SoonerCon Event Schedule
SoonerCon 28 is June 7-9 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Plan your SoonerCon weekend now by clicking on a guest profile to see their appearance schedule or download a PDF of the event schedule using the buttons below.
Friday, June 7, 2019 3:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner A
New Ancestral Myths
Writers, artists, and editors discuss recent works which combine characters from ancient myths with modern themes, situations, and aesthetic trends in order to create stories about today's concerns with mythical resonance. What do they actually say about ourselves in the current moment?
Panelists: Mel. White, Lou Antonelli, Carolyn Kay, Michael R. Martin, Caleb Masters
Tracks: Writing & Publication, Art, Comics
Tags: Panel
Friday, June 7, 2019 5:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma A1
Superhero Creation Class
Learn quick-drawing techniques for sketching superheroes with Okie Comics Magazine's publisher and Equinox Comics artists. Kid-friendly. Limit 15 participants.
Panelists: Jeff Provine, Kent Clark, Johnnie Johnson
Tracks: Comics, Business & Marketing
Tags: Workshop
Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:00 a.m. | Location: Oklahoma H
Superhero School
New World Comics presents Avengers assembled, featuring MCU and comic book favorites.
Panelists: Buck Berlin, Hazel Conley
Tags: Performance
Saturday, June 8, 2019 1:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner B
The Art Robotic
From mechs and jaegers like Optimus Prime, Hal 9000 to Johnny 5 to Bubo to Bender, Maschinenmensch to Mars rovers to Robby the Robot and R2-D2, how awesome is it to draw robots? Celebrating one of sci-fi art's all-time favorite subjects and the techniques artists use to bring them to life.
Panelists: Jerry Bennett, Kent Clark, Teddy Harvia, Kevin Hopkins, Terry Southard
Tags: Panel
Saturday, June 8, 2019 1:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma G
Endgame, and the Future of the MCU
Discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the year's exciting new additions to the franchise and what Endgame means for the future of some of our favorite superheroes.
Panelists: Dr. Marc DiPaolo, Phillip Hollecker, vickey malone kennedy, Ethan Nahté
Tags: Panel
Saturday, June 8, 2019 2:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner B
Eight Decades of Superman
Superman first appeared in June of 1938, in Action Comics #1, then got the first self-titled superhero comic the following year. How has pop culture's iconic hero changed or stayed the same? And we'll recall that brief, dark time in the 90s when the world went without him (he got better).
Panelists: Matthew Price, Mark Alfred, Buck Berlin, Kent Clark, A. Lee Martinez, E.T. Wardwell
Tracks: Comics
Tags: Panel
Saturday, June 8, 2019 4:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma A1
Drawing Dynamic Figures for Comics
Time to show your comic's characters to the world. This demo by artist Eric Osborn will show figure-drawing techniques for comic books.
Panelists: Eric Osborn
Tags: Workshop
Saturday, June 8, 2019 5:00 p.m. | Location: Oklahoma A1
How to Make Comics Workshop
A workshop for creators interested in making comics! Okie Comics Magazine publisher and author Jeff Provine leads this hands-on how-to for creating comics. Supplies provided, limit 15 participants.
Panelists: Jeff Provine
Tracks: Comics
Tags: Workshop
Sunday, June 9, 2019 2:00 p.m. | Location: Sooner B
Golden Age Comics - Art and Influence
Panelist R. Cat Conrad, has had to cancel this year's appearance. This Presentation will be post-poned indefinitely.
Panelists:
Tracks: Comics, Pop Culture & Entertainment
Tags: Presentation