Jerry Bennett

Feeling really good about how we pay for flights, hotel (discounted), food & drinks (mostly sponsored/donated) for guests we invite to OCAF, and free admission means attendees can afford to spend money on books and art.

The latest issue of Australia’s The School Magazine’s Blast Off is out! I had the privilege of illustrating the cover and an insanely fun story inside. It’s a joy to work for Australia’s government, where they support and pay for art and education. #comicart #kidlitart #procreate #dinosaur

Sometimes you get to meet your heroes, and it’s awesome. @danielwarrenart.bsky.social is one of today’s best storytellers in comics, and It was excellent to meet him.

Thought I’d go ahead and finish this drawing I had started a year ago, as a way of congratulating OU for pulling out a miraculous trick last weekend. #oklahomasooners #football #penandink #ink

I smudge a lot. I don’t have any of the special gloves that I’ve seen on many artists. Do they actually work? I assumed they smudge, too. Do you inkers simply keep your hands raised enough to not lay on the surface? Tell me your secrets! #inking #transformers #megatron #shockwave #comicart

Fun commission to draw the Invisible Man with Christmas vibes. #comicart #universalmonsters #art #procreate #invisibleman

First time donating white blood cells! They use both hands! Thankfully, one hand has an IV that I can still use. (Though all I’ve done with it is feed my face.) 😑 Even in the midst of life busyness, I always try to make time when they call.

Already super behind on #SCBWIArtober2026, so I quickly did the first several days and posting together! Maybe I can catch up? (Doubtful.) #kidlitart #artober #universalmonsters #comicart

Pulling out projects I started years ago. I’d love to finish this one someday. This is the upper 30 percent of the whole piece. #inprogress #penandink #scissortail #art

@kidlitgn.bsky.social has a contest to win a Scrivener license! And they also have a fantastic GN pitch event coming quickly! Check the link to enter and get more info! kidlitgn.com/2026/09/22/w...

One more Batman for Batman Day. A sketch on a Batman: The Detective blank variant. (Sold at OCAF.) #batman #batmanart #comicart

Happy Batman Day! #batman #comicart #batmanart

Happy Transformers Day! #transformers #transformersart #comicart

“But now, you shall witness… it’s dismemberment.” That scene gets me, and I can’t wait to watch it in 4K this weekend! Again, honoring @danielwarrenart.bsky.social’s classic TF #1 cover. @skybound.bsky.social @robertkirkman.bsky.social

“But now, you shall witness… it’s dismemberment.” That scene gets me, and I can’t wait to watch it in 4K this weekend! Again, honoring @danielwarrenart.bsky.social’s classic TF #1 cover. @skybound.bsky.social @robertkirkman.bsky.social

A HUGE Oklahoma Comic Arts Foundation thank you to our Special Guests, Exhibitors, Volunteers, Sponsors, Donors, Kickstarter Backers, Oklahoma Contemporary Team Members, and especially the 1,562 ATTENDEES who made the second-annual Oklahoma Comic Arts Festival a rousing success! See you in 2027!

@okcomicarts.bsky.social OCAF 2026 was a whirlwind celebration of comics and those awesome creators makin’ em. HUGE MASSIVE SHOUT to all involved! As Programming Director, joy overflows from the success of it all. Now excuse me while I enter the Odinsleep. #OCAF2026 #oklahoma #comics

24 more hours and @gavinguidry.bsky.social, @trungles.com, @thejenya.bsky.social & @hannahhillam.bsky.social will be amongst the comic talents at the second-annual, absolutely FREE Oklahoma Comic Arts Festival! See you tomorrow! 🗓️ Saturday, September 12, 2026 🎨 10:00am-6:00pm 📍Oklahoma Contemporary

Man, drawing Cybertron was a chore, but I loved how it all turned out in the background as Galvatron attempts to threaten Unicron. “You underestimate me, Galvatron.” Boy, did he. Honoring Daniel Warren Johnson’s now-classic issue one cover. #art #comicart #transformers #galvatron #transformersart

Man, drawing Cybertron was a chore, but I loved how it all turned out in the background as Galvatron attempts to threaten Unicron. “You underestimate me, Galvatron.” Boy, did he. Honoring Daniel Warren Johnson’s now-classic issue one cover. #art #comicart #transformers #galvatron #transformersart

Oh man. THREE DAYS! I’m STOKED!

Happy Star Trek Day! Finally finished my tribute to Carol Freeman, Captain of the USS Ceritos, from the highly underrated Star Trek Lower Decks. #art #startrek #lowerdecks #digitalart #noai

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Happy Star Trek Day! Finally finished my tribute to Carol Freeman, Captain of the USS Ceritos, from the highly underrated Star Trek Lower Decks. #art #startrek #lowerdecks #digitalart #noai

OCAF Special Guest Trung Le Nguyen (@trungles.com) will be at the @literatipress.bsky.social table in the 1st floor Creative Lounge, where you can buy and have him sign his books Angelica and the Bear Prince and The Magic Fish! 🗓️ Sat., September 12, 2026 🐠 11:00am & 2:30pm 📍Oklahoma Contemporary

Hoping this is permanent. :)

Getting amped for the Transformers The Movie 40th anniversary! Love that a fave Monty Python actor (Eric Idle) voiced such a dynamic Transformer, the leader of the Junkions, Wreck-Gar. Two more in the works leading up to opening day! #art #comicart #transformers #wreckgar #transformersthemovie

ISAAC GOODHART takes the stage at All Those Creative OKC’s September event! Hear Isaac’s tales of life as a comic artist. Tickets: $25 GA, $15 Student & FREE for members of ATC-OKC! (And you can still buy a season membership for $25 off!) See you next Thursday! 📅 September 10 | 5:30–8 PM 📍 The Lume

The latest edition of Curbside Chronicle, OKC’s Street Paper, is out today! I was gifted with the opportunity to create the wraparound cover! It’s their biggest issue of the year, the ZOO issue! Includes a free OKC ZOO voucher! #art #comicart #kidlitart #illustration

Nikki started her internship already a star! Her TikTok account @p1nkgu1n has over 110K followers! This voice actress, animator, musician & graphic designer created the online animated series ‘Frootz’ and she’s debuting ‘Frootz: The Comic’ at OCAF! Stop by Table 1 to buy yours on Saturday 9/12!

Guess who is bringing back one of their most requested art workshops to my first visit at @okcomicarts.bsky.social? How to Draw Horses with Beautiful Manes Flowing in the Wind! Sept 12th 12:30-1:20 PM

It feels right to post a piece I made honoring the 86 movie, where Optimus Prime died (Hasbro didn’t realize they were screwing up our childhoods.) Rest in peace, Peter Cullen. The 40th anniversary screening of Transformers The Movie will hit harder than ever now. #transformers #hotrod #comicart

Keep watching OCAF’s posts for all the incredible panels and workshops!

Stoked to be one of the live artists tonight creating a piece to bid on!

Plan to hop on the streetcar (or your transportation of choice) to enjoy live art, food & drink, great silent auction deals, and dozens of pages comic art! Then keep the party going at The SoundBar’s reception afterparty! 🗓️ Friday, 8/21/26 🖼️ 6-8p 📍Oklahoma Contemporary 🍸 8p-12a 📍The SoundBar

Join us at Oklahoma Contemporary from 6-8pm next Friday for bites, drinks, live art, and incredible silent auction items, to kick off the OCAF 2026 Gallery Exhibit of Comic Art, then head to The SoundBar for our comic-themed afterparty! See you there!

Get warmed up for next month's comic arts festival with two hours of drinks & inks! (and/or pencils) It's our August Drink & Draw, hosted on Wednesday, August 26 from 6:00-8:00pm at OK Cider Co., 705 W Sheridan Ave. How do you like them apples?

Want to be a part of making Oklahoma’s only comic art festival even more awesome? Sign up to volunteer for a short shift or a full day to help make sure all our Special Guests experience the best Oklahoma has to offer. Fill out the application (in comments) to join the OCAF crew!

Introducing this year’s mascots! Designed by @ogawaburukku.bsky.social, you’ll be seeing Mallory Inkster and Chester O’Calf everywhere as we prepare for the Oklahoma Comic Arts Festival!

Our fearless leader has a fantastic original graphic novel you need to get when you attend OCAF! #comics #ocaf26 #graphicnovel

Thanks to all who came to the SCBWI Illustrators Committee: Ask Us Anything session at #scbwiSummer26 - so fun! You all asked such GREAT questions. 🩷 With Laurent Linn, @thejerrybennett.com @titaberredo.bsky.social @betnoire.bsky.social @paulozelinsky.com #KidLit @scbwi.bsky.social

This was fun to write (and use @thejerrybennett.com’s human-drawn art for the background imagery).

LOVE THIS. And believe me, we will be vigilant about this.

@alexandrabrodt.bsky.social is a Choctaw artist who has been exhibiting at conventions for 19 years. She is the creator of ‘Catcus’ and her new original series, ‘Herons.’ Between shows, Alex works on small comic projects and freelance collaborations with indie authors. Meet Alex at OCAF 2026!

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