For anyone who has ever walked through Artist Alley and thought, “I have a story I’d love to turn into a comic,” Metal Ninja Studios is bringing several ways to take that idea further at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con. As the 2026 Artist Alley Sponsor, Metal Ninja Studios will anchor its largest Baltimore Comic-Con presence yet with an expanded 10’x20′ booth at the edge of Artist Alley.
Metal Ninja Studios is the creator-first production studio behind Concept to Comic, an end-to-end production system designed to guide creators through the complicated journey from an initial idea or script to a professionally finished, print-ready comic. Writing, editing, artwork, lettering, production, and project coordination are brought together through one guided process, allowing creators to focus on their stories while retaining ownership of their IP.
This year, Baltimore attendees will have an opportunity to experience that process themselves. The Concept to Comic Giveaway returns for 2026, co-sponsored by Metal Ninja Studios, Legends Publishing, and Baltimore Comic-Con, giving another aspiring creator the opportunity to have their story professionally developed into a comic.
And attendees won’t have to imagine where that opportunity can lead. Wren, winner of the 2025 Concept to Comic Giveaway, returns to Baltimore Comic-Con this year with a completed comic, including a special Baltimore Comic-Con exclusive cover. Fans will be able to see the finished result of the journey that this year’s winner will be beginning.
Creators who want to understand what goes into making a comic can also attend two MNS-hosted panels. “How to Make a Comic: The Questions You Didn’t Know to Ask” will cover practical considerations including budgeting, format, scripting, assembling a creative team, managing production, preparing for print, and avoiding common mistakes. “Becoming a Comic Creator: Five Stories from Idea to Debut” will feature six first-time creators representing five original projects, sharing the surprises, challenges, and lessons they encountered while bringing their own stories to life.
Attendees can see even more of that process at Metal Ninja Studios’ expanded 10’x20′ booth at the edge of Artist Alley. The space will feature a Concept to Comic showcase, completed projects, approximately five new comic debuts, comics available for purchase, the Baltimore Comic-Con exclusive Wren variant, and opportunities to meet creators during signings.
Metal Ninja Studios will extend its presence into Artist Alley through two additional satellite locations identified by Metal Ninja Studios table runners: SeerNova Comics, where attendees can meet MNS CMO and SeerNova co-owner Dillon Mysliwiec, and Lone Wolf Comics, featuring MNS Campaign & Community Lead Rob Multari.
In addition to serving as the Artist Alley Sponsor, Metal Ninja Studios is increasing its support of the Ringo Awards from Silver-level sponsorship in 2025 to Gold-level sponsorship in 2026.
Whether someone comes to Baltimore with a story they want to create, questions about how comics get made, or simply an interest in discovering new independent books and the creators behind them, this year’s Metal Ninja Studios presence gives them multiple ways to learn, connect, and get involved.
The 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards will be presented at the Ringo Awards Banquet and Ceremony in conjunction with the 2026 Baltimore Comic-Con. The Banquet and Award Ceremony are a fun way to spend an evening, share a drink, and enjoy a meal with the comic book professional community. This is a unique opportunity to meet and network with industry creators, publishers, and professionals.
The Ringo Awards Committee has announced the addition of cartoonist and publisher Terry Moore to the 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards ceremony as the Keynote Address speaker!
Indy powerhouse Terry Moore began his career in comics with the critically acclaimed epic series, Strangers in Paradise, the compelling love story between three unlikely friends who find themselves bound together by their pasts. The long-running series garnered many awards, including the coveted Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story and the National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Division Reuben Award. Strangers in Paradise has been translated into twenty-one languages and is as popular today as when it was first published in 1993.
Moore has created many award winning series, including Motor Girl, the story of a wounded warrior and her imaginary best friend, Rachel Rising, a horror comic with a ten-year-old serial killer named Zoe, ECHO, a science fiction thriller, FIVE YEARS, the series that brings together characters from all of his series in one heart stopping story, and Parker Girls, the Tambi story you’ve been waiting for. Terry has also published a How to Draw book detailing techniques and tools to create comics which he updated and expanded in 2026.
Terry’s work has won numerous international awards and continues to entertain readers worldwide. In addition to publishing work under his own label, Abstract Studio, Moore has worked with major publishers on titles including Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Birds of Prey, Fables, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Star Wars Tales throughout his thirty three year career. Beginning in October 2026, Terry will team with Dark Horse Comics to reissue his catalog of legacy series.
Oni Press is coming to Charm City this September, and we’re bringing a cast of Riverdale’s biggest comic book icons along for the ride! From Friday, September 25th through Sunday, September 27th, join Oni Press live at the Baltimore Convention Center for Baltimore Comic-Con 2026 for a weekend packed with panels, exclusives, and truly special surprises!
First: Oni is proud to reveal not one, but two never-before seen Archie #1 exclusives debuting at Baltimore Comic-Con, spotlighting the brand-new beginning for America’s favorite teenager – the one and only Archie Andrews – in the pages of Oni Press’ all-new ongoing series from New York Times bestselling writer Ben H. Winters and multiple Eisner Award-winning artist Fábio Moon.
Featuring brand-new art by cover artist Shawn Kuruneru, pick up this stunning rendition of Riverdale’s most famous faces in this Baltimore-exclusive variant edition, available for purchase at the Baltimore Comic-Con Exclusives Booth at the entrance to the convention floor.
In partnership with Baltimore Comic-Con’s signature awards show, the Ringo Awards, Oni Press also has revealed another extremely special Archie #1 exclusive that will serve as the first-ever, dedicated Ringo Awards variant cover and feature the late Mike Wieringo’s rarely seen 2007 character redesign for Archie and Jughead for the first time in print. This extremely rare Archie #1 variant cover will only be made available in gift bags for attendees of the 2026 Ringo Awards and will never be sold at commercial retail. Mike Wieringo’s artwork appears courtesy of the Wieringo family.
Plus: Join Oni Press on Saturday, September 26th for two major panels, exclusively at Baltimore Comic-Con!
ARCHIE COMICS: AMERICA’S FAVORITE TEENAGER LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
Saturday, September 26th 2 pm | Room 343 – 344 Archie Andrews doesn’t look his age – but this year marks 85 years of fun with Archie and the gang! Join Archie Comics President and Editor-in-Chief Mike Pellerito, Oni Press President and Publisher Hunter Gorinson, and Archie artist Dan Parent for this panel that looks at what’s coming up for America’s Favorite Teenager! With moderators Brad Gullickson and Lisa Gullickson.
ONI PRESS: THE LOUDEST THING IN COLOR
Saturday, September 26th 5 pm | Room 337 As Oni Press closes in on three decades of publishing groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels, they show no sign of slowing down! President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson will walk through a slate of upcoming books and recent critical favorites with creators Rodney Barnes (Crownsville), Shawn Kuruneru (Cave Grave), Oliver Mertz (A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts), and Ryan O’Sullivan(Judge Dredd / Biker Mice From Mars).
Fans will flock to the Baltimore Comic-Con at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center this September 25-27! The Baltimore Comic-Con is thrilled to announce a special autograph session by Ringo nominee David Dastmalchian on Saturday at the 2026 event. Co-writer Leah Kilpatrick will be available during David’s signings to sign books they have written together, as well as other items. Tickets to get his book and autographs are now on sale on our website!
Tickets for autographs by David are limited, and include one copy of his book, a signature in that book, and an autograph on one other fan-provided item. Leah will be on site to sign their co-written books as a bonus! Both will be appearing Saturday afternoon at the Cards, Comics & Collectibles booth, #916, with ticket holders to meet David being provided a number to determine if they will be in the first or second grouping.
One of the most celebrated genre actors working today, David Dastmalchian has built a remarkable career spanning blockbuster films, independent cinema, horror, science fiction, and comic book adaptations. He made his feature film debut in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight and later reunited with Nolan for Oppenheimer, while becoming a frequent collaborator of Denis Villeneuve with roles in Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune. With his genre-focused company GOOD FIEND FILMS, Dastmalchian produced and starred in the horror hit Late Night with the Devil. His credits also include Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man films and James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, classic DC villain Abra Kadabra on The Flash, Gotham, and currently stars as Gurathin in Apple TV+’s acclaimed science-fiction series Murderbot. He has now entered another enormous corner of fandom as Mr. 3 in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece, and will next step into one of gaming’s most iconic franchises as M. Bison in the upcoming Street Fighter.
But Dastmalchian’s connection to comic books goes far beyond appearing in their adaptations. A lifelong comics fan, he is also an accomplished comic book writer, having created and written Count Crowley, his horror series about a television horror host who discovers that the monsters she presents on screen are very real. With Dark Horse, he has also co-written the annual Headless Horsemen anthology and the breakout 2026 hit Kingdom of Earth. For Image Comics, he created the series Knights vs. Samurai, and his Creature Commandos series at DC is now available in trade paperback. His recent Ringo-nominated graphic novel Through from Z2 Comics and The Accessories from Panick Entertainment both debuted in 2026. Upcoming books from Dastmalchian include stories in Venom from Marvel, Kolchak Meets Count Crowley from Monstrous Book, and M. Bison for Legendary.
Leah Kilpatrick is a writer, actor, and creature-maker whose work spans comics, film, and television. Drawing from her background in performance and production, she explores reimagined monsters, dark humor, and the humanity buried inside the things we fear most.
In comics, Kilpatrick is the co-creator and co-writer of Kingdom of Earth from Dark Horse Comics and The Accessories from Panick Entertainment, two original horror series that use monsters as a way into deeply personal stories. The acclaimed Kingdom of Earth explores survival and connection against the backdrop of an apocalyptic world, while The Accessories turns its focus toward the forgotten figures surrounding horror’s most iconic monsters. Her previous work includes stories in DC Horror Presents and the Headless Horseman Halloween Annual.
On screen and behind the scenes, Kilpatrick’s credits include acting, practical creature performance, and SFX/makeup, most recently for The Boulet Brothers’ Holiday of Horrors for Shudder. She also leads an upcoming found-footage horror feature set entirely within a cave, slated for release in 2027, and is currently developing multiple projects as Executive Creative Director of Good Fiend Films.
When she’s not writing or performing, she’s probably somewhere scrubbing prosthetic adhesive off random places on her body.
This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Jason Aaron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Arthur Adams (Longshot), Joel Adams (Ms. Mystic), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Rafael Albuquerque (Absolute Green Arrow), Jiba Molei Anderson (The Horsemen, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rodney Barnes (Killedelphia, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), Brett Bean (D’Orc), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Carolyn Belefski (Curls), Russ Braun (The Boys), Brett Breeding (Superman), Jeffrey Brown (Hulk Teach, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jeffrey Burandt (Gonad the Ballbarian), Greg Burnham (Tuskegee Heirs, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Eric Canete (Absolute Superman), Joe Carabeo (The Legettes), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Sean Chen (Iron Man), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men), Taurin Clarke (Star Wars: Jedi Knights), Becky Cloonan (War), Michael W. Conrad (In Bloom), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn), Denys Cowan (The Question), Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (The College Try), Paris Cullins (Blue Devil), David Dastmalchian (Through), Mike Decarlo (The Simpsons), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Colleen Doran (The Sandman), Olivia Dufault (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Scott Dunbier (DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist’s Edition), Steve Englehart (Captain America), Garth Ennis (The Boys), Victor Farro (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), Sean Forney (Scarlet Huntress Meets Mothman), Trish Forstner (Feral), David Gerrold (Star Trek), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Randy Green (Witchblade), Che Grayson (Absolute Catwoman), Kevin Grevioux (I, Frankenstein, courtesy of Advent Comics), Gene Ha (Mae), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), N. Steven Harris (Aztek: The Ultimate Man, courtesy of Advent Comics), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (Chest Face), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Jeremy Haun (The Beauty, courtesy of Ignition Press), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Sean Damian Hill (Bishop: War College, courtesy of Advent Comics), Greg Horn (Emma Frost), Jamal Igle (Superman), Joseph P. Illidge (The Shadow Cabinet, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rebecca Isaacs (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Infernal Hulk), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), JG Jones (Wanted), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Chris Kemple (Red Vengeance), Leah Kilpatrick (Kingdom of Earth), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Peter Krause (The Power of Shazam, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Shawn Kuruneru (Minor Arcana), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Creees Lee (Sorcerer Supreme), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Jim Lee (Batman: H2SH), Rick Leonardi (Spider-Man 2099), Jesse Lonergan (DROME), Tula Lotay (Bloodland), Nate Lovett (Commander Tomorrow), Andy MacDonald (Rogue Planet), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Anthony Marques (Superman Unlimited), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Alitha E. Martinez (Black Panther: World of Wakanda, courtesy of Advent Press), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzen Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Bill McKay (Kim the Delusional), Mike McKone (Teen Titans), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Fantastic Four), Pop Mhan (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Joshua Middleton (Aquaman), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Drew Moss (Thundercats), Trevor Mueller (Bat Pat), Sarah Myer (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Tom Nguyen (Batman), Phil Noto (Fantastic Four: First Foes), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (The Punisher), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Dan Parsons (Star Wars), Margeaux Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Pornsak Pichetshote (Absolute Green Arrow), Stephen Platt (Moon Knight), Eric Powell (The Goon), Andy Price (My Little Pony), Joe Pruett (Savage Sword of Conan), Tom Raney (Incredible Hulk), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), James Robinson (Starman), Tone Rodriguez (Feral, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Stephane Roux (Void Rivals), Andy Runton (Owly), Ethan Sacks (Old Man Hawkeye), Stuart Sayger (Red Sonja), Joe Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders), Erica Schultz (Rogue), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Matt Slay (Patchwork Ends), Matthew Dow Smith (DC’s Misfits of Magic), Scott Snyder (Friday and Sunday only, DC K.O.), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Liberty Girl Deluxe), Cat Staggs (David Dastmachian’s Through), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Charles Stewart III (Storm: Lifedream, courtesy of Advent Comics), Karl Story (Batman & Robin), Brandon Thomas (Legend Has It, courtesy of Advent Comics), Martha Thomases (Dakota North), Frank Tieri (Absolute Batman: Ark-M), Peter J. Tomasi (The Rocketfellers), Billy Tucci (Shi), Jonathan Uribe (Spawn, courtesy of Comics and Collectibles R Us), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and the Big Hero Six), Wade Von Grawbadger (Justice League), Dave Wachter (Godzilla), Steve Walker (Pay the Devil), Dan Watters (Mad Science Division, courtesy of Ignition Press), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Bob Wiacek (All-New Wolverine, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Web of Spider-Man), Ron Wilson (Marvel Two-In-One), Chuck Wojtkiewicz (Justice League, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Rich Woodall (Sgt. Werewolf), John Workman (Wild Things), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), Thom Zahler (Long Distance), and Chip Zdarsky (Captain America).
This month, Baltimore Comic-Con returns to the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center on September 25-27! The Baltimore Comic-Con has announced Greg Horn, Bill McKay, Drew Moss, Tom Nguyen, Jerome Opeña, and Stephen Platt as comics guests of the 2026 event. Get tickets online now rarther than waiting in additional lines at the show!
Greg Horn is a comic book cover artist best known for his work with Marvel and DC Comics. He arrived at Marvel in 2000, after showing his illustrations to then-editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and writer Brian Michael Bendis. His sensational new form of computer painting ushered in the digital art movement, which dominates the comic book industry to this day. After his acclaimed run of cover art on Elektra and Emma Frost, Greg was recognized for his artistic endeavors, winning Wizard’s Fan’s Choice Award for Best Cover Artist in 2003. In the years that followed, he forged ahead with Marvel’s She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel while spreading his art wings in a variety of commercial industries, working on more than 20 international advertising campaigns, including the official 2004 United States olympic basketball team poster with Allstate Insurance. During this time, he also provided cover illustrations for numerous video game magazines like Xbox, PCgamer, and Playstation Magazine. His volume of work was eventually collected into two art books titled The Art of Greg Horn and published by Image Comics. Beginning in 2014, Greg saw remarkable success with the emergence of exclusive store variant covers, providing images for many popular convention exclusives and retailer variants. Along the way, the artist revitalized the stagnant market of remarked comic books with an inventive way of sketching on the unforgiving surface of the covers. Most recently, Greg has started his own online store at www.greghornart.com where he offers his latest comic book variants, including his Celebrity Authentics exclusive signature collaborations with Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie, Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, Mel Gibson, Gal Gadot, Nicolas Cage, Milla Jovovich, and Aaron Taylor Johnson. He hosts regular bi-weekly auctions on Whatnot and eBay Live and does his best to get out to as many conventions as possible.
Bill McKay is a comic book writer and artist. He’s best known for his creator-owned book, Kim the Delusional. His credits include a 12-year cover run on Zombie Tramp, as well as cover work on Red Sonja, Vampirella, Lady Death, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Drew Moss is an Illustrator based out of southeastern Virginia. He has worked in comic book, toys, video games, and the film industry. Some of his works include The Crow, Vampirella, Red Sonja, Star Wars, Gargoyles, and he is currently illustrating Thundercats with writer/artist Declan Shalvey.
Tom Nguyen began his 28-year professional career freelancing for comic book publishers such as DC Comics and Marvel Comics from the age of 19 on major titles such as Batman, Green Lantern, JLA, Catwoman, and Superman: The Man of Steel, among others.
Along with writer/artist Keith Champagne, Tom is the co-creator of the successful Kickstarter hit comic book The Switch, and is currently working on the sequel.
In addition to comics, Tom has done artwork for notable television shows such as CBS’s Big Brother, TBS’s Wipeout, and Nickelodeon’s All That among others.
Jerome Opeña has been working in comics since 2005. He got his start with Metal Hurlant for Humanoids Publishing and has since worked on projects such as Fear Agent, Uncanny X-Force, The Avengers, and his creator-owned book, Seven to Eternity, with frequent collaborator Rick Remender.
Stephen Platt is a professional concept/comic artist living and working in Los Angeles. He has been working in the field of comics for over 30 years beginning with his smash debut Marc Spector Moon Knight 55.
His comic clients include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Image Comics. Stephen has drawn various titles including Moon Knight, Cable, Wolverine, and the best selling Wolverine/Cable graphic novel.
Stephen continues to draw multiple covers for Marvel, DC, and Image to this day. He also worked on his own creator-owned title, the best-selling Soul Saga published through Image Comics.
He has collaborated with some of the industry’s most respected writers, including Alan Moore, Jeph Loeb, Chris Claremont, and Joe Casey.
Stephen continued to expand his artistic horizons when he began working in the film industry as a concept/storyboard artist in Hollywood.
In addition to having directed visual effects on various award-winning music videos, Stephen’s credits include Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Amazing Spider-Man, Oblivion, Morbius, Secret Invasion, and Godzilla, as well as Borderlands and Twisters.
This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Jason Aaron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Arthur Adams (Longshot), Joel Adams (Ms. Mystic), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Rafael Albuquerque (Absolute Green Arrow), Jiba Molei Anderson (The Horsemen, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rodney Barnes (Killedelphia, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), Brett Bean (D’Orc), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Carolyn Belefski (Curls), Russ Braun (The Boys), Brett Breeding (Superman), Jeffrey Brown (Hulk Teach, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jeffrey Burandt (Gonad the Ballbarian), Greg Burnham (Tuskegee Heirs, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Eric Canete (Absolute Superman), Joe Carabeo (The Legettes), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Sean Chen (Iron Man), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men), Taurin Clarke (Star Wars: Jedi Knights), Becky Cloonan (War), Michael W. Conrad (In Bloom), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn), Denys Cowan (The Question), Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (The College Try), Paris Cullins (Blue Devil), David Dastmalchian (Through), Mike Decarlo (The Simpsons), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Colleen Doran (The Sandman), Olivia Dufault (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Scott Dunbier (DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist’s Edition), Steve Englehart (Captain America), Garth Ennis (The Boys), Victor Farro (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), Sean Forney (Scarlet Huntress Meets Mothman), Trish Forstner (Feral), David Gerrold (Star Trek), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Randy Green (Witchblade), Che Grayson (Absolute Catwoman), Kevin Grevioux (I, Frankenstein, courtesy of Advent Comics), Gene Ha (Mae), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), N. Steven Harris (Aztek: The Ultimate Man, courtesy of Advent Comics), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (Chest Face), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Jeremy Haun (The Beauty, courtesy of Ignition Press), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Sean Damian Hill (Bishop: War College, courtesy of Advent Comics), Greg Horn (Emma Frost), Jamal Igle (Superman), Joseph P. Illidge (The Shadow Cabinet, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rebecca Isaacs (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Infernal Hulk), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), JG Jones (Wanted), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Chris Kemple (Red Vengeance), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Peter Krause (The Power of Shazam, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Shawn Kuruneru (Minor Arcana), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Creees Lee (Sorcerer Supreme), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Jim Lee (Batman: H2SH), Rick Leonardi (Spider-Man 2099), Jesse Lonergan (DROME), Tula Lotay (Bloodland), Nate Lovett (Commander Tomorrow), Andy MacDonald (Rogue Planet), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Anthony Marques (Superman Unlimited), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Alitha E. Martinez (Black Panther: World of Wakanda, courtesy of Advent Press), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzen Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Bill McKay (Kim the Delusional), Mike McKone (Teen Titans), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Fantastic Four), Pop Mhan (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Joshua Middleton (Aquaman), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Drew Moss (Thundercats), Trevor Mueller (Bat Pat), Sarah Myer (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Tom Nguyen (Batman), Phil Noto (Fantastic Four: First Foes), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (The Punisher), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Dan Parsons (Star Wars), Margeaux Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Pornsak Pichetshote (Absolute Green Arrow), Stephen Platt (Moon Knight), Eric Powell (The Goon), Andy Price (My Little Pony), Joe Pruett (Savage Sword of Conan), Tom Raney (Incredible Hulk), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), James Robinson (Starman), Tone Rodriguez (Feral, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Stephane Roux (Void Rivals), Andy Runton (Owly), Ethan Sacks (Old Man Hawkeye), Stuart Sayger (Red Sonja), Joe Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders), Erica Schultz (Rogue), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Matt Slay (Patchwork Ends), Matthew Dow Smith (DC’s Misfits of Magic), Scott Snyder (Friday and Sunday only, DC K.O.), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Liberty Girl Deluxe), Cat Staggs (David Dastmachian’s Through), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Charles Stewart III (Storm: Lifedream, courtesy of Advent Comics), Karl Story (Batman & Robin), Brandon Thomas (Legend Has It, courtesy of Advent Comics), Martha Thomases (Dakota North), Frank Tieri (Absolute Batman: Ark-M), Peter J. Tomasi (The Rocketfellers), Billy Tucci (Shi), Jonathan Uribe (Spawn, courtesy of Comics and Collectibles R Us), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and the Big Hero Six), Wade Von Grawbadger (Justice League), Dave Wachter (Godzilla), Steve Walker (Pay the Devil), Dan Watters (Mad Science Division, courtesy of Ignition Press), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Bob Wiacek (All-New Wolverine, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Web of Spider-Man), Ron Wilson (Marvel Two-In-One), Chuck Wojtkiewicz (Justice League, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Rich Woodall (Sgt. Werewolf), John Workman (Wild Things), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), Thom Zahler (Long Distance), and Chip Zdarsky (Captain America).
REKCAH Comics, publisher of the cyber sci-fi series The Future Is ******, returns to Baltimore Comic-Con September 25th–27th. The Future Is ****** writer Fred Van Lente and editor Joseph Keatinge will both be in attendance for signings. REKCAH Comics invites readers to participate in a giveaway of free comics, limited edition hardcovers, and posters featuring The Future Is ****** cover artist Jae Lee, all at Booth 1805!
Fred Van Lente is the six-time New York Times bestselling writer of REKCAH Comics’ The Future Is ******, BOOM! Studios’ Vampyrates!, and Clover Press’s Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games, nominated this year for Best Original Graphic Novel at the Ringo Awards. He’ll have a limited number of copies of Gamemasters for sale at the RECKAH booth on Saturday and Sunday only.
Joseph Keatinge is the REKCAH Comics Creative Director. He’s also the COMICS! The Magazine Editor-in-Chief and writer of titles for Skybound, Marvel, DC, Image Comics, and Heavy Metal. His comic book writing credits include Shutter, Ringside, Glory, Tech Jacket, Stellar, Adventures of Superman, and Marvel Knights: Hulk. He was the Executive Editor of the Eisner and Harvey award-winning anthology PopGun.
Join the Baltimore Comic-Con this September 25-27, 2026 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. The Baltimore Comic-Con has announced Dave Johnson, Jesse Lonergan, Andy MacDonald, Eric Powell, Cat Staggs, and Lee Weeks as comics guests of the 2026 event. You can purchase tickets online now!
An officially ordained Methodist Deacon, “Reverend” Dave Johnson may be best known for his minimalist covers on the noir Vertigo series, 100 Bullets. He has done all 100 covers.
He has also done a number of covers for DC Comics, primarily Batman and Detective Comics. Dave also worked with Erik Larsen on the mini-series Superpatriot: Liberty & Justice.
He is also known for his work with Marvel on Deadpool. Dave is the principal founder of “Drink and Draw”, a get-together of professional artists that spawned an art book by the same name.
Mr. Johnson earned the 2002 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist. He was also nominated for an Eisner in 2004 for his work on the critically-acclaimed DC Elseworlds miniseries Superman: Red Son, which is now a perennial bestseller in graphic novel form.
Jesse Lonergan is a comic book artist living in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. His comic work is known for its experimental layouts and innovative page compositions, playing with the formal elements of the comics medium to tell stories in new and original ways. He works with both mainstream and indie publishers, as well as dabbling in self-publishing. His wordless comic HEDRA was nominated for an Eisner for best single issue in 2020, and his graphic novel DROME was featured on many best-of-the-year lists in 2025 and won an Eisner for Best New Graphic Album. He likes peanuts, procedural cop shows, junk food, old maps, and movies about sad robots.
Andy MacDonald is a veteran comic book artist who has worked with virtually every major comic book publisher. At DC Comics, he drew for comic titles like Wonder Woman, Detective Comics, Justice League, and, most recently, Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Other publishers include Oni Press, where he drew the Rogue Planet mini-series; and Marvel Comics, where he has drawn Doctor Strange and Multiple Man: It Will All Make Sense in the End. Multiple Man was his first collaboration with Matthew Rosenberg, who he now works with on the ongoing fan-favorite comic, If Destruction Be Our Lot, available RIGHT NOW monthly from Image Comics!
Eric Powell is a five-time Eisner Award winning writer/artist best known for his creator owned series, The Goon, and most recently, his critically-acclaimed graphic novel, Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, co-written by renowned true crime author Harold Schechter. Eric has worked for every major publisher in the comics industry as well as launching his own publishing company, Albatross FunnyBooks. Eric is currently developing a Goon animated feature film with producer, Tim Miller.
Cat Staggs is an artist best known for her work on the New York Times Bestselling title Smallville Season 11 from DC Comics and creator-owned titles Crosswind with Gail Simone for Image Comics and Dark and Twisted: Death Mask vol 1 and 2 with Amanda Deibert for Storm King Comics. Currently, Cat is working on Death Mask vol 3 with Amanda Deibert (Storm King) and Joker/Harley Criminal Sanity-Secret Files #2 with Kami Garcia (DC Titles). She has also worked on popular titles like the Ringo-nominated Through with David Dastmalchian (Z2 Comics), Eisner Award-winning anthology Love is Love (DC Comics), Death of Superman with Louise Simonson (DC Comics), Adventures of Supergirl (DC Comics), Wonder Woman ‘77 (DC Comics), X-Files and Orphan Black (IDW), Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman (DC), The Vampire Diaries (DC), Phantom Lady and Doll Man (DC), Star Trek (IDW), Tales For A Halloween Night Vol. 1-12 (Storm King), and over 20 years in the Star Wars universe with Lucasfilm and over 12 years with John Carpenter. In 2017, a one-of-a-kind original Wonder Woman piece was inducted into the Library of Congress by Lynda Carter along with Wonder Woman ’77 Vol 1.
Lee Weeks is an award-winning comic book artist and sometime writer known for Batman, Superman, Daredevil, and Hulk, among many others. His breakthrough came drawing a Daredevil run that culminated in the noirish, “Fall of the Kingpin” storyline in the 1990s.
Lee received a Best Artist award for his work on Batman, while his collaboration with Tom King on Batman vs. Elmer Fudd garnered a couple more awards…and a gazillion strange looks. His most recent work can be found in the pages of Superman: Home Again.
Lee has occasionally taught at the famed Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, where he himself studied under Joe in the 1980s. He resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Tish.
Rumor has it he knows a couple good card tricks.
This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Jason Aaron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Arthur Adams (Longshot), Joel Adams (Ms. Mystic), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Rafael Albuquerque (Absolute Green Arrow), Jiba Molei Anderson (The Horsemen, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rodney Barnes (Killedelphia, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), Brett Bean (D’Orc), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Carolyn Belefski (Curls), Russ Braun (The Boys), Brett Breeding (Superman), Jeffrey Brown (Hulk Teach, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jeffrey Burandt (Gonad the Ballbarian), Greg Burnham (Tuskegee Heirs, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Eric Canete (Absolute Superman), Joe Carabeo (The Legettes), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Sean Chen (Iron Man), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men), Taurin Clarke (Star Wars: Jedi Knights), Becky Cloonan (War), Michael W. Conrad (In Bloom), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn), Denys Cowan (The Question), Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (The College Try), Paris Cullins (Blue Devil), David Dastmalchian (Through), Mike Decarlo (The Simpsons), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Colleen Doran (The Sandman), Olivia Dufault (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Scott Dunbier (DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist’s Edition), Steve Englehart (Captain America), Garth Ennis (The Boys), Victor Farro (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), Sean Forney (Scarlet Huntress Meets Mothman), Trish Forstner (Feral), David Gerrold (Star Trek), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Randy Green (Witchblade), Che Grayson (Absolute Catwoman), Kevin Grevioux (I, Frankenstein, courtesy of Advent Comics), Gene Ha (Mae), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), N. Steven Harris (Aztek: The Ultimate Man, courtesy of Advent Comics), Tony Harris (The Whistling Skull), Dean Haspiel (Chest Face), Glenn Hauman (They Keep Killing Glenn), Jeremy Haun (The Beauty, courtesy of Ignition Press), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Sean Damian Hill (Bishop: War College, courtesy of Advent Comics), Jamal Igle (Superman), Joseph P. Illidge (The Shadow Cabinet, courtesy of Advent Comics), Rebecca Isaacs (Prima Apparata, courtesy of Ignition Press), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Infernal Hulk), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), JG Jones (Wanted), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Chris Kemple (Red Vengeance), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Peter Krause (The Power of Shazam, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Creees Lee (Sorcerer Supreme), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Jim Lee (Batman: H2SH), Rick Leonardi (Spider-Man 2099), Jesse Lonergan (DROME), Tula Lotay (Bloodland), Nate Lovett (Commander Tomorrow), Andy MacDonald (Rogue Planet), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Anthony Marques (Superman Unlimited), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Alitha E. Martinez (Black Panther: World of Wakanda, courtesy of Advent Press), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzen Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Bill McKay (Kim the Delusional), Mike McKone (Teen Titans), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Fantastic Four), Pop Mhan (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), Joshua Middleton (Aquaman), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (Thor), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Drew Moss (Thundercats), Trevor Mueller (Bat Pat), Sarah Myer (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Tom Nguyen (Batman), Phil Noto (Fantastic Four: First Foes), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Jerome Opena (Uncanny X-Force), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (The Punisher), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Dan Parsons (Star Wars), Margeaux Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Pornsak Pichetshote (Absolute Green Arrow), Stephen Platt (Moon Knight), Eric Powell (The Goon), Andy Price (My Little Pony), Joe Pruett (Savage Sword of Conan), Tom Raney (Incredible Hulk), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), James Robinson (Starman), Tone Rodriguez (Feral, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Stephane Roux (Void Rivals), Andy Runton (Owly), Ethan Sacks (Old Man Hawkeye), Stuart Sayger (Red Sonja), Joe Schmalke (We Don’t Kill Spiders), Erica Schultz (Rogue), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Matt Slay (Patchwork Ends), Matthew Dow Smith (DC’s Misfits of Magic), Scott Snyder (Friday and Sunday only, DC K.O.), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Liberty Girl Deluxe), Cat Staggs (David Dastmachian’s Through), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Charles Stewart III (Storm: Lifedream, courtesy of Advent Comics), Karl Story (Batman & Robin), Brandon Thomas (Legend Has It, courtesy of Advent Comics), Martha Thomases (Dakota North), Frank Tieri (Absolute Batman: Ark-M), Peter J. Tomasi (The Rocketfellers), Billy Tucci (Shi), Jonathan Uribe (Spawn, courtesy of Comics and Collectibles R Us), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and the Big Hero Six), Wade Von Grawbadger (Justice League), Dave Wachter (Godzilla), Steve Walker (Pay the Devil), Dan Watters (Mad Science Division, courtesy of Ignition Press), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Bob Wiacek (All-New Wolverine, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Web of Spider-Man), Ron Wilson (Marvel Two-In-One), Chuck Wojtkiewicz (Justice League, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Rich Woodall (Sgt. Werewolf), John Workman (Wild Things), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), Thom Zahler (Long Distance), and Chip Zdarsky (Captain America).
You won’t want to miss this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center on September 25-27, 2026. The Baltimore Comic-Con is elated to announce the addition of actress Rebecca Romijn as a guest of our 2026 event! Tickets are now available for the show, autographs, and photo opportunities!
Rebecca Romijn continues to maintain her leading lady status in Hollywood with roles in a number of prominent film and television projects. She recently wrapped the final season as “Number One” in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for Paramount+. She previously appeared in the same role on Star Trek: Discovery. Romijn famously starred as “Mystique” in the X-Men film franchise opposite Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry, and will reprise her role in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.
Romijn starred as “Eve Baird” on TNT’s The Librarians for four seasons opposite Noah Wyle. Additional previous television credits include starring on ABC’s Eastwick, TNT’s King and Maxwell, Adult Swim comedy NTSF:SD:SUV, ABC’s Emmy-nominated Ugly Betty, and as the titular role on the WB’s Pepper Dennis. Memorable guest appearances include Friends, Chuck, Key & Peele, and Just Shoot Me. She also hosted and executive produced GSN’S body painting competition series Skin Wars and was the host of MTV’s House of Style.
Romijn’s role in Brian De Palma’s Femme Fatale opposite Antonio Banderas won her critical acclaim, with the Los Angeles Times writing, “Not since Sissy Spacek burned up the screen in Carrie has a De Palma woman held the screen as forcefully as Rebecca Romijn.” She also voices Lois Lane in Warner Bros. Animation’s hit films including Death of Superman opposite husband Jerry O’Connell as Superman. Other film credits include Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds, The Punisher, Godsend, Rollerball, Simone, Lies and Alibis, Man About Town, and Lake City.
It’s 2026, and AIM HIT GO is back in the mix at Baltimore Comic-Con!
The Baltimore Comic-Con Classic returns with three days of competitive gaming, free-play action, and nonstop fun powered by AIM HIT GO. Attendees can put their skills to the test in four featured tournaments: Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Beyond the competition, attendees can jump into AIM HIT GO’s free-play console arcade, featuring a diverse selection of classic favorites and modern games. Whether entering a tournament, challenging friends, or enjoying casual play between convention activities, gamers of every experience level will have something to enjoy.
CGC and JSA are returning to Baltimore Comic-Con this September 25-27, 2026 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center as the Official Authentication and Grading Services of the show! On-site comic book grading returns to the show again this year for comic fans. That’s right, submit your books and get them back in the same weekend! Purchase your tickets online now!
Regular submissions of comics, magazines, pulps, cards, video games, and home video collectibles will also be accepted at booth #1320, with CGC Signature Series witnesses and JSA on-site authentication available.
