Join us for HeroCon May 1st and May 2nd at Central Library!
HeroCon is an all-ages celebration of comics, games, and geek culture. Running in conjunction with Free Comic Book Day (with handouts of comics provided by Westfield Comics), the event will also include:
Friday, May 1
4-5pm - all ages family fun trivia
5-6:30pm - Super hero movie: Spiderman
7-9pm - Super Duper Superhero trivia from League Trivia of Madison and drinks by Forequarter. Bring your utility belt and x-ray vision, you're going to need them to vanquish these questions! (in conjunction with Night Light/Gallery Night)
Saturday, May 2
9am-5pm - Free Comic Book Day comic giveaway while supplies last (visit Westfield Comics and the library on the same day and get a bonus comic!)
10am-3pm - live podcasting from Southgate Media
11:00am - Cosplay 101 Panel hosted by the UW Costume Play and Design Guild
12:00pm - Cosplay contest with guest judges. No sign-up required, no fee. Prizes donated by Ian's Pizza, The Chocolate Shoppe, and I'm Board!
afternoon - Super Smash Bros. Wii U Teen Tournament Preview (1st floor teen area)
Costumes allowed and encouraged!
Cosplay contest features guest judges:
MICHAEL KEENEY
Michael is a writer, director and co-owner of Key Media Entertainment. Michael got his start in live action story-telling as a Make-Up artist and Costumer and spend a number of years managing a costume shop, designing and creating everything from theatre productions to film and television elements as well as some of the most well-known mascots in the Madison area.
ERIC LARSON
Eric Larson, also known as Lord Bobbins, has been the Chief Creative and Convention Chairman of TeslaCon - one of the largest and fastest growing of all Steampunk conventions in North America - since it's start five years ago. He is also a teacher of Digital Art and Design, as well as the owner of Vector Art House.
Eric has been awarded the New York Festivals Silver Award for Print Design Campaign, The 2005 Gold Clio Award for Televison/Cinema and the 2011 Steampunk Chronicles Award for Best Midwest Convention.
JENN SENN
Originally from a small, quiet town in New Mexico, Jenn has embraced the unique and never boring life in Madison. A lifelong geek and library lover, Jenn is also a costumer at heart and may possibly own more costumes than regular clothes...
Jenn has been working in libraries one way or another for more than a decade, most recently in the Circulation department here in Madison. She also works as a barista, supplying people with their morning dose of caffeine. In her free time she games, tries to catch up on her reading (most recently Matt Fraction's "Hawkeye") and dreams up new costumes she'll never have the time to finish.