Baltimore Comic-Con Adds Jimmy Cheung and Paul Pope

  

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - August 25, 2012 - The Baltimore Comic-Con is happy to announce the addition of artists Jimmy Cheung and Paul Pope to the sensational line-up of creators for this year's show, taking place on September 8-9, 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Avengers vs. X-Men Poster by Jimmy Cheung

 

Joining the British Invasion of comic creators in Baltimore (including Brian Bolland, Barry Kitson, and Mark Buckingham), artist Jimmy Cheung began his career in the mid-1990s at Marvel Comics working on such titles as X-Force, Force Works, and Spider-Man Unlimited. In 2000, he left Marvel to join the team at CrossGen Comics, helming the art duties on one of their flagship titles, Scion.

 

In 2005, Cheung returned to Marvel and became one of their "Young Guns," a group of artists that, according to Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, had the qualities that make "a future superstar penciller." Most recently, Cheung finished illustrating Avengers: The Children's Crusade, a mini-series which ran from 2010 through 2012.

 

Paul Pope is an American comic artist whose work has ranged from manga to American-style comics. Throughout his career, Pope has worked for such companies as Dark Horse, DC, and Marvel Comics, Dargaud in France, and Kodansha in Japan. His book Batman:Year 100 won Eisners for Best Limited Series and Best Writer/Artist in 2007. Since 2011, he has been a sitting board member of the American Council of the Arts. He is currently finishing work on his latest graphic novel, Battling Boy, to be released soon through First Second.

 

"We're delighted to be adding both of these talented creators to our line-up this close to the show," said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "Both Jimmy and Paul are fan favorites, and bring such eclectic bodies of work along with them that they both truly enrich the pool of talent already assembled for this year's show."

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