Baltimore Comic Con 2026 - Part 1

Baltimore Comic Con 2026 - Part 1

Friday 25 Sep 2026

I went to the Baltimore Comic Con today. I left home around 8:55  and got to the convention center around noon. My trip involved two trains and roughly 3 miles of walking. I bought a few comic books, ten to be precise. I spent $1 to $3 on each of them. I mostly bought books from my want list. I bought a couple books that weren't on my want list but that could be. I hope to do a video explaining all this once the show is over. 

I almost went to one panel but then changed my mind just before I got to the panel room. I went back downstairs and bought some more books. I spent less that $25 at the show.

2025 Baltimore Comic Con

Baltimore Convention Center

Friday, Oct 17, 2025

I got up bright and early this morning. I took care of most of the usual things I like to do and took off around 9:10 AM on my multi-stage journey from my apartment to the Baltimore Convention Center. I walked to the Metro and caught a train to Union Station. I got off the Metro at Union Station and caught a MARC train to Penn Station. I made it to Union Station with about 10 minutes to spare. If I had missed the 10:10 train then would have had to wait another hour for the next train. 

I arrived at Penn Station in Baltimore around 11:05 AM. I walked a little more than halfway to the convention center before stopping to get a bite to eat at Mekong Delta Café. I got the noodle soup with pork and shrimp. It was very filling.

Baltimore Comic Con 2024 - Day 3

Baltimore Comic Con 2024

Baltimore Convention Center

Sep 20-22, 2024

Sep 22, 2024

I was originally planning to return to Baltimore today for the third and final day of the convention. I decided not to. I was a little worn out from all the walking I did. I walked about 20,000 steps each day. Walking from home to the Metro and from Penn Station to the Baltimore Convention Center and then back again added up to about 6.5 miles per day. I was ready for a break when I went to bed last night and was still feeling the same when I woke up this morning. I enjoyed the trek by train and foot but it definitely takes something out of me.

Today I put away all the comics I bought. I updated my inventory spreadsheet. I put together a couple drawer boxes that I bought a few months back and reorganized some of my comic collection. I also took care of some more mundane tasks that had nothing to do with comic books.

Baltimore Comic Con 2024 - Day 2

Baltimore Comic Con 2024

Baltimore Convention Center

Sep 20-22, 2024

Sep 21, 2024

11:15 AM

I woke up later than I meant to but I still had plenty of time to do everything I wanted to do before leaving for Baltimore. I woke up around 6:15 but I didn’t get out of bed after 7. I did laundry and left for Baltimore after putting my second load of laundry in the dryer. I didn’t do anything fancy or time consuming like I did on Friday, such as making waffles.

I did take the time to watch an episode of Justice League Action. It was the one where Firestorm, Blue Beetle, and Star Girl accidentally release three criminals from and trap Superman in the Phantom Zone. It was okay.

Baltimore Comic Con 2024 - Day 1

Baltimore Comic Con 2024

Baltimore Convention Center

Sep 20-22, 2024

Sep 20, 2024

10:00 AM

I got up bright and early this morning. I made waffle batter. I had one waffle and a bowl of Rice Chex for breakfast. I put the rest of the waffle batter in the freezer. I probably have enough waffle batter in there for about 20 waffles.

I got most of my stuff ready for the con yesterday. I got out the door this morning at 8:50 and walked to the Takoma Metro. I perspired a little bit but didn’t sweat too much. I got to the Takoma Metro at or just before 9:30. I didn’t have to wait long for a train. I got to Union station just before 9:45.

Baltimore Comic Con 2023 - Day 3

Baltimore Comic Con 2023

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Sep 10 / Day 3

I could have slept in a little bit longer than I usually do but I chose not to. I didn't leave until about 9:55 AM. I was originally going to drive to Baltimore but I decided instead to drive to a light rail station and catch a light rail train in to Baltimore. One advantage of the light rail over the MARC train is that the light rail drops you off right across the street from the convention center.

The trains were running a little later than scheduled but I still managed to get to the convention center by about 11: 35. The train ride in was kind of crowded. It was opening day for the 2023-24 NFL season and the Ravens were playing a home game that started at 1 PM.

I walked around the convention floor looking for books that I might have missed in the past couple days. I didn't find anything I wanted but I noticed that one of the dealers had cut his $5 books down to $3. I didn't have the time to check those boxes at the moment but I made a note to check back later.

Baltimore Comic Con 2023 - Day 2

Baltimore Comic Con 2023

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Sep 9 / Day 2

I got up at the same time today as I did yesterday but I left about 75 minutes earlier today. The train to from DC to Baltimore runs less frequently on Saturdays than it does on Fridays and the show opened earlier. I left home at 7:30 AM, walked to the Metro, and arrived at Union Station about 25 minutes before the train was scheduled to depart. I got up to Baltimore around 9:55 AM.

On the ride to Baltimore I did some research to see which issues of the Star Trek (1984) series I was missing. I knew that I didn't have very many. I made a list of the ones that I didn't have and checked to see how much they were going for on some of the more popular sites.

There was a 12-mile race in Baltimore this morning which ran right past Penn Station down the route that I took to the Convention Center. The race started early enough that the route for the race was still closed to vehicles, even though I didn't see more than a handful of competitors. I got to the Baltimore Comic Con around 10:30.

Baltimore Comic Con 2023 - Day 1

Baltimore Comic Con 2023

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Sep 8 / Day 1

I got up bright and early this morning (5:30 AM) and took care of everything I wanted and needed to do before leaving at 8:30 AM. I wanted to walk to the Metro but it was already kind of warm. I knew I had a long day ahead of me and that the walk to the Metro was long enough that even if I didn't exert myself too much I would still probably work up a sweat so I took the bus.

I didn't have a long wait for the bus, maybe 5 minutes. I had a similar wait for the train. I got to Union Station in time for the 9:40 train but I decided to wait and catch the 10:15 train instead. I walked around Union station for about 15 minutes and then spent the rest of the time waiting for the train fiddling with my iPhone near the departure gate.

I made some notes about the last comic book I read, Kane 12, during the train ride north. I got to Baltimore around 11:15. I walked about a mile to Charles Street Center where I ate lunch at the same Vietnamese restaurant where I usually eat lunch on the first day of Baltimore Comic Con. I ordered a different soup than I usually do, by accident. I usually get the one that had pork and shrimp but this time I ordered the one that had just pork. It was (of course) delicious. I finished lunch around 12:30 and then walked to the Baltimore Convention Center.

Baltimore Comic Con 2022 - Day 3

Baltimore Comic Con 2022

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Oct 30 / Day 3

11:00 AM

I drove to Baltimore today. I parked in a garage that was close to the Baltimore Farmers Market. I went to the farmers market and where I bought a couple pastries and few groceries (apples, tomatoes). There were plenty of breakfast options at the farmers market but I wanted to save my appetite for later in the day. The pastries tasted good although they were a little overpriced. They were enough to satisfy my appetite at the time.

I went to the convention center after dropping off my groceries in my car and eating the pastries. I got to the convention center around 10:20 AM. I walked around browsing more dealers tables. There were considerably fewer people on the convention floor which made it easier to get to some of the tables. I bought 3 more comic books. They cost me $1 each and they were all issues of the Legion of Super-Heroes from 1983-84 that I was missing to fill the gap between the Great Darkness Saga and when the title became Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Baltimore Comic Con 2022 - Day 2

Baltimore Comic Con 2022

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Oct 29 / Day 2

8:55 AM

I didn't leave my apartment an hour earlier than yesterday, as I intended to, but I still made it to Union Station in time to catch the MARC train that I boarded a few minutes ago. I walked to the Metro, once again, I got there just in time to catch the train. I would have had to wait about 10 minutes for the next train if I had missed that train. If I had missed the MARC train I just boarded I would have had to wait 90 minutes for the next train and I would have missed the first panel that I wanted to see.

I was late heading out the door because I wanted to have steel cut oats for breakfast and I waited longer than should have before I started to cook them. It took about 50 minutes for them to cook and I didn't put them in the rice cooker until 6:40. I finally started to eat my breakfast about the same time I intended to be leaving. I didn't leave until 7:50, lucky for me I gave myself a lot more time than needed to get to Union Station.

Baltimore Comic Con 2022 - Day 1

Baltimore Comic Con 2022

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Oct 28 / Day 1

10:15 AM

I left home at 8:30 AM and walked to the local Metro station. I took the Metro to Union Station. I was there in time for the 9:30 MARC train but I decided to wait for the next one, which didn't leave until 10:15. I played Septle on my phone, looked for a place to plug in my phone, and walked around to see what dining options were available while I waited for the train.

I'm on the train now and having doubts about going to the convention. I have already purchased a 3-day or weekend pass to the show. The programming schedule looks kind of boring to me. There are plenty of spotlight panels but not much else that interests me. I don't want to buy a ton of comic books, mostly because I already have plenty that I have never read.

Baltimore Comic Con 2021 - Day 2

Baltimore Comic Con 2021

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Oct 23 / Day 2

The show opened at 10 today but I didn't get to the show until after 11:30. I was busy taking care of non-comic book matters and didn't leave my place until it was getting close to 11. The drive up was fairly uneventful. I parked in the same garage as I did yesterday and walked several blocks to the show. I was able to go straight in without waiting in line because I already had wristbands to prove that I had a 3-day pass and that I had already been vaccinated.

My first stop was at Jason Hamlin's table. I had wanted to look at some of the boxes of magazines on the floor on day 1 but there were people in the way. That was not the case so I set up my stool and spent probably over 30 minutes going through boxes. I picked out 6 magazines,12 comic books, and one book. The magazines were $3 or 2 for $5. The comic books were $1 each.

Baltimore Comic Con 2021 - Day 1

Baltimore Comic Con 2021

Baltimore Convention Center

Baltimore, MD

Oct 22 / Day 1

The show opened today at 1 PM. I left my place at 11 AM. I drove to Baltimore, parked, and got a bite to eat at my favorite spot for lunch on Friday: Mekong Delta Cafe. I got my usual the noodle soup which has shrimp and pork. I also got a couple summer rolls but I saved those for later. The soup was very filling. I didn't even use all of the siracha sauce they gave me and it was very spicy. I needed all the napkins they gave me to wipe the tears from my eyes and my nose.

I headed to the show after lunch. I got there just after 1 PM. The show was in the same place as it was the first few times I went back in 2010-2012. I believe after that they moved it to the other end of the convention center. I think I got through the line a little faster than maybe I was supposed to. I heard one of the volunteers say that if anyone had already bought tickets they could go to the front of the line, so I did. The odd things was that there was only one other person who walked to the front of the line at the same time as me. I showed my vaccine card and got my wrist band to prove that I had been checked. I then had to get in another line to get my wrist band to prove that I had paid for admission. I didn't have to wait very long after that before I was let into the show floor.

It was around 1:30 by then. I knew that there were some panels that I wanted to go to starting at 3 PM so I walked around for a while. I found Chris Schweizer's booth. He's the creator of the Crogan Adventures Series which I have read. He was still setting up his booth. We talked a little bit. He thought he recognized me but I was wearing a mask of course. I told him that we had talked at Heroes Con in the past. I was hoping that he would have some of the comic books he recently did: The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, but he did not. I'm planning to go back and buy something from him tomorrow, probably some prints.