Comic book artist Tom Raney has worked extensively with Marvel on Uncanny X-Men, Avengers Academy, Thor, Annihilation: Conquest, and other several other titles. He has also contributed art to DC books like Outsiders and at Image on Wildstorm!, Stormwatch, and Wetworks. During Heroes Convention, Raney chatted with Scoop about the show and what he is working on now.

Scoop: How has the weekend been so far?
Tom Raney (TR): Oh, it’s been great. Busy, lot of friendly people. Fun times.

Scoop: Which of your books are fans gravitating toward?
TR: Hopefully right now, Cyborg, since I just started that. It only came out two weeks ago.

Scoop: What was the experience like working on that for the first time?
TR: Great. I’m working with DC, Marquis Draper, got Morgan Hampton – brand new writer, he’s awesome, Mike Atiyeh is coloring it. Everything’s great.

Scoop: What other characters or titles would you like to work on?
TR: Too many to name. I’ve been lucky enough to work on a lot of them, but there’s still a bunch I haven’t gotten to.

Scoop: What do you like about attending comic conventions?
TR: Meeting people that are into the type of stuff that we do. Getting to catch up with friends.

Scoop: How does Heroes Con compare to other shows?
TR: It’s great, it’s one of my favorites. Heroes Con and Baltimore, they’re both fan oriented, family oriented. Just great, friendly people attending. Enthusiastic.

Scoop: Which cons are you attending this summer?
TR: Let’s see, I’ve got Garden State Comic Fest, Terrificon, and Baltimore.