Comic Village
Welcome in the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con, where the world’s biggest artists and local talents assemble and await your arrival!
At Heroes Comic Con, we invite the biggest names in comics and place them like gurus at the top of the Comic Village mountain. Major publishers such as Marvel and DC Comics are sending their best and most popular art veterans and you, the lucky ones, have the opportunity to meet them. They are ready to offer you unique artworks, autographs, and advice.
Below you will find more information on how it works, where you should go and why it is a unique opportunity.
Let’s celebrate the art of passion and the passion for art!
Portfolio Reviews
by the best in the business
You will have the chance to have your portfolio reviewed by Andrea Shea, editor at DC Comics, and Jordan D. White, editor at Marvel Comics! You’ll get tips, ways to improve, and great advice from the very best in the industry! And who knows, you might even land a job with some of the top comic creators.
Marvel’s Stormbreakers Artists Present at Heroes Comic Con!
Every few years, Marvel composes a new class of ‘Stormbreakers’. That class is constructed with the most promising and impactful artists of recent years, selected for their style, achievements, and groundbreaking work. Heroes Comic Con managed to convince 7 artists of the class of 2023 to head to Brussels Expo on October 18-19.
Come meet the Stormbreakers:
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ELENA CASAGRANDE | Known for: Black Widow (2020)
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JAN BAZALDUA | Known for: Legion of X (2022)
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CHRIS ALLEN | Known for: Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018)
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MARTIN COCCOLO | Known for: Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War (2022)
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LUCAS WERNECK | Known for: Immortal X-Men (2022)
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FEDERICO VICENTINI | Known for: X Deaths of Wolverine (2022)
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C.F. VILLA | Known for: X-Men (2021)
The incredible Dimitri Vegas will take the stage to present his brand-new comic book “Dino Warriors”!
The famous Dimitri Vegas is taking the stage to present his brand-new comic book “Dino Warriors”!
Join us on October 18 at Heroes Comic Con, Brussels Expo, for a truly special event.
On the program:
- an exclusive panel,
- a signing session
- a unique meet & greet with the artist.
A must-attend event for all fans of comics and Dimitri Vegas.
Grab your tickets now and get ready to meet Dimitri Vegas and discover his comic at Heroes Comic Con!
The stormbreakers artists
Elena Casagrande
Stormbreakers Artist
At a young age, Elena followed her passion for drawing and enrolled at the International School of Comics in Rome. For Marvel, she has worked on the current RUNAWAYS series, BLADE, and BLACK WIDOW, which won the 2021 Eisner Award for Best New Series.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Jan Bazaldúa
Stormbreakers Artist
Jan began her career as an assistant to Sixto Valencia, one of Mexico’s most prominent comic book artists. For over two decades, she worked across nearly every genre of Mexican comics, penciling over 3,000 covers. Jan brought her hyperkinetic art style to Marvel on titles such as MR. AND MRS. X, LOKI, and IMMORTAL THOR, as well as the upcoming miniseries MARVEL ZOMBIES: RED BAND.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Chris Allen
Stormbreakers Artist
Chris made his Marvel Comics debut illustrating the movie tie-in MARVEL STUDIOS’ GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 PRELUDE, followed by MARVEL STUDIOS’ ANT-MAN AND THE WASP PRELUDE. The Texas-based artist steadily built his reputation on projects like the launch of the ongoing BLACK PANTHER series with writer Eve Ewing, and the epic crossover PREDATOR VS. BLACK PANTHER with writer Benjamin Percy.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Martin Coccolo
Stormbreakers Artist
Born in Colonia, Uruguay, Martin developed an interest in art and comics very early in life. After several years as an art assistant, he pursued a career in the comics industry across multiple publishers. In 2021, Martin began working with Marvel on titles such as X-FORCE, the launch of the Deadpool series, and more recently the launch of the new ongoing WOLVERINE series, where he is the lead artist.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Lucas Werneck
Stormbreakers Artist
Lucas is a Brazilian comic book artist and illustrator. He began working in the comics industry in 2019 and has since collaborated with major publishers before making Marvel his home. He has already worked on major titles such as TRIAL OF MAGNETO, FANTASTIC FOUR, IMMORTAL X-MEN, and the ongoing solo series STORM.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
C.F. Villa
Stormbreakers Artist
C.F. is a concept artist and illustrator born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, with 12 years of experience in film, animation, and more recently the comic book industry. In 2018, he began his work at Marvel with his first two miniseries, LOCKJAW and SHATTERSTAR. After beautiful runs on series such as BLACK CAT and issues of X-MEN, C.F. launched the 2024 AVENGERS ongoing series alongside writer Jed MacKay. More recently, C.F. has been returning to the world of X-Men across various projects.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Federico Vicentini
Stormbreakers Artist
Italian artist Federico is a rising star, having proven his flair for drawing acrobatic wall-crawling action with a pair of web-slingers on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: MILES MORALES. Federico illustrated the FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER team-up comic book series before turning his attention to another iconic Marvel character in X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE. Increasingly in demand, Federico launched the 2023 MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN ongoing series with writer Cody Ziglar, and is currently one of the lead artists on the major event series IMPERIAL, alongside former Stormbreaker Iban Coello and writer Jonathan Hickman.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Even more comic creators
Heroes Comic Con is putting the world’s most talented artists on a shiny pedestal. Better still, we put them on a chair in front of you. Shake their hands, discuss your favourite storylines and score an amazing drawing. Have fun!
Rafael Albuquerque
DC Comics Artist
Rafael Albuquerque was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He has been working in the American comics industry since 2005. He is best known for his work on All Star Batman, Animal Man, and Batgirl. He has also published independent comics such as Mondo Urbano (2010), Eight (2015), and Huck (2015).
He has received several prestigious awards, including the Eisner, Harvey, and Inkpot Awards, for American Vampire (DC Comics/Vertigo, 2010), a New York Times bestseller written by Scott Snyder and Stephen King. More recently, he worked on Duck and Cover for ComiXology and Detective Comics for DC. He is currently working on Superman Unlimited, also for DC Comics.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Jordan D. White
Editor at Marvel Comics
Jordan D. White has been part of Marvel’s editorial team since 2007.
He began as an assistant editor in the Hulk office, working on titles such as Incredible Hercules, New Exiles, and Hulk. He later moved to the X-Men office around the time of Schism. As an editor, he led the Deadpool series for a long run from 2011 to 2018, as well as the Star Wars comics when they returned to Marvel from 2015 to 2018. At that point, he became Senior Editor in charge of the X-Men line.
After overseeing the end of the so-called Extinction Era of the X-Men with X-Men: Disassembled, he worked with Jonathan Hickman on House of X and Powers of X, then guided mutantkind through the entire first Krakoan Age. Once that era concluded, Jordan moved to the Spider-Man office where he took over the Venom and Spider-Gwen titles, while also returning to his roots with Incredible Hulk.
Jordan also hosts a horror podcast called Nature Trail to Hell and enjoys playing Minecraft and the ukulele.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Andrea shea
Editor at DC Comics
Andrea Shea is a DC Comics editor whose slate includes DC Pride, Mr. Terrific: Year One, Batman: The Gargoyle of Gotham, and many, many other titles she loves dearly. She has an anxious cat, an idiot dog, and a deeply held belief that soup is its own food group.
Seize your chance to meet this amazing editor at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
European guests
Apart from the biggest international artists, Heroes Comic Con also celebrates the local heroes.
JEAN BARBAUD
😍 Ready for a trip down memory lane? Come meet Jean Barbaud, creator of the 1980s series Il était une fois / Er was eens.
MIGUEL DIAZ
🍄 Artist Miguel Díaz Vizoso, current official illustrator of the Smurfs, will be present on Saturday 18 October!
JENNY
⚔️ The artist Jenny is best known for Les Légendaires, but also Pink Diary, Comme un garçon, La rose écarlate, Les Mythics, and many others. Her new comic book Brille will be on sale from September.
JESSICA JUNG
😆 Artist Jessica Jung has a knack for turning serious series into humorous ones, like she did with Les Légendaires : Parioda. Come and discover just how funny she is!
PHILIPPE CARDONA
✨ Best known for Légendaires: Missions and numerous other hybrids between comics and manga, such as Sentaï School, Foot 2 Rue, Noob and Tezucomi.
LOWENAEL
🔥 Colourist and illustrator, best known for her work on Les Légendaires: Les Chroniques de Darkhell & Saga.
Renée Rienties
🎤 This Dutch artist is the steady hand behing the comics of Flemish pop singer Camille, and the series Snelle Sam & Sisterhood.
AYALUNA
🖥️ Ayaluna is the creative talent behind Generation Y and ‘Elle est moi’. (Sunday only!)
ROMANO MOLENAAR
⚔️ Romano Molenaar is the international artist working for Marvel, Image Comics & more, and for the series Storm, Galaxa, Roodhaar, & J.Rom, to name a few. (Saturday only!)
The Made in Asia festival (to which you have free access with your Heroes Comic Con ticket) also welcomes Japanese and European artists. Click the link below for more info.
Unique drawings and autographs
The many talents of the Comic Village are ready to swish & flick their pencils, splash their ink and orchestrate their paint to conjure upan astounding piece of art for you to take home.
For the drawings, you have two choices: you ask the artist for a sketch during the event, or you request a more detailed drawing weeks beforehand and pick up the result during the event.
Very few things in life beat the feeling of leaving a comic con with your very own, unique piece of popular art, complete with the artist’s autograph. A souvenir to cherish forever!
Click the buttons below to learn how you can obtain sketches, commissions and autographs.
Get inspired
in panels and workshops
In addition to offering unique sketches, commissions and autographs during the Heroes Comic Con weekend, the guest artists also take the time to share their secrets and stories with you in workshops and panels.
These sessions are ideal for aspiring artists who want to hone their skills, fans curious to learn more about the origins of their favourite comic book characters, and more. Attend these sessions and be inspired!
Live: The Drawing Battles
Come and see the world’s best cartoonists compete and draw live in front of you! Who has the sharpest pen, who has the most unbridled creativity? And most importantly, what will the amazing results look like? Discover it at Heroes Comic Con !