Baltimore Comic-Con is busy building their large guest list of comic creators who will appear at the next convention on September 25-27, 2026. The latest additions are Marty Baumann, Trish Forstner, Jamal Igle, Mike McKone, Al Milgrom, and Rich Woodall.

Baumann is an illustrator, graphic artist, and production designer who has worked at Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios on Toy Story 3, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Cars 2, Planes, and Wreck-It Ralph 2. He helped develop theme park installations, toy packaging, illustrated children’s books, and created logos for multiple companies. Recently, Baumann was the concept artist for the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the visual development of Paul McCartney’s film, High in the Clouds.

Forstner is known for the art she provided for Stray Dogs and My Little Pony, as well as variant covers for many independent titles. Recently, she did work for Image on Feral, and at Dynamite on their Disney comics like Darkwing Duck and Zootopia.

Igle is the creator of Molly Danger and co-creator of The Wrong Earth. He has been a series artist on Firestorm the Nuclear Man, Nightwing, Superman, Supergirl, Zatanna, Noble Causes, and New Warriors. His art can be seen in G.I. Joe, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Green Lantern, as well as in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas and Race Against Time. He recently worked on the Black sequel, White, as well as The Wrong Earth: Night and Day.

McKone’s earliest published work was in Justice League of America and Punisher. Since then, his art has appeared in long runs of Teen Titans, Amazing Spider-Man, and Fantastic Four. More recently, he has worked on an Avengers graphic novel, Endless Wartime, and Justice League United.

Milgrom is an artist, writer, and editor who earned a degree in art and design from the University of Michigan in ’72, then he became an intern at DC. As a penciler and inker, he worked on Captain Marvel, The Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, and Secret Wars II. He co-created Firestorm, was an editor at Marvel on Marvel Fanfare and Incredible Hulk, wrote and drew Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, and spent years inking X-Factor. His art has also appeared at Archie, Atlas, Dark Horse, and other publishers.

Woodall is the co-publisher of Black Caravan, a Scout Comics Imprint. He co-created The Electric Black, Gods of Brutality, Kyrra: Alien Jungle Girl, and provided covers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Last Ronin, The Powerpuff Girls, Masters of the Universe, Crossover, and Phantom Starkiller.

“What a fantastic mix of creativity,” Baltimore Comic-Con show promoter Marc Nathan said. “Marty’s worked on some of the biggest animated projects in recent history, Trish, Jamal, and Rich have worked on some spectacular creator-owned content as well as licensed character work, and Mike and Al have played with some of the biggest comics properties out there. No matter your tastes, there’s something for you at the Baltimore Comic-Con!”