's Moral Orel and the upcoming Frankenhole, and he's a huge comics fan too. You'll see just how big when he sits down with some of comics leading lights, including J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes, Phil Noto, and Mark Brooks--and the odds of more surprise guests are pretty high. Whatever the panel ends up being about, we're not sure, but it's sure to be hilarious--these guys are all hysterical. Don't miss it!
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL COMICS:
What To Leave In, What To Leave Out
Room 208AB
Autobio comics have long been one of comics' greatest and most idiosyncratic genres, focusing on the lives and memories of cartoonists and using comics as an immersive tool. Moderator Dustin Harbin discusses autobio comics and what makes them work (and not work) with Erika Moen (Dar), Ken Dahl (Monsters), and Raina Telgemeier (Smile).
SCAD WORKSHOP | Sculpting For Toys And Garage Kits
Room 201
SCAD-Savannah Professor John Larison will be offering his workshop on Maquette building for the fourth year in a row at HeroesCon. A rousing success, John brings his skills as a conceptual artist and sequential artist to the con and helps demystify the process of Maquette making. With a step-by-step slide show and demonstration models as well, John will help get you started on building your own models for concept, fine art, toy design, or illustration purposes. The materials and tools needed to accomplish all of this will be covered as well during his engaging and fun workshop. He will also talk about the future of the sculpting industry. The materials and tools needed to accomplish all of this will be covered as well during his engaging and fun workshop.
HEROESCON QUICKDRAW CONTEST | Room 204/205
Our annual Quickdraw contests are not only a great place to pit your artistic skill against others for great prizes, but they could launch your career in comics! Each entry in this free competition gets 2 pieces of paper, 2 pencils, and 20 minutes to create a masterpiece. Entrants will be judged in 3 different age categories (10-under, 11-15, 16-up) by some of the biggest names in comics!
PRIZES to be announced!
4.30 PM
IN CONVERSATION | Kate Beaton & David Malki
Room 208AB
Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant!) and David Malki (Wondermark) are two insanely popular cartoonists who come to the form initially through webcomics but are now just as recognized for print collections of their work. The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon sits down with the two to discuss their approaches to their work, using the computer as a tool for interacting with audience AND for creating comics, and much more!
6.00 PM
HEROESCON CLOSES TO PUBLIC
At this time all ticket-holders must leave the hall. Thanks for attending HeroesCon 2010!
LOADING DOCK OPENS
At this time the door to the Loading Dock (located on Stonewall between Brevard and College) will open for persons possessing dock passes. ACCESS TO THE DOCK WILL NOT BE ALLOWED DURING THE DAY! We strongly suggest that you begin queuing for the dock well before this time.
