The Baltimore Comic-Con is thrilled to announce Brett Bean, Che Grayson, Creees Lee, Pornsak Pichetshote, Ethan Sacks, and Frank Tieri as comics guests of our 2026 event. Join the 2026 Baltimore Comic-Con on September 25th-27th at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center.
“What an announcement!” said Marc Nathan, show promoter for the Baltimore Comic-Con. “These are some of the biggest names working in comics right now, and most of them are making their Baltimore Comic-Con debut (or are returning after a few years). If you’re reading comics today, you’re undoubtedly either picking up or about to pick up something these creators have touched. Don’t miss them this September!”
Brett Bean is the creator of D’Orc, the hilarious high-fantasy romp from Image Comics and Dungeon Crawler Carl: The Crocodile Fall 2026 with Vault Comics. His other works include Draw! Brett Bean Breaks Down the Art of Drawing, the graphic novel series Zoo Patrol Squad, and the Muk ‘n’ Honey‘ book series. A fan-favorite artist on I Hate Fairyland and Marvel’s Rocket and Groot, Brett continues to make puppet designs for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, variant covers, card art for Marvel Snap, animated films, TV, and more. He lives in Los Angeles with a bunch of redheads.
Che Grayson is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, writer, and TED speaker. Che is a 2016 TED resident, a 2017 IFP Marcie Bloom Film Fellow with Sony Picture Classics, and a 2018 Directing Fellow with Ryan Murphy’s Half Initiative. Che has written for television for Paramount, Apple TV, and Netflix, including Monster High and Hilda. Also a comic book writer, they are best known for their psychological horror Good Deeds, action-horror series Exquisite Corpses, and the upcoming Absolute Catwoman series at DC. As a graduate of New York University’s MFA film program, they have written, directed, and produced while studying under the mentorship of Spike Lee and Kasi Lemmons. Their award-winning film Magic Hour, starring Indya Moore, premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Che currently works as a head writer at DreamWorks Animation.
His name is Hyunsung Lee, but most people call him Creees. He recently graduated from SVA, School of Visual Arts in New York City, and he learned the ancient ways in becoming a comic artist. People often ask him how long he’s been drawing and my answer is, “Basically my whole life.” He still has a drawing from when he was 3 or 4 years old hung up on his wall. His childhood was all about drawing Dragonball Z characters and Batman…it was a pretty good childhood. Even though he stopped drawing Dragonball Z characters, he still continues to draw superheroes. Drawing is something he does because it literally keeps him alive; he can’t imagine life if he wasn’t able to draw. Now, he’s striving to become an awesome DC or Marvel comic artist…you know, like Jim Lee? Jim Lee is one of his greatest inspirations, as well as the incredible Kenneth Rocafort. Other inspirations of his are Klaus Janson, who was also his mentor at SVA, Matteo Scalera, and Sean Murphy. Their works are amazing and he hopes that later he will have the same impact on others as they did for him.
Pornsak Pichetshote is a Thai-American award-winning writer of comics and TV. He began his career as a rising star editor at DC’s Vertigo imprint before overseeing DC Entertainment’s TV department, helping spearhead what would become the CW’s Arrowverse of shows. As a comics writer, his work includes Absolute Green Arrow, Infidel, which was selected for NPR’s 100 Favorite Horror Stories of All Time, The Good Asian, which won both Eisner and Harvey Awards, Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives for DC Comics, and Man’s Best for BOOM! Studios.
Ethan Sacks is best known as the writer of Marvel’s Old Man Hawkeye, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. He also wrote the award-winning nonfiction comics, COVID Chronicles and Climate Crisis Chronicles for AWA Studios, as well as several stories for DC Comics. His first Star Wars comic for Dark Horse was just announced. He teamed with his daughter, Naomi, to write the acclaimed Image Comics series, A Haunted Girl, inspired by her real-life battles with depression and suicidality. Before comics, he was a 20-year veteran at the New York Daily News, covering film and geek culture. He also contributes occasionally to NBC News.
Frank Tieri has been active in comics, TV, and film for over 20 years, with past work on Absolute Batman: Ark-M, Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons, Harley Quinn, Deadpool, Ravencroft, Pestilence, Wolverine, Red Sonja, and many more.
