BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - July 5, 2021 - The Baltimore Comic-Con returns to the Inner Harbor's Baltimore Convention Center on October 22-24, 2021 for our 22nd annual event. The Baltimore Comic-Con is elated to announce the appearance of Marvel Entertainment's Creative Director Joe Quesada Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Special Fan Package tickets are available for meeting and hanging out with Joe. Tickets to the show can now be purchased online.

Joe Quesada wears many creative hats, as both an acclaimed writer-artist and the Creative Director of Marvel Entertainment – the world’s largest and most dynamic comics publisher. In this role, Quesada is the creative lead and steward of iconic characters such as The Avengers, Spider-Man, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Previously, Quesada served as Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief for ten successful years from 2000 to 2010 – the longest term since Stan Lee himself. During his tenure as Editor-in-Chief, Marvel underwent a creative boom and went from Chapter 11 to becoming home to the comic industry’s greatest talents, which continues to hold true today. As CCO, he brought that same vision to the whole Marvel Entertainment, creatively overseeing the worlds of film, animation, and television, as well as publishing.

Quesada served as Executive Producer on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for ABC, Daredevil and Jessica Jones for Netflix, Marvel’s Hero Project, Marvel’s 616, and Marvel’s Behind the Mask for Disney+, and Marvel’s animation projects including Marvel's Spider-Man: Maximum Venom on Disney XD.

"We've been working on this for some time now, and we're thrilled that the planets have finally aligned," said Marc Nathan, show promoter for the Baltimore Comic-Con. "Joe is certainly one of the main contributors to Marvel's modern success story. From his early eye-popping Marvel Knights experiments to his role as Editor-in-Chief, overseeing initiatives like the Ultimate Universe and Marvel MAX, he has unquestionably left his indelible mark throughout. We're thrilled to have him with us, his fans are going to go wild, and this is just one more reason everyone won't want to miss our 2021 event!"

Joe Quesada Ticket options are as follows:

Tickets that are now on sale include:

As always, children 10 and under are free with a paid adult admission!

When we return to our live event on October 22-24, 2021, next year's confirmed guests for the show include: Chris Bachalo (Non-Stop Spider-Man), Marty Baumann (Disney/Pixar), John Beatty (Secret Wars), Brian Michael Bendis (Action Comics), Brett Breeding (Superman), Chris Campana (The Adventures of Parker Reef), Castillo Studios, Howard Chaykin (Hey Kids! Comics!), Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Becky Cloonan (Dark Agnes), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Katie Cook (Nothing Special), Kristina Deak-Linsner (Vampirella: Roses for the Dead), Vito Delsante (Stray), Todd Dezago (Perhapanauts), Garth Ennis (The Boys, Friday and Saturday only), Trish Forstner (My Little Pony), Kami Garcia (Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity), Mitch Gerads (Mr. Miracle), Joe Giella (Green Lantern), Gene Ha (Mae), Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook), Jamal Igle (Wrong Earth), Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics), Tom King (Batman), Joseph Michael Linsner (Red Sonja), Howard Mackie (Ghost Rider: Return of Vengeance), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Pop Mhan (Aquaman Annual), Frank Miller (Dark Knight III: The Master Race, Saturday only), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Mark Morales (The Next Batman: Second Son), Jerry Ordway (The Power of Shazam), Richard Pace (Second Coming), Tom Palmer (Hawkman), James Pascoe (Azrael), Andrew Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Sinestro: Year of the Villain), Joe Quesada (Daredevil), Tom Raney (Guardians of the Galaxy), Amy Reeder (Wonder Woman: Black and Gold), Afua Richardson (Omni), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man), Doc Shaner (Strange Adventures), Louise Simonson (Power Pack), Walter Simonson (Ragnarok: The Breaking of Helheim), Matt Slay (Equilibrium), John K. Snyder III (Killers), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother), Timothy Truman (Grimjack), Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Friday and Saturday only), Robert Venditti (Hawkman), Mark Waid (Dr. Strange), Emily S. Whitten (The Underfoot), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Thor the Worthy), Rich Woodall (Electric Black), Gene Luen Yang (Superman Smashes the Klan), and Thom Zahler (Love and Capes).

In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Ringo Awards, programming, and more. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages, and follow us on YouTube and Snapchat.

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