{"id":10944,"date":"2015-06-22T00:57:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T04:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=10944"},"modified":"2015-12-11T00:18:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T05:18:57","slug":"charlotte-heroes-convention-2015-charlotte-convention-center-20-june-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=10944","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Heroes Convention 2015, Charlotte Convention Center: 20 June 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coming off of I-77 and heading downtown on Saturday gave a really stunning view of Charlotte's downtown. The sky was dotted with puffy clouds and the skyscrapers were laid out almost artistically. I really wish I could have pulled over and gotten a shot.<\/p>\n

I was headed to the Convention Center for this years iteration of Charlotte's Heroes Convention<\/a> which I have been checking out out over the years as often as I could since the days when it was a few meeting rooms at the old Holiday Inn<\/i> on Woodlawn.<\/p>\n

This year, I didn't attend any of the panels as it took all of my time just to completely canvas the main show floor. My impression is that Guardians Of The Galaxy<\/i> is a new hit with costumers, though there was no single theme for the majority of costumes. I think I did notice a bit of fall-off in the Frozen<\/i> costumes since Amelia Con<\/a>. Stan Lee was there for photo-shoots, but the line was so long that I didn't attempt to see him. There were plenty of other creators there as well, and I bought a number of indie books for myself and my nieces, more than I've scanned below.<\/p>\n

Anyway, it's not a bad drive (I-77 seemed a little less pot-holed this time) and there's a reasonable nearby lot, so if you get the chance next year, I recommend you check it out.<\/p>\n

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