Controversy: Wizard World Atlanta
In 2005, Wizard Entertainment announced that they would be holding a comic book convention in Atlanta from June 30–July 2, 2006, the same dates on which HeroesCon was scheduled to take place. This caused an outcry amongst the comic book community, as Atlanta is only a four-hour drive from Charlotte, and several comic book creators, including Matt Fraction (also a former Heroes Aren't Hard To Find employee), voiced concerns about an attempt by a large, corporate event to force out an independent comic book convention. As a result of the outcry, many comic book creators, including Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, Greg Rucka, Tony Harris, Scott Kurtz, Gaijin Studios and Art Adams, signed up to appear at HeroesCon 2006. In mid-August 2005, Wizard announced that they would be pushing back their Atlanta convention until 2007.
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