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Heroes Convention Reasons To Go #5

J Chris — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:52:28 +0000

5. After Hours

You may not know this but when Heroes Convention closes they kick everyone out of the convention center. Yep, all those creators you’ve been waiting in line to talk with don’t actually stay in the convention center all night long. They leave and go out into the city where you might run into them at some swank hotel bar.

It’s a pretty cool part of the convention that not many people think about. Even me, with my almost infinite knowledge of the intricacies of convention life, just found out about this millinium. Here’s the deal, the convention center is located in a part of the city with a deficit of bars so everyone eventually ends up at the Westin’s bar. Giving you a nice boiling pot of comic profesionals and fans mingling amongst one another as equals. It’s up to you to figure out how to infiltrate the crowd and what your opening line will be for when you meet Eric Larson or Evan Dorkin.

You absolutely have to take advantage of this networking opportunity. At the very least it gives you something to talk about the next day at the convention. “Heh, aren’t you that guy who drank that bottle of wine and then ate some guys cigar butt” asks Josh Cotter? “Yes I am,” you reply proudly with no recollection of anything you did after the 4 margaritas you had with Brad McGinty. Ah, living the night life!

Unit Construction Complete

J Chris — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:38:38 +0000

Previously announced addition to Campbell Clan Industries has been produced. Final assembly completed on 5.30.08. Visual conformation of parts confirms previous test results and designation of Lilly has been assigned. Unit is now entering cocoon stage.

Tone Gone

J Chris — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:41:08 +0000

Someone said when you hear a sudden tone in your ear that slowly fades it is the Swan Song of a certain note that you will never hear again. I’ve noticed this happens fairly often recently and every time it’s like a little sad goodbye from my eardrum. Regardless I’ve yet to research the truth in the saying or go get my ears checked. But I did manage to do this little illustration about it.

Robots Suck (ers)

J Chris — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:00:44 +0000

3 more robots that I got for my Birthday from my sister. I left these guys in plastic because I couldn’t bring myself to eat them. My son, on the other hand, has had no problems devouring 2 of them. You can order yourself some Robopops from Hearth Song magazine where they say:

Pop a robot pop in your mouth, and it fills your mouth with fabulous fruity flavors that really POP. A super solution for Easter baskets, the set of three candy contraptions includes orange, apple, and blueberry flavors.

He never mentioned that they poped like pop rocks, maybe I’ll have to try the last one.

While you’re ordering why not pic up a Sky Rocket or Space Blaster.

These guys are made by super cool toy makers Rocket USA.

Mo Snow

J Chris — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:48:02 +0000

With the record breaking warm weather we’ve been having I didn’t think it would snow ever again. It rarely snows in South Carolina and when it does it’s not around more than a day.

So when it started snowing last night we rushed out and made a snowman, thinking the rain would soon come and wash it all away. The snow made it through the night and it looks like we may get more on Saturday. Fingers crossed that I can still make it up to Charlotte Mini-Con! We southerners don’t like to drive in all this white stuff.