Orlando Comic-Con
September 21-23
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MO-KAN Comics Conspiracy
September 29-30
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Manitoba Comic Con
October 27-28
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Wizard World Texas
November 16-18
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Mid-Ohio Comic-Con
November 24-25
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Phoenix Cactus Comicon
January 26-27, 2008
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Orlando MegaCon
March 7-9, 2008
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The 3-Minute Sketchbook

The Ultimate Spider-Man
#100 Project

Marvel Then and Now
DVD

The Unusual Suspects

ACTOR Comics Presents

The Excelsior Wristband

September 2007 - Volume 5

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #100 FINAL AUCTIONS!

The FINAL Ultimate Spider-Man #100 originals are being auctioned off via eBay.com RIGHT NOW!! Click HERE to get you some!

MIKE WIERINGO

A remembrance for artist Mike Wieringo will take place Wednesay, September 19th at Flatiron Joe's in Manhattan: 29 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue), New York City, 212-414-3139

All are invited, and you can click HERE for full details.

THE 3-MINUTE SKETCHBOOK

Hero’s 112-page The 3-minute Sketchbook is NOW available! Look for it in-stores on September 26th, or click HERE to order a copy!

MARVEL THEN-AND-NOW

There's a great review of our great Marvel Then-and-Now DVD at the mighty Newsarama.com. Read it HERE.

KUBERT LOVE!

Can you dig it? Adam Kubert took time to post on the Hero Initiative blog. Check out Adam's comments HERE.

DRAGONCON

Hero tripped the geek fantastic at Atlanta's DragonCon, with Michael Avon Oeming, Terry Moore, and Whilce Portacio in attendance! A splendid time was had by all, as Hero volunteers Chris Klamer and Tabitha Johnson held down the fort. Thanks to all!

BALTIMORE COMIC-CON

Hero presented its second annual Lifetime Achievement Award at Baltimore Comic-Con's Harvey Awards to the immortal Joe Kubert. Joe and his sons Adam and Andy combined with John Romita Sr., Dick Ayers, and Hero volunteer Kevin Brogan to make Baltimore a VERY successful show for us!

THE SCREAM AWARDS

Some of our favorite cats and kids are up for Spike TV’s Scream Awards! Can you believe that Hero Board member Guillermo del Toro has a massive SIX nominations? You can vote HERE, and we direct your attention to these oh-so-worthy nominees!

BEST FANTASY MOVIE
--"PAN'S LABYRINTH"

BEST COMIC BOOK
--"THE BOYS"
--"ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR"

MOST VILE VILLAIN
--SERGI LOPEZ AS CAPTAIN VIDAL, "PAN'S LABYRINTH"

MOST MEMORABLE MUTILATION
--MOUTH SLICED OPEN AND SEWN BACK TOGETHER, "PAN'S LABYRINTH"

BEST DIRECTOR
--GUILLERMO DEL TORO, "PAN'S LABYRINTH"

BEST SCREAM-PLAY
--"PAN'S LABYRINTH", WRITTEN BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO

BEST FOREIGN MOVIE
--"PAN'S LABYRINTH" (SPAIN)

BEST COMIC BOOK WRITER
--BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE, DAREDEVIL, NEW AVENGERS
--GARTH ENNIS, PUNISHER , THE BOYS

BEST COMIC BOOK ARTIST
--JOHN CASSADY, ASTONISHING X-MEN
--DARWYN COOKE, THE SPIRIT
--STEVE MCNIVEN, CIVIL WAR

BEST SCREEN-TO-COMIC ADAPTATION
--ARMY OF DARKNESS

MOST SHOCKING COMIC BOOK TWIST
--CAPTAIN AMERICA DIES!, CAPTAIN AMERICA
--PETER PARKER REVEALS THAT HE IS SPIDERMAN!, CIVIL WAR
--SABRETOOTH IS BEHEADED BY WOLVERINE!, WOLVERINE

T-shirts! Sweatshirts! Hats! Journals! Coffee mugs! You-name-it! All available HERE! So what are ya waitin’ fer? Order up!

And if your taste runs to Frank Cho and monkeys (and why wouldn’t it?) a bountiful bevy of merchandise awaits your perusal HERE!

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