Hero Initiative to Sell Heroine at MOC!

The Hero Initiative and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) have cooked up something new: Heroine! Heroine is the first fragrance created specifically for The Hero Initiative and features label art is by the fabulous Adam Hughes!

This new scent by BPAL features Nepalese amber, East African patchouli, dark musk, apple blossom, petitgrain, aged leather, skin musk, and rhubarb.

The Hero Initiative will be selling Heroine at Booth 203 at the Mid-Ohio Con. This will be the FIRST Midwest opportunity to get your hands on this great new BPAL scent—which won't be available to the general public until late November!

Heroine will be available for $25 at the Mid-Ohio-Con booth, and will be $26 when it goes live on the BPAL site in late November.

Why Columbus?

Greater Columbus is a thriving metropolitan area of 1.75 million people, including 26 colleges and universities with a total enrollment of more than 115,000 students and 20,000 annual graduates, representing more than 15% of Ohio’s total population of 11.5 million. Columbus is the 15th largest city in the U.S. and centrally located at the heart of the largest concentration of population and economic activity in North America.

Already the second-fastest growing major metropolitan area in the Midwest, the entire community is seizing new opportunities to propel Greater Columbus into the ranks of the nation's most innovative, attractive and business-friendly communities.

Columbus Region Quick Facts:
- Eight-county region
- 28 cities and villages with 4,000+ population
- Metropolitan area spans 4,000 square miles
- 1.75 million people in the region
- Annual growth of 1.1%
- Second-fastest population growth in the Midwest
- 26 colleges and universities
- 115,000 college students
- Home to 14 Fortune 1,000 company headquarters

Located within a one-day drive or a one-hour flight of nearly half the population of the United States and Canada, the Columbus Region is perfectly situated. Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) offers many different daily flights to 26 different business and leisure markets throughout the U.S. Search Port Columbus Flight Schedule.

Crossed by eight major interstate highways, Central Ohio has easy southbound access through the Mid-Atlantic States to the Southeast. Central Ohio's east-west corridors traverse the country from coast to coast and into the Rockies. Interstate access also provides major benefits to in-state commerce with easy travel possible from any market in the state to another.

The Perhapanauts Poster Exclusive

From Craig Rousseau and Todd Dezago comes this fantastic exclusive poster for Mid-Ohio-Con featuring featuring the Perhapanauts investigating a case with an Ohio cryptozoological bent... the Loveland Frog Creatures, which were last seen in the pages of Perhapanauts years ago in Loveland, Ohio. This super-exclusive poster will be limited to 50 pieces.

Night of the Living Dead #1

Night of the Living Dead #1 Mid-Ohio-Con Exclusive Edition
Cover: Michael DiPascale
Writers: Mike Wolfer and John Russo
Art: Tomas Aira
Readership: MR
Format: Full Color, 32 pages, 1 of 5

Fans have demanded it, the most unprecedented and horrifying night in American history continues as the next chapter of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is revealed at last! Set on that fateful evening in 1968, shocking reports from rural areas continue to flood the airwaves with accounts of the recently deceased rising up to kill the living. Now government officials begin counter-measures to calm an increasingly panic-stricken public. Questioning whether or not the unbelievable stories are truth or simply an elaborate hoax perpetrated by militants opposed to the Vietnam War, the attention of the nation's Capitol is focused on a threat more believable, as thousands of protesters converge on Capitol Hill to voice their opposition to the War. But with National Guard forces spread impossibly-thin to deal with civil unrest, Washington D.C. is completely unprepared for an event that will forever change the course of the country, and perhaps the world, as an unstoppable army of the undead begins to flood the city, bringing their blood-thirsty reign of terror to the very steps of the White House! Written by the smash duo of Mike Wolfer and John Russo, the original film co-writer, this blood-drenched five-issue series features new artist Tomas Aira. Mid-Ohio-Con exclusive cover limited to only 850 copies!

Crossed: Family Values #4

Crossed: Family Values #4 Mid-Ohio-Con Exclusive Cover
Cover: Michael DiPascale
Writer: David Lapham
Art: Javier Barreno
Readership: MR
Format: Full Color, 32 pages, 4 of 6

The biggest hit horror series of the year returns with an all-new seven-issue series written by David (Stray Bullets) Lapham! Adeline Pratt is a survivor. She is holding together what is left of her family while they are under constant siege. But as she has to face off against family members who have turned Crossed, can she bring herself to stay calm and in control? Or are the pressures of this horrific new World just too much for anyone to bare? What is the price of surviving in this new World, could it be that the only way to persevere is to be even more evil than the Crossed are? Imagine, for a moment, the worst crimes against humanity. Picture the cruelest affronts to decency. Conjure your darkest nightmares... and then realize it could all be so much worse. When civilization crumbles in one terrifying moment; when people are gleefully breaking into unthinkable acts of violence all around you; when everyone you love has died screaming in agony: What do you do? There is no help. There is no hope. There is no escape. There are only the Crossed. Mid-Ohio-Con exclusive cover limited to only 850 copies!

Lady Death: The Rapture #1 Savage Edition

Lady Death: The Rapture #1 Savage Edition
Written by Brian Pulido
Mid-Ohio-Con Exclusive Cover painted by Mike Hoffman
Lmited to 113 serial numbered copies
Signed by creator Brian Pulido

Wonderland Annual 2010

Wonderland Annual 2010
Written by Raven Gregory, Linda Ly, Mark Millar and Troy Brownfield
48 Pages FC
Mid-Ohio-Con Exclusive Cover by Mike Debalfo and Jason Embury
Limited to 500 copies

The Liddle home has been the scene of many horrible events over the years. Many innocent and not so innocent victims have fallen victim to the whim of the looking glass mirror. But now the curse of the house of Liddle has reached beyond the confines of the home...and no one is safe.

Special Guest: Trevor Mueller

Born in Ann Arbor, MI, Trevor Mueller was shocked to discover his latent writing abilities. “Am I from another planet?” he used to ponder as a child, but alas he soon discovered that he was a mere mortal by crashing his bike into a tree. Trevor works at an advertising agency by day, and writes comics by night. He is the writer / artist / creator of several popular webcomic series including the fantasy epic The Temple of a Thousand Tears and the teen-rated gag strip @$$hole!, both of which are self-published and have been nominated for several web comic awards. His web comic work can be found on his website, www.trevoramueller.com, along with his daily updates of movie, video game, and comic reviews. He has also contributed stories to several anthologies, including Hope: Hero Initiative from Ronin Studios and Reading with Pictures from the non-profit of the same name that advocates the use of comics in the classroom to promote literacy and improve education for all students. In 2009 Trevor joined Reading With Pictures as their Marketing Director, combining his love of comics, education, and advertising. Trevor has also begun giving lectures and presentations throughout the Midwest at conventions and schools on the power of combining creativity and literacy. Trevor resides in the city of Chicago, with his cat Waffles.

Special Guest: Josh Medors

Josh Medors is a professional illustrator whose comic career took off after working with writer Steve Niles on various projects, including Fused, Think Like a Machine, 30 Days of Night Annual, Dial M For Monster, Horrorcide, and In The Blood. Josh penciled Runes of Ragnan and The Gift for Image Comics, and G.I. Joe: America’s Elite and Chucky among other titles for Devil’s Due Publishing. Recently he has been working on the creator owned series Willow Creek and Image comics Frank Frazetta's Swamp Demon. While working on both of these titles Josh was diagnosed with cancer. The discovery of a tumor growing in his spinal cord slowed the artist down, but did not stop him. Since the start of treatment Medors has been in the process of finishing up the Willow Creek Series and has finished the Image Comics Frazetta title Sorcerer, along with doing some cover work with Top Cow on The Darkness. He has also worked with the Hero Initiative on a few benefit books; Wolverine 100 which is one being used by Marvel to promote the comic.

Special Guest: Arthur Suydam

Award-winning creator Arthur Suydam rose to super stardom with his work on the smash hit series Marvel Zombies, which broke graphic novel sales records and immediately established the artist as a comic legend. Suydam’s popular work has also graced the covers of Deadpool, Marvel Zombies Dead Days, Marvel Zombies 2, Marvel Zombies 3, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Ghost Rider, Thor, Spider Girl, Black Panther, Oz Chronicles, Army of Darkness vs. Marvel Zombies, Batman, Batman vs. Predator, Conan the Barbarian, Tarzan, Savage Tales, and House of Secrets.

Suydam has been lauded for his work with awards that include the Spike TV Scream Award (Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Comic of the Year) and the inclusion of his short story Christmas Carol in The Mammoth Book of Horror and Legends for Best Comic Horror Stories of All Time. Recently honored with inclusion in Spectrum 14: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Suydam was also honored with the prestigious Gold Award in Spectrum 12, in 2006, the San Sebastian Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and numerous awards across the globe.

As a world class musician Suydam has composed and performed numerous film soundtracks. A list of Suydam’s band members reads like a whos-who list of Rock’s legends including musicians from Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney’s Wings, Steely Dan, Paul Simon Group, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel and many more. Suydam’s current group The Gotham Playboys recorded 3 albums and won the Grammy for The Sessions with Bruce Springsteen.



Suydam will be doing a limited edition print for Mid-Ohio-Con 2010 that will be available exclusively to VIP Pass holders. Stay tuned for more details in the coming days!