This past weekend an abbreviated Sketch Charlotte crew (Rich Barrett, Tom Davidson and Eraklis Petmezas) appeared at the Charlotte Comic-Con. It was a fun day of selling mini-comics and being surrounded by other local artists like Area 51 Comics and Bitter Tea Studios.

Tom and Herc each sold a good bunch of their various comics. I was making my first ever con appearance with my freshly printed first issue of my webcomic Nathan Sorry.

The best part of the day though was when my two biggest fans showed up wearing surprise Nathan Sorry t-shirts.

If you’re in Charlotte this coming Sunday, Dec 27th and you like comics, stop by the Charlotte Comic Con at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 10am to 4pm and see Sketch Charlotte members Tom Davidson, Eraklis Petmezas and Rich Barrett. All three will be selling their mini-comics and doing sketches. Plus there will be other local comic artists like Andy Smith, Al Bigley and more.

Check out Charlottecomicon.com for more info.

Hickory Con Fun
by Matt Starnes

Last Saturday Sketch Charlotte members Tom, John, Herc, Diego, and myself made the 45 minute drive to Hickory, NC. Never heard of Hickory? Well, it is most known for furniture. Yep, furniture. They make and sell a ton of furniture. We decided to add comic books to Hickory’s fame.
The convention organizers Tim and Eddie were nice and had Sketch Charlotte set up in a nice spot near the middle of the con. We were told the convention would draw about 500 to 600 people. The consensus among the artists, writers, and retailers I spoke with estimated less than those numbers but we had a great time.
Hickory Con was our first con as a group so it was practice run. Things we need for next time are: a banner, business cards, and a group bio sheet so people can find out more about us.
Here goes a shout out to 803 studios and artist Buddy Price.
About half the floor was devoted to Naruto Card gaming. The rest of the con was heavy on golden and silver age comics. There were a few creators and studios and even some newer comics being sold but not a lot.
I feel the convention was a good bonding experience for us. A special thanks to Herc for driving the group to the con. We had a blast joking in the car.
I hope we can go to many more cons in the future.
Here’s a link to Time Tunnel Comics http://www.timetunnelcomics.com/ and the Hickory Con http://www.hickorycon.com/. It looks like there will be another Hickory Con Saturday, March 31.

Upcoming conventions: Greenville, SC in October and Charlotte, NC in November.
Do you know of any more upcoming conventions? Let us know.

Artist Diego Jourdan and Writer Matt Starnes were apprehended by The Empire at the Hickory Con 2006.
Tom, John, Herc, Diego, and Matt all attended the Hickory Con on Saturday September 23. We all had a great time. Hopefully we will have some more pictures posted in the next day or two.
Special thanks to Tim and Eddie for hosting the show and giving us a table in a good location.
John DaCosta did a great Star Wars Biker Scout sketch for…well a Star Wars Biker Scout.
Shout out to the 501 st Troup of Imperial dudes and dudettes. These folks volunteer and help with charities.

Here’s a pic of me (Matt Starnes) with Darth Vader at the Hickory Con.

Just wanted to announce that Sketch Charlotte will be attending Hickory Con next Saturday the 23rd of September. It looks like Matt, Tom, John, Diego (our newest member), and me (Herc) will be sharing table space. If anyone is in the area come say “hello” and check out our books. Also, setting up next to us are our neighbors from South Carolina the guys from 803 Studios. It should be a fun show.
Peace,
Herc

P.S. Check out Diego’s site and see his beautiful art. http://www.diegojourdan.com/gallery/