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!
Portfolio Reviews by the best in the business
You will have the chance to present your comic related artwork to Arianna Turturro, editor for DC Comics, and have them evaluate it for you. You’ll get tips and tricks, ways to improve and good advice from the best of the best in the business! And who knows, maybe you’ll land a job among the world’s biggest comic book stars!
Comic Village Guests
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!
DARICK ROBERTSON
CO-CREATOR OF 'THE BOYS'
Darick Robertson is a celebrated American comic book artist, writer and creator whose career spans several decades.
This talented artist co-created the immensely popular series The Boys, as well as the award-winning Transmetropolitan series.
Darick has also written and illustrated for Marvel and DC Comics characters such as Batman, Superman, The Justice League of America, Wolverine, Conan The Barbarian, The Punisher and Spider-Man. You can also find Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Greaser: Gemini Blues shining on his resume.
Raw signatures: the first 5 are free, 4.5 € per autograph after that
CGC graded signatures – 9 euros per piece
Head shot – $150 (135 EUR)
Bust – $250 (225 EUR)
Single full figure – $400 (360 EUR)
Double full figure – $800 (720 EUR)
CULLY HAMNER
CO-CREATOR of Jaime Reyes (BLUE BEETLE) & RED
Marvel & DC Comics powerhouse Cully Hamner has drawn many things for many publishers, but he’s probably best known for co-creating Jaime Reyes (DC Comics’ current Blue Beetle, his creator-owned comic Red, and a long list of DC Comics credits.
He’s made covers for many titles in the Batman and Superman lines, as well as the new Blue Beetle: Graduation Day; and interiors on books like Detective Comics, Superman Red & Blue, and Blue and Gold.
At Marvel he’s provided a ton of covers for the Spider-Man titles, Black Panther VS. Deadpool, War of the Realms, Yondu, M.O.D.O.K., Planet of the Apes, Alien, and the Joe Fixit series.
Also coming up are covers for BOOM!, AWA, Tiny Onion, Mad Cave, and many other publishers. His next major projects are Ruby Actual with Greg Rucka at Image Comics.
Take your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at Heroes Comic Con’s Comic Village on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2024.
PAUL JENKINS
award-winning comic book author
Paul Jenkins has been creating, writing, and building franchises for more than 25 years in the film, graphic novel, and video game industries. During this time, he has worked with hundreds of world-renowned entertainment icons, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man, Batman, and the Origin of Wolverine to six platinum-selling video games, and the revitalization of the Marvel Universe. His creations have been seen in multiple Marvel movies and video games, most recently Into The SpiderVerse, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and LEGO Marvel Avengers.
Paul has enjoyed recognition on the New York Times bestseller list, has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, and is the recipient of a Prism Award for his contributions in storytelling. He previously chaired an advisory committee of the Governor of Georgia – his home state – on the advent of tax credits for digital storytelling technologies and independent film.
Currently, Paul is the Creative Director for Exfinitum, a massive TCG, as a collaboration between his company META Studios and Yoton Yo Studios, set to be released later this year.
Take your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at Heroes Comic Con’s Comic Village on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2024.
YANICK PAQUETTE
WONDER WOMAN / JLA / SWAMP THING / X-MEN / AVENGERS
Yanick Paquette is an Eisner Nominated, Shuster Awards Winner and #1 New-York Times best-selling comics artist. He began his career as a comic book illustrator in the United States in 1994. He worked for Topps, Marvel and DC Comics, illustrating titles including Wonder-Woman, Superman, Batman, Avengers, JLA, X-Men, Wolverine Weapon X, Terra Obscura, Seven Soldiers, and Swamp Thing.
He collaborates with the biggest writers of the medium, including Alan Moore, Scott Snyder, Jason Aaron and Grant Morrison, for whom he drew Wonder-Woman Earth One. After producing a INCAL prequel for Humanoid associee, Yanick is now hard at work on a Creator Own project with Rick Remender.
And now he’s here to meet you, at Heroes Comic Con, on October 19th & 20th, 2024. Head on over to Brussels Expo to score your unique sketches & commissions, and to listen to amazing stories & tips from behind the scenes.
TOM GRUMMETT
THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN / ROBIN / SUPERBOY / NEW TITANS
Tom Grummett has enjoyed a career of over thirty years in the comic book industry, penciling various titles for Marvel and DC. Beginning with the New Teen Titans, he moved to regular penciling duties on Adventures of Superman, where he contributed to the Death and Return of Superman storyline. Since then he has worked on Robin, Fantastic Four, Superboy, X-Men Forever, Teen Titans, Incredible Hulk, and Avengers Academy, among others.
He has illustrated comics custom comics for Marvel and DC serving commercial clients, and along with long-time collaborator Karl Kesel, illustrates the creator owned series Section Zero. He was honored in 2015 as a recipient of an Inkpot Award for achievement in the comic arts, and has been inducted into the Joe Shuster Awards Hall of Fame.
Come to Brussels Expo on 19 and 20 October 2024 for sketches and commissions. And don’t forget to ask him for anecdotes or advice for your own art projects!
JESUS MERINO
SUPERMAN / WONDER WOMAN / FANTASTIC FOUR / AVENGERS FOREVER / ARROWSMITH / ...
Attendance canceled
Torunn Grønbekk
Thor / Punisher: War Journal / Venom / Carnage / Jane Foster: Valkyrie / ...
Torunn Grønbekk is a comic book scriptwriter and portrait artist. She is best known for her work with Marvel, notably on Thor, Punisher: War Journal, Jane Foster: Valkyrie, Warhammer 40,000: Sisters of Battle, Carnage and Realm of X. She is currently writing Venom (Marvel) and Red Sonja (Dynamite).
She also wrote the short story Dissolution of Hope which was included in the first issue of the 2023 mini-series Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red.
She will be writing the next Catwoman for DC Comics. She divides her time between her home in Norway and her cabin in the Swedish forest.
Come and meet her in Brussels Expo on 19 and 20 October 2024, in the Comic Village, and get your autograph signed!
Yildiray çinar
X-men RED / Weapon x-men / The marvels / Batman / Superman / Supergirl / ...
Yildiray Çinar began his career as a professional comic book artist in the early 2000s in Turkey. His first international book was Noble Causes at Image Comics. Since then, he has worked on numerous titles at Marvel and DC, such as X-Men Red, Weapon X-Men, The Marvels, Batman/Superman, Supergirl, Earth 2, and Legion of Superheroes. He is currently working on Wolverine 2024 and King Spawn.
Seize your chance to meet this world-renowned artist at the Comic Village of Heroes Comic Con on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20, 2024.
Pere pérez
TVA / X-men / Spider-Woman / Star Wars /the amazing Spider-rex / Iron cat/ rogue & gambit / ...
Pere Perez’s first work in American comic-books was Twilight Crusade: Templar for Moonstone Books. After that, he’d work on Dragonlance Chronicles for Devil’s Due and Savage Tales and Army of Darkness for Dynamite. His first work for DC Comics was Adventure Comics Feat. The Guardian. Moving to Marvel, he worked on New Avengers (AAFES): An Army of One and Marvel Adv. Fantastic Four. Pere returned to DC with books like Superman, Action Comics Annual, Superman Secret Files 2009, and had an acclaimed run on the Action Comics series.
After penciling Batgirl #10, 12, and 13, and the same character’s issue of Bruce Wayne: The Road Home, Pere collaborated on Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne. He was the ongoing artist on Batgirl until the book was substituted by its New-52 version. After drawing the first arc of Smallville: Season 11: Guardian, the official continuation of the hit TV show, Pere worked on Batwoman and the Detective Comics Annual. At Valiant, he worked on books like Archer & Armstrong and the Faith ongoing series, which earned him nominations for a Harvey Award and an Eisner Award, respectively.
Pere returned to Marvel, where he’s been an exclusive artist for a few years. At Marvel, he has drawn Deadpool Vs Punisher, the Rogue & Gambit miniseries, X-Men Gold, the bestselling relaunch of Uncanny X-Men, War of the Realms: X-Men, Ghost Spider Annual, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Venom, ALL the issues of the critically acclaimed Spider-Woman series, Valkyrie, Star Wars: Sana Starros, Iron Cat, and The Amazing Spider-Rex. Pere just finished the new Carnage series with scripts by Torunn Gronbekk and he’s currently working on the new TVA series written by the *Loki* TV show writer Katharyn Blair.
Grab your chance to meet this world-famous artist in the Comic Village at Heroes Comic Con, on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2024.
ARIANNA TURTURRO
DC COMICS EDITOR / CATWOMAN / POISON IVY / GOTHAM CITY SIRENS / HARLEY QUINN
Arianna Turturro is an editor at DC as well as an artist, writer, performer, and lifelong lover of comics.
A cartooning and illustration graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, she brings a deep understanding of the medium to her work as the editor of such series as Catwoman, Gotham City Sirens, Harley Quinn, Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween, and the GLAAD Media Award-winning Poison Ivy.
Some of her past credits include working on the Eisner Award-winning short story “Finding Batman,” Detective Comics, DC Pride, Doomsday Clock, The Fellspyre Chronicles, The Sandman Universe, The Other History of the DC Universe, and Rogues.
She lives in Los Angeles, California, where she spends her free time daydreaming about fungi and surreal horror.
Let this Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy & Catwoman specialist take you to a new dimension on October 19-20, in Brussels Expo!
European guests
Apart from the biggest international artists, Heroes Comic Con also celebrates the local heroes.
SIMON VAN LIEMT
This French artist – best known for his Rik Ringers / Ric Hochet comics – will be available on both days of the festival in Brussels Expo.
CLAUDIO SCIARRONE
Claudio Sciarrone is one of the most important artists of the present-day Italian Disney production. We strongly recommend that you take a look at the recent Disney 100 variant covers of Marvel comics.
ADAM
This Belgian artist helped create the wacky worlds of Game Over, the Kid Paddle spin-offs, in collaboration with Midam. Be sure to also check out his latest creation, the adorable Maya comics.
ONLY PRESENT ON SATURDAY
WIM SWERTS
Wim Swerts was the first to draw Samson & Gert into comics in the 90’s, translated the FC De Kampioenen universe to drawn form, and also handled the W817 comics.
JÉRÉMY
Jérémy is the author of such appealing comic strips as Vesper, Barracuda, De Ridders van Heliopolis, De Klaagzang van de Verloren Gewesten, and Layla.
ONLY PRESENT ON SUNDAY
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 !