Don’t miss the 2025 Baltimore Comic-Con this October 17-19 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. The Baltimore Comic-Con is pleased to announce a screening of the new film Shopping for Superman our 2025 event, as well as exclusive merch from Shopping for Superman‘s online store, including enamel pins, signed posters, stickers, as well as Blu-ray copies of the film. Get your tickets for the show online now!
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The highly-anticipated comic shop documentary, Shopping for Superman, will screen at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con on Saturday, October 18th from 3:00-4:45pm as part of our programming for the weekend. The film is scheduled to release on the video-on-demand platforms Apple TV+, Google Play, and Amazon Prime Video September 19.
Winner of ‘Best Documentary’ at San Diego Comic Con and the LA Film Fest, Shopping for Superman covers the 50-year history of the friendly neighborhood comic shop. This heartfelt love letter to comic stores explores their profound contributions to pop culture and the many hurdles they face in the modern day. As the effects of disruptions to distribution ripple across the country, culture wars consume everything in sight, and literacy numbers continue to dwindle, the American comic shop faces a growing number of existential threats.
Pre-production began in 2014 in Los Angeles California with pre-interview conversations and coverage of the Southern California comic shop scene. The scope quickly expanded to include well-known industry professionals and celebrities known for their love of the medium. After early-crowd funding success, the filmmakers expanded their coverage to several states across the US.
“Comic shops are a singular phenomenon in today’s market. They’re located all over the country, selling a lot of the same materials but they’ve never become homogenized. It’s their differences that give them their own character and make them special to the communities where they operate,” shared Wes Eastin, the film’s director.
Production wrapped on the film in 2024 in Mt. Vernon, OH with the help of Kenyon College, book-ending the film’s 10-year production window. With a modest budget of roughly $100k, Shopping for Superman has, much like the comic shops it celebrates, demonstrated its resilience despite tumultuous circumstances.
Joe Field, creator of the annual event, Free Comic Book Day, shared his thoughts after the San Diego Comic-Con screening, “Comics are the gooey center of pop culture and Shopping for Superman takes us to that sweet and sour core, spotlighting the story of the comics specialty market’s birth, rise, fall and hopefully bright future with the voices of those shaping pop culture in comic shops on a daily basis.”
The film’s September 19th release precedes the nation-wide campaign, Local Comic Shop Day on September 27th, a national event designed to raise awareness and generate interest for local comic shops. Local Comic Shop Day was started by the retail comic shop organization, ComicsPro. Featuring a treasure-trove of exclusive collectibles only available in comic shops, it’s never been a better time to visit your local comics store.
Shopping for Superman arrives to rent or own on Apple TV+, Google Play, and Amazon Prime Video on September 19th. Ultra 4K Blu-ray copies are expected to ship in October and can still be pre-ordered by visiting www.ShoppingforSuperman.com.
“It’s such a huge honor to be invited to screen our film at a con that’s renowned for such a concentration of comics talent and fans,” said Wes Eastin, Director, Shopping for Superman. “I’m really looking forward to the chance to set up a table and chat after the screening where I’ll have Blu-ray copies of the film and some other fun merch like our new enamel pins and posters. Being able to share this film with a uniquely specific audience is the kind of thing you find yourself hoping for when you start crafting a love-letter to comic shops.”
“As a comics retailer myself,” said Marc Nathan, show promoter for the Baltimore Comic-Con. “this is a topic near and dear to my heart. This should be a fascinating watch for fans coming to the show this year!”
Brian K. Vaughan Fan Package Tickets
Brian K. Vaughan Friday and Saturday Fan Packages are now on sale with limited availability (50 daily). Packages include:
- Exclusive meet and greet
- 10 Autographs
- 1 Signed Print
- Selfie
Does not include convention admission.
Buy Brian K. Vaughn Fan Package
Volunteers
Volunteers Interested in being a part of putting on “America’s Greatest Comic Book Convention”? You can sign up to be part of our volunteer staff at https://baltimorecomiccon.com/volunteer/!
Tickets that are now on sale include:
- Weekend
- Friday only
- Saturday only
- Sunday only
- VIP
- Creator Fan Packages
As always, children 10 and under are free with a paid adult admission!
This year’s confirmed guests for the show include: Arthur Adams (Longshot), Joel Adams (Ms. Mystic), Zeea Adams (Deadman), Kaare Andrews (Spider-Man: REIGN 2), Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann ((Pixar artist), John Beatty (Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars), Rose Besch (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), Josh Blaylock (Mercy Sparx, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Russ Braun (The Boys), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jacen Burrows (Crossed), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Richard Case (Doom Patrol), Donny Cates (Venom), Keith Champagne (Stranger Things), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Jo Chen (Runaways), Sean Chen (Evermind), Jim Cheung (Young Avengers), Mark Chiarello (Wednesday Comics), Frank Cho (Harley Quinn), Michael Cho (The Avengers and the Veracity Trap), Amy Chu (Emma Frost: The White Queen), Chris Claremont (X-Men), Matthew Clark (Adventures of Superman, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Becky Cloonan (Somna), Michael W. Conrad (Manowar: Invictus), Denys Cowan (The Question), Dani (Sensational Wonder Woman), Alan Davis (Excalibur), Deans Family Productions (Crass Fed), Jeff Dekal (Something is Killing the Children), Francine Delgado (Gatchaman), Kevin Delgado (Tuff Stuff, courtesy of Comics and Collectibles R Us), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Ryan Dunlavey (Action Philosophers), Garth Ennis (The Boys, Saturday and Sunday only), Viktor Farro (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), David Finch (Moon Knight), Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs), Trish Forstner (Feral), Franco (Deadman Tells the Spooky Tales), Barbara Friedlander (Swing with Scooter), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Ron Garney (BRZRKR), Chris Giarrusso (Mini Marvels), Dan Goldman (Unfinished Business), Randy Green (Witchblade). Mike Grell (Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters), Torunn Grønbekk (Catwoman), Gavin Guidry (Action Comics), Brian Haberlin (Spawn, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Scott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man), Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Marc Hempel (Sandman), Jamal Igle (Superman, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Klaus Janson (Daredevil), Nikkol Jelenic (Dreadstar), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Incredible Hulk), J.G. Jones (Wanted), Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics), Chip Kidd (The Avengers in the Veracity Trap), Derek Kirk Kim (The Last Mermaid), Tom King (Wonder Woman), Adam Kubert (Wolverine), Jae Lee (Inhumans), Rachta Lin (Justice League Unlimited), Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween), Tula Lotay (Barnstormers), Nate Lovett (Dungeons & Dragons), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), Alex Maleev (Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black White and Red), Anthony Marques (The Green Hornet), Laura Martin (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons), Shawn Martinbrough (Red Hood: The Hill), Ron Marz (Green Lantern), Jose Marzan Jr. (Y: The Last Man), Justin Mason (Spider-Punk), Charlie McElvy (Spider-Squirrel), Mike McKone (Red Goblin), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Action Comics), Josh Middleton (Aquaman), Al Milgrom (Spectacular Spider-Man), Mark Morales (Thor), Trevor Mueller (Albert the Alien), Sarah Myers (TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures), Tom Nguyen (The Switch), Mike Norton (Battlepug, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Kevin Nowlan (Batman: Sword of Azrael), Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Dan Parent (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), John J. Pearson (In Bloom), Andrew Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), Barbara Perez Marquez (The Cardboard Kingdom), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Brandon Peterson (Uncanny X-Men), Khoi Pham (Star Wars: Darth Vader), Paul Pope (THB), Joe Pruett (Savage Sword of Conan), Tom Raney (Green Lantern), Amy Reeder (Power Girl), Rod Reis (COWL), Esad Ribic (Conan the Barbarian), Afua Richardson (Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds), Andrew Robinson (Halo), James Robinson (Starman), Craig Rousseau (Herculoids), Stephane Roux (Void Rivals), Jim Rugg (Street Angel), Andy Runton (Owly), Stuart Sayger (Conan the Barbarian), Joseph Schmalke (Seven Years in Darkness, courtesy of Groundbreaking Comics), Bart Sears (Deathstroke), Declan Shalvey (Old Dog), Louise Simonson (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special), Walter Simonson (Thor), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Jeff Smith (Bone), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Mark Sparacio (Chelsea Dagger and the Women of Excalibur), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther), Paul D. Storrie (Storm Kids: Stanley’s Ghost), Karl Story (The Mandalorian), Zoe Thorogood (It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Universe), John Timms (Superman: Son of Kal-El), Peter Tomasi (The Rocketfellers), Billy Tucci (Shi), Fred Van Lente (Action Philosophers), Brian K. Vaughan (Spectators, Friday and Saturday only), Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and Big Hero Six), Charles Vess (Stardust), Wade Von Grawbadger (Justice League), Mark Waid (Justice League Unlimited), David F. Walker (Big Jim and the White Boy, Saturday and Sunday only), Dan Watters (Nightwing), Lee Weeks (Batman/Catwoman Special), Mark Wheatley (Breathtaker), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Web of Spider-Man), Rich Woodall (Electric Black), John Workman (Wild Things), Kelly Yates (Doctor Who), and Thom Zahler (Love and Capes).
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Ringo Awards, programming, and more. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages, and follow us on YouTube, TikTok, Bluesky, and Snapchat.