{"id":12975,"date":"2017-06-20T00:18:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T04:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=12975"},"modified":"2017-06-20T01:06:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T05:06:16","slug":"heroes-convention-2017-charlotte-convention-center-17-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=12975","title":{"rendered":"Heroes Convention 2017, Charlotte Convention Center: 17 June 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I took my annual jaunt up to the Charlotte Heroes Convention<\/i> last Saturday, and couldn't resist a few clouds shots.<\/p>\n

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Parking is pretty easy considering what you might expect, and it's just a short walk to the convention center.<\/p>\n

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As you might expect there was a predictable, though certainly not unwelcome theme to this year's costumes.<\/p>\n

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A bit of a palate cleanser..<\/p>\n

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Love the \"what the hey?\" on the guy..<\/p>\n

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Some steampunk (note the vacuum tubes..)<\/p>\n

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Whosoever holds this hammer...<\/i><\/p>\n

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By the all-seeing Eye of Agamotto!<\/i><\/p>\n

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I thought I thaw a puddy tat<\/i><\/p>\n

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These are not the cosplayers you are looking for..<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Huntress, and I'm drawing a blank. (UPDATE<\/b>: Black Canary<\/i>, I think)<\/p>\n

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No idea, but I wouldn't cross him.<\/p>\n

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Cassie Kane, Batwoman (the \"Bombshells\" continuity version)<\/p>\n

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Storm...<\/p>\n

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...and Stormette<\/p>\n

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Harley Quinn<\/p>\n

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Never count the classics out<\/p>\n

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Swag<\/p>\n

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Walt Kelly's Fairy Tales<\/i><\/p>\n

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\"Invisible Monster\" remains the scariest Saturday morning cartoon ever..<\/p>\n

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Henry Kuttner, maybe best known for The Twonky<\/a><\/p>\n

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Girl Power<\/p>\n

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Planet Stories<\/i> knew what covers would sell. (And published some decent \"planetary adventure\". Here's a Poul Anderson I haven't read)<\/p>\n

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Jack Williamson headed west on a covered wagon as a child, and was writing until 2006.<\/p>\n

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C. S. Forester better known for \"Horatio Hornblower\" and The African Queen<\/i> (though, frankly, the movie is better).<\/p>\n

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Never heard of Wilcox, but again, a great cover..<\/p>\n

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Amy Chu, most recently writing Red Sonja.<\/p>\n

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Looked like an interesting coming-of-age story<\/p>\n

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No idea, but the guy was such a go-getter cold salesman that I said \"Why not?\"<\/p>\n

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Really noticed Randall's art on \"The Bitter Earth\" back in the day. His first visit to Heroes Con.<\/p>\n

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Pirate, um, booty.<\/p>\n

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The TV series is one of the funniest cartoons on today. I highly recommend \"Girls Night Out\" & \"Pyramid Scheme\". You just have to basically forget that the characters are drawn from Wolfman & Perez's classic 80s run of \"Teen Titans\" and go with the stupidity. Thought maybe a signed comic of her favorite show would actually get my niece to read something. We'll see..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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