HeroesCon 2010: Defective Comics: A Celebration of Superhero Oddness

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Let’s face it:  superheroes can be kinda dopey.  For every cultural icon like Superman or Spider-Man, there’s five thousand off-beat B-listers lining up to die in the next big crossover event.  For HeroesCon 2010, Amelia Eahart: This Broad Ocean cartoonist, Ben Towle, and Thought Balloonist blogger, Craig Fischer, host a lovingly critical look at just how bizarre the superhero genre can be.

Runtime 1 hour 08 minutes 23 seconds

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HeroesCon 2010: Family Friendly Comics

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Photo by Christa NewmanYears ago comics used to be labeled as “just for kids”, but these days the industry often struggles with being “too mature” for young readers. What about comics designed for everyone? Join Brian Eison from the Dollar Bin with Chris Schweitzer (Crogan’s Revenge), Mark Waid (BOOM!), Roger Langridge (Muppet Show), Chris Giarusso (G Man), Jamie Cosley (Nobody Likes Tony Pony) and Franco Aureliano (Tiny Titans) as they have a  family friendly discussion about how they make their books for “all-ages”: interesting and appropriate for kids while staying entertaining and intelligent enough for adults!

Runtime: 1 hour 04 minute 10 seconds

All Star Super Panel with Scott Adsit & Co

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Photo by Christa Newman30 Rock’s Scott Adsit isn’t just an actor on shows like 30 Rock and Tenacious D, he’s also a creator of Adult Swim’s Moral Orel and the upcoming Frankenhole, and he’s a huge comics fan too. You’ll see just how big when he sits down with some of comics leading lights, including J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes, and Mark Brooks—and the odds of more surprise guests are pretty high. Whatever the panel ends up being about, we’re not sure, but it’s sure to be hilarious—these guys are all hysterical. Don’t miss it!

Runtime: 57 minute 11 seconds

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HeroesCon 2010: All Star Super Panel with Scott Adsit

HeroesCon 2010: Mondo Marvel

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From the Avengers to the Fantastic Four, the Ultimate line to the far reaches of the cosmos, answers to every corner of the Marvel U. and more are found here.  This amazing panel with Editor Bill Rosemann features all-stars Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR), Christos Gage (AVENGERS ACADEMY), Jim McCann (HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD), Jeff Parker (ATLAS), Paul Tobin (Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man), Associate Editor Lauren Sankovitch and more to field your questions! 

Runtime: 1 hour 03 minute 08 seconds

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HeroesCon 2010: Mondo Marvel

HeroesCon 2010: Tim Sale and Scott Hampton

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Image by Tim SaleTim Sale (Daredevil: Yellow, Superman Confidential) and Scott Hampton (Nemesis, Simon Dark) are master painters and artists with enormously influential bodies of work. The Comics Reporter’s Tom Spurgeon sits down with them to talk about image-making and ideas of art in comics. 

Runtime: 56 minute 59 seconds

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HeroesCon 2010: Tim Sale and Scot Hampton