Captain Wells Studios
Captain Wells is an artistic collaboration of Heather Alston and Aaron Shirley. Heather and Aaron both studied Art at Peru State College and have continued their artistic pursuits together after college, setting up to display art at shows and conventions across the Midwest. They work in a variety of mediums including charcoal, oil paint, watercolors, and acrylic paints. Their current projects include a variety of subject matters ranging from Doctor Who and Star Wars to Windmills and Flowers. (and of course Kaiju.)
"Childhood #1"
5 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas board
"As One IV"
8 x 10"
Acrylic on canvas board
Arden Ellen Nixon, Artist
Hello! I am Arden Ellen Nixon, and I will be your charmingly awkward artist this evening. It is my sincerest wish for my paintings to find the beauty in the dark--as with my extensive "Make-Shift Angel" series--the silly in the sublime, and the humanity shared by the creatures and the world around us.
When not painting, you'll find me pursuing my love of ancient history, watching soccer--Come On You Spurs!--with my husband, and visiting whatever zoo or museum is available at the time.
"Happy Little Monsters"
10 x 8"
Acrylic on canvas
"The Sleepy Cephalopod"
9 x 12"
Acrylic on canvas
All artwork and graphics are property of the artist and are not to be reproduced without permission.
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Oneiromancy Toy Works
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Tank Zombie Studios
Tank Zombie Studios, two cartoonists, one rad vision. Jesse Kiefer and Axton Kahler are both public school art teachers who bring their love of all things art and pop culture to a calamitous head, constantly. Specializing in unique interpretations of favorites and mashups that make you go "hmmmm?" Jesse and Axton can't wait to meet you and bring your favorite things to life.
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Appearing Sunday Only
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Fun Fact!
Axton made our awesome logo that you can see on our home page!
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Geekily Crafted by Codey
Are you a geek, a nerd perhaps? Well, so am I! Hello everyone, my name is Codey and my art is sold under the name of Geekily Crafted by Codey. I love creating art for all kinds of pop culture an am known for producing stickers as well as pins of fun cartoons and comic book characters! I love to draw sketchcards and create prints of my art and totally share my love of geeking out with those who visit my tables AND my website so I look forward to seeing you at the show.
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THEGODBEAST
Fredd Gorham
Appearing Sunday Only
Handmade monsters sculpted out of clay, Worbla, and felted wool.
Andrew's Clay Creations and More
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Kaiju Assault
Kaiju Assault is a Kaiju themed card game designed by fans with a passion, and that passion is watching GIANT creatures beat the snot out of each other. Owners Brandon and Jack took what they observed from the classic, and not so classic films and worked for years to emulate them in a card game. Unlike video games, card games can be played anywhere, any place, and at any time. After the mechanics of the game were built from the ground up, and proven fluid, it was time to design all original kaiju. This process took several years but the goal of creating original monsters, that were not Chinese bootlegs of the classics, was not easy though with help from fellow Kaijuphile Alan, allowed for a fresh take on a classic genre, creating a game that is all new from the ground up, from gameplay to monster roster. This is Kaiju Assault. A game for ages 7+ and good for up to 4 players off of the starter pack.
Feel the Assault. Play the Assault. Kaiju Assault.
Mystical Warriors of the Ring
Mystical Warriors of the Ring is a 1 1/2-2″ toyline created independently.
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The basic concept and designs are by Mark Vasquez, however the 2D artistic duties are handled by his great friend in India Jazyl Homavazir (Creator of indie comic Beast Legion), sculpting is handled by the incredibly talented Simon Grell , and prototyping/production is handled by Mark's friend of 10+ years Marty “THEGODBEAST” Hansen. (Also a vendor at Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con *see above)
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We have also retained the services of many artist friends to help us out from time to time on packaging art, these include talents from Hasbro, Marvel, DC and various indie companies.
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The idea is simple, if you were ever a fan of wrestling from 1970-1995 (Prior to the explosion of ECW/Attitude Era) then imagine that world of big characters and over-exaggerated stories in anthropomorphic form.
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If you have ever enjoyed small collectible figurines like SOMA/M.U.S.C.L.E or more modern lines like O.M.F.G. or The Trash Pack then you will hopefully be in for a treat.
Author Matt Hebert
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Matt Hebert is a local Omaha author and an engineer. Matt has a special interest in using soft skills and communication to help better connect the worlds of engineering and the other STEM careers and industries.
Matt has written two trilogies. The first is part of a growing children's chapter book series called 'A World of Lizards, Squirrels, and Men' and takes place in fantasy world. The second trilogy is a teen/adult scifi trilogy about the not too distant future called 'The Surface Series'.
The Children's Books will be available for $5 each. The scifi books will be available for $10 each.
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Appearing Saturday Only.
Author Dane G. Kroll
Dane G. Kroll is the author of the Realm of Goryo action adventure kaiju series. His love for giant monsters started like most, as a child watching Godzilla movies. Wanting to follow in those big foot steps, Dane set out to make his own series as a way to make the genre bigger and better. He has written over a dozen books from horror, sci-fi, to fantasy, but the kaiju cast a shadow over them all.
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Riley O'Neill
Riley O'Neill is a freelance artist. She was born in Tennessee and grew up in Iowa. Riley has been drawing the majority of her life and has a love for manga and monsters - they inspire the majority of her work. She works mostly with digital art but traditional is where she started.
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Appearing Saturday Only.
