Drew Geraci, Andrew Pepoy, Brandon Peterson, Andy Smith and Mike Wieringo are among a long list of creators who have signed on to appear at next year s Heroes Convention ( HeroesCon ) in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 30th - July 2. The long-running and independently-owned convention is receiving support across the industry after reported that Wizard will be debutting their new WizardWorld: Atlanta on the same weekend in Georgia. Many are claiming unfair competition, fearing that Wizard is attempting to muscle the smaller convention out.
At the least, many feel it is unhelpful to the prosperity of an industry currently facing a record number of conventions a year. For more on the story, see the , (and ), and . Watch the for future additions.
