Media release — At last it can be revealed! After months of planning and plotting – here it is. It’s the panel schedule for the 2011 Baltimore Comic-Con!
Update: We’ve listened to our fans and the costume contest has been rescheduled. It will now be held at 3:00pm on Saturday. Registration forms can be handed in near table #2403 in the main convention hall. With $1,000 up for grabs for the best overall costume and prizes for each of the 10 categories, this is one event all of you cosplayers don’t want to miss! For more information and a complete list of categories, visit our website’s costume contest page.
ROOM 301-303 (Saturday)
11:00-12:00 – creating Your Comic/Manga from concept to publication – husband and wife creators (and Harvey award Nominees) comfort love and Adam Withers teach you how to create your own comic. The entire process – concepting, scripting, thumbnails, pencils, color, PDF’s and CBZ’s, printing, distribution, the web, and even maximizing your convention experience will be covered in this seminar. You will walk away with an understanding of the tools you will need to create and sell your own book.
12:00-1:00 – spotlight on Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis & Kevin Maguire – Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire are the fan-favorite creative team behind Defenders, metal Men, and Justice League. With stories that blend adventure and humor, their books are like no other. join the men who put the “Bwah” in “Bwah-ha-ha” as they take a look at their work together.
1:00-2:00 – spotlight on Charles Vess – The work of award-winning artist Charles Vess can be seen in such books as Sandman, Stardust, Rose, book of Ballads and Sagas, and many others. join Charles and moderator Terry Moore as they look at his art, his career, and what he’s working on now.
2:00 – 3:00 – A conversation with Jeff Smith & Stan Sakai – Jeff Smith’s Bone celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo will soon reach its 200th issue. Now, these two talented creators sit down to discuss their work; from their beginnings to future plans. join Jeff & Stan for what is sure to be a lively and fun look at the world of comics.
3:00-4:00 – spotlight on the legion of Super-Heroes – travel with us to the 31st Century as we take a look at DC’s futuristic super team, The legion of Super-Heroes! join creators Keith Giffen, Mike Grell, mark Waid, Barry Kitson, and Chris Roberson as they talk about the tales they’ve told in the Legion’s long and storied history. long live the Legion!
4:00-5:00 – spotlight on Shannon Wheeler – From stapling 21,000 mini-comics to shooting a comic book to writing an opera to doing cartoons for The new Yorker – Shannon Wheeler has just gotten started in his career in comics. recently his collection of rejected new Yorker cartoon I thought YOU would BE FUNNIER won the Eisner award for best humor publication and is up for a Harvey this weekend. join Shannon Wheeler and his trusty sidekick BOOM! Studios marketing director Chip Mosher as they look back on Shannon’s meteoric rise and fall in comic books. Oh, yeah! Wheeler also created too much COFFEE MAN.
ROOM 307 (Saturday)
11:00-12:00 – Visionary Enters the Deadlands – join Visionary Comics and their all-star roster of creators who launched Deadlands from image this summer. join Ron Marz, David Gallaher, Steve Ellis, Jimmy Palmiotti, Lee Moder, and Visionary’s own C. Edward Sellner as they reflect on the weird west revival in comics and Deadlands. look for exclusive announcements on Deadlands: Year 2.
12:00-1:00 – top Cow: We Create… – join top Cow publisher Filip Sablik along with top Cow architect Ron Marz and echoes writer Joshua Hale Fialkov for a colorful & lively look at the last year of top Cow releases and what the coming year has in store for Artifacts, Pilot Season, Witchblade, The Darkness, Magdalena and much more! plus every attendee will receive a free gift just for attending!
1:00-2:00 – BOOM! 6th anniversary panel – join BOOM! Studios founder and chief executive officer Ross Richie as he pulls the curtain back on BOOM! Studios. From an upstart one-book-a-month publisher debuting in 2005 to 2011’s powerhouse comic publisher, BOOM! Studios has had one of the most meteoric rises of any comic publisher in the last twenty years. find out what makes this company tick as Ross reminisces about the early days at BOOM! and its current success. A one-of-a-kind panel for all those that want to know the real story behind the success of BOOM! Studios.
2:00-3:00 – marvel universe – Wondering what’s up with the X-Men? thinking of visiting Spider Island? curious about the future of Daredevil? just plain want to know what’s up with the marvel Universe? then this is the place for you! join marvel architect Jason Aaron, mark Waid, Barry Kitson, Paul Tobin, and Tom Raney as they explore the wonders of all things Marvel!
3:00-4:00 – meet Legendary Comics! – join Lenullnull