heroes con – The Sonic Stadium

Another year, another chance to meet the talent that make your monthly dose of comic shenanigans! And some guy called Stan Lee.

HeroesCon 2015 is right around the corner, and there’s confirmed names from the Archie Sonic comic in attendance! See below for the currently verified stalls, taken from the guestlist;

JIM AMASH | AA-619
Alter Ego magazine, Jughead, Sonic Universe, Archie and Friends

ALEAH BAKER | AA-520
Sonic Universe, Mega Man

TERESA R DAVIDSON | AA-620
Sonic the Hedgehog, Archie

IAN FLYNN | AA-519
Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, New Crusaders

MICHAEL WATKINS | AA-1527
Villains Supreme, Femme Noir, Transformers, Sonic The Hedgehog

TRACY YARDLEY | AA-517
Sonic the Hedgehog, The Adventures of Galaxy Man and Cosmic Girl

So, a pretty varied range of current and past staff on the comic, should be very fruitful for anyone wishing to attend!

HeroesCon is running between the 19th and 21st of June. Shows run from 11am – 7pm on the 19th (Friday), 10am – 6pm on the 20th (Saturday) and 11am – 7pm on the 21st (Sunday). 1 day passes sold on the day cost $20 for the 19th, and the 20th, and $15 for the 21st. A 3 day pass is $40 (sold on the Friday and Saturday), kids under 12 can get in free if you happen to have kidlings in tow. And the address is as follows;

Charlotte Convention Center
501 S. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

So if you’re interested in having a bit of an outing next weekend, why not pop by on the day or head to the site to check out advance and discount pass options? In any case, you’re sure to have some fun chatting to the creative minds running the comic!

Source: HeroesCon official website

Close to Charlotte, North Carolina and like the Archie comics? This could be something for your diary!

Over this coming weekend, a comic convention called Heroes Con is being held at the Charlotte Convention Centre in Charlotte, NC. Amongst the guest list across the three-day event are several representatives for the Archie comic, and there’s a dedicated half to the panel for Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Universe and Mega Man with Paul Kaminski (editor), Ian Flynn (writer) and Tracy Yardley (artist). The official website has the specific schedule for the Archie panel;

Room 201
PART I :: ARCHIE: Life, Afterlife and Beyond
Join moderator Jimmy Aquino (COMIC NEWS INSIDER) in a talk about the major events happening at Archie Comics – from the hit horror series AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE to the upcoming “Death of Archie” in the pages of LIFE WITH ARCHIE and much more – with an all-star cast of Archie staff and stars, including artist FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (Afterlife with Archie), PAUL KAMINSKI (Archie Comics Executive Director of Editorial) and Red Circle Comics Editor and Archie SVP – Publicity and Marketing ALEX SEGURA.
PART II :: ARCHIE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and MEGAMAN
Get the inside scoop on what’s coming up in Archie’s best-selling “Action” line of video game titles, including SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, SONIC UNIVERSE and MEGA MAN, with SONIC/MEGA MAN editor PAUL KAMINSKI and long-time Sonic and Mega Man creators IAN FLYNN and TRACY YARDLEY

You can get a three day pass in advance of the event until the end of June 18th, or you can get a one day pass on the day for $20 if you wish to get in for Archie on June 21st. If you want a potential day out, this might be something to consider! More details about the location and other technical details are on the Heroes Con website.

UPDATE: It’s not June 20th at 4pm as the schedule said at the time of posting, it’s June 21st at 2pm! Make sure you don’t get confused and get there a day early! Although several Archie people will be at tables throughout the weekend anyway.

Table details are listed on the official Bumbleking website.

Source: Heroes Online

Archie Sonic Staff Are Attending HeroesCon

Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley and more at Heroes Con on June 21st (Updated)!