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.

Alexandra Brodt

Dan O’Donoghue

Dan O'Donoghue is a fundraiser and non-profit professional supporting the arts and workforce development. He studied Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma before moving to Chicago and working for the Art Institute of Chicago for nine years. When he came back to OKC, he helped launch Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center in its new downtown location. He now works for a national non-profit called Genesys Works that creates paid internships for high school students in under-resourced communities. He's the proud husband to Trisha O'Donoghue and father of two young children, Finn and Rubey, who are featured in his first self-published book, Based on a Conversation, which is a compilation of a weekly comic strip published in 2024. Whenever he has a spare moment, he likes to catch a friend's stand-up show, debate movies, or draw on his iPad. He posts comic strips and illustrations to his Instagram account (@danjodoncomics) and has a recurring strip in every issue of Edible OKC for the last three years. Find more of Dan’s work on his website, donodonoghue.com.

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

Matthew Viriyapah

Matthew Viriyapah is a writer and journalist from Moore, Oklahoma. He is a producer at KOSU and hosts the Okie Geek podcast, where Oklahomans talk about the latest events and places with a geeky twist. He's also a librarian and a lifelong reader of comics and manga.

Anthony Wilson

Anthony Wilson is the Marketing and Sales Director at S&S Promotions, Inc., where his collaborations appear on bus benches, offices, and storefront windows across Oklahoma. A dedicated comic book collector and proud supporter of Allied Arts, he champions storytelling and visual culture to elevate local artists. Though he jokes that his drawing skills never advanced beyond elementary, his true goal is to connect people with the power of imagination and creativity. You can see some of his work at www.sspromotions.com

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.