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Baltimore Comic-Con Media Guests Announcements and Details

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Edward James OlmosJoin the 2015 Baltimore Comic-Con at the Baltimore Convention Center the weekend of September 25-27, 2015 for our biggest show yet. Tickets are available now for General Admission, VIP, and the Harvey Awards! The convention now has some additional details to release about their announced media guests, a clarification, and a couple of additions.

They are thrilled to announce that Edward James Olmos WILL be at the show for all 3 days of the weekend! Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Blade Runner, Battlestar Galactica, Miami Vice, Green Hornet, and Wolfen fans rejoice (as well as fans of his other vast body of work!).

Katie Cassidy of Arrow will still be attending the show, but will now be attending only on Sunday. Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time) and Ming-Na Wen (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) will be at the show Saturday only. Paul Blackthorne of Arrow and The Dresden Files will be at the show Saturday and Sunday.

You can still purchase autograph tickets and Media Guest VIP tickets until Thursday.

The convention has now released details on photo opportunities with celebrity guests. A professional photographer will capture your moment with your favorite star! You’ll receive an 8 x 10 photo printed out within minutes of your picture-taking. You may pre-purchase your photo op to avoid lining up at the show.

Photo ops will be provided by Epic Photo Ops. Click here to pre-purchase. Photo ops will be located by the celebrity guests. Schedules and prices can be found online.

The convention asks folks to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled photo op time.

Media guest schedules for the weekend are as follows:

Paul Blackthorne (Arrow, Saturday and Sunday)
Saturday:
10:00am-12:00pm – Signing
12:15pm-1:15pm – Panel
2:00pm-2:30pm – Photos
2:30pm-7:00pm – Signing
Sunday:
10am-1:00pm – Signing
2:15pm – Photos

Katie Cassidy (Arrow, Sunday only)
Sunday
10:00am-12:00pm – Signing
12:00pm-12:45pm – Panel
1:00pm-2:30pm – Photos
2:30pm – Signing

Edward James Olmos (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica)
Friday
2:00pm-5:30pm – Signing
5:30pm-6:00pm – Photos
6:00pm – Signing
Saturday
10:00am-1:30pm – Signing
3:30pm-4:30pm – Photos
4:30pm-7:00pm – Signing
Sunday
10:00am-1:00pm – Signing
1:00pm-2:00pm – Panel
3:00pm-3:30pm – Photos
3:30pm – Signing

Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time, Saturday only)
Saturday
10:00am-11:00am – Signing
11:00am-12:00pm – Panel
12:30pm-1:30pm – BOOM! Studios booth appearance
1:30pm-4:30pm – Signing
4:30pm – Photos

Ming-Na Wen (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mulan, Saturday only)
Saturday
10:00am-12:30pm – Signing
1:30pm-2:30pm – Panel
2:45pm-3:30pm – Photos
3:30pm-7:00pm – Signing

Patrick ClarkPatrick Clark, a 19-year-old wrestling coach from Washington, D.C., was a competitor on WWE Tough Enough, a reality show competition for a shot as a WWE pro wrestler. Clark pursued a career in sports-entertainment after the death of his father. Clark’s drive led him through 10 years of JROTC and to amateur competition wrestling for Forestville Military Academy from 2011 to 2013. Clark is currently a competitor and a coach in the Mid Atlantic Wrestling Association.

Melina Perez is one of WWE’s most decorated Divas in their history! She’s also considered to be one of the most unique women to ever set foot in a WWE ring. Her infamous splits entrance has captivated the WWE Universe for over 6 years, and has made her a stand out Diva. Melina PerezMelina moved to WWE’s flagship show, becoming a Diva over the course of time, and in 2007, her hard work was rewarded with a win over Mickie James for the coveted Women’s Title. Melina would go on to win the title two more times. With the demise of the Women’s Title, Melina started to pursue the Divas Championship. After being drafted back to RAW, Melina defeated Jillian to win the belt. However, her reign was cut short due to a torn ACL. After eight months out of action, Melina returned and quickly regained the belt she never lost

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Battlestar Galactica Media Guest Edward James Olmos Comes to Baltimore

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Edward James OlmosBaltimore’s beautiful Inner Harbor once again hosts the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 25-27, 2015. Held at the Baltimore Convention Center, tickets for the Baltimore Comic-Con and Harvey Awards are now available! They have announced thei next media guest for 2015, Edward James Olmos, award-winning actor and star of television’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Edward James Olmos was born on February 24, 1947 in East Los Angeles, California. Early in his teen years, Eddie found a new love – music. He taught himself to sing and play piano, and by 1961 he was good enough to join a band, the Pacific Ocean. In 1968, Pacific Ocean made one record, “Purgatory.”

In the mid 1960s, Eddie attended East Los Angeles College and California State University by day and played in local clubs most of the night. He began taking acting classes to improve his band’s show. Olmos’s first acting role was in Zoot Suit, a stage drama which opened in 1978 at the Mark Taper theatre with an expected run of ten days. It ran for a year before going to Broadway. By the time the show closed, Eddie had won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award, a Theatre World Award, and was nominated for a Tony Award.

Acting roles came in faster after that. In 1981 he made Wolfen with Albert Finney and, in 1982, he accepted the role of Gaff in Blade Runner with Harrison Ford. In 1984, after difficult negotiations in which he gained the right of creative control over his character of Lieutenant Martin Castillo, Eddie joined the cast of the very popular Miami Vice.

After working on American Family in 2002, he joined the hit series Battlestar Galactica in 2003, which enjoyed four seasons of rave reviews and became one of the most honored science fiction shows of all time, winning the Peabody Award and several Emmys. EJO played the lead character of Admiral Adama, the heart and soul of the show and of the series. He directed several episodes of Battlestar Galactica and, most recently, a BSG movie titled The Plan which was released on DVD and BlueRay, and aired on the SyFy Channel.

Eddie was also seen in the role of Michael Axford in the major motion picture The Green Hornet. His character is an ex-cop turned rough and tough journalist who reports on the Green Hornet and seeks to reveal his identity. He also starred as the murderous zealot on HBO’s hit show Dexter.

More recently, Olmos played the role of Robert Gonzales on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. where he played a “real” S.H.I.E.L.D. agent against Phil Coulson’s “rogue” team in Season Two of the ABC TV series. Events in the series were impacted by Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) theatrical releases, most recently in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Movie Review: 2 Guns

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2 guns movieThe premise of 2 Guns is simple. A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to do their mark in the War in Drugs. Based on the comic series by Steven Grant and published by BOOM! Studios, the movie is an entertaining crime caper filled with double crosses and lots of action.

The plot is pretty straightforward and the movie version actually improves on the comic by streamlining the comic’s plot, which at times was a bit muddled as to what was going on. The plot is straightforward, the two main characters, played by Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, must go on the run when the money they thought they were stealing from drug dealers actually is someone else’s who wants it back. So the two, must attempt to resolve their issue while figuring out who set them up. It’s pretty simple overall, and the story itself is fine. There’s nothing crazy here or new that makes it all stand out. What does make the movie stand out as my favorite “comic” movie so far this summer is the interaction between Washington and Wahlberg.

Going in to see the film, I was convinced it’d sink or swim based on the interaction between these two stars. And the pull it off in an entertaining way, taking an average plot and making it all fun with their back and forth. Washington is the cool character he seems to have embraced in the latter part of his acting career. Wahlberg is the smart-ass who throws out insults and lines with an ease and comedy chops that not only had me, but the entire theater, howling.

And that’s what I really liked about the film. It wasn’t deep, but it was fun. A lot of fun. Every time Washington and Wahlberg weren’t on screen together I wish they were, they’re the draw and enjoyment of the film. To hear the things that come out of Wahlberg’s mouth alone is worth the time watching the film.

The rest of the cast is ok. Bill Paxton plays a character who builds off the slimy character type he shined in with True Lies. Edward James Olmos is a drug dealer who is reserved, almost a bit too much. James Marsden is fine as a crooked Navy officer. No one here is bad at all. They all play their roles and do it well.

The action is as over the top as you’d expect with chases and gun fights that are absurd but entertaining. Scenes don’t necessarily make sense when you dissect them, but they’re fun and that’s the point. This is a movie I wanted a few things from. Some gun fights. Some car chases. And lots of smart ass remarks. And the film delivers as I expected. What really stands out to me is the lack of some of the devices we’ve seen abused and used way too much in modern movies. Shaky cams, slow mo, bullet time, that’s thankfully not used a hell of a lot, if at all.

Overall the film isn’t rocket science, we’re not talking Oscar contender. However, the film was fun not just for me, but clearly the rest of the theater who were laughing throughout the film and left smiling and laughing. They enjoyed it. The banter from the film is so good, I wish there was more of it. This is an action film that doesn’t break the mold, it does what it’s supposed to, entertain us for a few hours.

Direction: 7.25 Acting: 8 Plot: 7.5 Overall: 7.5

2 Guns: Second Shot Deluxe Edition With New Cover By Albuquerque

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BOOM! Studios is proud to bring a classic action comedy back in print with 2 Guns: Second Shot Deluxe Edition. The new comic-sized collection includes the complete original series written by comics legend Steven Grant and drawn by rising star Mateus Santolouco along with a host of new bonus features. The book, featuring a brand new cover by original series cover artist Rafael Albuquerque hits stores in early May, just months before the major motion picture hits theatres!

Trench is a deep-cover DEA agent. Steadman is an undercover Naval Intelligence officer. Both think the other is a simple gun-for- hire, the perfect accomplice to help steal a bank vault full of mob money for the good guys. And neither realizes that their caper is a gigantic double-cross from the mob, who’s just tricked both men into stealing $50 million from the CIA! Now Trench and Steadman race headlong across the Southwest, guns blazing, desperately outrunning Feds and mobsters alike while scrambling madly to find some way of clearing both their names before they’re carved on tombstones!

August 2 sees the release of the movie by Universal Pictures starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg! Directed by director Baltasar Kormakur and also starring Paula Patton, James Marsden, Bill Paxton, and Edward James Olmos.

The collection retails for $19.99 and has 144 pages.

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