PHOTO PARADE: Heroes Convention Charlotte 2011

 

This past weekend, the 29th annual Heroes Convention was held in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was lucky enough to attend, and boy am I tired of hoofing it. When I was not jibber jabbering to comic creators, and getting off the elevator on the wrong floor.  I DID snap some pictures, so take the jump Spoilerites to see what you missed!

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Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Adam Hughes

When it comes to drawing beautiful women, Adam Hughes is at the top of the list.  The artist did a warm up sketch of Zatanna (he’s taking over cover duties beginning with issue #11), and that Copic marker on drawing paper just fetched $3,270 on eBay.

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Rapid-Fire Reviews: Independence Day Edition (Third Salvo)

Or – “Of Course, The Shield Came First…”

Continuing our Major Spoilers Star-Spangled Weekend™, and so far we’re running an average of 3 stars for the items reviewed from the big, dumb month of June 2010.  Another batch of comics (featuring the first star-spangled hero, as well as several former heads of state) is on the chopping block…  Will our average go waaay up, or waay DOWN?

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Review: Zatanna #1

Zatanna, the Mistress of Magic, finally has her own comic! Follow everyone’s favorite backwards-talking magician as she fights to protect San Francisco from its supernatural underbelly of crime. First on her list is the mystical crime boss, Brother Blood. Erom retfa eht pumj!

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Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Garrett Blair

The images for our Major Spoilers Poll of the Week this week come from Garrett Blair.  Since I enjoyed his work on Kitty Pryde and Phantom Girl, I figured we’d feature one more comic book character – Zatanna.

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