Exclusives at Baltimore Comic-Con 2023
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – September 5, 2023 – The 2023 Baltimore Comic-Con is this weekend, September 8-10, 2023 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. Tickets foradmission and VIP experiencesare online now.
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SHOW EXCLUSIVES
Don’t miss the Baltimore Comic-Con Exclusives booth, just outside the show exit doors and around the corner from the Show Entrance.
The Baltimore Comic-Con is pleased to present just a small sampling of exclusives available at the 2023 show.
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BALTIMORE COMIC-CON YEARBOOK
Our annual tradition, the Baltimore Comic-ConYearbook, returns in 2023 for the eleventh year, celebrating creators appearing at this year’s show. This year’s book of art features Characters at the Crossroads, interpretations of characters from 2023 guests, includingHoward Chaykin’s American Flagg!,Mike Grell’s Jon SableandStarslayer,Steve Rude’s Nexus,Joe Staton’s E-Man, andMark Wheatley & Marc Hempel’s Mars as well as First Comics creators (who could not join us this year) John Ostrander& Timothy Truman’s Grimjack. Copies of the Baltimore Comic-Con Yearbook will be available for sale at the Exclusives booth while supplies last.
The art created for the 2023 Baltimore Comic-Con Yearbook will be auctioned off at the Baltimore Comic-Con Art Auction at 2pm on Saturday, October 29th upstairs in Room 339-342, with art from the book displayed in the Exclusives Booth downstairs throughout the day. Come out and bid on some one-of-a-kind original art by artists featured at the show like Jon Bogdanove, Russ Braun, Dan Brereton, Richard Case, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Gene Ha, Cully Hamner ,Bo Hampton, Scott Hanna, Greg Hildebrandt, David Mack, Kevin Maguire, Tom Mandrake, Mike McKone, Bob McLeod, Karl Moline, David Petersen, Khoi Pham, Tom Raney, Craig Rousseau, Steve Rude, Stuart Sayger, Matt Slay, John K. Snyder III, Mark Sparacio, Joe Staton, Billy Tucci, Gus Vazquez, Wade Von Grawbadger, and so many others!
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EXCLUSIVE HERO INITIATIVE ART AUCTION
Join the members of Hero Initiative for a charity auction on Saturday, September 9th at 5pm upstairs in Room 339-342, featuring items supplied by a variety of artists and creators from around the industry, including Berkeley Breathed, John Byrne, Gene Ha, Kelley Jones, Shawn McManus, Kevin Nowlan, Walter Simonson, JK Woodward, Bill Wray, and more.
This auction has created a great deal of buzz in the original art community and will feature some amazing pieces for an amazing cause!
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SHOW EXCLUSIVE COVERS
American Mythology Productions, in concert with the Baltimore Comic-Con, is featuring a Baltimore Comic-Con exclusiveMark Sparaciovariant ofhis new Bombshell & Tomm Tomm, available for purchase at theBaltimore Comic-Con Exclusives Boothlocated in the hall lobby and the American Mythology Productions booth #2204.
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BOOM! Studios is featuring a Baltimore Comic-Con exclusivefoil variant oftheir Power Rangers available for purchase at theBaltimore Comic-Con Exclusives Boothlocated in the hall lobby.
BALTIMORE COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVE MERCH
In addition to the Baltimore Comic-Con Yearbook,youwill find a wide variety of Baltimore Comic-Con merchandise including mugs, tumblers, beanies, sweatshirts, and a various tees.
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OTHER EXCLUSIVES AVAILABLE AT THE SHOW
In addition to those items specifically made available through the show, numerous guests and exhibitors will feature their own items available only at the Baltimore Comic-Con, including (but certainly not limited to!) the following:
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Brandishing deep cuts ofCovid CopandBilly Dogma,Dean Haspielwill also be debuting his new character,Chest FaceinThe Spider-Squirrel & Trash Panda Titan-Sized Special#1, a Baltimore Comic-Con exclusive published by Xion Universe co-creator,CharlieMcElvy, aided and abetted by his wife,Suzanne “The Librarian”McElvy. You can find then and the exclusive in Booth #2606!
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AppearingSaturday only, the very nice, very evil AEW wrestling superstarDanhausenwill be appearing at the Comic*Pop Collectibles booth (709) to premiere theirBatman#251 Danhausen Reprint Comic!Fully licensed by DC Comics, thisexclusivecover is drawn by comic superstar Bill Morrison, limited to 2000 copies, and will be premiering live FIRST at Baltimore Comic-Con!
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The start of the first new Whisper story in decades is available in an ashcan edition debuting at BCC! Written by creator Steven Grant, with artwork by Rick Burchett, lettering by Taylor Esposito, coloring by Glenn Hauman, and a cover by Mark Wheatley, it will be available at the Insight Studios/ComicMix booth (#116).
As part of BCC’s anniversary celebration of First Comics, Mike Grell is presenting the first two issues of Jon Sable Freelance, recolored and remastered by Glenn Hauman in a new A4 oversize edition. Available at Mike Grell’s table (#214). |
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Marty Baumannis offering a series of 6 commemorative posters, printed in a process called “Rainbow Holographic.” They look very cool.. Be sure to check out his amazing work on Saturday at Booth #1219.
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All this and so much more in our Artists Alley, and at our Retailer and Exhibitor booths! Make sure you explore the show and check out social media for people tagging the show or #baltimorecomiccon for more!
Parking
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To reserve your parkingspot, visit theBaltimore Comic-ConSpotHeroParking Pageand book aspotwith rates up to 50% off drive-up.
Tickets that are now on sale include:
As always, children 10 and under are free with a paid adult admission! |
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In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Ringo Awards, programming, and more. The latest developments can always be found on ourwebsite,Twitter,Instagram, andFacebookpages, and follow us onYouTube, TikTok,andSnapchat.
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com– for any general press inquiries or tobe added to ourPR distribution
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com– for inquiries about submitted registrations
general@baltimorecomiccon.com– for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 24th year of bringing the comic book industry to the mid-Atlantic area. For more information, please visitwww.baltimorecomiccon.com.
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