Thanksgiving Sales Events; First Guests For BCC 2019

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - November 19, 2018 - The Baltimore Comic-Con will return to the Inner Harbor at the Baltimore Convention Center the weekend of October 18-20, 2019. While that's still a long way off, we are excited to announce our initial batch of guests, as well as news about our host store, Cards Comics & Collectibles, hosting Valiant Day, its annual Thanksgiving sale, and in-store signing with Ken Lashley, all in addition to Thom Zahler's in-store appearance on Local Comic Shop Day to sign his store-exclusive Disney's Tsum Tsums cover!

The sponsor store of the Baltimore Comic-Con, Cards Comics & Collectibles of Reisterstown, MD is hosting Valiant Day on Saturday, November 24th from 12pm to 4pm, and featuring sketches, prizes, and an in-store signing for the Bloodshot Rising Spirit #1 CC&C B&W Variant by Ken Lashley. Come join us at 51 Main Street, Reisterstown, MD 21136.

Our huge annual Thanksgiving sale, which runs on Wednesday, November 21st for a Preview Day, and then again on Friday, November 23rd from 11am-7:30pm, Saturday, November 24th from 11am-7pm, and Sunday, November 25th from noon-5pm. Featuring: 70% off Modern and Bronze Age back issues and cards 1980-present! 50% off Paperbacks and Hardcovers, cards pre-1980, action figures, Toon Tumblers, Pop! figures, and more! 30% off Gold and Silver Age comics, and select Modern and Bronze Age comics! 20% off Store Exclusive Covers (in-store only!), card packs and boxes, new comics, and "New This Week" items! Sunday only: 80% off Modern Back Issue Bins! 60% off Paperbacks and Hardcovers!

On Black Friday (November 23rd) during our annual Thanksgiving sale, stop by the store from 11am-2pm to meet Carrie Wood, who will be signing the Overstreet Price Guide to Star Wars Collectibles. Carrie may also be familiar from her other Overstreet work, including The Overstreet Guide to Cosplay, The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Video Games, and The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Tabletop Games.

And, of course, as previously-announced, Saturday, November 17, 2018 is Local Comic Shop Day (LCSD), and Cards, Comics & Collectibles will have LCSD Exclusives available in very limited quantities! We are getting copies of everything -- see http://localcomicshopday.com/ for details! Additionally, Cards, Comics & Collectibles will be featuring a store exclusive Thom Zahler cover for Disney's Tsum Tsum Kingdom from IDW. Thom will be doing an in-store signing Saturday, November 17th from 2pm-6pm. Be sure to catch this issue, with art featuring the distinctive storefront of Cards, Comics & Collectibles, and including a story starring Baltimore Comic-Con show promoter Marc Nathan's son, Reese!

And finally, the Baltimore Comic-Con is thrilled to announce, in addition to on-site CGC grading, this year's confirmed guests for the show include: Howard Chaykin (Hey Kids! Comics!) Matthew Clark (Green Arrow) Ramona Fradon (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute) Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation) Cully Hamner (Batman Beyond) Adam Hughes (Superman) Matt Kindt (X-O Manowar) Sharlene Kindt (Dept. H) Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer) Pop Mhan (Raven, Daughter of Darkness) Afua Richardson (Run) Louise Simonson (Death of Superman) Walter Simonson (Ragnarok) Allison Sohn (The Art of Red Sonja, Volume 2) Lee Weeks (Batman)

"If you didn't know already, 2019 is our 20th anniversary show," said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "This is just the beginning -- we have barely begun to scratch the surface of planning for next year's big event, so you will want to stay tuned! And don't miss Valiant Day exclusives and the in-store signing with Ken, Carrie on Saturday, or our Local Comic Shop Day event with Thom, not to mention the amazing deals over the Thanksgiving holiday!"