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Very few comic creators are talented in both story-telling and art, so they need to work with other creatives who will help push their vision forward. This relationship can lead to even better results, but it can also contain pitfalls. Bob Salley and Shawn Daley discuss their writer-artist relationship while Travis McIntire talks about it from his point of view as their editor. Christy Blanch will also be collaborating on story-telling with Bob Salley on a new project and there’s a bit of discussion about that relationship as well. ...

Walking around Artist Alley one sees so many neat and bizarre ideas for comics. When I saw the art and title for Cleopatra in Space, I had to speak with Mike Maihack. After hearing what it was about and the story of how it came about, I had to share it with you guys, so we did an interview: https://youtu.be/fMfz_L4qx1E

Once again I spoke to creators at Square City Comics about the neat books they have coming out of their local, indie studio. Once again, they did not fail to impress me with the creativity that can be found right in my backyard. https://youtu.be/JJyM_iY2V3Q Square City Comics can be found, unsurprisingly, at http://www.squarecitycomics.com And their current Kickstarter, Sensus Obscura, can be found here. As of the time this article went up, there are 18 days to go. ...

Out of tragedy was born an all ages book to help both kids and adults deal with tragedy. Join me in my discussion with Ryan Fisher about his comic, Torchlight Lullaby, and whether we underestimate the ability of kids to deal with heavy emotions. https://youtu.be/l8vGof-snK4 If that interview has you jonesing for more Torchlight Lullaby, then head on over to his website: http://www.torchlightlullaby.com torchlight-lullaby-cover torchlight-lullaby-forest-golem torchlight-lullaby-intruding-in-the-real-world

I’m jumping ahead to the ultimate costume contest winner because I have nearly 1000 photos to go over for the costume contest main post and I didn’t want to hold up all the rest of the Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 content. There will be a future post with some video and photos of all the contestants. There will also be a post for non-contest cosplay as the final post for the event. ...

Kevin Eastman is responsible for creating the characters that ended up in the cartoon show I was obsessed with as a kid. I spent every dollar I could find on the toys. I saw all three of the 1990s movies. Later, as an adult, I learned it had been a comic book that was set up as a parody of Daredevil and other comic tropes. So it was a no-brainer that I had to attend this spotlight panel. ...

When I first started watching Game of Thrones I hadn’t read the books yet and I had no idea that a mentally impaired character who only said one word, “Hodor”, would become such an emotional storyline for this series mostly involving intrigue and war. At Baltimore Comic-Con’s spotlight panel we were able to meet Kristian Nairn, the actor behind Hodor. At the panel he spoke about his love of World of Warcraft, his time on the set with the actor who plays Bran, learning of the world’s reaction to his big episode in season 6, and being involved in the music scene. ...

Christy Blanch, who Comic POW! readers will know as the writer of The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood and the professor behind the MOOC that led to the redesign of this site, was the moderator for all the spotlight panels at Baltimore Comic-Con 2016. If you haven’t seen her moderate a panel at BCC, you’re in for a treat. Ms Blanch has a talent for keeping the conversation going thanks to her research and her ability to key in on the right questions to ask the panelists. ...

As the first day of Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 came to a close, some comic writing luminaries got together to discuss how pulp fiction (the genre, not the 1990s movie) inspired them and set the foundation for the comic book industry in the USA. https://youtu.be/MEqpqtBzyUc Paul Levitz on Pulp Roots of Comics panel Howard Chaykin at Pulp Roots of Comics Panel ...

Valiant realized that their characters aren’t quite as well known as those in the Big Two, so they held a panel to introduce new fans to the series. Afterwords they took questions from the audience, some of which were about how Valiant may or may not be joining the big two in having TV shows and movies based on their characters: https://youtu.be/yn3CfdYrJUI