Each year, the show features marquee-name comic book creators past and present, publishers, charitable organizations, and vendor booths offering genre-related items, including comic book back-issues, limited edition collectible items such as Toon Tumblers and clothing, videos/DVDs, etc. Panel discussions throughout the day feature industry names presenting information on current and upcoming industry events, past hallmarks in comic book history, and information on the industry and how to be a part of it.
Historyedit
Founded by Marc Nathan, owner of Cards, Comics, and Collectibles of Reistertown, Maryland, the show was originally a one-day show[2] held at the Sheraton Hotel in the Chartley Shopping Center,[3] located in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, Maryland.[citation needed]
The show continued to grow in size, and in 2002, it show moved to the Baltimore Convention Center in downtown Baltimore, across from Camden Yards and down the street from Geppi's Entertainment Museum, and was extended to a two-day show. In 2014, responding to demand from attendees and exhibitors, the show moved to a three-day event, from September 5 to 7.[citation needed]
An annual Yearbook, featuring renderings by attending artists, became a part of the show in 2012, featuring Frank Cho's Liberty Meadows characters, followed by Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo in 2013 and Matt Wagner's Grendel in 2014. A scavenger hunt is also associated with the Yearbook, where attendees who get a pre-defined number of contributor autographs receive prints that were not part of the book, featuring characters from that year's theme by other attending artists.[citation needed]
The 2020 Comic-Con was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event.[4]
October 23 – 25, 2020 — cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled as a virtual event[4]
Comics industry awards venueedit
In 2006, the 19th Annual Harvey Awards, named for comics creator Harvey Kurtzman, and developed to honor comic book industry professionals and companies singled out by their peers, moved from the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) in New York City to the Baltimore Comic-Con, with Kyle Baker as Master of Ceremonies.[34] The Harvey Awards were held every year at the Baltimore Comic-Con from 2006 to 2016, when they moved to a new venue.[35] The Harvey Awards were replaced with the creation of the Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, or Ringo Awards", beginning with the September 2017 convention.[36]
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^"About". Cards, Comics and Collectibles. Retrieved December 2, 2017. Archived on December 3, 2017.
^ abWood, Carrie (September 5, 2013). "Need to know: Baltimore Comic-Con 2013". The Baltimore Sun.
^ abGelman, Samuel. "Baltimore Comic-Con 2020 Goes Digital, Announces 2021 Guests: Baltimore Comic-Con 2020 will move online, but many of the guests that were scheduled to appear this year have already committed to next year's event," CBR.com (SEP 10, 2020).
^Pérez, George. "BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2001 (28 Oct 2001) Baltimore, Maryland". George Perez Website (george-perez.net). Retrieved December 2, 2017. Archived December 3, 2017.
^Pérez, George. "BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2002 (26-27 Oct 2002) Baltimore, Maryland". George Perez Website (george-perez.net). Retrieved December 2, 2017. Archived December 3, 2017.
^Pérez, George. "BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2003 (20-21 Sep 2003) Baltimore, Maryland". George Perez Website (george-perez.net). Retrieved December 2, 2017. Archived December 3, 2017.
^"CBLDF Benefit Book Features Spider-Man cover by Frank Cho!". CBR.com. June 7, 2004.
^"Baltimore Comic-Con Announces 2005 Dates". CBR.com. November 3, 2004.
^"From The Scoop: Don Rosa Joins Baltimore Comic-Con". Diamond Comics. December 3, 2017. Reprinted from The Scoop (April 19, 2005), Gemstone Publishing. Archived December 3, 2017.
^Pérez, George. "BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2006 (09-10 Sep 2006)". George Perez Website (george-perez.net). Retrieved December 2, 2017. Archived December 3, 2017.
^"PHOTO GALLERY: Baltimore Comic-Con 2016" Archived 2017-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. WMAR-TV (Baltimore). September 3, 2006.
^Smith, John W. (September 11, 2007). "Baltimore Comic-Con XTRA: Mike Wieringo Tribute". CBR.com.
^Flick, Chris (September 15, 2008). "Baltimore Comic Con 2008". Capes & Babes.
^"Image Comics returning to Baltimore Comic-Con 2008". CBR.com. September 24, 2008.
^Pérez, George. "BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2009 (10-11 Oct 2009)". George Perez Website (george-perez.net). Retrieved December 2, 2017. Archived December 3, 2017.
^Solan, Colin (August 26, 2010). "Last Minute Updates for Baltimore Comic-Con 2010". Convention Scene.