NYC – 5th Anniversary Party

 

Comic Book Jones celebrates their fifth anniversary with two signings this weekend. Ben McCool, Frank Tieri, and Lauren Monardo sign on Friday December 14th and Evan Dorkin, Dominic Vicona, Jeff McComsey, Steve Becker, John Broglia, and Michael Sarrao sign on Saturday December 15th.

Comic Book Jones
2220 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303-1700

Dark Horse Panel & Signing Schedule for NYCC 2012

Press Release:

New York Comic-Con is upon us, and Dark Horse Comics is telling you all the goods ahead of time! Plan accordingly!

NYCC 2012 Dark Horse Comics Signing Schedule

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

3:00 p.m.            THE ART OF CAMILLA D’ERRICO: Camilla D’Errico

4:00 p.m.            THE MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY: Jacob Chabot

5:00 p.m.            ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES: Joshua Williamson

6:00 p.m.            THE VICTORIES: Michael Avon Oeming

7:00 p.m.            DR. MCNINJA: Christopher Hastings

8:00 p.m.            STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC & LOST TRIBE OF THE SITH: Andrea Mutti

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

10:00 a.m.            DYNAMICS PRESENTS DARK HORSE SUPERHEROES: Phil Noto (Ghost), Joshua Williamson (Captain Midnight), Mike Richardson (Publisher)

11:00 a.m.            HELLBOY IN HELL: Mike Mignola

12:00 p.m.            TO HELL YOU RIDE: Lance Henriksen, Tom Mandrake*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

1:00 p.m.            NAUGHTY DOG STUDIOS: Neil Druckmann, Faith Erin Hicks

2:00 p.m.            BUFFYVERSE COMICS: Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Rebekah Isaacs (Angel & Faith)

3:00 p.m.            THE MASSIVE, STAR WARS, CONAN: Brian Wood

4:00 p.m.            THE SKY, DEVA ZAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER D: Yoshitaka Amano**

**Ticketed by New York Comic-Con. Please see details below.

5:00 p.m.            EMILY THE STRANGE: Rob Reger

6:00 p.m.            ONCE UPON A TIME MACHINE: James Comey, Charles Fetherolf, Jim Giar, Marcus Muller, Rob Woods, Chris Stevens, Andrew Carl, Tara Alexander

7:00 p.m.            THE FIFTH BEATLE: Vivek J.Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson

Enter to win an exclusive The Fifth Beatle print or The Beatles Stereo CD Box Set.

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

10:00 a.m.            POWERED BY CREATORS: Matt Kindt (Mind Mgmt), Michael Avon Oeming (The Victories)

11:00 a.m.            DARK HORSE HORROR SIGNING: Tom Mandrake (To Hell You Ride), Tim Seeley (Ex Sanguine), Christopher Golden (Baltimore), Eric Powell (The Goon), Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden)

12:00 p.m.            MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters, Kimberly Brooks (voice actress for Ashley Williams)

1:00 p.m.              THE SKY, DEVA ZAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER D: Yoshitaka Amano*

**Ticketed by New York Comic-Con. Please see details below.

2:00 p.m.              THE STRAIN: Guillermo del Toro*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

3:00 p.m.              COREY TAYLOR: To be announced*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

5:00 p.m.              THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS: Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Shaun Simon*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

6:00 p.m.              CREEPY & EERIE: Dan Braun

7:00 p.m.              B.P.R.D.: Tyler Crook, James Harren

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

10:00 a.m.            GREEN RIVER KILLER & THE CREEP: Jonathan Case

11:00 a.m.            MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters, Omar Francia

12:00 p.m.            BIOSHOCK: Ken Levine

1:00 p.m.              THE MASSIVE, STAR WARS, CONAN: Brian Wood

2:00 p.m.              THE IMMORTAL: Ian Edginton

3:00 p.m.              HUSBANDS: Jane Espenson, Brad Bell, Sean Hemeon

4:00 p.m.              BATTLEPUG: Mike Norton

 

 

NYCC 2012 Dark Horse & Dark Horse–related panels

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

11:00–12:00          Expanding the Experience: Video Games & Comics—1A14

12:15–1:15            Brian Wood & Dark Horse: From World’s End to the Galaxy’s Beginnings—1A06

12:45–2:00            Editors on Editing—1A07

1:45–2:45             Dark Horse Presents: Yoshitaka Amano—1A21

6:30–7:30             Drawing on our Nightmares: Dark Horse Horror in Comics—1A14

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

11:00–12:00           Creepy and Eerie REBORN and UNDEAD—1A14

11:15–12:15           Once More with Feeling: 15 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer—1A21

5:15–6:15              Hellboy in Hell: The Official Panel!—1A23

 

*Tickets are available for free and on a first come first serve basis in the Dark Horse Booth on the day of the signing as soon as the convention hall opens.  Note that fans line up very early in the Javits Center (The Javits Center opens at 7:00 a.m., so fans can line up inside as early as that time each day.)

**Tickets for signings with Yoshitaka Amano in the Dark Horse booth will be distributed by New York Comic-Con beginning at 7:00 am on Friday and Saturday. Please see newyorkcomiccon.com for details.

NYC – Fourth Anniversary Signing

 

Evan Dorkin, Cliff Chiang, Michael Kupperman, Stephen Lindsay, and many more sign at Comic Book Jones on December 16 and 17th!!

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Press Release:

This is it! Our favorite event of the entire year, the celebration of another year of our existence and this time we’ve extended the celebration to THREE DAYS!

Here’s the skinny: It all kicks off on Friday, December 16th where we will be joined by the following creators…:

-Evan Dorkin
(Beasts of Burden, Milk & Cheese, Simpsons)

-Michael Kupperman
(Autobiography of Mark Twain, Tales Designed to Thrizzle!)

-Stephen Lindsay
(Jesus Hates Zombies, Buck)

-Lou Manna

They will be here signing, sketching and talking comics so make sure you stop by and say hello! Times are not concrete but most creators will be here mid to late afternoon. We will post more information as we get it.

Saturday, December 17th continues the signing tradition with even more comic creators:

-Steve Becker
(FUBAR)

-Cliff Chiang
(Wonder Woman)

-Evan Dorkin
(Beasts of Burden, Milk & Cheese, Simpsons)

-Stephen Lindsay
(Jesus Hates Zombies, Buck)

-Jeff McComsey
(FUBAR)

-Dominic Vivona
(FUBAR)

-Hugh Withers

What’s better than this? Well, EVERYTHING IN THE STORE WILL BE 25% OFF on both days, including all the great books you can pick up from these fabulous creators!

Finally on Sunday, December 18th we’ll be bringing the party to the Full Cup on Van Duzer St to kick back, have some drinks and provide some entertainment! There will be live music and DJ stylings of Socko & Tiger Jones! It all kicks off at 9:30! Be there!

Comic Book Jones
2220 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303-1700

Dark Horse Unveils Signing Schedule for NYCC 2011

Press Release:

DARK HORSE UNVEILS SIGNING SCHEDULE FOR NEW YORK COMIC CON 2011! 

SEPTEMBER 30, MILWAUKIE, OR—What do a rock star, the lead writer of Mass Effect, and the ever-charming and talented Ms. Becky Cloonan all have in common? They’re all signing at the Dark Horse booth!

Following up on Wednesday’s announcement of Dark Horse’s 2011 New York Comic Con programming, it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: the 2011 Dark Horse New York Comic Con schedule!

The full schedule of Dark Horse’s in-booth signings and activities can be found below:

ALL DAY, EVERY DAY:

Spin the Dark Horse prize wheel for a chance to win free digital comics, including Mass Effect and Star Wars: Crimson Empire bundles!

 

Thursday, October 13 

6:00 p.m. FREE T-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirt and free digital comics!

 

Friday, October 14

10:30 a.m. The Occultist—Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) and Jenny Frison (Criminal Macabre)

11:00 a.m. Bunny in the Moon—Tara McPherson

11:00 a.m. FREE T-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirt and free digital comics!

11:30 a.m. Orchid—Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman) and Scott Hepburn (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)

FREE Orchid poster featuring art by Massimo Carnevale. Ticketed event. Please talk to a Dark Horse staff member at the show.

12:30 p.m. Dethklok—Jon Schnepp, Jeremy Barlow, and Nate Piekos

1:30 p.m. The Immortal—Ian Edginton

FREE poster revealing never-before-seen art from the upcoming comic The Immortal, adapted from an acclaimed Japanese novel and written by Ian Edginton (Scarlet Traces, Star Trek: Early Voyages, Warhammer 40,000)

2:00 p.m. FREE T-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a The Thing movie T-shirt and free digital comics! Read the FREE digital prequel comic of The Thing now!

2:30 p.m. Star Wars—Andrea Mutti

Find out what Star Wars series Andrea Mutti (Rage) will be working on at Friday’s Dark Horse panel (1:30–2:30 p.m., Room 1A15).

3:30 p.m. The Massive—Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson (DMZ)

4:30 p.m. Star Wars: Jedi—The Dark Side—Scott Allie and Mahmud Asrar

6:30 p.m. Dr. McNinja—Christopher Hastings
Saturday, October 15

10:30 a.m. Mass Effect—Mac Walters

11:00 a.m. FREE T-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirt and free digital comics!

11:30 a.m. The Last Dragon—Jane Yolen and Rebecca Guay

FREE face painting inspired by The Last Dragon! FREE miniprint to the first one hundred people in line for the signing.

12:30 p.m. House of Night—Jenny Frison

Get Marked! FREE House of Night face painting during the signing with cover artist Jenny Frison! FREE House of Night poster. And the first twenty-five people in line for the signing will receive a copy of The Fledgling Handbook 101 by P. C. Cast with Kim Doner from St. Martin’s Press!

1:30 p.m. Beasts of Burden—Evan Dorkin

1:30 p.m. Avatar: The Last Airbender—FREE face-painting event

2:30 p.m. Dragon Age—David Gaider and Mike Laidlaw

FREE print to the first one hundred people in line to meet the lead writer and lead designer of Dragon Age!

3:30 p.m. Angel & Faith—Christos Gage and Rebekah Isaacs

4:00 p.m. FREE T-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirt and free digital comics!

4:30 p.m. Comic TBA—Brian Wood (DMZ, Demo, Northlanders) and Becky Cloonan (Demo, Pixu)

Find out what Dark Horse comic Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan are going to be working on together at Friday’s Dark Horse panel (1:30–2:30 p.m., Room 1A15)!

5:30 p.m. Evelyn, Evelyn—Cynthia von Buhler

 

Sunday, October 16

10:00 a.m. Beanworld—Larry Marder

10:30 a.m. FREE T-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirt and free digital comics!

11:00 a.m. Mignolaverse—Mike Mignola and John Arcudi

Ticketed event. Please talk to a Dark Horse staff member at the show.

12:00 p.m. Creepy—Dan Braun

It’s trick-or-treat time, but not for the kiddos! FREE Creepy comics to the first one hundred people in line, plus an array of crazy Creepy prizes just in time for All Hallow’s Eve!

1:00 p.m. Behind the Scenes of Mass Effect—Mac Walters

Mac Walters discusses the process of writing Mass Effect comics and walks through a digital preview of Mass Effect: Invasion #1.

2:00 p.m. FREE T-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirt and free digital comics!

2:30 p.m. Kult—Jeremy Barlow

3:00 p.m. Robert E. Howard’s Savage Sword—Jeremy Barlow, Paul Tobin, and Joshua Williamson

4:00 p.m. Falling Skies—Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra

Are you missing Falling Skies? Talk to the creators of the preview comic and get a Falling Skies pin from TNT, while supplies last!

Keep your eyes on the Dark Horse blog for further announcements on signings, in-booth events, green-screen photo ops, and so much more!

NYC – Beasts of Burden Book Club

Evan Dorkin appears at Midtown Comics on Friday, August 26 from 6:30pm – 7:30pm!

Press Release:

It’s the Midtown Comics Book Club! Join Zoë and Thor, of Midtown TV fame, for our monthly Graphic Novel book club at our Downtown store.

This month’s book will be BEASTS OF BURDEN from Dark Horse Comics, and writer Evan Dorkin will be there to discuss the book with the club! If that’s not enough to entice, free coffee and donuts will be served.

Don’t have the book yet? Save 25% off cover price at any of our three stores (in-store only). Just mention the Midtown Comics Book Club at the cash register!

The Book Club will meet on Friday August 26th at 6:30PM at Midtown Comics Downtown.

SEATS ARE VERY LIMITED!

RSVP on Facebook!

Midtown Comics Downtown
64 Fulton Street, New York, NY

NYC – Not at Comic Con Party

Press Release:

Can’t make it to SDCC? Celebrate Comic Con with Midtown Comics! Head to Midtown Comics Downtown on Saturday, July 23rd for great events including big sales, trivia and costume contests, giveaways, prizes and creator signings including Larry Hama, Evan Dorkin, Amy Reeder, Rebekah Isaacs and MC Chris! If you’re not at Comic Con, this is the place to be!

• Creator Signings, Contest, Sales and Giveaways All Day Long!
• 30% Off Everything from 11-12 pm One Hour Only!
• 20% Off Everything All Day!
• Trivia and Costume Contest!
• Win Awesome Prizes from Dark Horse Comics, Marvel, NYCC, Midtown Comics and More!

SCHEDULE:

ALL DAY: 20% Off Everything in the store!

11am-12pm: 30% Off Everything in the store! One Hour Only!

12:30-1:30: Larry Hama & Evan Dorkin Signing

2:00-3:00: Trivia Contest

3:30-4:30: Rebekah Isaacs & Amy Reeder Signing

5:00-6:00: Costume Contest

6:30-7:30: MC Chris Signing

RSVP on Facebook!

Midtown Comics Downtown
64 Fulton Street, New York, NY

Dark Horse Schedule at NYCC 2010

Frank Miller, David Lloyd, Jerry Robinson and more sign at the Dark Horse Booth #2023 at this weekend’s New York Comic Con, see you there!

Friday, October 8th:
2pm-3pm
•Jerry Robinson (Jet Scott)

3pm-4pm
•Omar Francia, Mac Walters, Joe Quinones (Mass Effect: Redemption)

4pm-5pm
•Frank Miller (Sin City, 300)

5pm-6pm
•John Schnepp (Dethklok)

Saturday, October 9th:

11am-12pm
•Jim Shooter, Nate Piekos (Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom, Magnus, Robot Fighter)

12pm-1pm
•Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden)
1pm-2pm
•John Arcudi, Peter Snejbjerg (BPRD, Abe Sapien)

2pm-3pm
•Carla Speed McNeil (Finder)

3pm-4pm
•Morgan Spurlock (Supersized)

4pm-5pm
•Cast TBD, Andrew Dalhouse, Paul Tobin (Falling Skies)

5pm-6pm
•Georges Jeanty (Buffy Season 8)

6pm-7pm
•Jan Duursema, Dave Ross, Mark McKenna, Joe Quinones (Star Wars: Legacy, Star Wars: The Old Republic)

Sunday, October 10th:

10am-10:30am
•Jason Little (Motel Art Improvement Service)

10:am-11am
•Mike Hawthorne (Conan)

11am-11:30am
•Steve Morris (Serenity, The Occultist)

11:30am-12pm
•Larry Marder (Bean World)

12pm-12:30 pm
•Rick Leonardi (Aliens Vs. Predator)

12:30pm-1pm
•Andy MacDonald (Terminator 1984)

2pm-2:30pm
•Chris Hastings (Dr. McNinja)

2:30pm-3pm
•David Lloyd (Kickback)

Heroes Con Welcomes New Guests & Old Friends

Press Release: Heroes Convention is preparing for one of the LARGEST Guest Lists in it’s 28 year history this June 4-6!  Pack your bags and gas up the car, because this will be one of our greatest shows of all time!  Making their First Appearance at Heroes Con this year are J. Scott Campbell, Brian Bolland, Humberto Ramos, Jimmy Cheung, and Rob Liefeld!  They’ll be joining the Heroes Con Family of regular All-Stars like Adam Hughes, Tony Harris, Frank Cho, Brandon Peterson, Mark Brooks, Tommy Lee Edwards, Phil Noto, Cully Hamner, and tons more!!

Long-time favorites like Ron Garney, Rick Leonardi, and Michael Golden are returning, as well as West Coast heavy-hitters like Mike Mignola, Tim Sale, Dustin Nguyen, Eric Canete, and Sean “Cheeks” Galloway.  It’s insane!!  Now we just have to figure out where to put everybody!  One thing is for sure, this all points to a stellar Art Auction on Saturday night!!

MA/NY – Beasts of Burden Tour

From the Beat:

Crumb’s Genesis. Asterios Polyp. Joe Sacco’s Notes from Gaza. The ALEC collection. 2009 has seen more than its share of graphic novels that change how we look at the medium. But none of those books are a beautiful painted mini series about a kitty and some puppies that fight supernatural menaces. No, that book is BEASTS OF BURDEN by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. , and WE NEED THIS BOOK. These two fine creators will be making various appearances to promote this book over the next few days, starting TONIGHT! Here’s the schedule:

Friday Sept 11th
Evan Dorkin
Modern Myths 7th Anniversay Party
Northampton, MA
6-9

http://www.modern-myths.com/ 

Saturday Sept 12th
Evan Dorkin
Modern Myths
Northampton, MA
1-3

http://www.modern-myths.com/

Wednesday Sept 16th
Jill Thompson and Evan Dorkin/Beasts of Burden #1 release party
Comic Book Jones
Staten Island, NY
6-9 pm

http://www.comicbookjones.net/events.htm

Saturday Sept 19th
Jill Thompson and Evan Dorkin/Beasts of Burden #1 release party
Bergen Street Comics
Brooklyn, NY
6-closing

http://bergenstreetcomics.com/dev/?page_id=12

Baltimore Comic-Con Announces Guests for 2009

Baltimore, Maryland – August 12, 2009 – The Baltimore Comic-Con staff have been busily working on arranging the Harvey Awards, accommodations, promotions, partnerships, exhibitors, and guests, and we’re behind announcing much of it! While there are a number of things still in the development stages, here’s some information we can share now.

Hotel Accommodations
A new feature of our on-line presence this year, the Baltimore Comic-Con is now providing a gateway to hotel accommodations around the Baltimore Convention Center! From our main webpage, click on the “Hotels” link (http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/hotels.htm). This helpful tool enables you to request rooms on-line, compare prices, and review descriptions, amenities, and locations. We encourage those of you traveling from outside of the region to take advantage of this added convenience.

Guests
Last month, we announced a number of today’s top Marvel creators attending the show, including Jason Aaron (Wolverine), Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers), Frank Cho (Ultimates 4), David Finch (Ultimatum), Matt Fraction (Uncanny X-Men), and Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man). We’re bringing in an amazing slate of first-time guests this year for you to meet, including Mike and Laura Allred (Madman), Doug Braithwaite (Wolverine: Origins), Pat Broderick (Vincent Price Presents), Jo Chen (New Avengers: The Reunion), Jimmy Cheung (New Avengers: Illuminati), J.M. DeMatteis (Daredevil), Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden), Jan Duursema (Star Wars: Legacy), Sarah Dyer (Superman Adventures), Steve Englehart (Avengers), Bob Fingerman (Recess Pieces), Kathryn Immonen (Runaways), Scott Koblish (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds), Tom Mandrake (The Outsiders), Larry Marder (Beanworld), Laura Martin (Thor), Kevin Nowlan (The Spirit), Whilce Portacio (Spawn), Buddy Prince (Night), Brian Pulido (Lady Death), Ian Sattler (Final Crisis: Aftermath), Marc Silvestri (Witchblade), Peter Tomasi (Blackest Night: Batman), Jim Valentino (Shadowline Comics), Rob Venditti (The Surrogates), Len Wein (Justice League of America), and Brian Wood (sponsored by Laughing Ogre Comics, Northlanders).

You’ll also see many returning guests, such as Dick Ayers (Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos), Jim Calafiore (Batgirl), Nick Cardy (Aquaman), Bernard Chang (Wonder Woman), Sean Chen (Dark Reign: Fantastic Four), Cliff Chiang (Green Arrow & Black Canary), Chris Claremont (X-Men Forever), Steve Conley (Star Trek: Year Four), Amanda Conner (Power Girl), Todd Dezago (Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man), Al Feldstein (Mad), John Gallagher (Buzzboy), Ron Garney (Wolverine: Weapon X), Bryan J.L. Glass (Mice Templar), Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules), Cully Hamner (Detective Comics), Tony Harris (Ex Machina), Dean Haspiel (The Alcoholic), Adam Hughes (Power Girl), Stuart Immonen (New Avengers), Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), J.G. Jones (Final Crisis), Joe Jusko (Kolchak: Tales of the Night Stalker), Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Scott Kurtz (PvP), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Greg LaRocque (Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man), Steve Lieber (Underground), Luna Brothers (The Sword), David Mack (Kabuki), Ron Marz (Witchblade), Sean McKeever (Teen Titans), Mark McKenna (BananaTail), Mike McKone (Amazing Spider-Man), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Mark Morales (Secret Invasion), Doug Murray (Jungle Girl Season 2), Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Phil Noto (Batgirl), Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Jeff Parker (Agents of ATLAS), Dan Parsons (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Ultimate Comics Armor Wars), Eric Powell (The Goon), Tom Raney (Dark Reign: Hawkeye), Alex Robinson (Too Cool to be Forgotten), James Robinson (Superman), Budd Root (Cavewoman), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (Iron Man & The Armor Wars), Stephane Roux (Amazing Spider-Man), Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), Tim Sale (Heroes), Scott Christian Sava (Dreamland Chronicles), Walt Simonson (Thor), Andy Smith (Dean Koontz’s Nevermore), Jim Starlin (Strange Adventures), Brian Stelfreeze (Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink), Karl Story (Batman: Streets of Gotham), Herb Trimpe (Hulk), Billy Tucci (Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion), Dexter Vines (Wolverine), Neil Vokes (The Black Forest), Doug Wagner (The Ride), Matt Wagner (Grendel), Mark Waid (The Incredibles), and Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing).

Guest of Honor
We’re proud and ecstatic to announce that our tenth anniversary headliner is George Perez (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds)! George was one of our guests in our first year, and has returned numerous times over the past 10 years. In addition to headlining the show, George will be providing the artwork for our program in 2009!

“What an incredible line-up we’ve arranged for our 10th anniversary show,” said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. “We have been chugging along, building the guest list, working with the city of Baltimore on the hotel program, coordinating the Harvey Awards, and a million other little things involved with getting things ready for October.”

In coming weeks, look for ongoing announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting added guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found at our website, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and ComicSpace pages.

This year’s Baltimore Comic-Con will be held October 10-11, 2009. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, October 10th.

As we continue to get ready for this year’s show, we would like to remind you to mark your calendar for next year’s Baltimore Comic-Con dates: August 28-29, 2010.

About The Baltimore Comic-Con

The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 10th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. With a guest list unequaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held Oct 10-11, 2009. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.

About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry’s oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 4 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit www.harveyawards.org.