On Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, Baltimore will once again be comic central. The 12th annual Baltimore Comic-Con returns to Charm City and this year's Guest of Honor will be legendary comic book writer and publisher, Stan "The Man" Lee.
Lee known as the architect of the Marvel Universe, along with Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko — co-created some of the most iconic characters of the Silver Age, including the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, X-Men, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Daredevil, Iron Man, and Doctor Strange. Throughout his illustrious career, which has spanned more than 70 years, Lee has been a writer, editor, publisher, President, and Chairman at Marvel Comics. He’s made cameo appearances in 14 films based on his creations and had a supporting role in Kevin Smith’s 1995 film, Mallrats.
The famed comic book oriented convention will again feature great exclusives and limited edition comics, and added to the guest line-up this year are classic comic artists Nick Cardy, Jose-Luis Garcia-Lopez, Kevin Nowlan, and Michael Golden. Their art work (Aquaman, Batman Confidential Man-Thing, Doctor Strange to name a few) has been featured in various comic genres and has inspired generations of artists.
Indy comics creators Dean Haspiel, Thom Zahler, Brad Guigar, Tim Truman, and Neil Vokes, have also been added to this year's show. Baltimore Comic-Con show promoter, Mark Nathan says, “From webcomics to independent press books, these great creators add a depth and richness to the comic industry that helps promote comics to a wider audience through the diversity of genres in which they’ve worked."
Brooklyn comes to Baltimore with the debut of cartoonists: Michel Fiffe, the architect behind Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies http://michelfiffe.com, actress/artist, Natalie Kim, who will be launching SuperTwins http://www.supertwins.tv , New York Times best-selling children’s illustrator/author, George O’Connor, will be signing his latest release: Book 3 of Olympians; Hera: The Goddessand Her Glory. http://www.olympiansrule.com/, fashion designer/cartoonist, Kat Roberts, who will be debuting, YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND #1, a new collection of vignettes led by the personal recollection of a quasi-religious childhood encounter with Jim Morrison, http://www.act-i-vate.com/creators?id=48, and actor/author, Chris Miskiewicz, with his ACT-I-VATE webcomic: http://www.act-i-vate.com/120-1.comic.
Also back this year by HUGE demand is the Costume Contest! 2010 brought another year of contestants and audience overflow that required walls to be removed in order to accommodate the crowd. This year the contest will be held in a much larger space in the Baltimore Convention Center! The contest starts at 1pm on Saturday, August 20th. Registration begins as soon as the show opens at 10:00am and registration forms can be obtained at all ticket booths for those interested in entering the contest. For those over the age of 13, registration will cost $5, under-13 registration is free. For prize and contest categories click here.
One of the comic book industry’s oldest and most respected awards, the Harvey Awards returns this year. The Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories, ranging from Best Artist to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.The dinner and ceremony will be held at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, 300 Light Street, starting at 8:45p. Cocktails begin at 7p, tickets are $125 and there will also be an appearance by Stan Lee. If you have questions abotu the Harvey Awards contact harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com.
The Baltimore Comic-Con is a great two-day event for the entire family. There will be a Kid's pavilion featuring artists, sketchers and writers from companies such as Scholastic, Disney, Pixar, GI Joe, Archie, Marvel and DC. Comic Book Diner presented by the Comic Book Diner Studio and Podcast, is an all-ages section in the show that's full of comics, activities and a craft area where kids can create their own super hero capes! If you're interested in learning more about the Comic Book Diner Presents: BCC Kids Comics Pavilion visit Comic Book Diner
Tickets are on sale NOW for Baltimore Comic-Con, prices are as follows:
- Two-Day Admission (8/20-8/21): $30.00
- Saturday Admission (8/20): $20.00
- Sunday Admission (8/21): $15.00
- STAN LEE VIP Admission: $195.00
- Kids 10 and under get in FREE.
For more information on Baltimore Comic-Con, tickets, hotels, direcitons, sponsorhsip opportunities and events, contact here.
The Baltimore Convention Center is located at One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (SHARP STREET ENTRANCE), Driving Directions
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