TheBaltimore Comic-Con is acomic book-orientedfan convention held annually in Baltimore since 2000.
Each year, the show features marquee-namecomic book creators past and present,publishers, charitable organizations, and vendor booths offering genre-related items, including comic book back-issues, limited edition collectible items such as Toon Tumblers and clothing, videos/DVDs, etc. Panel discussions throughout the day feature industry names presenting information on current and upcoming industry events, past hallmarks in comic book history, and information on the industry and how to be a part of it.
The show continued to grow in size, and in 2002, it show moved to theBaltimore Convention Center in downtown Baltimore, across fromCamden Yards and down the street fromGeppi's Entertainment Museum, and was extended to a two-day show. In 2014, responding to demand from attendees and exhibitors, the show moved to a three-day event, from September 5 to 7.[citation needed]
An annual Yearbook, featuring renderings by attending artists, became a part of the show in 2012, featuringFrank Cho'sLiberty Meadows characters, followed byStan Sakai'sUsagi Yojimbo in 2013 andMatt Wagner'sGrendel in 2014. A scavenger hunt is also associated with the Yearbook, where attendees who get a pre-defined number of contributor autographs receive prints that were not part of the book, featuring characters from that year's theme by other attending artists.[citation needed]
The 2020 Comic-Con was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event.[4]
In 2006, the 19th AnnualHarvey Awards, named for comics creatorHarvey Kurtzman, and developed to honor comic book industry professionals and companies singled out by their peers, moved from theMuseum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) inNew York City to the Baltimore Comic-Con, withKyle Baker as Master of Ceremonies.[34] The Harvey Awards were held every year at the Baltimore Comic-Con from 2006 to 2016, when they moved to a new venue.[35] The Harvey Awards were replaced with the creation of theMike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, or Ringo Awards", beginning with the September 2017 convention.[36]
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