Wizard World Rocks Tulsa

What an amazing experience in Tulsa on Saturday, watching the throngs of people at Wizard World's Tulsa Comic Con in the Cox Business Center.

I got there early and watched the line that stretched well out onto west 6th street flow into the exhibit hall.

In fact the sold out crowd had grown so large that organizers had to open the convention 15 minutes early likely to avoid traffic problems.

I posted a video of the various fans making their way under the Wizard World banner.

The special event included a great group of people from across the state and around the region.

There were an incredible amount of people Cos Playing characters from a variety of genres.

Links from Legend of Zelda

A Star Wars Family

Jedi OKC

Doctor Who and Green Lantern

WWII Captain America and Bucky Barnes

The event included local artists and vendors:

Jerry Bennett of OKC

Tee Happy AKA Blue Box Tees

And, panels from local groups:

The Tulsa Doctor Who Viewing Society

Nerdy Girls of OKC and Tulsa

Saturday night's event ended with a performance by World of Warcraft Composer Jason Hayes and his video game tribute band Critical Hit.

And finally, the Cos Play Contest:

A big thank you to Wizard World for bringing the largest pop culture convention ever to Oklahoma.

Now we need to focus on getting something in OKC.

Do you have a favorite? Let me know in the comments...

Getting Ready for Tulsa Comic Con

In case you hadn't heard the first ever Wizard World Tulsa Comic Con is coming to Tulsa this weekend.

The three day event looks packed with special guest stars including William Shatner from Star Trek, James Marsters and Eliza Dushku of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lou Ferrigno from The Incredible Hulk.

Also expected are Freddy Kreuger (Robert Englund), the Karate Kid (Ralph Macchio) and Elvira (Cassandra Peterson).

What a great opportunity for geek culture enthusiasts to  hang out with like minded people.

I would still like to see something similar to this in Oklahoma  City as I mentioned in a previous post.

This could happen, and we might even be able to get more throughout the state.

But, it all depends on attendance this weekend.

Everyone needs to attend for at least one day Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

We need to show the world that there are geek fans in the state of Oklahoma.

The good news: three day passes are already sold out.

I will be attending on Saturday as a member of the media, not just for KOSU, but also Okie Geek Blog.

I plan on attending the panels with William Shatner, James Marsters and "Daleks! The Whole Daleks! And Nothing But the Daleks!" at 3:00.

I'm also going to the Costume Contest and the after party for a short time.

I would love to see you, if you see a guy walking around with a Tardis backpack and a KOSU microphone come talk to me.

Also, feel free to leave me your thoughts in the comments below...

OK Candidate for Governor Also a Lover of Comic Books

State Representative Joe Dorman who is running as the Democratic candidate for Governor has been a comic book collector all his life.

His mother used comic books to teach him to read at a very young age.

He says comic books provide another way to learn how to read for children who might be struggling with chapter books.

He says his first comics were superhero based.

"I've always liked that type. You have the good guys working to defeat the bad guys and working to try and improve the lives of the people around them."

As an adult, Dorman now owns more than 30,000 comics.

He says it's amazing the people you'll meet at his local shop, All Star Comics in OKC.

"You'll meet folks from all walks of life, and I've seen other elected officials in here so. It's a good opportunity to have a little bit of fun and it's a good hobby to have."

He also says it's a good investment for the future.

So what does the gubernatorial candidate have in his current pull list?

Dorman says he still collects the popular superhero stories like Justice League and Spider-man, but he also likes the less known works.

"There are some really creative story lines that tie back into society and the creativity of artists that goes back to arts and culture in Oklahoma. We have many local artists that do their own comic books, and we certainly need to promote the arts and culture because it does provide a greater outlet and opportunities for citizens from all walks of life."