HEROES CON recap!

Let's talk the convention and what's to come!

HEROES CON 2024 WAS A BLASTY BLAST!

But when is it not? There is something special in the air when you walk into the Charlotte convention center on a Heroes con day. There’s a buzzing on the Thursday before the show. A mix of excitement and nerves.

I have been doing Heroes con for the past 10 years. I’ve been ‘in’ comics for 10 years. It was my first big show. I a lot of ways it is the show that has made my career. The show that I continue to consider the start of my comics year. A nice little mid year boost that feels like a beginning.

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If you’ve never attended Hereos con, one of it’s coolest features is the Indie Island. A block of Artist Alley tables in the middle of the show full of creators producing comics independently. It’s always felt like a place of honor among the crowd. A place to celebrate and raise up the artist making books outside of the normal grind of the Big two publishers. It’s never not a honor to be featured in that section among such amazing artists and friends. This year I was sat with my good friends Amanda Smeler and Pat Rooks

(Alas, we didn’t take a picture together which was a major misstep) but here’s a bunch of comissions I did at the show! One of the things that I am starting to get used to is people actually knowing the stuff that I draw and pairing their commissions to my tastes. Super pulpy versions of characters and indie characters. And that Space Ghost made my day!

Heroes Con Art Auction

Another major thing for Heroes is the art auction that happens on Saturday night. (Huge Shout out to Trey and the whole team that put that event on.) I try to out do myself. This year I painted Kermit the Frog.

WHAT’S NEXT?

I said at the top of this that Heroes feels like the start of my year. So, what’s on the docket this year? We’ve got The Baboon Daily Strip! (I’m just about wrapped up with the Flash back sequence) And then I’ve got some super fun heist stuff planned for the rest of this story. SPAKOW! #2 is underway! I have been locking in some guest artist and writing some extended “Babooniverse” comics.

Both Magazines are available for preorder right now! They are currently getting printed up. So hopefully they will be sent out early next month. But with printing who knows. Everything is backed up. Get your comics here: