Abrams ComicArts returns to Baltimore Comic-Con, September 25th–27th at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center, with special appearances by Derf Backderf (The Dissidents) and Chip Kidd (The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!), a featured Saturday panel, and signings throughout the weekend.. Tickets can now be purchased online!

Abrams ComicArts Editor-in-Chief Charles Kochman will be on hand throughout the weekend, with a selection of Abrams ComicArts titles available for purchase at Booth #1902, including:

• The Dissidents by Derf Backderf
• Trashed by Derf Backderf
• My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
• Kent State by Derf Backderf
• The Avengers in the Veracity Trap! by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho
• Framing Emmett Till by Christopher Benson and Eric Battle
• The Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade by Matt Groening
• Marvel Dimensions by Alex Ross
• Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare by Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén, and Patricia Martín
• MUTTS: Sunday Funnies Volumes 1 and 2 by Patrick McDonnell (pre-publication release)
• Human Nature Volumes 1 and 2 by Darren Aronofsky
• Billy Bat Volumes 1 and 2 by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki

Panel

Comics, Design, and the Art of Dissent: Derf Backderf and Chip Kidd in Conversation

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
1:00 PM | Room 338

Join Derf Backderf (The Dissidents, My Friend Dahmer, Trashed, and Kent State) and designer Chip Kidd (Only What’s Necessary and The Essential Peanuts) for a spirited conversation about their newest graphic novels, The Dissidents and The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!, and the various collaborations they have worked on together over the past two decades.

Moderated by Charles Kochman, editor-in-chief of Abrams ComicArts.

Signings

Meet Chip Kidd and Derf Backderf at Booth #1902

Chip Kidd and Derf Backderf will be appearing at the Abrams ComicArts Booth #1902 throughout Baltimore Comic-Con, where fans can meet the creators and purchase books, including Backderf’s new graphic novel The Dissidents and Kidd’s The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!, The Essential Peanuts, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, and more.