Pat's 2006 Heroes Con Photo Album
Wednesday, July 05, 2006 1:54:00 AM
written by Patrick Sun
photographs by Patrick Sun

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Heroes Con takes place in Charlotte, NC, usually on Father's Day weekend at the Charlotte Convention Center downtown, but this year it was pushed to the end of June (June 30, 2006 to July 2, 2006). Heroes Con is a nice friendly place to take the whole family to enjoy comics, card games, Heroes Clix, etc. This year I made an effort to take more photos, and so I did. This year's photo album has over 600 photos.

[ See photographs of George P�rez at Heroes Comicon at Pat's 2006 Heroes Con Photo Album ]

52 #? (2006) HEROES CONVENTION CHARLOTTE 2006 (30 Jun-02 Jul 2006)

HEROES CON: �52� PANEL
By Wade Gum
Posted July 1, 2006 3:45 PM

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When asked about what artists they would like to see working on 52, the audience offered up an eclectic group including many Marvel exclusive artists. "Who said Jim Lee?" asked DiDio. "That's great. Issue #74."

"A lot of artists are now trying to get a week," said Rucka. "There are some of them that have surprised me because I'm like, 'You have a great big name. Why would you?'"

Artists that will be working on the back-up stories in future issues of 52 include Eric Powell, Brian Bolland, Kevin Nowland, Adam Hughes and George Perez.

[ Read more HEROES CON: �52� PANEL ]

HEROES CON: DAY TWO
by Michael Patrick Sullivan, Contributing Writer
Posted: July 3, 2006

Long lines of eager fans were in place for the ten o'clock opening of the doors at Heroes Con in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday and the joint was indeed jumping, as they say.

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As many fans could be found off the floor as well as on, as the spacious concourses outside the main con floor held featured signings, panels and numerous amenities, not the least of which being a Starbuck's. Among the big draws for the day were Rosario Dawson, Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, George Perez and Greg Rucka, who continued signing for fans even after his line had been capped and the scheduled time had passed. Perez also created long lines on the floor, signing at the comic creator retirement charity, ACTOR.

[ Read more HEROES CON: DAY TWO ]

HEROES CON: DC COMICS' 52 PANEL
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jann Jones, assistant editor of the weekly 52 series, told the crowd at DC Comics' 52 panel at Heroes Con on Saturday that an impressive list of artists has been lined up for back-up features.

Among those contributing will be Eric Powell, Brian Bolland, Adam Hughes, George Perez, Kevin Nowlan and Jones' husband, 52 cover artist J.G. Jones.

As far as interiors go, DC's Dan DiDio said that having Keith Giffen doing breakdowns gives 52 a consistent look, despite whomever is penciling.

"He can take so much information and put it out in a cohesive manner," DiDio said, noting that he didn't want a "jarring" issue-to-issue approach to the book despite the several pencilers.

"I've been watching the art come in and we're not compromising anything to get this out on a weekly basis," Jann Jones added.

[ Read more HEROES CON: DC COMICS' 52 PANEL ]

HEROES CON: DAY ONE
by Michael Patrick Sullivan, Contributing Writer
Posted: July 1, 2006

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Heroes Con opened Friday at the Convention center in Charlotte, North Carolina to moderately-sized, but enthusiastic crowd. Among the day's big draws were British comics writer Warren Ellis. His early afternoon signing saw a line that traversed the length of the concourse where his table was situated and where fans had begun lining up before convention doors opened at 11:00 AM. From there, it was to a Q&A session hosted by Heidi MacDonald.

Actress Rosario Dawson, on hand to promote her "OCT: Occult Crimes Taskforce," took a seat at the 12 Gauge Comics booth to little fanfare and was a very-down to Earth presence on the convention floor.

Big floor draws included Adam Hughes and J.G. Jones, Ed McGuiness and Dexter Vines and George Perez, signing at the ACTOR booth.

[ Read more HEROES CON: DAY ONE ]

Item number 300000523968: Lunch w/ George P�rez at Charlotte Heroes Con 2006!
Winning bid: US $642.00
Ended: Jun-26-06 21:35:26 PDT
Winning bidder: jimclancy

You are bidding on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend some quality time with one of comics' greatest artists: George Perez!

The winner of this auction will get to have lunch with the artist of Avengers, Infinite Crisis and more!

The lunch will take place near the Charlotte Heroes Con on:

Friday, June 30 @ approximately 12 noon.

Winner must go to the ACTOR booth at Heroes con to redeem.

Please arrive 15 minutes early.

Lunch is on ACTOR at a local restaurant, AND George will also give you a personal one-character original sketch of a character of your choice!

PLEASE NOTE: This is the ONLY full-figure drawing George will be doing this weekend! The rest are headshots only!

IN THE NEWS
24 June 06

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Oh, and also speaking of HeroesCon, A.C.T.O.R. has listed two HeroesCon-related auctions on eBay! The first auction is a one-of-a-kind chance to have lunch with living legend George Perez at the convention, on Friday, June 30th, at noon! Not only will the winner get to sit down with George for lunch, but George will also do an original full-figure drawing of a character of their choice! And this is the only full drawing George will be doing at HeroesCon--his other sketching will be limited to head shots only! Holy moly! The second auction is for a "Cup of Joe" coffee break with Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada! Joe will be so busy at HeroesCon, he even wants to spend his breaks on the fans, but in order to sit down for some java and a danish with one of the most important guys in comics, you're going to have to pay! All proceeds from both auctions go to benefit A.C.T.O.R.!

[ Read more IN THE NEWS ]

HAVE LUNCH WITH GEORGE P�REZ AND JOE QUESADA AT HEROES CON 2006
by Arune Singh, Staff Writer
Posted: June 26, 2006

LOS ANGELES � A.C.T.O.R. Comic Fund has two amazing eBay auctions that are open NOW for Heroes Con 2006!

LUNCH AND A SKETCH WITH GEORGE P�REZ!

You are bidding on an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend some quality time with one of comics' greatest artists: George P�rez!

The winner of this auction will get to have lunch with the artist of Avengers, Infinite Crisis and more!

The lunch will take place near the Charlotte Heroes Con on Friday, June 30 at approximately 12 noon. Lunch is on A.C.T.O.R. at a local restaurant, AND George will also give you a personal one-character original sketch of a character of your choice! PLEASE NOTE: This is the ONLY full-figure drawing George will be doing this weekend! The rest are headshots only!

[ Read more HAVE LUNCH WITH GEORGE P�REZ AND JOE QUESADA AT HEROES CON 2006 ]

HEROES CONVENTION CHARLOTTE 2006 (30 Jun-02 Jul 2006)

ACTOR Offers Creator Lunch on eBay
Industry News, Scoop, Friday, June 23, 2006

Interested fans can win the opportunity to meet creators George P�rez and Joe Quesada as this year's Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. A Commitment To Our Roots (A.C.T.O.R.) Comic Fund has opened bidding on two eBay auctions for one lucky bidder to have a meal with these creators.

The first auction, which is for Lunch with George P�rez, will be held on Friday, June 30, 2006 at a local restaurant. In addition to the opportunity to meet one of comic's greatest artists, P�rez will also be doing a personal, one-character sketch of the winner's choice.

The second auction being offered to fans is a �Cup o' Joe� Coffee Break with Joe Quesada. The winner of the is auction will have coffee and pastries at a local coffee shop on Saturday, July 1, 2006 and have the opportunity to talk comics with Marvel's Editor-in-Chief.

Fans can bid on the auctions on eBay by following the links:

Lunch and a Sketch with George P�rez

IN THE NEWS
10 February 06

Well, I know it's frustrating, but we can't announce it yet--Shelton has got a slew of new confirmations to add to the HeroesCon 2006 Guest List, but it looks like it won't be until next week. Patience, patience--he's still digging out from under the mountain of sweet e-mails he's been getting since last July! Rest assured, these additions are pretty exciting--not only a ton of returning HeroesCon "family" members, but some brand new names that are pretty huge! We're planning on doing the additions in three or four waves, so stay tuned!

GUESTS
Peter David
George Perez
Joe Staton
Charles Vess
Paul Pope

This is a list of the comics conventions I will be attending in 2006. Some are "rain-check" appearances for shows that I had to cancel in 2005 due to health reasons. In some cases this puts me in a position of attending some conventions on back-to-back weekends, but it couldn't be helped. I hope to be able to get together with a lot of my fans next year and will be warming up my autograph hand.

February 24th - 26th: MegaCon, Orlando, FL
April 21st - 23rd: Pittsburgh Comicon, Monroeville, PA
April 28th - 30th: Paradise Toronto Comicon, Toronto, Canada
May 19th - 21st: Motor City Con, Novi, Michigan
June 30th - July 2nd: Heroes Con, Charlotte, NC
July 20th - 23rd: Comicon International, San Diego, CA
September 1st- 4th: Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA
September 9th - 10th: Baltimore Comic Con, Baltimore, MD

I will also be attending the October Portland, OR show for Second Genesis (another rain-check from 2005) but I still have no confirmed date.

That should keep me busy for the year in between issues of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD.