Matthew L. Price is a writer, filmmaker, and comic-shop owner from Norman, Oklahoma. He and his wife, Annette, are the owners of Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman, which celebrates 25 years this year.
Matt is the co-writer and producer of the indie superhero feature film The Posthuman Project, and the writer and producer of the pilot film The Grave. Matt also co-wrote the short films Paradox, Heroes of the Realm, Overdue, Semi-Social and The Bulleteers. Matt has written comic books including “The Grave,” “Team: Awesome!” and “Agent Blue.”
Matthew has written about comics, film and geek culture as a journalist for more than two decades; he currently works in marketing and communications.
2:00 PM | Location: Boomer A
Comcast, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros, Fox: The top 5 media corporations own a majority of the media we consume worldwide. Netflix is a close sixth, piloting the streaming model we enjoy today. That's A LOT of control over message and narrative. As Wilde said, "Things are because we see them, and what we see, and how we see it, depends on the Arts that influenced us.
Moderator: Daniel Erickson
Panelists: Caleb Masters, Daniel Erickson, Dr Paisley, Kevin Dilmore, Matthew Price, Scott Zrubek
Tracks: Pop Culture & Entertainment, Business & Marketing, Film & TV, History, Writing & Publishing, Art
1:00 PM | Location: Sooner A
Tom Disch (Soonercon 1 guest): “Blessed are those who read, for they shall inherit the future.” Discuss literacy’s threat to totalitarianism, and the promise of an informed society. What's so threatening about free thinking? Seems like books are always the first to go ...
Moderator: Shai Fenwick
Panelists: Cheyanne Weller - Library Associate, Moore Public Library, Jan S. Gephardt, Matthew Price, Melinda LaFevers, Shai Fenwick, Ted Pennella
Tracks: Writing & Publishing, History, Pop Culture & Entertainment
4:00 PM | Location: Sooner A
The adventures of our favorite (though slightly disgraced) Mandalorian and cute little Grogu (AKA The Child) continue after being reunited in the Book of Boba Fett.
Moderator: Tracy S. Morris
Panelists: Evan T. Wardwell, Karen Thrower, Mark Finn, Matthew Price, Sherri Dean, Tracy S. Morris
Tracks: Film & TV, Pop Culture & Entertainment, Science Fiction, Fantasy