Graphic Policy: Top Cow at Baltimore Comic-Con 2010

Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that they will be returning to the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con, Baltimore’s premier entertainment convention, this weekend August 27-28,2010. This marks the third consecutive year the publisher has had a presence at the show.

Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik and Direct Market Liaison Atom! Freeman will be bringing writer Ron Marz (Artifacts, Witchblade) and artist Nelson Blake II to the show. Marz and Sablik (Pilot Season: The Asset, Last Mortal) will be on hand for signings both days at the Top Cow booth. In addition, Sablik will be available throughout the show for portfolio reviews for aspiring artists.

The publisher will be offering an exclusive Baltimore Comic Con variant cover to Velocity #1 for the event by Michael Broussard.

Read the full release, including mention of our panel, here.
Source: Graphic Policy

BCC: ComiXology Panel

"Everybody says that digital comics are coming, but we think they've already arrived," said David Steinberger, ComiXology CEO, as he began Saturday's panel at Baltimore Comic-Con. Panelists included Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik, Richard Starkings of Comicraft and writer of "Elephantmen," Michael DeVito from Th3rd World Studios and David Gallaher, writer of Zuda Comics' "High Moon" and the ComiXology exclusive "Box 13."

Sablik explained the role of digital and mobile comics in Top Cow's business model. "Our first foray into digital was through IGN's Direct-to-Drive," Sablik said. "I think as a publisher we look around - and I'm well aware of the people who are downloading BitTorrents of 'Witchblade,' and I'd like to have a few of those sales - I know that not everybody torrenting is willing to pay for it, but we'd like to get as many of those people as we can."

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Baltimore Comic Con: Top Cow Panel

Writer and Image Comics partner Robert Kirkman welcomed Baltimore Comic-Con attendees to the "Robert Kirkman Panel," but those in the room immediately sensed that something was awry--after all, this was supposed to be the Top Cow Panel! Kirkman handled the proceedings on his own for a few short minutes, making idle chitchat with a New Zealand-born fan about beards, baby faces, overeating and other such topics.

The rest of the Top Cow gang--publisher Filip Sablik, Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri, and "Witchblade" writer Ron Marz--joined Kirkman shortly thereafter, launching straight into the topic of "Pilot Season." Sablik described their annual contest as "American Idol" for comic books--essentially, fans are presented with several different pilot issues from several different creators. The readers then vote for the issue they'd most like to see continue on past the pilot, which results in a miniseries for that particular title.

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Top Cow Takes On Baltimore Comic-Con This Weekend

Top Cow is heading to Baltimore Comic Con this Sat. Oct. 10 from 10a-6p and Sun. Oct. 11 from 10a-5p.

Stop by the Top Cow Booth (#1902) to meet CEO and Founder Marc Silvestri (X-Men/Dark Avengers: Utopia, Pilot Season) and writer Ron Marz (Witchblade, Broken Trinity).

Exclusive to the Baltimore Comic-Con is a Halloween-theme convention variant cover to Witchblade #131 by current series artist Stjepan Sejic.



Fans are also invited to join publisher Filip Sablik, Silvestri, Marz and Robert Kirkman for a special panel on Sun. Oct 11 from 11a-12p in the "Avengers Mansion panel room.

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Newsarama's First Look: Witchblade Baltimore Con Exclusive

This is your first look at the Baltimore Comic Con 2009 Exclusive cover of Witchblade #131. Solicitation follows:

Witchblade #131: “A New Beginning”
(W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Sejic, Chris Bachalo, John Tyler Christopher

A new status quo begins here!

Featuring a cover by regular artist Sejic and two additional variant covers by Chris Bachalo (Amazing Spider-Man) and newcomer John Tyler Christopher!

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Wizard covers the Top Cow panel at Baltimore Comic-Con

Publisher Filip Sablik introduced the panelists Nelson Blake II, Ron Marz—announced at Baltimore now exclusive at Top Cow for three years—and Rob Levin.

“I love working with these guys,” said Marz of his exclusive contract. “Playing in this universe is a lot more freeing than one of the big two superhero universes where things are lot more controlled. It just seemed to make sense to make it a permanent arrangement.”

The panel kicked off with the “Ron Marz corner of the Universe.” They started with talking about Dragon Prince—a new series by Marz and Lee Moder—and showed some preview pages of issue #2. They also showed a variant cover by Mike Oeming and a Baltimore Comic-Con variant by David Finch. READ MORE.

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Baltimore 08: Ron Marz Signs Top Cow Exclusive

As Newsarama readers know, writer Ron Marz has been calling Top Cow his home more and more recently. Along with writing the monthly Witchblade, Marz is currently also writing Dragon Prince and Broken Trinity for the publisher, and has been working on developing the universe’s future, helping to pull the various, sometimes disparate, threads together. READ MORE.

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The Quarter Bin covers the Top Cow panel at Baltimore Comic-Con

Ready to hear everything you want to know about the Top Cow universe? Stay tuned, Filip Sablik is going to talk Darkness, Witchblade, Dragon Prince, and all things Top Cow. Moo! More from Filip, Nelson Blake II, Ron Marz, Rob Levin after the jump. READ MORE.

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Baltimore Comic-Con releases List of Con Exclusives

As we get closer to the show, we are proud to announce this years set of Baltimore Comic-Con show exclusives! Our selection has grown from previous years, and we are sure everybody can find something to love!

The Baltimore Comic-Con, held at the Baltimore Convention Center on September 27-28, 2008, is offering 7 show exclusives this year from Aspen, Marvel, PopFun, Top Cow, and 3 Finger Prints. READ MORE.

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TOP COW ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR BALTIMORE CON

Top Cow Productions Inc. announced today it will be exhibiting at the 2008 Baltimore Comic-Con, a comics and pop culture extravaganza to be held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland from September 27 – 28. The publisher will use the event to mark the launch of Dragon Prince, a new limited series co-created by Ron Marz (Witchblade) and Jeff Johnson (Amazing Spider-Man, Way of the Rat), written by Marz and drawn by Lee Moder (First Born: Aftermath, Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.).
Dragon Prince is an all-ages story about a young boy who discovers he is not only descended from dragons but is also being hunted by an evil race of powerful Magi. A special Baltimore Comic-Con variant cover for issue #1, drawn by superstar cover artist David Finch (New Avengers, World War Hulk), will be available exclusively at the show. Marz, Moder and Finch will be at the convention and they will be signing copies of Dragon Prince #1 all weekend so fans should check the Top Cow booth for a schedule of their appearances. READ MORE.

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BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 07: TOP COW PANEL REPORT

Top Cow held its panel Saturday afternoon at Baltimore Comic-Con to talk about its upcoming titles and projects. READ MORE

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