For the second year in a row, I took Brett to the Baltimore Comic-Con. This time, dressed as Captain America, he once again conquered the Kids Love Comics pavilion as well as sat in on a panel about the Amulet series of graphic novels. Hear what we learned about creating comics, who we met at the con, and what we bought!
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And here are links to the creators featured in this episode:
Leon, Protector of the Playground by Jamar Nicholas
And here’s a photo gallery of cosplay from the con!
A quick note: My apologies for my rather lackluster voice in my segments; I’m fighting that beginning of the school year thing where I come home with a perpetually scratchy voice. And I hope the echo in the Amulet panel segment isn’t too distracting–the room was quite large.
Tune in next episode for part two of my coverage, when I talk to Gene Hendricks about our con experiences!
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