Author: matthewpriceok

Award-winning writer and producer Matthew Price was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He has a degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Oklahoma, and was the features editor at The Oklahoman newspaper from 2009-2018, where he also wrote about comics and geek culture. Matt and his wife, Annette, own the Eisner Award-nominated comic book store, Speeding Bullet Comics, in Norman, OK. Matt is the co-writer and producer of the Oklahoma-made, indie superhero feature film, The Posthuman Project. This crowd-funded film, co-written with “Supergirl” writer Sterling Gates, celebrated a theatrical release and is currently available on DVD and VOD. Matt also co-wrote the short films Paradox with Sean Thiessen and Heroes of the Realm with Thiessen and Jon Skelly. Recent comics projects include the adventures of the pulp book hero “The Grave” with artists Hunter Huskey and Jerry Bennett in the pages of Speeding Bullet Comics Presents, the 90s-style adventure comic Team: Awesome! with Scott Sackett, and the sci-fi tale Agent Blue with Don Rosencrans.
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November date set for Local Comic Shop Day in 2022

From the Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, edition of The Oklahoman By MATTHEW PRICE  Local Comic Shop Day has been announced for 2022, for a Wednesday, Nov. 23 Local Comic Shop Day is an eight-year-old event conceived and implemented by ComicsPRO comic book specialty retailers to call attention to locally owned independent comic-book stores. Marco Davanzo, […]

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Marvel celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

by MATTHEW PRICE From the Sept. 30, 2022, edition of The Oklahoman Marvel is celebrating Hispanic / Latine Heritage Month with a comic-book special featuring Latin creators and characters. “Marvel Voices: Comunidades,” on sale this week, introduces a new character to the Marvel lineup, and explores some old favorites.   Among the characters featured in this […]

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Celebrate National Comic Book Day on Sept. 25

From the Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 edition of The Oklahoman By MATTHEW PRICE  September 25 will mark “National Comic Book Day,” honoring the American medium of comic books, born out of the Great Depression in the 1930s and continuing to this day as a special meld of art and writing that has spread all around […]

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OAFCon returns to Norman in ’22

From the Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 edition of The Oklahoman by MATTHEW PRICE Nostalgia show OAFCon returns to Norman The nostalgia-styled OAFCon, one of the oldest comic conventions in the United States, makes its 2022 return to Norman with a focus on Tarzan, The Shadow, and more.  The show will be held at the Embassy […]

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Spider-Man celebrates 60 crimefighting years

by MATTHEW PRICE From the Aug. 19, 2022 edition of The Oklahoman Marvel Comics celebrates 60 years of Spider-Man this summer, with two different anniversary issues, action figures, and more.  Peter Parker was introduced in 1962’s “Amazing Fantasy” No. 15 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. A regular series, “The Amazing Spider-Man,” followed. The character […]

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Documentary looks at success of Milestone Media

By MATTHEW PRICE  From the August 5, 2022, edition of The Oklahoman In 1993, a new company burst onto the comics scene with a mission to bring needed diversity to the industry.  The origins of Milestone Media are explored in a new documentary on HBO Max. “Milestone: Generations” tells the story of the founders of […]

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Jason David Frank returns to Speeding Bullet Comics on Sept. 6, 2022

The original Green Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is coming to Norman, OK.  Jason David Frank, who starred as Tommy Oliver in the series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers Dino Thunder, will appear beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 at Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N Porter Ave. in Norman. He will meet fans as part of a […]

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New World Comic Con returns to fairgrounds

For the Friday, July 29, 2022 edition of The Oklahoman By MATTHEW PRICE  An Oklahoma-grown comic show hosted by a local comic book retailer returns for year 7 this weekend.   New World Comic Con returns for its seventh year this Saturday (July 30) at the Oklahoma State Fair Park. The old-school, family-friendly convention offers opportunities […]