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As I mentioned in the hiatus post, it’s been extremely busy since Comic-Con and so I’m late on the photos. Better late than never, however. In order to save on storage and bandwidth I’ve reduced the photo sizes for the blog. If you’re pictured in one of the photos and would like a full-sized version, just let me know in the comments. Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:43:48 - 002 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:47:49 - 006 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:48:53 - 008 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:49:41 - 014 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:50:35 - 015 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:52:36 - 018 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:57:50 - 020 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T10:59:43 - 022 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T11:04:13 - 026 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T13:23:42 - 056 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T15:10:55 - 089 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T15:11:08 - 091 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 2 - 2016-09-03T15:11:38 - 100

As I mentioned in the hiatus post, it’s been extremely busy since Comic-Con and so I’m late on the photos. Better late than never, however. In order to save on storage and bandwidth I’ve reduced the photo sizes for the blog. If you’re pictured in one of the photos and would like a full-sized version, just let me know in the comments. Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 1 - 2016-09-02T15:41:26 - 012 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 1 - 2016-09-02T15:46:48 - 017 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 1 - 2016-09-02T15:49:32 - 020 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 1 - 2016-09-02T16:40:27 - 030 Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 Day 1 - 2016-09-02T16:54:17 - 032 \_MG\_5775 \_MG\_5777 \_MG\_5779 \_MG\_5825 \_MG\_5829 \_MG\_5834 \_MG\_5848 \_MG\_5854 \_MG\_5857

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. ...

Diversity in media and comics might be controversial on the Internet, but at Baltimore Comic-Con 2016 it was the most highly attended panel (not counting the celebrity panels). A segment of the writing staff from Pop Culture Uncovered led a panel discussing diversity in comics: where do we stand now and what can we do to fix it? It was not only the best attended panel, it was also the most interactive. People really have a yearning for comics to catch up to society in terms of demographics and storylines. But, as discussed in the panel, this is easier said than done - at least among the Big Two who are owned by large corporations and not as nimble as the indie comic companies. ...

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. ...