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BOOM! Studios Heads to Baltimore Comic-Con for their First East Coast Convention in 2014
 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - August 21, 2014 - Award-winning comic book publisher BOOM! Studios is excited to announce it will return to the city of Orioles, crab cakes, and The Wire this year to once again exhibit at Baltimore Comic-Con, which will take place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland, during the weekend of September 5-7.
BOOM! can be found at booth number 2001 and will host the following creators all weekend:
- Collin Kelly (Hacktivist)
- Jackson Lanzing (Hacktivist)
- Jeff Stokely (Six-Gun Gorilla, The Reason for Dragons, Translucid)
- Josh Hechinger (The Grave Doug Freshley)
- Michael Alan Nelson (Day Men, Hexed)
The publisher is also sponsoring the appearance of comics legend George P�rez, whose first original series in over 10 years, George P�rez's Sirens, will debut at the show with an exclusive BOOM! Studios variant cover.
Other BOOM! Studios creators also appearing at Baltimore Comic-Con include Brian Stelfreeze (Day Men), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Eric Powell (Big Trouble in Little China), Frank Barbiere (Black Market), James Tynion IV (The Woods, Memetic), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Justin Jordan (Deep State), and Marguerite Bennett (Sleepy Hollow, Butterfly). More guests will be added, so be sure to visit the BOOM! Studios booth (#2001) for the updated booth appearance schedule.
BOOM! will also host the following sketch artists at its booth all weekend:
- Andy Hirsch (Garfield, Regular Show)
- Missy Pena (The Amazing World of Gumball, Bee and PuppyCat, Adventure Time)
- Travis Hill (Adventure Time)
- Wook-Jin Clark (Adventure Time: The Flip Side)
- Cary Pietsch (Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time)
For $30, fans can purchase a customized illustration of their choice on a blank sketch cover of an Adventure Time, Bee and PuppyCat, The Amazing World of Gumball, Steven Universe, or Regular Show comic.
BOOM! Studios is nominated for 30 Harvey Awards, whose winners will be announced during a ceremony and banquet held during Baltimore Comic-Con on Saturday evening, September 6th.
The Baltimore Comic-Con will be held Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 7, 2014, at the Baltimore Convention Center, which is located immediately across the street from the historic Camden Yards sports complex (which includes Oriole Park and Geppi's Entertainment Museum). Tickets, a full guest roster, and additional information is available on the convention's website.
Tickets
General Admission and VIP Package tickets for Weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are now on sale! Visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets/ for more information and to purchase your advanced tickets now!
Mark Your Calendars!
The Baltimore Comic-Con returns to Baltimore's Inner Harbor in 2015 for another three-day spectacular! Block off Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27, 2015 on your calendars now!
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
[email protected] - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
[email protected] - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
[email protected] - for inquiries about submitted registrations
[email protected] - for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
[email protected] - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 14th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 9 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit www.harveyawards.org.
About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, Diamond Gem Award-winning "Best Publisher" BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning original and licensed comic books and graphic novels with the industry's top talent. BOOM! Studios is the home of Mike Carey's Suicide Risk, Clive Barker's Next Testament and Hellraiser, Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos' Fairy Quest, Planet of the Apes, Max Bemis' Polarity, and Mark Waid's Irredeemable. Steven Grant's graphic novel 2 Guns was recently released as a feature film from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. BOOM!'s all-ages imprint KaBOOM! publishes Charles Schulz' Peanuts, Jim Davis' Garfield, Cartoon Network's Adventure Time and Regular Show, Mike Kunkel's Herobear and The Kid, and Roger Langridge's Eisner Award-winning Snarked. In June 2013, BOOM! acquired Archaia Entertainment (archaia.com). Archaia is the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning graphic novel publisher of Mouse Guard, Cow Boy, Gunnerkrigg Court, Rust, Spera, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, and many other great titles. In October 2013, BOOM! Studios entered into a unique first-look relationship with 20th Century Fox, giving the studio access to its library of titles and giving the publisher access to Fox's vast catalog of films.
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