Heroes Panel at London MCM Expo

Some great news for UK Heroes fans has been sent over to us:

Heroes regular Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman) will lead the panel at London MCM Expo along with newcomers Brea Grant (Daphne Millbrook), David H Lawrence (Eric Doyle) and Ken Lally (The German) as part of the Heroes & Villains panel scheduled for London MCM Expo.

London MCM Expo
25-26 October 2008
Excel London, E16 1XL
More details at: londonexpo.com

Create Your Hero and Comic-Con Footage

Sprint and NBC have asked us to continue to spread the word about the "Create Your Hero" promo. Don't forget to vote! For further details, check out our previous post.

Sprint has also made more video clips from Comic-Con available. Go take a look!

“Create Your Hero” contest is back!

The “Create Your Hero” contest is back!
This winter, the “Create Your Hero” contest let us viewers have a hand in creating a new hero from scratch - via weekly votes for his/her specific attributes. Each week, Sprint users also got their own unique question. Two heroes were created: Audrey and Santiago.

Now it is time to vote! The winning character will appear as the subject of a brand new Live Action web series written by the creators of Heroes, debuting around the November sweeps week.

If you were at the San Diego Comic-Con this past week, you may have also noticed that “Create Your Hero” promo was live at the NBC booth with giveaways and exclusive comic books with an illustration by the late Michael Turner.

The “Create Your Hero” website is up and running, so go vote!

Sprint users can also vote via text message:
To vote for Santiago -- Text A to 6789
To vote for Audrey -- Text B to 6789

Heroes at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con

Many thanks to those fans who represented Heroes-Clues at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, especially Burton and Eva, who handed out Heroes-Clues badges and caught some great pics. The Heroes panel included cast and crew, and the lucky fans who made it in were also treated to a viewing of the Season 3 premiere.

Check out the photos, including some of the Heroes panel, booth, comic book, and Pinehearst Research Company brochure:

San Diego Comic-Con 2008

Comic-Con videos

From one of our NBC liaisons:

NBC has started sharing all video footage (panels, interviews, reveals...) from Comic-Con: http://www.nbc.com/Comic-Con/video/

Check out NBC's "Comic-Con Virgin" getting the 411 from Heroes' Greg Grunberg:
http://www.nbc.com/Comic-Con/video/clips/lessons-from-greg/279592/

ETA:

Heroes panel! Here's the cast & creators of Heroes, direct from Comic-con:
http://www.nbc.com/Comic-Con/video/clips/heroes/279918/

The Official Heroes Magazine at Comic-Con 2008

Titan Magazines will be on hand at this year’s Comic-Con (booth 5337) with all kinds of exclusive offers and giveaways, including the opportunity to sign up and win the ultimate DVD library, receive exclusive subscription offers on all our titles, fantastic freebies, and daily giveaways. Head over to receive your free Heroes Bookmarks. Below is a sneak peek.


Visit http://comiccon.titanmagazines.com/

Sweepstakes and subscription offers are both online and at show booth 5337 – so you can take advantage whether you're in San Diego or not.

Represent Heroes-Clues at Comic-Con!

Planning on going to this year's San Diego Comic Con?

While you're there, you can show your dedication to the online Heroes community by representing Heroes-Clues!

Participants must already have a pass that includes Saturday admission. Drop a line to heroesclues@gmail.com for more details.

Pictures and Video from Big Apple Con

The Big Apple Con took place this past weekend (November 16-18, 2007) in NYC. Heroes stars Hayden Panettiere and Kristen Bell were among the huge list of guests, along with artist Tim Sale, and (of course) Heroes-Clues!

Pictures:

*Click image for larger version
*Click the quote bubble on the bottom-left for captions.

Video:Hello from Hayden to the fans at Heroes-Clues:


Hayden greets the fans, signs items:


Funny clip of Hayden when she found out that Tim Sale was doing sketches for fans at the event. Apparently he has never done a sketch for her:

Big Apple Con

Tim Sale, Hayden Panettiere, and Kristen Bell will all be attending The Big Apple Comic Book, Art, Toy & Sci-Fi Expo ("The National"), NYC’s longest running Comic Book & Arts Convention:

{New York, NY} - Mike Carbonaro presents the 11th Annual 2007 NATIONAL BIG APPLE COMIC BOOK, ART, TOY, & SCI-FI EXPO. This three-day pop-culture expo, November 16th thru 18th, will take place at the Penn Plaza Pavilion, on 7th Avenue at 33rd Street, directly across from Madison Square Garden. A gathering of fans and professionals, the expo features over 300 dealers & exhibitors, showcasing comics, toys, action figures, original art, videos, autographs, non-sports cards, TV & movie memorabilia, and much more.

To answer some of the questions that had been rolling in:
Hayden will be available on Saturday and Sunday, and Kristen will be there only on Sunday.

Hayden and Kristen will probably charge around $20-$30 per autograph. It is unconfirmed if there will be a limit on the number of items they sign. Photos are handled separately. Each of those two celebs will spend a certain amount of time at Froggy's photo booth, where for a fee (around $30), you can have a photo taken with her and an autograph on the photo immediately.

Tim Sale's autographs should cost less, and he will likely allow photographs at his table.

Tickets to the event are $18 in advance, or $20 at the door. There is also the option of a "Heroes pass," where for $100, you get ALL Three Days Pass Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 16th, 17th and 18th. This includes express VIP check-in, front of the line express for Hayden and Kristen, signed personal Froggy Photo-Op with one of them, and more surprises TBA, limited to 100 passes.

For further details and ticket orders, see bigapplecon.com

Details of Heroes: The Mobile Game

Last night, Gameloft and Nokia held a press event at Nokia's flagship store in NYC to present Heroes: The Mobile Game. Heroes-Clues was invited, and we are excited to report the details:

View pictures and details of the event, as well as new screencaps of the game at this Flickr album.

In the game, the player takes turns playing Hiro, Niki and Peter, and can use their unique powers. Each character also has a different style of gaming. For example, Niki/Jessica's levels are the most typical fighting game levels, while Hiro's levels are more strategic. There are additional styles within the game -- I noticed one part that resembles Tetris.

Additional Heroes characters (I noticed at least Claire, Mohinder, Micah, and Sylar) also participate throughout the game. Included is a fight that I'm sure we have all wanted to see: Peter vs. Sylar

There are 11 levels within four locations: NY city streets, future-NYC, the museum, and Las Vegas. Each level takes about 5 minutes to complete, totaling in approximately 2 hours of playable game time.

*Attention spoiler junkies (don't worry, no spoilers here): As the game was written in collaboration with the show’s writers, the storyline follows Season One AND also includes some exclusive info about the show that will not show up until well into Season Two.

Again, see the Flickr album for screencaps, as well as details and photos from the event. A short video of the game being played (sound is from the event, not the game):

Heroes: The Mobile Game will be released on October 5th in the US, and will be available for most handsets on all major carriers.

Heroes Season 2 premier day!!

The Monday that we've been waiting for has finally arrived! Heroes Season Two will start tonight, but there are also plenty of other things to check out today:

• Stay tuned for details about our first of several weekly contests here at Heroes-Clues. Prize packages will include goodies from NBC, Entertainment Weekly, autographed items from the Heroes World Tour, and more.


• Today the Hey! Nielsen network is opening their beta version to the public -- and is kicking it off with a "TV Blog" contest, in which they have selected us to participate (see Friday's post). Click on the link above to show your support!!


• Today we will be attending Gameloft’s press event for Heroes: The Mobile Game, and will report the details. In case you are in the NYC area, they will also be allowing the first 50 fans into the event (5pm - 8pm) at the Nokia store on East 57th Street and 5th Ave.


• The final chapter of the "Sword Saint" video series is scheduled to air today at the Yamagato Fellowship website, under the section "Videos/Events".


• A live blog will be posted by Tim Kring and Jack Coleman via the NBC Heroes site after the season premiere at 10pm (ET). For now, you can leave your questions about the new season, the characters (new and old) or just general questions about the show at the most recent post.


• Also tonight, and each night this week (Monday-Friday, Sept. 24-28), Nissan will be giving away a 2008 collector's edition Nissan Rogue SL signed by "Heroes" creator Tim Kring. From NBC:

  Starting in the 8 p.m. hour, NBC will air a custom snipe alerting viewers of their chance to win the car as it "drives" across the screen. During the 9 p.m. hour, viewers will watch for a pod buster promo spot which introduces a trivia question about the show they are watching — "Heroes" (Monday), "The Biggest Loser" (Tuesday), "Bionic Woman" (Wednesday), "The Office" (Thursday) and "Las Vegas" (Friday). Viewers will be instructed to go online to www.nbc.com/nissan to answer the question and enter for a chance to win the car.

  Best of luck to everyone!

So, check out all of the Season Two premier day goodies! As always, if you spot something that hasn't been posted, drop us line.

[EDITED to add more info at 3:12pm]

Kicking off Heroes Season 2 with a bang!!

As you know, season two of Heroes starts next Monday. Here at Heroes [360] Clues, we have some very exiting things on the agenda:

• CONTESTS:
  Via one of our favorite friends of the site, NBC has been cool enough to send along some fun swag. We plan to give it all away via some new contests, along with an exclusive, one-of-a-kind autographed item from the Heroes World Tour! Stay tuned for details...


• CHOSEN BY NIELSEN:
  We are honored to have been directly selected by the Nielsen Company (the company that does the TV ratings) as one of the very first blogs to participate in a new online network. Currently we are the only Heroes blog to have received this special invitation. Right now they are in a closed Beta (not accessible to the public), but soon you will be able to vote for Heroes-Clues from among the best TV-related blogs on the web. We'll be counting on you!!


• NEW CONTRIBUTORS:
  We will soon be on the hunt for a couple of new contributors here at the site. There will be a more specific/official posting on the way, but feel free to drop us a line if you already know that you would like to join our staff.


• NEW, well, NEWS:
  We are thrilled to announce that we also be bringing you some exclusive info from press events that we have been invited to.

Also on Monday:

• Look out for the final chapter of the "Sword Saint" video series at the Yamagato Fellowship website, under the section "Videos/Events". See this post for the scheduling and descriptions of the chapters.


• HEROES SEASON TWO BEGINS! Yes, I already mentioned this at the start of the post, but it's worth mentioning again, don't you think? The official schedule, from Greg Beeman, Director/Producer:

  We will come back on September 24 – run 11 episodes in a row, take only 4 weeks off, run 7 in a row, take only 3 weeks off and then finish the season with a final run of 6 episodes.
  
  And, on top of all that, when HEROES ends, Tim is going to give the fans 6 episodes of a new original series HEROES ORIGINS.

  Visit his blog, "Beeming Beeman," for further details.


• Tim Kring will be posting via a live blog via the NBC Heroes site during the night of the season two premier.


• Speaking of the NBC site, go check out the new layout and features! The new site went live today, including the new section "Evolutions". New additions are on their way.

Keep your eyes peeled for all of this new stuff -- most of it will launch at the start of the new season, next Monday.

Heroes World Tour - details, photos, and video

Our images from the New York stop on the Heroes World Tour (including the Midtown Comics event) are available here. Click on "Detail" to see the images with full descriptions of the event.


Have any pics from these events (or from any stop on the Heroes World Tour) that you would like to share? Send them along! Credit is given for all contributions.

The NBC site has also been updated with photos and video from the World Tour events. Currently there is only the official NBC media available, but there will soon be fan submitted photos and video available.

Video clip from un-aired pilot; NYC World Tour Info

More DVD preview goodness:
Take a peek at the un-aired pilot of the show with this new video clip, which shows Matt Parkman offering to help track down a terrorist cell with his power. Don't forget to order your Heroes Season One DVD boxed set, being released next Tuesday, August 28th.

On the day of the release, the Heroes World Tour will be holding a signing event in New York. We now have official confirmed details:

The event will be held at the NBC Experience Store in Rockefeller Center, starting at 9 a.m. In attendance will be Noah Gray-Cabey (Micah), James Kyson Lee (Ando), Zachery Quinto (Sylar) and Dania Ramierz (Maya), along with co-executive producer and writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale. They’ll be signing copies of the Heroes Season 1 DVD and other show merchandise.

Video Clips - 360, Heroes at Comic-Con '07

Check out the new video clips over NBC site -- one about the Heroes 360, and six from the Heroes panel at this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con:

Heroes 360 - Comic-Con '07 Trailer: This season, YOU were part of the adventure.

Heroes at Comic-Con '07:

• Part One: Catch the Heroes cast and creators at Comic-Con 2007!


• Part Two: Greg Grunberg has a present for one of his fans at Comic-Con 2007.


• Part Three: Surprise guest Kevin Smith with the Heroes team at Comic-Con 2007.


• Part Four: The Heroes cast gets candid about their contributions to their roles.


• Part Five: The fans get to know our Heroes at Comic-Con 2007!


• Part Six: There is only one Sylar!

Comic-Con Previews, Rumors of a Videogame

A nice preview of what the Heroes booth (#3912) at the San Diego Comic Con will look like this weekend. It is modeled after Isaac's loft: (click any image to enlarge)

As well as some pictures of the promotional lunchboxes they’ll be giving out every hour from 12-4 each day at the event:

* * *The NBC site has also listed the finalists for their Comic Con contests, with the winners to be posted after they are announced at the event:

Comic Finalists

Andrew Chandler

Cherilyn Nowak

Julio Cesar Viveros Correndor

Music Finalists

Time Unlined

Destiny Calls

Heroes Remix

* * *In additional news, it is expected that a Heroes videogame will be announced! According to an article in Variety, NBC Universal and Ubisoft are likely to reveal their plans at the event sometime this weekend.

Heroes at Comic-Con update; Heroes on Facebook

Fresh news from our inside source about the Heroes events at the San Diego ComicCon, and a new Heroes widget for Facebook:

-NBC will be running a Heroes booth that will be a recreation if Isaac’s loft from the show. At the booth, there’ll be Cheerleaders handing out Heroes comic books, Heroes pins, Topps trading cards, and other promotional goodies. There’ll also be daily raffles for limited edition Heroes lunchboxes.

-At the NBC panel on Saturday, there’ll be a pre-screening of the extra content that’ll be featured on the Heroes Season 1 DVD, and there’ll be a handout of special Comic-Con slipcases for the DVD set at the panel. The DVD will be released on August 28th.

There’s more information about NBC's Comic-Con plans here: http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/comiccon/

Also, for obsessive Heroes fans who are also Facebook users, there’s a new Facebook app that puts the Heroes Countdown Clock (the widget featured in our sidebar) into your profile, along with some links to video on the NBC.com site. The video links will be updated as new video becomes available.
Here’s the link to the application homepage: http://apps.facebook.com/heroescountdown/