OAFCON THIS WEEKEND !!!!!

Hey everyone!

The annual OAFCON is this upcoming WEEKEND.

Sat and Sunday November 10-11th  

10-7pm Sat

10-6pm Sunday

 $5.00 admission

at the Biltmore Hotel.. I-240 at Meridian Ave. 

OKLAHOMA CITY   1-800-522-6620 for rooms. 

Guests:

 TERRY BEATTY, KENNETH SMITH, JACK & CAROLE BENDER, JOHN WOOLEY, LARRY LATHAM, MICHELLE NOLAN, TERRY TIDWELL, MIKE KENNEDY, JOEY BELDEN, DON ROSENCRANZ, JERRY BENNETT DUSTIN EVANS,  and many local and regional comic book creators and publishers. See list below in older posts,

A fantastic selection of dealers coming from coast-to-coast bringing an amazing amount of  comics and collectibles to this convention! 

Thanks to EVERYONE for their support and we appreciate your continued interest in OAFCON !

Bart Bush

Robert Brown

Co-Chair OAFCON 2012

DUSTIN EVANS APPEARING AT OAFCON 2012

Dustin Evans has been working as an illustrator and comic book artist since 2004. He first began his foray into comics
with a job for Disney Adventures, drawing Pirates of the Caribbean. Soon after he teamed up with Ape Entertainment for their all ages hit, Go-Go Gorilla and the Jungle Crew and Slave Labor Graphics for Disney’s Gargoyles. 
Since then, he has gone on to work with companies such as Viper comics, IDW Publishing, Boom! Studios and more. Recently you can find his digital coloring work in the comic titles: Megamind, Kung Fu Panda, Richie Rich, Scouts! and Hero Within, from Ape Entertainment. His artwork has been featured on
the TBS Conan O'Brien show twice. Also just released this October 2012 from Viper Comics is,  HOOLIGAN, a mid-western, Sci-Fi, superhero, horror comic co-created and illustrated by Dustin Evans and written,
lettered and co-created by Mike Hall of Helldorado fame." You can download a copy here: http://vipercomics.com/2012/10/07/hooligan-1-available-now/

MEET JEFF PROVINE WEB COMIC CREATOR 

Jeff Provine returns to OAFCON 2012. Creator of the humor web comic THE ACADEMY,  available at http://theacademy.comicgenesis.com/
Jeff  also  teaches a class on comic books at Oklahoma University!  Come meet Professor Provine and talk comics!! 

                      WHY FANS LOVE OAFCON

 

OAFCON has many high quality dealers bringing 1000's of comic books, paperbacks, original art, posters, toys and more  at prices better than Ebay! BRING YOUR WANTLISTS

or bring your stuff for sale.. Dealers are buying at this show!  

PLUS we have outstanding comic book talent showcasing their art and skills! COME GET A SKETCH!  

We are a small show sponsored by fans for fans and we have a most exciting and active dealers room for two fun filled days!  

Our Saturday Night Auction (7pm) is always full of bargains and surprises! Don't miss out!

Many First Fandom Comic Book members attend each year. Come meet experts on most any comic book subject or artists! 

If you're an aspiring comic book writer/artist come meet the pros and get an education while having fun! All our guests are accessible and love to talk with their fans! 

Best of all..our show is only $5 admission! 

WHAT A DEAL  !! 

TEAM EQUINOX RETURNS TO OAFCON 2012

Once again EQUINOX COMICS will be at OAFCON!
Look for their team of artists, writers, inkers, pencilers, letterers, colorists,editors,assistant editors, assistant to the assistant editors, copy staplers, coffee boys, pencil grinders, inkwell refillers, proofers, designers, merchandisers, catalogers, secretaries, presidents of vice and even the head honcho himself Mr. Equinox !

MEET WELCOME TO RALTON CREATOR DON ROSENCRANS AT OAFCON 2012 

Don Rosencrans is a Tuttle-based independent illustrator who has produced commissions for bands Planets Align and The Venditos. His debut comic series, Welcome to Ralton, is produced, printed, and assembled with longtime photographer and collaborator Cole Johnson. Both can be found haunting the art scene, combing through comic store bins, and pimping their own comic wherever they can find a spare table.

RICH OLSON DISNEY EXPERT ATTENDS OAFCON

OAFcon scores big with Rich Olson bringing some  of his collection and it will be on sale for the  FIRST TIME  at OAFCON !!  When asked what he was bringing he replied: 'a bit of everything' !!  Collectors' who know of Rich's extensive collection are already eager with anticipation!
He is a noted authority on Walt Disney items and many other early comics, so bring your questions for Dr. Olson to answer!  

           MIKE KENNEDY COMES TO OAFCON 

Celebrating 25 years as an artist in the independent comics industry. His first foray in comics was a one-shot "The Celestial Man" which won an award for specialty writing. Then doing "Chuk the Barbaric" vignettes for a fantasy series "Dark Regions" which led to Chuk getting his own series. Next came the series, "Heroines Inc." which was hailed as the first all-female hero book that didn't rely on the characters exposing themselves in really tight outfits. Mike took a step back to edit and draw with a group of writers and artists to produce "Rough Cut: The Anthology". After a short break to do gallery art projects Mike came back to write, draw and produce "Rough Cut Presents" which introduced some new characters such as "The Bruiser" and "Six 2 Two" and brought back "Heroines Inc." Mike's recent work has been seen in " Weird Zombie Horror", "Worse Case Scenarios", "Reasonably Priced Comics" and  the series "Celtic Knights". And upcoming projects "Jack Spade" ( with Scott Sackett), "Captain Kraken", Crissy Carrots (with Rock Baker) and an untitled graphic novel with Rock Baker.

MICHELLE NOLAN RETURNS TO OAFCON 2012 !

                            Bud Plant and Michelle Nolan look for back issues at OAFCON 2011

As a life long comic book collector, it seems Michelle has always been a major part of Fandom. She has worked conventions, helped out the American Association of Comic Book Collectors (AACC), written articles for almost all of our major industry trade papers and magazines, and even self published fanzines as far back as 35 years ago.
LOVE ON THE RACKS is Michelle's latest book. For the better part of three decades romance comics were an American institution. Nearly 6,000 romance comics were published between 1947 and 1977, and there was a time when one of every five comics sold in the U.S. was a romance comic. This is the first book devoted entirely to the rarely studied world of romance comics. The text includes information on several types of romance comics and their creators, plus the history, numbers, and publishing frequency of dozens of romance titles. The author examines several significant periods in the development of the romance genre, including the origins of Archie Comics and other teen romance publications, the romance comic "boom and bust" of the 1950s, and the genre's sudden disappearance when fantasy and superhero comics began to dominate mainstream comics in the late 1970s. 
Come visit with Michelle and pick her brain for obscure comic book information. She's a walking encyclopedia!

   MEET HORROR AND PULP AUTHOR TERRY ALEXANDER

Terry Alexander and his wife Phyllis live on a small farm near Porum, Oklahoma. They have three children and nine grandchildren. Terry is a member of the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Ozark Writers League, The Arkansas Ridge Writers and The Fictioneers. Primarily a horror writer he has been published in several anthologies from Static Movement, Open Casket Press, Living Dead Press, Knightwatch Press, May December Publications, Paper Cut Publishing, Moonstone Books Pro Se Press and Mini Komix.

H.P. LOVECRAFT WEB COMIC AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR LARRY LATHAM 

LOVECRAFT IS MISSING.. but we have the creative force behind this incredible web comic.. 
LARRY LATHAM ( right in photo) awaits a signed book from R.A. Brown at a previous OAFcon.  
Larry will be discussing his Lovecraft comic, his years at Disney animation studios and he might even talk about his film career!  

        BRETT WEISS VIDEO GAME BOOK AUTHOR 

The most knowledgeable person on old and new home video games and video game systems!  Brett will be selling and autographing his books and looking to buy and trade games!  

    JOHN WOOLEY BOOK SIGNING AT OAFCON

 John Wooley returns to OAFCON with new books for his legion of fans!~
JOHN WOOLEY is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 25 books. They include his two newest, Shot in Oklahoma, a history of made-in-Oklahoma movies for the University of Oklahoma Press that was recently named Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History for 2011 by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and a biography of horror-movie director Wes Craven, The Man and His Nightmares, for John Wiley and Sons. Other recent works include his novelGhost Band; The Miracle Squad, a graphic novel reprinting – with the addition of new material – the comic-book series he did with artist Terry Tidwell in the 1980s; Forgotten Horrors Vol. 5: The Atom Age and Forgotten Horrors Comics & Stories, the latest volumes in his ongoing series with co-authors Michael H. Price and Jan Alan Henderson; The Home Ranch, written with famed Osage rancher John Hughes; and From the Blue Devils to Red Dirt: The Colors of Oklahoma Music, one of only three books commissioned by the Oklahoma Centennial Commission and a finalist for the 2007 Oklahoma Book Award.

            BUD PLANT RETURNS TO OAFCON

We are pleased to confirm that Bud Plant will again be attending OAFCON.. no table this year as Bud has come to BUY and visit with friends and old customers ! 

So this year I'm doing Houston Rare Book Fair on Saturday but have already made reservations to fly up Sunday morning and spend the day at OAF.

 

    I hope to have Ken Sanders with me (of Cosmic Aeroplane fame, his store in Salt Lake and the pedigree collection he found). He also published The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey, illustrated by R. Crumb. He collects Ditko, Atlas and offbeat 1950s comics See you all soon.. Bud

JERRY BENNETT and JACKSON COMPTON
                   COMING TO OAFCON

We will be promoting and selling the first issues of Nadir's Zenith, the sci-fi comic Jackson wrote and I illustrated, and I will be selling prints of my work as well.

Brief description of Nadir's Zenith (Pronounced 'Nay-dur, not 'nay-deer'):
With the advent and harnessing of hyperspace technology, mankind left for the stars with reckless abandon. In the year 2112, corporations are the off-world governments policed by the Intergalactic Peace Corps. Follow the adventures of IPC Space Marshal, Captain John Nadir on his adventures through the galaxy. "Nadir's Zenith" is Space Opera, 100 years in the making!

link to purchase Nadir's Zenith online
http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6600

COUNT GREGORE TO APPEAR AT OAFCON  2012

For 53 years Oklahoma late-night horror movie fans have watched COUNT GREGORE and his ghoulish friends entertain us at every commercial break. 
John Ferguson as Count Gregore started in 1959 on WKY-TV late night Saturdays with SHOCK THEATRE and the classic Universal horror films. Over the years his character developed into more skits and humorous happenings. Fortunately for us COUNT GREGORE will be at OAFCON signing autographs, poseing for photos, and telling great stories of his acting career. Count Gregore will be appearing with ROSEBUD RADIO, a new internet radio station playing old time radio shows all the time!  Come visit with Paul Cardin  and Count G. and learn about old time radio and  hear all the projects Count G is currently involved with. He's more popular than ever!!!  And we are honored to have him as a guest at OAFCON !!
    check it out at :    www.rosebudradio.com   

JACK  & CAROLE BENDER AT OAF CON ~~~!!!

Jack and Carole Bender are in their second decade of producing 
the Alley Oop comic strip for 650 newspapers worldwide with a 
combined readership of 26 million daily.
Jack has drawn Alley Oop since 1991 and Carole began as 
letterer and assistant in 1992. After teaming with Dave Graue as 
writer for 10 years, Carole became the sole writer in 2001. She also 
does all the finish work on the computer including shading, colouring 
and electronic filing. 
The Benders, who live in Tulsa, are the only husband-and-wife
team in the comics.
The Alley Oop comic strip, Sunday and daily, also is available 
on the Internet. 

KENNETH SMITH RETURNS TO OAFCON 2012

OAF  welcomes back Kenneth Smith, famed sf & fantasy illustrator! Kenneth will be having some rare original art  for sale in our auction Saturday night ! ! 

KENNETH SMITH
My editorial connection at Dark Horse for their new CREEPY and EERIEcover-market alas has not panned out, with the downsizing they've gone through. But that connection was also the only in-house source of information I had for how the horror-line was doing generally. I encourage any dealers or fans who are big on the hard-copy, magazine- or anthology-format horror market to bring me recommendations about the places they find the most interesting and exciting fiction and art getting published.
In fact I have been gradually filling out an artbook of my work in the genre of Horror, producing a lot of concept-pieces for rendering as acrylics or oils. I am working--at various speeds--on several such artbooks, at the same time I'm gathering up work to start self-publishing again. With some technical assistance Angela has been shaping up my dormant website, kennethsmith.com, for art, for self-publications under the imprints of Phantasmagoria Publications and Memnon Press, for collectable books of graphic art and other interests, etc. I have taken out an ad in Heritage Auctions' PRICE GUIDE TO COMIC ART to move an occasional original along. And I've also been active at doing tutorials via Skype, which keep me fairly occupied now that THE COMICS JOURNAL has lapsed from existence as a periodical and its website has turned to more fannish material.
I will be bringing a selection of my original oils and acrylics for display, with a lot of sketches and drawings for sale at my tables and other art for sale at auction; the full line of my Phantasmagoria books, prints and portfolios, limited-edition and otherwise; some specially attractive collectables getting cleaved from my own collection; etc.

OAFCON 2012  Guest of Honor  TERRY BEATTY

            Current artist of the PHANTOM 

                Previously Terry has worked on:

for a complete bio and pictures of his illustrations, sculptures, comics, and projects visit                TerryBeatty.com.

       OAFCON 2012 NOVEMBER 10-11

THE Comic Book & Nostalgia Convention returns to the Biltmore Hotel I-40 at Meridian Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for a Saturday and Sunday full of COMIC BOOKS, COMIC & FANTASY ART, MOVIE POSTERS, TOYS, SCIENCE FICTION. PULPS, OLD TIME RADIO, BIG LITTLE BOOKS, and much more! 

Admission is $5.00 per day
PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT DEALERS TABLES availability . We have a large room with many repeat dealers from all across the country. If interested in displaying your collectibles contact Bart at bbush3@cox.net. Tables, if available, are $60 each. 

MANY of the OKLAHOMA COMIC CREATORS GROUP will be setting up in our FREE Comic Book creators area. If you would like to be apart of our FREE space, contact us at the address above.

Call the Biltmore Hotel for room reservations:
1-800-522-6620  and ask for the Comic Book Show rate, which includes FREE breakfast for 2.

More Guests, Dealers list, Attending Fans, and other details coming soon! 

Read the 2011 archives below for reviews and pictures from last years OAFCON ....