Advice for 10y.o. sci-fi/comic geek son (in Oklahoma)?

[Shootydog]

What about a convention when one hits town or nearby? Okl. City and Tulsa must get some comic and sci fi conventions. and then harass every other 10 year old there!

 

Ummm...no. There are none worth noting. There is Soonercon which might be a possibility but they tend to cater to an adult crowd. There is some strange, kinky stuff goes on at that con. Not really family friendly in my opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Not*Sure*]

Sounds like the Sooner con should be renamed the nooner con..weird..although I think the Dragoncon was like that (I am not sure if they have dragoncon anymore)

 

That is what sucks sort of about comic cons going so commercial. You have to wade your way through the booths with movie,porn,and all the other junk to get to anyone wanting to sell a comic book.

 

I prefer to hang out where the artists are (gold/silver agers preffered) or where the independant dealers are..but that can be difficult.

 

We live in Kansas..the best con you can find here is like 6-8 tables in a bowling alley with the same 6-8 dealers they had last year..if you are lucky they will have Timmy from Lassie or an aging TV star as a celebrity..

 

They send out a card in the mail "Bring in this postcard for your choice of ONE free promo item (while supplies last DC only sent us 10 buttons and 6 old transformer posters so get here early)"

 

[jessebrook1]

Sounds like the Sooner con should be renamed the nooner con..weird..although I think the Dragoncon was like that (I am not sure if they have dragoncon anymore)

That is what sucks sort of about comic cons going so commercial. You have to wade your way through the booths with movie,porn,and all the other junk to get to anyone wanting to sell a comic book.

 

I prefer to hang out where the artists are (gold/silver agers preffered) or where the independant dealers are..but that can be difficult.

 

We live in Kansas..the best con you can find here is like 6-8 tables in a bowling alley with the same 6-8 dealers they had last year..if you are lucky they will have Timmy from Lassie or an aging TV star as a celebrity..

 

They send out a card in the mail "Bring in this postcard for your choice of ONE free promo item (while supplies last DC only sent us 10 buttons and 6 old transformer posters so get here early)"

 

YEA THEY DO!!! This year they had over 40 Thousand people come to the con. It was awesome!

[MedicAR]

Planet Comicon in Kansas City is still family friendly, but not really close to OKC.

[gnat1000]

I agree with getting into martial arts. I've been a taekwondo instructor for about 3 years now and have seen the benefits martial arts can have on a child.

 

I would recommend that you have a talk with him and make sure he would like to start. I have classes full of kids that are only there because of their parents and those kids end up ruining the class for all the other kids because all they want to do is play games and could care less about learning the moves and forms.

 

Plus if a child is picked on in school and the other kids find out he is in martial arts then the teasing will likely get worse unless they see his self confidence improve and it will never improve unless he takes the classes seriously

[Smokinghawk]

AWESOME advice! We have him in scouts, and he LOVES it. We've even considered karate, because he's so uncoordinated and self-conscious about it. He has bad stage fright, though, so acting wouldn't be for him (his younger brother would love it, though).

 

These days, we go to New World Comics on North Meridian. The owner, Buck is a VERY nice guy who's absolutely terrific with my kids. Buck goes out of his way to lavish respect and humor on my boys, and I appreciate him immensely for it. Sadly, they don;t do their gaming nights anymore. I'll try the one on the southside!

 

River (that's his name) hasn't discovered gaming yet. I've tried to explain AD&D to him, but he says "it sounds like homework." There is online D&D, but I don't want him just sitting in front of a screen, I want him to have the whole authentic AD&D experience: friends, card table, Mountain Dew and Fritos, dice, and graph paper. Arguments about rules. You know, the REAL thing.

 

I'm curious about a fan group here in town, JediOKC, which is devoted to all things Star Wars. They may have options for kids, too. I wish there were more Doctor Who fans here--that's what he REALLY loves best!