Annette Price

 

ABOUT ANNETTE

Annette Price is a business owner, educator, artist, journalist, wife, and mother of three.

She started Speeding Bullet Comics in 1998, near historic downtown Norman, Oklahoma. Speeding Bullet, known for its family atmosphere and community involvement, has been nominated for the Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award, the highest honor among comic book specialty stores.

Annette enjoys teaching both children and adults. As a certified eBay Education Specialist, she helps beginners sell products online. She also teaches cake decorating at the beginning and intermediate levels.

Food artistry is another entrepreneurial avenue. Her professional cakes and confectionary carvings win festival awards and take the spotlight at weddings.

Annette is an editor, writer, graphic designer and photographer by trade. With a magna cum laude degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma, her credentials include the prestigious Dow Jones Newspaper internship and experience at major newspapers in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Annette and husband, Matthew, celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in 2007. They live in Norman with their three daughters: Rachel, Audrey and Miranda.

 

LINKS

 

Speeding Bullet Comics features over 5,000 graphic novels in stock -- giving the store one of the largest selections in the Midwest. You can learn more about the store at www.speedingbulletcomics.com.

To learn more about Annette's Selling on the Internet classes, see her listing in the Education Specialist directory or find her class at Moore-Norman Technology Center.

Annette's cake decorating classes are offered at the South Penn Campus of Moore-Norman Technology Center. Her cake and cookie decorating class for the Summer Youth Academy is designed for 9- to 11-year-olds. Visit her Flickr site to see photos of her cakes.

To visit Matthew's web site, visit www.matthewlprice.com.

To contact Annette, click here.

Mon May 28

Brian Wood, Ryan Kelly visit Norman via Local No. 9

Norman is the heart of a new comic book from Oni Press already being hailed as one of the best of the year. Bizzell Memorial Library is prominently featured on the cover of “Local” No. 9, titled “Wish You Were Here.”

The issue, written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Ryan Kelly, chronicles the physical and emotional journey of the main character, Megan. Megan has just gotten news of her mother’s death. After discovering a 30-year-old photo of her parents in front of Bizzell, she travels to Norman to experience the town where her mother and father met.

I’m doubly excited about this issue: 1.) It features Norman, one of the greatest places to live in the world. 2.) It is crafted from reference photos I took for Brian and Ryan. There’s always a thrill seeing your work in print, and it was a kick to help them with this beautiful issue.

Brian already had a good idea of the types of settings he wanted for his story. For instance, he wanted to use a restaurant or coffee shop where Megan’s parents may have gone 30 years ago. The Mont worked beautifully due to its classic imagery, long history in Norman, and proximity to campus.

Norman is abuzz about Local. Some “local” press:

‘Local’ sets emotional tale in Norman (The Norman Transcript)

‘Local’ comic book highlights Norman landmarks in new issue (The Daily Oklahoman)

Local comics (The Oklahoma Daily)

Come by Speeding Bullet for your copy, or order a copy from our website, and you’ll receive it postmarked from Norman, U.S.A.