New Guests Walt & Louise Simonson, Steve Rude Now Attending
Sponsored by Heritage Auctions

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The Original Art Expo (OAX) will take place in Orlando, Florida the weekend of February 20-22, 2026. OAX is the premier narrative art-focused event in the world that exclusively showcases original comic book, illustration, collector card, comic strip, game, animation, and other visual storytelling art. The show is an intimate, intense, and immersive three-day art fair and trade show hybrid focused entirely on this emerging and important art collecting category.

OUR JANUARY SURPRISE IS HERE!
Walt and Louise Simonson are coming to OAX 2026!
Skip the winter chill and join us in sunny Orlando, Florida.

We are excited to announce that one of the comic book industry’s most beloved couples, Walt and Louise Simonson, will be attending OAX 2026 the weekend of February 20-22 in Orlando, Florida! The two have earned a place in the comic book hall of fame, working on some of the biggest titles in the comic world. Walt wrote and illustrated the definitive run of Thor before moving on to several other characters, while Louise helped guide the X-Men franchise, wrote New Mutants along with X-Factor and co-created the child superhero group, Power Pack. 

Steve Rude’s appearance at OAX is being sponsored by Heritage Auctions, and Steve will be exhibiting at Heritage booths #101-102. As part of this sponsorship, Steve will be creating a piece of art that will be raffled off at the Heritage booth on Sunday, February 22 at 1:30pm. Be sure to visit Heritage’s booth to enter the raffle!



John Romita Jr is hosting an exclusive VIP Meet & Greet on Saturday February 21st from 3:30pm-5pm! There are only 70 opportunities available for this event, and once they’re gone…THEY’RE GONE!! As part of this OAX 2026 event, buyers will get one drawing by John, receive a signed Spider-man 11×17″ print, be entered into a drawing for a full figure Spidey 11×17″ pencil artwork, and more!
 
This JRJR VIP Meet & Greet sketch opportunity release includes (15) 7×11″ Head shots and (15) 7×11″ Torsos, and 10 OAX 2026 Sketch Card head shots. John Romita JR is only drawing Spider-Man, Daredevil, Wolverine, Thor, Batman or Iron Man. 
 
Everything Included!

• One original art headshot ($250) or torso ($500) on 7″ x 11″ bristol, or a head shot on an OAX 2026 Sketch Card ($200)
• You choose one character from the following: Spider-Man, Daredevil, Wolverine, Thor, Batman, Iron Man
• Signed 11×17″ Print of full figured Spider-Man
• 10 signatures
• Raffle off Original Full Figured Spider-Man 11×17″ pencil sketch to all ticketed attendees of the Meet & Greet
• Photo opportunity with John Romita Jr and one on one time
• One and a Half Hour window for meet and greet on Saturday, February 21st from 3:30-5:00pm EST.

To attend the Meet & Greet you will need to bring your Paypal receipt to the event. Click here to purchase your JRJR VIP Meet & Greet event opportunity!
 
Note: Meet & Greet purchase does not include admission into OAX 2026. Tickets must be purchased separately.

GUEST CANCELLATIONS

Arthur Adams, Adi Granov, and Andy Belanger will not be able to attend OAX 2026. We hope to see them at a future show! If you ordered a commission from Arthur or Adi you should have been contacted by them.
THE JACK & ROZ KIRBY AWARDS

OAX is home to the newly created Jack & Roz Kirby awards, an annual award recognizing innovation, excellence, and humanity in narrative communication. For its first year, the Kirbys will consist of seven total award categories that celebrate the artist’s journey. Read our most recent announcement which details the Core and Legacy award categories, as well as the distinguished Voting Committee and Advisory Board members, many of whom will be in attendance at OAX 2026.

THE OAX 2026 ART AUCTION & FUNDRAISER EVENT PROXY BIDDING
Proxy bidding is open and bids will be accepted through the OAX Auction & Fundraiser CAF Gallery. Each artwork will have a minimum bid amount specified in the FOR SALE field and in the artwork description. Make sure to WATCH this gallery to receive updates on the art to be auctioned!

To submit your proxy bid, use the CONTACT OWNER form on each artwork lot, or email info@oa-expo.com with your proxy bid amount. When placing your proxy bid, please provide us with your maximum bid amount. Proxy bids will not be revealed prior to the live Floor Bidding. If a lot receives more than one proxy bid, we’ll use those proxy bids to set the starting bid amount for Floor Bidding during the live auction.

The OAX 2026 Art Auction will be held the evening of Saturday, February 21st from 6:15pm to 8:00pm EST, after the main show closes at 5pm EST, and after the Jack & Roz Kirby Awards, which will run from approximately 5:30-6:15pm. During the auction Attendees, Guests and Exhibitors will be treated to an open bar and food. Contributed by the Guests of the show, more than 80 artworks will be offered at auction, with a portion of the artwork’s sales supporting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the Hero Initiative, the Kirby Museum, and the Project Pinball Charity which benefits a local Children’s Hospital.

PRE-SHOW COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES – CLOSING SOON!

OAX is providing Attendees with exclusive pre-show opportunities to purchase original art commissions from Artists that will be delivered at the show, as well as sign-up for events happening during OAX 2026. Several of the Artists exhibiting at OAX have already sold out completely of their Pre-OAX opportunities, or have options that are no longer available. Click here to see all the OAX commission opportunities still available! Most Artists who are attending OAX will be drawing at the show, so if you missed out on a Pre-OAX opportunity you can still get on their list at the show.

To stay on top of upcoming Pre-OAX commission opportunities and other important news, subscribe to the OAX Newsletter and the CAF+ YouTube channel!
 

THANK YOU OAX 2026 SPONSORS
 

Manix Abrera, Victor Adame, Matthew Allison, Jay Anacleto, Julie Bell, Simone Bianchi, Eric Canete, Caroline Cash, Joshua Cassara, Peejay Catacutan, Mark Chiarello, Amanda Conner, Shawn Crystal, JP Cuison, Jared Cullum, Maxi Dallo, Alan Davis, Vanesa Del Rey, Eranga Devasurendra, Simone Di Meo, Terry Dodson, Dan Dos Santos, JM Dragunas, Tommy Lee Edwards, David Finch, Max Fiumara, Chris Foreman, Donato Giancola, EM Gist, Stephen Green, Nahuel Grego, Erick Grove, Brian Haberlin, Dean Haspiel, Phil Hester, Adam Hughes, Megan Hutchison, Jim Jimenez, Jason Johnson, Jamie Jones, Dan Jurgens, Adam Kubert, Tula Lotay, Jim Mahfood, Jules Mamone, Clay Mann, James Martin, Mike McKone, Roi Mercado, Chris Mooneyham,  Moritat, Kevin Nowlan, Jerome Opena, Siya Oum, Jimmy Palmiotti, David Palumbo, Ryan Pancoast, Dimitri Patelis, Tony Perna, Nick Pitarra, Nate Powell, George Pratt, Joe Quinones, Bella Rachlin, Von Randal, Esad Ribic, Paolo Rivera, John Romita Jr, Stephane Roux, Steve Rude, Alex Saviuk, Matteo Scalera, Bart Sears, Stephen Segovia, Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson, Uko Smith, Carlos Soca, Allison Sohn, Chris Stevens, Mico Suayan, Zoe Thorogood, Harvey Tolibao, Chris Uminga, Keyla Valerio, Matt Wagner, Jonathan Wayshak, Jeremy Wilson, Myles Wohl, Joe Wos, and Chrissie Zullo-Uminga,

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OAX!

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This year’s Baltimore Comic-Con will take place on September 25-27, 2026 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. To open our guest announcements for 2026, the Baltimore Comic-Con is very happy to add Frank Cho, Colleen Doran, Larry Hama, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, and Mark Waid to our 2026 event! You can purchase tickets to this year’s event now! Read more at the link.

“It’s always fun to announce heavy hitters,” said Marc Nathan, show promoter for the Baltimore Comic-Con. “These first six guests we’re announcing are some of the best in the biz, without question. Every one of these individuals has contributed such a significant amount of work to the comics industry that their bios here hardly do them justice — comics lovers are in for another amazing convention this September!”

Visit baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets for more information and to purchase your advanced tickets!

In the coming months, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Ringo Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, Instagram, Blue Sky, and Facebook pages.

   

The Inkpulp crew Eric Canete, Shawn Crystal, Jim Mahfood, Matteo Scalera, and Jamie Wood sign at Third Eye Annapolis on Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 11am-1pm.

More details on Facebook!

Third Eye Comics
209 Chinquapin Round Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 897-0322

   

Headliners for the combined IC3@JAX and First Coast Comic Con show in Jacksonville, FL have been announced! And exhibitor applications are now open for IC3@JAX!

Please welcome: 

• Adam Hughes
• Allison Sohn
• Amanda Conner
• Greg Land
• Jimmy Palmiotti

Head over to www.IC3.art to learn more about the show. From there, click the Application button to apply to IC3, or email First Coast Comic Con (firstcoastcomiccon@att.net) to secure one of the remaining exhibitor booths.

The combined/co-promoted IC3/FC3 show in Jacksonville, FL will be at the new Jacksonville Fairgrounds Expo Hall on July 11, 2026. The show will cover 40,000 square feet, feature over 100 artists and 100 exhibitors, and is expected to draw more than 4,000 attendees!

Make sure to sign up for the IC3 newsletter and to follow First Coast Comic Con to get all the news about this show!

   

Roman Muradov celebrates the release of his brand-new comic, All the Living at Gosh Comics on Thursday 26th February 2026, from 7-9pm.

RSVP on Facebook!

Gosh Comics
1 Berwick St, SoHo, London W1F0DR
United Kingdom