Baltimore Comic-Con News

[JCVaughn]

GUEST LIST
Tell me this isn't the coolest guest list you've ever seen for a comic show!
(in alphabetical order, complete at posting)

Sergio Aragonés (MAD, Groo), Rand Arrington (The Wicked West 2), Dick Ayers (Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, sponsored by The Hero Initiative), Kyle Baker (Why I Hate Saturn, The Bakers), Tom Brevoort (Marvel Comics Editor), Michael Broussard (The Darkness), Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Action Comics), Jim Califiore (Exiles), Jerry Carr (Cryptozoo Crew), Tommy Castillo (Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight), C.B. Cebulski (Wonderlost, Marvel editor), Bernard Chang (The Blvd.), Howard Chaykin (American Flagg, Wolverine), Sean Chen (Nova, The Blvd.), Mark Chiarello, (New Frontier), Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers, Liberty Meadows), Steve Conley (The Escapist, Astounding Space Thrills), Amanda Conner (Power Girl, Painkiller Jane), Todd Dezago (Perhapanauts, Tellos), Dan DiDio (DC Comics Executive Editor), Tommy Lee Edwards (The Question, The Blvd.), Joanna Estep (Road Song), Rich Faber (Roboy Red), Al Feldstein (former editor of EC Comics and MAD), David Finch (Moon Knight, New Avengers), Brendon Fraim (America, Jr., Antiques: The Comic Strip), Brian Fraim (Antiques: The Comic Strip, America, Jr.), John Gallagher (Buzzboy), Ron Garney (Amazing Spider-Man), Mike Gold (Comic Mix), Michael Golden (Micronauts), Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules!), Randy Green (Teen Titans), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle, Red, Firearm), Dean Haspiel (The Alchoholic), Tarig Hassan (Arkadian: No Witness), Marc Hempel (Sandman, Gregory, Breathtaker), Rich Henn (Zoomies), Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman), Chris Ivy (Star Wars, Aliens vs. Predator), James Jean (Fables), Georges Jeanty (Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season Eight), Joe Jusko (Tomb Raider), Ken Kelly (fantasy illustrator), Leonard Kirk (Agents of Atlas, Marvel Adventures Avengers), Barry Kitson (The Order), Rich Koslowski (The King, Three Geeks), Adam Kubert (Action Comics, Sponsored by The Hero Initiative), Andy Kubert (Batman, Sponsored by The Hero Initiative), Joe Kubert (Sgt. Rock, Sponsored by The Hero Initiative), Scott Kurtz (PvP)...

Continued in next post!

And don't forget your Zombie-Proof #1 Baltimore Comic-Con Exclusive Edition...

[JCVaughn]

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Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon, Image Comics Publisher), Greg LaRoque (Flash), Jim Lee (Batman, Wildcats - appearing Sunday only), Norman Lee (Mary Jane), John Paul Leon (Earth X, The Blvd.), John Lucas (Desperadoes: Epidemic), Mike Manley (Draw!), Ron Marz (Samurai: Heaven & Earth), Mark McKenna (Banana Tail), Sean McKeever (Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Countdown), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Pop Mhan (SpyBoy), Mike Mignola (Hellboy, BPRD, Atlantis: The Lost Empire) Mark Morales (The Order), Doug Murray (The 'Nam), Scott Neely (Scooby-Doo), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Phil Noto (Jonah Hex), Michael Avon Oeming (Powers), Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, Painkiller Jane), Andrew Pepoy (Jack of Fables), Brandon Peterson (X-Men), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Chris Pitzer (AdHouse Books), Keith Pollard (Silver Surfer), Paul Pope (THB, Batman: Year 100), Eric Powell (The Goon), Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage), John Romita, Sr. (Amazing Spider-Man, Sponsored by The Hero Initiative), John Romita, Jr. (World War Hulk, Sponsored by The Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck, Sponsored by Gemstone Publishing), Craig Rosseau (Perhapanauts), Stephane Roux (Birds of Prey), Andy Runton (Owly), Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man), Tony Shasteen (O.C.T.), Jim Shooter (Legion of Super-Heroes, Avengers), Louise Simonson (Power Pack, Steel), Walter Simonson (Thor, Manhunter), Andy Smith (Red Sonja, Claw), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad, Doctor Midnight), Mark Sparacio (Heroes for Hire, Shi), Vincent Spencer (Zombie-Proof), Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar, Kid Cosmos), Brian Stelfreeze (Batman: Shadow of the Bat, The Ride), Paul D. Storrie (Gotham Girls), Karl Story (Tom Strong, Aliens vs. Predator), Kristofer Straub (Starslip Crisis), Craig Taillefer (The Chelation Kid), Mark Texeira (Ghost Rider), Robert Tinnell (Feast of the Seven Fishes), Herb Trimpe (G.I. Joe, Incredible Hulk), Dean Trippe (Kids Love Comics), Tim Truman (Conan, Grimjack), Billy Tucci (Shi, Heroes for Hire), J.C. Vaughn (24, Zombie-Proof), Tim Vigil (Faust), Dexter Vines (Superman/Batman), Neil Vokes (The Black Forest, Wicked West 2), Doug Wagner (O.C.T.), Mark Waid (The Brave and the Bold), Mark Wheatley (Frankenstein Mobster), Ron Wilson (The Thing, Superboxers) and Kelly Yates (Tellos).

And, hey, while we're at, Antiques: The Comic Strip - Volume 1 should have it's debut at the show, too:


You can also order it here http://www.gemstonepub.com/antiques/AntiquesCovSolic_sm.jpg if your store hasn't ordered it.

[BlackCatGuy]

Looks like it's gonna' be a great show! And while I can't make it this year , hopefully next year I'll go for the weekend!

[JCVaughn]

Looks like it's gonna' be a great show! And while I can't make it this year , hopefully next year I'll go for the weekend!

As much fun as the multi-media circus type shows are (NYCC, SDCC), this is far and away my favorite comics-centric show. The guests and the show staff are awesome.

[toranoshi]

Wow. Looks like I will be busy running around with my sketchcards. Hopefully I will be able to grab some really cool stuff for the shop.

[JCVaughn]

Wow. Looks like I will be busy running around with my sketchcards. Hopefully I will be able to grab some really cool stuff for the shop.

There are definitely going to be some great con exclusives, among other cool stuff.

[JCVaughn]

[Press Release] The Harvey Awards dinner and presentation ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 8th, at the Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards. Tickets are now available for the event, which will begin at 7:00pm with a cocktail hour, to be followed at 8:00pm with dinner and the awards ceremony.



The Harveys, named after the legendary MAD founding editor and master storyteller Harvey Kurtzman, recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals.

"Last year, we were very pleased with the response from the industry and specifically from our community regarding the Harvey Awards coming to Baltimore. We were eager to increase their profile and the recognition of their standing. Based on the feedback received, we made a very good start. This year, we're looking to build on that, and we hope as many fans of the comic arts as possible will join us,” said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con.

Guests for dinner and the awards ceremony will enjoy a full banquet style dinner of filet mignon and Baltimore style crabcake. For the second year, we are pleased to have Kyle Baker to act as our Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Sergio Aragonés, co-creator of Groo and MAD artist, will serve as keynote speaker. In addition, the 2nd Annual Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented.

New this year is the gift bag available to all dinner guests. The first 300 attendees will receive The EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales - Volume 1 which features work by award namesake Harvey Kurtzman and many other greats, as well as a complete base set of the soon-to-be-released Jericho Season One trading cards from Inkworks, an exclusive cloisonné pin from AdHouse Books, a Comic-Con exclusive edition of 30 Days of Night: Red Snow #1 from IDW Publishing, a Toon Tumbler drinking glass from Popfun merchandising, and an exclusive Harvey Awards keychain from LaserMach.

Harvey Awards tickets are on sale now. Tickets to the event, which includes the full cocktail hour (cash bar), full service dinner, and awards ceremony, are now available for $75. For those who wish to attend the ceremony only, tickets are available for $10 or free with a two-day pass to the convention. The hall will be opened for those ticket holders at approximately 8:45. Attendees who purchase a ceremony-only ticket are not eligible to receive the gift bag.

Tickets are available by calling Cards, Comics & Collectibles in Reisterstown, Maryland at (410) 526-7410. Major Credit Cards will be accepted for payment. The two-day convention tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster, accessible from www.comicon.com/baltimore.

Named Sponsors of the 2007 Harvey Awards include Geppi’s Entertainment Museum, DC Comics, Top Shelf Comix, Painted Visions Comics, Cards, and Games, and Top Cow Productions. Without these sponsors, the event would not be possible and the Baltimore Comic-Con expresses their gratitude to them. While time is short, there are still sponsorship opportunities available.

For more information about The Harvey Awards, visit www.harveyawards.org.

For more information about the Baltimore Comic-Con, visit www.comicon.com/baltimore.

For additional directions to the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, visit http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trave...t-camden-yards

[JCVaughn]

[Press Release] Artists Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage) and Michael Broussard (The Darkness) are the latest guests announced by the Baltimore Comic-Con, which will be held September 8-9, 2007 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Additionally, their publisher, Image Comics founder Marc Silvestri's Top Cow Productions, also announced they would offer a Baltimore Comic-Con exclusive edition of Madame Mirage #2, the latest issue in the new series from writer-producer Paul Dini and Rocafort.

"We're extremely happy to be a part of the Baltimore Comic-Con, which is widely considered to be one of the best comic-centric conventions in North America," said Filip Sablik, Vice-President of Marketing for Top Cow. "From hosting the Harvey Awards to simply how they treat creator guests and their fans, Marc Nathan and his crew in Baltimore put on one of the 'must see' shows every year."

"We're very pleased to have Top Cow with us again for the Baltimore Comic-Con, particularly with such talented creators and a high profile exclusive like Madame Mirage #2," said Nathan, the show's promoter. "It's great to have them join the other talented creators and publishers on our roster."

Rocafort and Broussard join a line-up which is headed by Guest of Honor Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and includes Jim Lee (Batman, Wildcats), David Finch (Moon Knight, New Avengers), Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers), Amanda Conner (Power Girl), Jimmy Palmiotti (Painkiller Jane), Mark Waid (writer of Top Cow's Hunter-Killer and Boom! Studios new Editor-in-Chief), Sergio Aragones (Groo, MAD), Paul Pope (THB), James Jean (Fables), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), and Al Feldstein (former editor of MAD).

A complete guest list is available on the show's website, www.comicon.com/baltimore.

Top Cow Productions will be featured along side publishers, studios and service organizations such as 12-Gauge Studios, AdHouse Books, Allied Promotions, Ape Entertainment, Archia Studios Press, Big City Comics, The Blvd., Collectibles Insurance Agency, The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Crusade Fine Arts, C.S. Moore Studio, DC Comics, Diamond Comic Distributors, Dynamite Entertainment, Gaijin Studios, Gemstone Publishing, Gentle Giant Studios, Geppi's Entertainment Museum, The Hero Initiative, Image Comics, Insight Studios Group, The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Kids Love Comics, Penny Farthing Press, Pop Fun Merchandise, Renaissance Press, Sky-Dog Press, Top Shelf Productions, and TwoMorrows Publishing.

For additional information about the Baltimore Comic-Con, call (410) 526-7410 or email cardscomicscollectibles@yahoo.com. Visit www.harveyawards.org for additional details on the Harvey Awards. For sponsorship opportunities contact baltimorecomiccon@yahoo.com.

[orcafresh]

  Yeah, I've decided to go! Time to forage thru the back issue bins.

[BillyTucci]

Continued from previous post...

Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon, Image Comics Publisher), Greg LaRoque (Flash), Jim Lee (Batman, Wildcats - appearing Sunday only), Norman Lee (Mary Jane), John Paul Leon (Earth X, The Blvd.), John Lucas (Desperadoes: Epidemic), Mike Manley (Draw!), Ron Marz (Samurai: Heaven & Earth), Mark McKenna (Banana Tail), Sean McKeever (Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Countdown), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Pop Mhan (SpyBoy), Mike Mignola (Hellboy, BPRD, Atlantis: The Lost Empire) Mark Morales (The Order), Doug Murray (The 'Nam), Scott Neely (Scooby-Doo), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Phil Noto (Jonah Hex), Michael Avon Oeming (Powers), Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, Painkiller Jane), Andrew Pepoy (Jack of Fables), Brandon Peterson (X-Men), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Chris Pitzer (AdHouse Books), Keith Pollard (Silver Surfer), Paul Pope (THB, Batman: Year 100), Eric Powell (The Goon), Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage), John Romita, Sr. (Amazing Spider-Man, Sponsored by The Hero Initiative), John Romita, Jr. (World War Hulk, Sponsored by The Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck, Sponsored by Gemstone Publishing), Craig Rosseau (Perhapanauts), Stephane Roux (Birds of Prey), Andy Runton (Owly), Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man), Tony Shasteen (O.C.T.), Jim Shooter (Legion of Super-Heroes, Avengers), Louise Simonson (Power Pack, Steel), Walter Simonson (Thor, Manhunter), Andy Smith (Red Sonja, Claw), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad, Doctor Midnight), Mark Sparacio (Heroes for Hire, Shi), Vincent Spencer (Zombie-Proof), Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar, Kid Cosmos), Brian Stelfreeze (Batman: Shadow of the Bat, The Ride), Paul D. Storrie (Gotham Girls), Karl Story (Tom Strong, Aliens vs. Predator), Kristofer Straub (Starslip Crisis), Craig Taillefer (The Chelation Kid), Mark Texeira (Ghost Rider), Robert Tinnell (Feast of the Seven Fishes), Herb Trimpe (G.I. Joe, Incredible Hulk), Dean Trippe (Kids Love Comics), Tim Truman (Conan, Grimjack), Billy Tucci (Shi, Heroes for Hire), J.C. Vaughn (24, Zombie-Proof), Tim Vigil (Faust), Dexter Vines (Superman/Batman), Neil Vokes (The Black Forest, Wicked West 2), Doug Wagner (O.C.T.), Mark Waid (The Brave and the Bold), Mark Wheatley (Frankenstein Mobster), Ron Wilson (The Thing, Superboxers) and Kelly Yates (Tellos).

And, hey, while we're at, Antiques: The Comic Strip - Volume 1 should have it's debut at the show, too:


You can also order it here http://www.gemstonepub.com/antiques/AntiquesCovSolic_sm.jpg if your store hasn't ordered it.

For next year's show, you should put all the Dems in Blue and the GOPers in Blue... I mean, Red, no wait, Blue.  Yeah, better off putting you and I in Red... no blue, I don't know --- AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....................

[BlackCatGuy]

Some call him.........................Tim!

Sorry, saw the picture & couldn't resist!

Hey, if anyone is going to the Baltimore Con, and can possibly pick me up a copy of that Madame Mirage #2 Baltimore exclusive, I'll gladly send you the money for it! I'd really appreciate it!

[toranoshi]

Some call him.........................Tim!

Sorry, saw the picture & couldn't resist!

Hey, if anyone is going to the Baltimore Con, and can possibly pick me up a copy of that Madame Mirage #2 Baltimore exclusive, I'll gladly send you the money for it! I'd really appreciate it!

I will do my best, since Chuck wants a copy as well.

[JAvery]

As long as things go ok, I'll be on the lookout for it as well; in addition to my own copy of course.

[BlackCatGuy]

Thanks guys! Much appreciated!!

[pctchuck]

I just wish that there would be a decent show in St. Louis so that I could repay some of the debt I owe you people who make it to some of these shows and share the wealth with the rest of us.