OAFCON 2014 October 25-26th Embassy Suites Norman, Oklahoma !
OAFCON returns this Fall in a new location and new date! Wall to wall comic book dealers, artists, writers, professionals, publishers, editors and fans!
The OKLAHOMA COMIC CREATORS will be on hand to sketch and visit with all their fans!
COMIC BOOK and NOSTALGIA dealers from coast-to-coast attend OAFCON to offer great deals on both old new comics and collectibles!
OAFCON is $5.00 admission, and is open Saturday 10-7 and Sunday 10-6.
The Embassy Suites sleeping rooms are $159 which includes breakfast. 405-364-8040
Also close by is MOTEL 6 with $59.99 single rates/ $64.00 double. 1-800-466-8356 for reservations. Built in 2010.
In the local area is HAMPTON INN and HILTON GARDEN INN with rooms around $100.
OAFCON IS SPONSORED BY
THE OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE OF FANS (OAF). Hosting comic book/nostalgia shows in Oklahoma since 1970.
The Embassy Suites sleeping rooms are $159 which includes breakfast. 405-364-8040
Also close by is MOTEL 6 with $59.99 single rates/ $64.00 double. 1-800-466-8356 for reservations. Built in 2010.
In the local area is HAMPTON INN and HILTON GARDEN INN with rooms around $100.
OAFCON IS SPONSORED BY
THE OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE OF FANS (OAF). Hosting comic book/nostalgia shows in Oklahoma since 1970.
DONNIE PITCHFORD
OAFCON GUEST OF HONOR!
OAFCON is pleased to announce DONNIE PITCHFORD writer, artist and all around super talent on the comic strip LUM & ABNER will be attending OAFCON! Donnie will be signing autographs, selling original artwork and visiting with his many fans. If you aren't familiar with the characters Lum & Abner check out Donnie's websites to learn more.
BILL SCHELLY RETURNS TO OAFCON !
Comics Author and historian BILL SCHELLY returns to OAFCON! Bill has been busy writing the biography of Harvey Kurtzman, out this next Spring. His American Comic Book Chronicles as well as the Art of Joe Kubert have been award winning books!
RACHEL CAINE NOT SIGNING AT OAFCON!
Well, we had Rachel and now we don't :) Actually, it's a good thing.. Rachel was invited to the LONDON COMIC CON as a guest in order to promote the new digital tv show; MORGANVILLE ! Based on Rachels Morganville Vampire Series. Cat will have all the largest news and details! However Rachel is sending another author in her place..
OAFCON WELCOMES ROSEMARY CLEMENT-MOORE SF/FANTASY AUTHOR
Rosemary is author of many Fantasy books, but most popular are the Maggie Quinn series; starting with Prom Date From Hell in the Girl vs Evil series. Come by and sell hello and get an autograph!
R. CAT CONRAD SURREALLUSTRATOR
Cat Conrad has a been a staple at conventions as far as most folks can remember. He's a Grand Artist, A Golden Age Comics Historian, collector and dealer, and one of the nicest fen you'll ever find!
LARRY E. LATHAM
LOVECRAFT IS MISSING!
Our local mega-talented Larry Latham is the writer and artist for the on-line comic LOVECRAFT IS MISSING which is running for several years now. Larry has previously worked for Walt Disney Co. producing and animating the TALESPIN cartoon. Larry will be selling books so stop by his table for a visit!
GRANT IRWIN return to OAFCON
If you collect Old Comics, Pop Bottles, Pez, Baseball cards, Magic cards,Underground comix, original art, beer cans or any number of other genres, you will enjoy seeing what Grant brings this year. He travels 1000s of miles finding the most wonderful stuff and saves it up all year long to bring to OAFCON! Get your wallets ready!
MATT PRICE OF SPEEDING BULLET COMICS
Batman, er, that is, Matt Price will be attending OAFCON to talk about his co-writing of the new comic book movie POSTHUMAN PROJECT and the new comic book, SPEEDING BULLET Comics.
DAVID T. ALEXANDER COMICS HISTORIAN
From Tampa Florida we welcome David Alexander of CULTURE & THRILLS GALLERY to OAFCON! David promises to load down his two tables with an awesome array of great OLD comics and memorabilia!
JERRY BENNETT NEW LOVECRAFT ARTIST !
OAFCON is very glad to read that JERRY BENNETT is the new artist for Larry Latham's LOVECRAFT IS MISSING! There will be Lovecraftian discussions so come prepared!
EQUINOX COMICS RETURNS TO OAFCON
Aaron and the gang return with a well represented group of talented guys n gals sketching, drawing and visiting with fans at OAFCON.. Watch this space as we add the names of those attending~
"SHOT IN OKLAHOMA" AUTHOR JOHN WOOLEY to sign books at OAFCON.
We are pleased to have John return to the show so his legion of fans can see his new book, visit with him about old country music, classic horror movies, the films he has made, and the pulps he has written.
JACK & CAROLE BENDER of the comic strip ALLEY OOP reunite with fans at OAFCON!
OAFCON is pleased to announce the only husband/wife comics strip team will be at OAFCON! Fans of Alley Oop know how good the strip has been in the loving hands of Jack and Carole. Come say hello and visit with the Benders!
Scott Cosby
Mark Lamberti is one of the original comic show organizers from Dallas Texas. Mark published several successful fanzines in the 1960's-70s including HUH?, and helped chair many comic and sf conventions.
SERIOUS FANS OF POPULAR CULTURE !
Each year comic historians, collectors, investors, and fans converge on OAFCON ! We used to laugh at fans buying GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.. well, guess who is laughing now!
LARRY BIGMAN:
PHILLIP K DICK COLLECTOR
Larry Bigman is a long time member of Fandom. He wrote the Frazetta-Williamson Collector for RBCC in the 1960's and has collected comics books and such for 60 years. His collection and knowledge of Phillip K. Dick books is legendary. Seek him out at the show and visit with him about a variety of subjects.
BUDDY SAUNDERS: TARZAN AUTHOR!
"SHOT IN OKLAHOMA" AUTHOR JOHN WOOLEY to sign books at OAFCON.
We are pleased to have John return to the show so his legion of fans can see his new book, visit with him about old country music, classic horror movies, the films he has made, and the pulps he has written.
UPDATE: John Wooley is writing and co-hosting Film Noir Theatre, a six-episode series showcasing some of the best and/or strangest melodramas of bygone days, coming this fall to a public-television station near you!
JACK & CAROLE BENDER of the comic strip ALLEY OOP reunite with fans at OAFCON!
OAFCON is pleased to announce the only husband/wife comics strip team will be at OAFCON! Fans of Alley Oop know how good the strip has been in the loving hands of Jack and Carole. Come say hello and visit with the Benders!
ROBERT LANGE: CARTOONIST
Robert loved drawing, he learned much from his father, Daily Oklahoman award winning political cartoonist Jim Lange, about drawing and being a political cartoonist. Robert Lange has been drawing cartoons professionally since 1982. He has worked as a political cartoonist, art director, college professor and technical illustrator. He joined the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists in 1987. Robert entertains as a caricature artist for private parties, schools, company picnics, art festivals and various events.
www.bigheadtinybody.com
rlange3@cox.net
405-605-7531
BRETT WEISS VIDEO GAME BOOK AUTHOR
Nearly everyone plays video games but few know it as well as Brett Weiss. He is author of several books on classic Video games and systems. Brett will be signing copies of his books as well as offering a large selection of cool games and collectibles!~
LOCAL TV HORROR HOST COUNT GREGORE RETURNS TO OAFCON !
John Ferguson has played the TV horror host Count Gregore since 1958 on Oklahoma City TV stations.John is the nicest guy you'll ever meet and very knowledgable on old TV history! Come get autograph or a photograph with our Classic Count!
FANTASY ARTIST KENNETH SMITH AT OAFCON
Fantasy and Science Fiction illustrator Kenneth Smith returns to OAFCON with his dazzling array of SF paintings both for sale and for display. Come see his legendary 1970's magazine publisher of PHANTASMAGORIA !
WOMEN & KIDS DEAL AT OAFCON
Comics are a wonderful thing. We have women and kids who are fans and dealers at OAFCON!
E.C. COMICS EXPERT ROGER HILL makes at visit to OAFCON !
E.C. Comics are the most notorious 1950's comics and are loved by old and new comic fans. Roger Hill knows all about them, their writers, artists and everything in-between! He's publishing a fanzine EC FAN ADDICT and issue #3 is supposed to be out at OAFCON ! Come visit with Roger and see all the neat old collectibles he brings for sale!
PIONEER COMICS DISTRIBUTOR BUD PLANT TO ATTEND OAFCON!
For decades now Bud Plant, Inc has been supplying the comics world with graphic novels, art books, fanzines and much more. All courtesy of visionary BUD PLANT, a teen who saw the need for such a service back in the late 1960's when comic shops were in their infancy. Today Bud attends OAFCON both buying and selling comics, books and rare collectibles. It's always worth the price of admission just to see what Bud brings!
PRARIE DOG AND VINTAGE STOCK AT OAFCON
Mark Brown and Ken Caviness are two of the greatest friends to fandom! Their stores provide a great service to fans with the super selection they carry. Come meet the founders of two successful chains; PRARIE DOG COMICS and VINTAGE STOCK..
SCOTT COSBY / WILL HARRISON
THE TALENTED TEAM
OF THE OKC EDGE
Will Harrison is the talented director of the OKC EDGE, and SCOTT COSBY is the head Comic News writer. Come meet the talented twosome at OAFCON. They just might interview you ! Visit the OKC edge at:
Scott Cosby
Will Harrison
JACKSON COMPTON
ILLUSTRATED GIRL kickstarted project..
An exciting new Kickstarter project that local comic talent Jackson Compton would like your help with. Come visit Jackson at OAFCON and see his latest artwork and projects!
visit the kickstarter project at this link:
ELLIS GOODSON AND S.A. MCCLUNG RETURN OF OAFCON
OAFCON welcomes back ELLIS GOODSON (left) and SCOTT MCCLUNG !
Two excellent artists showing off their comics, sketches, portfolios,etc. Come see their talented offerings in the artists grouping area of tables! Hey doodles for a buck! You can't beat that!
ROY BONARIO CLAYTON THORPE ED HENDERSON
OAFCON welcomes the legendary Godfather of HOUSTON TEXAS comics fandom, Roy Bonario, on his 80th birthday! Along with SUPERMAN collector Clayton Thorpe and ( not pictured) Ed Henderson, animator on the DISNEY picture SNOW WHITE ! Ed who is 93 makes no other shows but OAFCON!
BACK ISSUE BONANZA AT OAFCON
Year after year the selection of back issue comics, pulps, posters, etc is always very impressive at Oafcon. We have exhibitors from coast to coast. No old stale stuff here! Sure you can buy from Ebay, but you will get just as good deals here and get to see the item up close! OAFCON RULES!
MICHELLE NOLAN COMICS HISTORIAN
OAFCON welcomes the return of MICHELLE NOLAN. Author of the history of romance comics; LOVE ON THE RACKS. Michelle will be buying stacks of old comics for her ongoing research!
POPEYE EXPERT: BRUCE SHULTS
World renowned POPEYE expert BRUCE SHULTS will be attending OAFCON. Here seen with JOHN WOOLEY ( right), at OAFCON 2013. Bruce can answer any question about Popeye, EC Segar, or a multitude of other subjects from Little Orphan Annie, to Children Series Books. A walking encyclopedia! Come tease his brain with some trivia!
MARK LAMBERTI : DALLAS FAN LEGEND!
SERIOUS FANS OF POPULAR CULTURE !
LARRY BIGMAN:
PHILLIP K DICK COLLECTOR
Larry Bigman is a long time member of Fandom. He wrote the Frazetta-Williamson Collector for RBCC in the 1960's and has collected comics books and such for 60 years. His collection and knowledge of Phillip K. Dick books is legendary. Seek him out at the show and visit with him about a variety of subjects.
BUDDY SAUNDERS: TARZAN AUTHOR!
