Creator-run Image Comics is heading to the Baltimore Comic-Con, running this weekend October 10-11, with their largest lineup of guests they've yet offered at a comic book convention. Guests include everyone from Robert Kirkman, Rob Liefield, Marc Silvestri and Jeff Parker to Frank Cho, Cory Walker, Jay Faerber. Currently scheduled for 1 PM on Sunday afternoon, there is a panel that will showcase the upcoming line-wide corssover Image United, as well as the general Image panel on Saturday, also at 1 PM.
In addition to the panels, Image will also be producing a con-exclusive variant (shown below) of the Image United Preview, which you can take over to booth #1201 from 3-4 PM both days to have it signed by your favorite Image Comics creators.
Be sure to stay tuned to CraveOnline this coming weekend for live updates from Baltimore. You can read the complete press release after the image:
"This upcoming weekend the world's greatest creator-owned and operated publisher, Image Comics, makes a big return to the Baltimore Comic Con including their biggest guest list yet and a very special IMAGE UNITED preview book variant available only at the show!
"It's good to be back in Baltimore," Image Comics Chief Operating Officer and IMAGE UNITED writer Robert Kirkman said. "It's one of the biggest conventions out there with a sole focus on comic books. Everybody here at Image Comics is proud to partner up with Baltimore for our biggest convention presence outside of San Diego Comic Con."
Kirkman will take part in two panels at the show including The Image Comics Show on Saturday at 1 PM in the Avengers Mansion room. He will be joined by LIBERTY MEADOWS & 50-GIRLS-50's Frank Cho, GOD COMPLEX & MICE TEMPLAR's Michael Avon Oeming, ELEPHANTMEN's Richard Starkings, UNDERGROUND's Jeff Parker and COWBOY NINJA VIKING's AJ Lieberman. In addition to everyone giving the first look at upcoming comics, Cho will be announcing the finalists to his 50-GIRLS-50 Talent Search.
Sunday brings a very special look at IMAGE UNITED at 1 PM in the Avengers Mansion room with the crossover artists' Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino and writer Robert Kirkman. The panel will make the final exclusive look at the series before its release this November!
Both days will feature a IMAGE UNITED signing events from 3-4 PM at the Image Comics booth with will all creators in attendance signing copies of the Baltimore Comic-Con's IMAGE UNITED PREVIEW variant edition, available at Baltimore Comic-Con's Exclusives booth, #1201.
In addition, the Baltimore Image Island will feature a massive guest list including Mike and Laura Allred (MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS), Ryan Bodeheim (RED MASS FOR MARS), Frank Cho (LIBERTY MEADOWS, 50-GIRLS-50), Jay Faerber (DYNAMO 5), Bryan J.L. Glass (THE MICE TEMPLAR), Greg Horn (THE ART GREG HORN), Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE), Cory Walker (INVINCIBLE), Jason Howard (THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN), Scott Kurtz (PvP), Luna Brothers (THE SWORD), Richard Starkings (ELEPHANTMEN), Tom Scioli (GØDLAND), Ben McCool (CHOKER) and the teams behind the POPGUN anthology and Shadowline.
Image Comics can be found at booth #1501 during The Baltimore Comic Con, Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th, at the Baltimore Convention Center. For more information, please see http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/. "
