This past weekend brought us Heroes Aren't Hard to Find's Charlotte MiniCon, the sister convention to the popular HeroesCon. Though the name may suggest a smaller event, MiniCon packed the Grady Cole Center with several vendors, 50 comic creators and countless fans from Charlotte and beyond.
And what would a con be without cosplayers? Our favorite costumes for this event were donned by a family of zombie-slayers. Charlottean Mike Powell brought his daughters to play the roles of Rick Grimes and two of his Walking Dead companions.
"I've been coming to Heroes since before I was married and had kids," Powell says, adding that the girls have never actually seen the show or read the comics. "The girls like to dress up, and daddy likes to dress up. I shop for trades and, of course, there are toys for them and whatever cool things they can find."
There may not be a new issue of Robert Kirkman's smash thriller, but there's plenty else to enjoy with this week's selection. See what we mean below.
DC Comics
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #9
ALL STAR WESTERN #27
AQUAMAN #27
BATMAN AND ROBIN ANNUAL #2
BATMAN BATMAN AND SON TP NEW ED
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #27
BEWARE THE BATMAN #4
CATWOMAN #27 (GOTHTOPIA)
DAMIAN SON OF BATMAN #4
DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #2
EARTH 2 ANNUAL #2
FABLES #137
FLASH #27
FOREVER EVIL ARGUS #4
GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS HC VOL 03 LOVE & DEATH (N52)
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS TP VOL 02 BEYOND HOPE
GREEN TEAM TEEN TRILLIONAIRES #8
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #27 (EVIL)
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK TP VOL 03 DEATH OF MAGIC (N52)
LARFLEEZE #7
RED LANTERNS #27
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 SPECIAL #4
SUPERMAN #27
TALON #15
TEEN TITANS #27
UNWRITTEN TP VOL 08 ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLDS
WORLDS FINEST ANNUAL #1
Marvel Comics
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE ADAPTATION #1
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #23.INH
CABLE AND X-FORCE TP VOL 03 THIS WONT END WELL
CATACLYSM ULTIMATES LAST STAND #4
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #11.NOW ANMN
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY PREM HC VOL 02 ANGELA
INHUMANITY #1 2ND PTG DOE VAR
INHUMANITY #2
MARVEL UNIVERSE HULK AGENTS OF SMASH #4
MIRACLEMAN #2
MMW X-MEN TP VOL 06
NIGHT OF LIVING DEADPOOL #2
REVOLUTIONARY WAR KNIGHTS OF PENDRAGON #1
SUPERIOR CARNAGE TP
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #26
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #18
THUNDERBOLTS #21 ANMN
THUNDERBOLTS TP VOL 03 INFINITY
ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS PREM HC VOL 05
UNCANNY AVENGERS #16
UNCANNY X-FORCE #17 XFV
WARLOCK BY JIM STARLIN TP COMPLETE COLLECTION
X-MEN LEGACY #23
Dark Horse Comics
CONAN PEOPLE O/T BLACK CIRCLE #4
FURIOUS #1
GANTZ TP VOL 30
NEVER ENDING #3
SERENITY LEAVES ON THE WIND #1
SLEDGEHAMMER 44 LIGHTNING WAR #3
IDW Publishing
GHOSTBUSTERS #12
GI JOE COMPLETE COLL HC VOL 02 RED LABEL ED
GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #8
HALF PAST DANGER HC
JOHN ROMITA AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ARTIST ED HC VOL 02
LOAC ESSENTIALS HC VOL 04 ALLEY OOP 1939
MR PEABODY & SHERMAN #4
MR PEABODY & SHERMAN TP
OTHER DEAD #5
STAR TREK ONGOING #29
SUPERMAN GOLDEN AGE SUNDAYS 1943-1946 HC
TMNT ONGOING #30
TRANSFORMERS IDW COLLECTION HC VOL 03 RED LABEL ED
TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #98
Image Comics
BLACK SCIENCE #2 2ND PTG
BLACK SCIENCE #3
BOUNCE #9
CLONE #14
CYBER FORCE #8
DARKNESS REBIRTH TP VOL 03
EAST OF WEST #9
FIVE WEAPONS #6 CVR A ROBINSON
FIVE WEAPONS #6 CVR B GUILLORY
INVINCIBLE #108
PERHAPANAUTS TP VOL 03
REVIVAL #17
SAGA #18
SAVIORS #2
SUPER DINOSAUR #21
THIEF OF THIEVES #19
WITCHBLADE #172