The Oklahoma Comic Arts Foundation 501(c)(3) was founded by a team of comic enthusiasts, readers, and creators. We seek to grow the comic scene in Oklahoma by encouraging local talent and highlighting comics made in our state.

Our board:

Jeff Provine - Executive Director

Jeff grew up loving Calvin and Hobbes every day in the newspaper’s comics section. In 2003, he began his 10-year run on his webcomic, The Academy, completing 3,663 strips plus 50 more for the 20th anniversary special. Since 2009, he’s taught a History of Comics seminar at the University of Oklahoma and worked with local schools, summer camps, and libraries to share comic creation with younger learners. In 2017, Jeff teamed with Oklahoma creators to found Okie Comics, an anthology magazine showcasing local talent. In addition to his work with comics, Jeff serves as Professor of English at Oklahoma City Community College and researches Oklahoma urban legends for published collections and ghost tours.

Jerry Bennett

Jerry is a freelance illustrator and graphic novelist currently drawing Glamorella's Daughter for Literati Press Comics, and also writing & illustrating his own graphic novels. He won the prestigious SCBWI Narrative Art Award, has held art residencies across the state showing comic art and teaching the comic art process through curriculum he designed, and has presented countless virtual and in-person workshops on the graphic novel process. Jerry is the SCBWI Global U.S. Illustrator Coordinator. He is Represented by Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group. Find more Jerry at Substack, Instagram and Bluesky.

Breyden Boyd

Breyden is a writer, artist, and filmmaker from Norman, OK. He has written and directed horror short films (Bonehead, Slash!) and self-published comics (Shape-Man, Forge, Surge, Omega) through Shape Studios, his indie production house. As a former intern for DSTLRY Media and writing assistant for Stephanie Phillips, he’s an up-and-coming creator in the comics world.

Joseph Dorman

Joe serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. OICA, founded in 1983, is the statewide nonprofit organization that serves as the voice for Oklahoma’s children within state policymaking  Based on his own hobby of comic book collecting, Joe authored the educational comic book Mighty Mia and Dyna-Bit Save Democracy for use in the Kid Governor® program, which has been distributed at no cost to more than 1,000 students across Oklahoma. Joe served House District 65 as the state representative for 12 years, was a candidate for governor in 2014, and formerly served as a town council member in Rush Springs.

Tanner Feuerborn

Tannner Feuerborn has co-created and illustrated several comic series including The Boomers and Post and Rogers for Okie Comics and self-published works such as Garbage Man, The Mighty Boomers, and Goldfish-Man. He can be found online at New Star Comics.

Charles Martin

Charles is the writer of Glamorella’s Daughter, We Promised Utopia, and author of nine novels as well as a screenwriter of two feature films. In 2010, Charles founded Literati Press Comics & Novels, a boutique book publisher dedicated to representing innovative genre storytelling in Oklahoma and surrounding states. In 2016, Charles opened a retail bookshop in the Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City, then a Writers Co-Op and Creative Writing Center in 2024.

John Eric Osborn

Eric is the Art Director of Literati Comics and his artwork has appeared in comic shops, schools, newspapers and stores throughout the country. He is the co-creator of the sci-fi graphic novel We Promised Utopia through Literati Press, and the sci-fi comic Enigma Machine, as well as his all-ages book Hiro Doggie:Space Corgi. He has also been a public educator at schools and colleges throughout Oklahoma. See more of his work at https://www.jeocreations.com or on socials @jeocreations.bsky.social , www.instagram.com/jeo_creations , or https://www.facebook.com/JEOCreations .

Brooke Stephenson

Brooke is an American-born artist who spent 16 years working on manga (Japanese comics) in Japan under the pen name Ogawa Burukku. She has also done translation and illustration work for publishers and storyboarding for animation. Currently she lives in Broken Arrow where she continues her original indie comic series FaLLEN. Find her on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/ogawaburukku.bsky.social

Robert Wilson IV - Festival Director

Robert Wilson IV is a comic creator and illustrator living in Oklahoma City. He is the co-creator and artist of Heartthrob at Oni Press with writer Christopher Sebela and colorist Nick Filardi. He is also the artist for Barbaric: The Harvest Blades at Vault Comics, Bitch Planet #3 at Image Comics, and many others. He is active in the poster community making concert posters for bands such as Metallica, The Mountain Goats, and “WEIRD AL” Yankovic.

Brian Winkeler - Sponsorship Director

Brian is Founder and Verbal Creative Director of branding agency Robot House. He has written and co-created comic book properties Knuckleheads with Robert Wilson IV, Bastard Road with Dave Curd, Agent G with Trevor Fraley, and D.I.S.C.O.U.N.T. Force with Sam Washburn. He can be found on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/brianwinkeler.bsky.social and possibly one day at brianwinkeler.com.