Heroescon 2009
Heroescon 2009 was a ton of fun! Thanks so much to those of you that stopped by the GLOOMY ROOMIES table. Thanks also to Mitch Rogers for splitting a table with me.

It was great catching up with friends both old and new. Buddy Prince, Derek and Nikki Davis of Bitter Tea Studios (thanks for the photos, guys), John Parker and Scott Nicholson of Post Mortem Comics, Evan Dahm of Rice Boy, Bobby Nash, Meredith Randazzo, and John Aston of Olde Towne Comix all have fun and interesting projects going on or in the works.
I also enjoyed talking with the Dollar Bin guys. They were always hustling to provide great media coverage of the convention. This year they set out to contribute a piece to the art auction. They got a ton of us from Indie Island and the small press world to contribute to a jam piece.
Be sure to visit their site to see not only a larger version of the completed work, but also individual videos of many of the artists sketching their portion. Contributing artists include:
Duane Ballenger
J Chris Campbell
Danielle Corsetto
Guy Davis
Francesco Francevilla
Mark Godby
Nat Jones
Faylnn Koch
Roger Langridge
Josh Latta
Brandon Padgett
Bradd Parton
David Petersen
Buddy Prince
Mitch Rogers
Budd Root
Andy Runton
Chris Schweizer
Christian Slade
Ben Towle
Dean Trippe
Rob Ullman
Loston Wallace
Thanks for the opportunity guys!
What’s a con without getting some cool stuff out of it? I picked up a super-fantastic sketch of Andy Runton’s Owly as Leatherface and Wormy as Freddy Krueger. Check it:

One of the highlights of the weekend was meeting the uber-talented cartoonist Roger Langridge. I picked up a couple of his mini-comics (Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple #1 and #2) as well as his Fred the Clown series. I also got a sweet Rowlf sketch -

- and the awesome cover to The Muppet Show #2!

The zombie key chains we were selling proved to be a big hit and even sold out! I’ll be making a new batch of key chains this weekend and will add them to the store along with issue #3 and a few other diggable things. The t-shirts and stickers were also pretty popular. I’ll also have all of these items at the next event – Charlotte Comicon – always one of my favorite shows – on July 12. I hope to see you there!






























