Baltimore Comic-Con Guest List continues to grow . . . . .

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from the official press release . . . . . .

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - February 17, 2014 - The new and expanded floor for the premiere 3-day show continues to fill in.  The 2014 Baltimore Comic-Con will be held the weekend of September 5-7 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

The Baltimore Comic-Con is elated to welcome back the amazingly talented Kevin Maguire, Herb Trimpe, and Mark Waid.

Kevin Maguire acquired notoriety working on a number of DC titles including Justice League, Formerly Known As Justice League, JLA Classified, and Doom Patrol, as well as Marvel's Defenders.  He is one of the artists credited with the re-launch of DC's Teen Titans and alternated art duties on the re-launched World's Finest.   Maguire has recently been seen on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.  

Artist/writer Herb Trimpe has the privilege of having been the first to bring the X-Men's Wolverine to life in the pages of The Incredible Hulk #181. Trimpe cut his teeth with Marvel beginning in comics' Silver Age of the 1960s, where he began his long run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as a year spent on The Defenders later in his career.  His long tenure at Marvel also meant he would go on to work with most all of the major characters (and many minor ones).  More recently, Trimpe's lines can be found gracing the pages of IDW's GI Joe: A Real American Hero and Dinosaurs Attack. 

The multiple Harvey and Eisner Award-winning Mark Waid has been the voice behind numerous issues, mini-series, and title runs that have resonated throughout comics fandom and the creative community alike.   His acclaimed runs and series include DC Comics' The Flash, Kingdom Come, The Kingdom, JLA: Year One, JLA, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Superman: Birthright, Marvel Comics' Captain America, Fantastic Four, Amazing Spider-Man, The Indestructible Hulk, and Daredevil, BOOM! Studios' Incorruptible and Irredeemable, Archie Comics' The Fox, and Empire, originally published by Gorilla Comics and later by DC Comics.   He also went on to become Editor-in-Chief and then Chief Creative Officer at BOOM! Studios, while continuing to work on freelance assignments for other publishers.  Waid is one of the principals behind Thrillbent Comics, a digital comics initiative, where he also publishes titles such as In the Pi of the Beholder, Luther, Cthulhu Calls, If You're So Smart, and Insufferable.

"We are so blessed to have guests of this caliber attending our show," commented Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con.   "Each of these gentlemen has made significant contributions to the industry in which we work, and they truly raise the bar for the Con."

This year's previously confirmed guests for the show include: Marty Baumann (Pixar artist);  Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl);  Dave Bullock (Batman Black and White);  Greg Capullo (Batman);  Bernard Chang (Green Lantern Corps);  Sean Chen (Amazing Spider-Man);  Jimmy Cheung (Infinity);  Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman);  Frank Cho (X-Men:  Battle of the Atom);  Richard Clark (House of Gold & Bones);  Steve Conley (Bloop);  Alan Davis (Wolverine);  Tommy Lee Edwards (Suicide Risk);  Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys);  David Finch (Forever Evil);  Dave Gibbons (Watchmen);  Bryan JL Glass (Mice Templar);  Michael Golden (The Ravagers);  Cully Hamner (Animal Man);  Dean Haspiel (The Fox);  Fred Hembeck (Garfield);  Adam Hughes (Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan);  JG Jones (Green Lantern Corps, Batman Black and White);  Justin Jordan (Luther Strode, Green Lantern: New Guardians);  Barry Kitson (Empire);  Aaron Kuder (Action Comics);  David Mack (Shadowman);  Alex Maleev (Moon Knight);  Ron Marz (Witchblade);  Bob McLeod (X-Men: Gold);  Tradd Moore (Deadpool Annual);  Mark Morales (New Avengers);  Dan Parent (Archie, Veronica, Kevin Keller);  David Peterson (Mouse Guard); Eric Powell (The Goon);  Joe Prado (Justice League);  Brian Pulido (Lady Death);  Ivan Reis (Aquaman and The Others);  Budd Root (Cavewoman);  Alex Saviuk (Web of Spider-Man);  Andy Smith (Superman #23.1: Bizarro);  John K. Snyder III (Zorro Rides Again);  Allison Sohn (sketch card artist);  Charles Soule (Thunderbolts);  Ben Templesmith (The Memory Collectors);  Peter Tomasi (Batman and Two-Face);  John Totleben (Swamp Thing);  Billy Tucci (Shi);  Rick Veitch (Saga of the Swamp Thing);  Matt Wagner (Grendel);  Bill Willingham (Fables);  Renee Witterstaetter (Joe Jusko: Maelstrom);  and Thom Zahler (My Little Pony).   

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.

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