Baltimore Con Follows Fantastic 4 Announcement With More
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Nathan would be purchasing 200,000 copies of Marvel’s upcoming 9¢ comic,
Fantastic Four #60, for insertion into the Baltimore Sun as a
promotion for the October 26-27 show, he’s revealed a list of additional guests.
“We’ve added Rick Vietch, the new writer of Aquaman, longtime
X-Men scribe Chris Claremont, Wolverine artist Sean Chen, novelist
and new Green Arrow writer Brad Meltzer, writer Judd Winick from Green
Lantern, and Eric Wolfe Hanson from Micronauts. We’ve also got Dean
Haspiel, creator of Opposable Thumbs, who’s got a lot of work coming up
from Marvel including Muties #3, X-Men Unlimited #39, Captain
America: Red, White & Blue, and a Thing mini-series with Evan Dorkin,”
Nathan told Scoop.
“In addition, we have Alex Simmons, creator
and publisher of Blackjack, Jeff Mason, publisher of Alternative Press,
and Chris Starros, publisher of Top Shelf all returning this year as well,” he
said.
The purchase of 200,000 copies is believed to be the record order
of any single issue comic by a retailer (Nathan is also the owner of Cards,
Comics & Collectibles in Reisterstown, MD). The Baltimore Comic-Con version
will feature a banner on the front cover promoting the show and the back cover
will feature an ad promoting Baltimore-Washington area retailers.
In
addition to Fantastic Four #61 author Mark Waid, the show’s guest list
includes headliners George Perez (Avengers/JLA), Adam Hughes (Wonder
Woman), Matt Wagner (Green Arrow), and Michael Avon Oeming
(Powers).
Other guests include Frank Brunner (Dr. Strange),
Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows), Steve Conley (Astounding Space
Thrills), Allan Gross (Dr. Cyborg), Marc Hempel (Sandman),
Greg Horn (Elektra), Geoff Johns (JSA), Scott Mills (Big Clay
Pot), Mart Nodell (Green Lantern), John K. Snyder III (Green
Lantern), Roy Thomas (Alter Ego), George Tuska (Iron Man),
Neil Vokes (Bluntman & Chronic), Mark Wheatley (Hammer of the
Gods), and many others.
d Captain America for Marvel in the late 1960’s and whose work is
currently collected in a series of sell-out volumes, saw his favorite hero as
the perfect protagonist to aid those who suffered in the wake of the terrorist
attacks. Says Diamond Distribution President and CEO Steve Geppi, ”Since
September, we’ve seen first hand how many people in our industry have taken the
initiative, stepped up, and created something positive in the aftermath of the
attacks on our country. I’m truly honored to be involved with Jim Steranko in
bringing this patriotic image of Captain America out for such a worthy
cause.”<br><br>Focusing on children who lost loved ones in the 9/11 tragedy,
Steranko is establishing a special Art Scholarship Fund (possibly in connection
with New York’s prestigious School of Visual Arts) through the sales of a
Limited Edition Print visualizing the life and legend of Captain America in a
breathtaking red, white, and blue panorama that combines epic action and
cultural mythology. Steranko calls the painting his ”definitive statement”<br>on
Captain America.<br><br>Produced in a cooperative effort by Marvel Comics,
Vanguard Productions, and Diamond Distribution, THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA is printed
on archival, acid-free, PH-balanced paper and is available now at comic shops
across the country.<br><br>The wholesale proceeds of the print will be a 100%
donation to the Scholarship Fund, which will be available to the children of
terrorist victims by providing all those who might otherwise be unable to pursue
their artistic dre