2009 Heroes Convention Charlotte

Heroes Convention was founded in 1982 by Shelton Drum, owner of Charlotte's Heroes Aren't Hard To Find comics shop. Since then the convention has become famous for its comics-first and family-friendly atmosphere, where fans can mingle directly with professionals and exhibitors. Boasting an incredible guest list built mainly on reputation and goodwill, HeroesCon is known nationwide as a "must" on the summer schedule, drawing fans, exhibitors, and creators from every region of the country to the Charlotte Convention Center.

HeroesCon is also the home of Indie Island, a 10,000+ square foot section in the middle of the convention, dedicated to indie and alternative comics creators and publishers. Since its founding in 2005, Indie Island has quickly become one of the preeminent alternative comics gatherings in the country.

COMPLETE GUEST LIST || Updated April 7, 2009

NOTE: This guest list is a work in progress; anyone who's attended HeroesCon in the past will know that it will be MAMMOTH by the time of the show itself. But we couldn't resist sharing these names with you, even at this early date!

LAMAR ABRAMS
Remake
ADHOUSE BOOKS
Process Recess, Pulp Hope, Skyscrapers of the Midwest, Superior Showcase
MARK BAGLEY
Trinity, Mighty Avengers, Thunderbolts, Ultimate Spider-Man
LIZ BAILLIE
My Brain Hurts, Freewheel, Sing Along Forever, AWESOME! Anthology
JOHN BEATTY
Captain America, Secret Wars, The Punisher, Batman
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Secret Invasion, New Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, Powers, Mighty Avengers
GEORGE BRODERICK JR
Radioactive Man, Kolchak the Night Stalker, Simpsons Super Spectacular
IVAN BRANDON
Secret Invasion: Home Invasion, Machine Man, Cross Bronx, 24Seven
ED BRUBAKER
Uncanny X-Men, Criminal, Captain America, Daredevil, Iron Fist
BUZZ
JSA, Vampirella, Atomika, Luna Moon Hunter
FRED CHAO
Johnny Hiro, AWESOME! Anthology
CLIFF CHIANG
Green Arrow Black Canary, Doctor 13, Human Target, Greendale
FRANK CHO
New Ultimates, Mighty Avengers, Hulk, Liberty Meadows, Jungle Girl
DANIELLE CORSETTO
Girls With Slingshots, Batboy
JEREMY DALE
GI Joe, Popgun, Space Doubles
GUY DAVIS
B.P.R.D., The Marquis, Zombies That Ate The World, Sandman Mystery Theatre
MARK DEERING
Miranda Mercury, SpellBinder, GI Joe
VITO DELSANTE
FCHS, Superman, Scooby Doo, Before They Were Famous: Babe Ruth
BRIAN DENHAM
X-Files, Star Trek, StarCraft, Iron Man: Hypervelocity, Nova
COLLEEN DORAN
A Distant Soil, Comic Book Tattoo, Sandman, Stealth Tribes, Wonder Woman
NATHAN EDMONDSON
Olympus
STEPHEN FLOYD
One Percent Press
CHUCK "MCBUCK" FORSMAN
Snake Oil, Sundays Anthology
MATT FRACTION
Uncanny X-Men, Invincible Iron Man, Iron Fist, Punisher War Journal, Casanova
RACHEL FREIRE
FCHS (forthcoming)
SHANNON GALLANT
GI Joe: Duke, GI Joe: Destro, Monsters Vs Aliens, Marvel Adventures: The Avengers
BRYAN J.L. GLASS
The Mice Templar, Riftwar, Magician: Apprentice
MICHAEL GOLDEN
The Nam, Micronauts, Dr Strange, Avengers, GI Joe, ROM, Spartan X
GENE GONZALES
Diary of Night, Tales of the Cherokee, McCandless Inc., Maze Agency
CLAYTON HENRY
Uncanny X-Men, Exiles, Incredible Hercules
ADAM HUGHES
All-Star Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Tomb Raider
JAMAL IGLE
Supergirl, Tangent, Superman's Reign, Teen Titans, Nightwing, Green Lantern
CASEY JONES
New Warriors, Marvel Adventures Avengers, Exiles, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four
CHRIS KEMPLE
Fallout, Negative Burn, Red Vengeance, Fear Agent
CHARLIE KIRCHOFF
Dr Who The Forgotten, Angel, Spike ATF, Zombies That Ate The World
JOE LAMBERT
Best American Comics, Sundays Anthology, Sword, Turtle Keep It Steady
SUNNY LEE
Gen 13, Wolverine, Superboy, Spyboy, Aquaboy
ALEC LONGSTRETH
Phase 7, Dvorak Zine, Papercutter, Awesome Anthology
NATHAN MASSENGILL
JSA, Legion of Superheroes, Wonder Girl, Indiana Jones, Detective Comics
PAUL MAYBURY
Party Bear, Aqua Leung, ACT-I-VATE, Comic Book Tattoo, Popgun
MARK MCHALEY
Star Wars Galaxy 4, Indiana Jones Masterpieces, Batman Archives
BOB MCLEOD
New Mutants (co-creator), Superhero ABC, Rough Stuff Magazine editor
CARLA SPEED MCNEIL
Finder, Frank Ironwine, Pendragon
STEVE MCNIVEN
Civil War, Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man, New Avengers, Ultimate Secret
GREG MEANS
Papercutter
MARK MORALES
Secret Invasion, Thor, New Avengers, Daredevil
CHRIS MORENO
Toy Story, World War Hulk: Frontline, POPGUN, Sidekick
JIM OTTAVIANI
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards, Suspended In Language
JOE PEKAR
Grimm Fairy Tales, Hexed, Strawberry, Naughty Girls
GEORGE PEREZ
Avengers, Fantastic Four, JLA, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Wonder Woman
DAVID PETERSEN
Mouse Guard
BRANDON PETERSON
War of Kings, Ultimate Vision, Ultimate Galactus, Strange, Mystic
BUDDY PRINCE
Night, Marvel Masterpieces Card Artist
MK REED
Cross Country, I Will Feast On Your Whore Heart, Papercutter, Pale Fire
DON ROSA
Life And Times of Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck
THOMAS SCIOLI
Godland, The Myth of 8-Opus
CHRIS SCHWEIZER
Crogan's Vengeance, Negative Burn, Discovered
SEAN SHAW
Grimm Fairy Tales, Shi, Gen 13, Vampirella, Return To Wonderland
JEFF SMITH
Bone, Rasl, Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil
ALLISON SOHN
Lord of the Rings: Evolution, LOTR: Masterpieces, DC Vs. System
CAT STAGGS
Star Wars Galaxy 4, X-Men Archives, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings
JOE STATON
E-Man, Femme Noir, JSA, Green Lantern, Huntress, Guy Gardner, Scooby-Doo
BEN TOWLE
Midnight Sun, Farewell Georgia, Strange Eggs
JENNIFER VAN METER
Black Lightning: Year One, JSA Classified, Hopeless Savages
LOSTON WALLACE
Lorna Relic Wrangler, Super Friends: Danger From The Deep
DANIEL WAY
Dark Wolverine, Wolverine: Origins, Ghost Rider
MATT WEBB
E-Man, Next Men, Bleeders, Spider-Girl, Danger Unlimited, Punisher
JOEY WEISER
The Ride Home, Tales of Unusual Circumstance, The Late-Night Gang