Baltimore Comic Con Part I: Klaus Janson, Charles Vess, And John Workman

Saturday, October 18, 2025, Baltimore Comic Con 2025. This is my third time attending this show, and while it was intended to be with my buddy who had gone with me those past times, he totally flaked on me just two days prior to the show. Mind you, this was with me already holding a non-refundable ticket. I asked around to see if anyone wanted to go with me, and after no takers, my girl said she'd come.

I appreciated the company, especially since I knew it wasn't how she wanted to spend one of her limited weekend days. Further, with her disabilities, it's literally physically painful for her to have to walk much. It was a great sacrifice for her to come, and again, I appreciated it so much.

Though she was originally going to take it easy, snap a photo here and there, she couldn't do much of that. Mainly because of the crowd. People were either stepping in front of her or walking into her. She ultimately gave up and just found a quiet place to sit down. I don't blame her. In her shoes, I probably would have done the same. The point being, that's why I don't have my usual, "Here's the show," opening post.

Instead, let's just jump into it. Mind you, this is not in chronological order.

I debated taking something for Klaus Janson to sign. I'm really trying to get away from habits of taking things I don't necessarily need. As the days led up to the show, one issue kept poking at the back of my mind, and I decided to pack it to take along.

This is one of the earlier appearances of Hobgoblin, a character which quickly became one of my favorites in the various Spider-Man titles. With it crossed off, I don't honestly think there are any more issues I'll take in the future for Mr. Janson. Of course, I say that now...

One of the things I regretted about last year's show was knowing that the four issues of The Mighty Thor I picked up were lettered by John Workman because he was there. Fortunately, he came back this year, giving me an opportunity to rectify that.

I was so happy to hear that Charles Vess would be at the show. For those of you who may remember, I actually bought a couple books pre-signed by him on ebay after Awesome Con. Mainly because Joe Rubinstein had convinced me that the chances of meeting Vess in person were slim to none. Low and behold, here he was in Baltimore. I went ahead and took every Spider-Man book he worked on that I didn't have his signature on. It wasn't many, so it wasn't bank shattering, especially since he was only taking donations - Don't judge, I donated!

Some of these are among my favorite covers for Spider-Man books.

It was here, there, and everywhere as I walked back and forth across the convention floor going from table to table. Lines, and other facets, such as artists not being there, dictated where I stopped, which only necessitated more walking. I can't tell you how many times I walked from one end to the other throughout the day. I definitely got my steps in.

Tune in tomorrow as I continue my day at Baltmore Comic Con 2025!

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