My favorite comic book convention

is of course, my old pal Marc Nathan's BALTIMORE COMIC-CON! I love the city of Baltimore more that any other major city I've been in, mostly because of how easy it is to get around Baltimore's Inner Harbor and environs... I really love the Fells Point neighborhood for great spots like Bertha's (renowned for their mussels) and always make a side trip to the Little Italy section to visit Vaccaro's Italian Bakery for some yummy Pignoli and Amaretti cookies, plus the cannoli is incredibly good. That being said, the reason I really like the Baltimore Comic-Con is that Marc makes sure that the focus is always on COMIC BOOKS, by inviting a slew of current and classic comic book creators like Kurt Buseik, Dick Ayers, Joe Linsner and many many more... check out the full guest list HERE! (Last year, John Romita, Sr. was set up across the aisle from us the entire show... we'd say "Good Morning, Mr. Romita!" when he came in in the morning and he would reply "Good Morning, fellas!" Too cool.) As a special bonus starting this year, the Baltimore Comic-Con will host the Harvey Awards, a prestigeous award for comics' greats! I can't wait to see this!

Mark your calendar NOW... this great convention is only an hour's drive from York, and an hour and a half from Harrisburg... DON'T MISS IT!


Oooh, and I always tour the U.S.S. Torsk, a WWII-era attack submarine that's parked in Baltimore's Inner Harbor...