Rich Barrett

Recently, I was honored to be invited by the folks at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find to appear at this month’s Charlotte Mini-Con as a creator. This will be my second convention ever and the second in the span ofaaa

If you’re in Charlotte, NC this Saturday (Jan. 22) come see the Charlotte Mini-Con hosted by Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find. I’ll be a guest there along with some of the finest cartooning talent in the Charlotte area. There willaaa

On June 8, I moderated a panel at HeroesCon 2013 called “Design & Comics”. It featured five panelists that work in and around the comics industry and who each have a strong background in graphic design.

For those that don’t know I will be attending HeroesCon this weekend here in Charlotte, NC for my second year as a guest in the Indie Island section. I will be selling and promoting my in-progress graphic novel, Nathan Sorry.aaa

I’ve just completed my first big comic book convention, Heroes Con, at which I was promoting my webcomic, Nathan Sorry, and selling its accompanying mini-comics. As I slowly unwind from the 3-day long experience I thought I’d unspool some thoughts hereaaa

Last year after appearing at my first HeroesCon I wrote up a lengthy Con Report about my experience. Having just completed my second HeroesCon I figure I’d do another one since this was a vastly different experience in many ways.aaa

The 30th Anniversary HeroesCon 2012 was this weekend and I usually write a long Con Report for the purpose of documenting what I learned from the experience. Unfortunately, HeroesCon hit at a very busy time for me – both the leadaaa

This weekend, June 4-6, I’ll be appearing for the first time as a creator at HeroesCon, the big comic book convention run by my local comic shop, Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find. After attending for years as a fan, I’maaa

I didn’t really plan on launching my new website on Inauguration Day and frankly I’m not looking to even try to compete with our new President or his fancy new website which also launched today so I’m keeping this quietaaa

While I am currently writing and illustrating a graphic novel, I consider myself primarily a comic book enthusiast and enjoy acting as an evangelist for all the great comics that are out there, especially these days. In that respect, I am happy to be joining mental_floss as a weekly contributor, writing about new releases and other bits of news in the comics world.