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  • Welcome Special Guest Fredd Gorham

    Welcome Special Guest Fredd Gorham

    Fredd has worked as a freelance illustrator for many different comic book and game companies. Some highlights are SwampThing, X-Men, Avengers, Superman, Steve Jackson Games, GURPS, Palladium, Fantasy Flight Games and others.

    In 2012, Fredd started Steel Angel Studios with his wife Linda to promote and sell his artwork in prints, books and other items of interest.

    Fredd is the long-time host of the Artist Jam at Krypton Comics. Its purpose is to promote Omaha’s creative community of artists and like-minded individuals. The Artist Jam occurs every third Saturday of the month from 12noon till 6pm and is free to all ages.

    On top of all that, Fredd is the creator of our mascots Dunjin Diceroller, Magenta, and Max Damage, as well as our 3 new recruits. He has drawn the cover and t-shirt art for Nuke-Con since our first convention.

  • Welcome Special Guest Shay Snow

    Welcome Special Guest Shay Snow

    Nuke-Con is happy to welcome Shay Snow! They are an Indigenous editor, developer and tabletop writer. They are obsessed with fantasy and horror and the strange forces in our universe and in our plastic dice. Shay also works with Pathfinder and Starfinder, they are currently overseeing and the develop of “Year of Battle’s Spark”. When not working or writing, Shay enjoys gaming (both video and analog), as well as spending time with their spouse and two cats in their small town just outside of Seattle, Washington.

    You can check out their other projects, including fiction and personal writings, at their website.

  • Welcome Special Guest Chris Gonnerman

    Welcome Special Guest Chris Gonnerman

    “I was born in Edina, Missouri at the old Gibson Hospital (which they closed not long afterward… coincidence?) and raised north of Hurdland, Missouri on a farm. I graduated from Knox County High School in 1983, and went to Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) but after almost three years I entered the Air Force. My plan was to finish my degree after I got out, but I never went back, and I have no regrets.”

    While his work is in various computer-related fields, his passion for games and for writing led to the creation of the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game rules in 2006 and the Iron Falcon Rules For Classic Fantasy Role-Playing in 2014, followed by several adventure modules and other supplements as well as a handful of less well-known works of fiction.

    Chris makes occasional appearances at game conventions and other public game venues, and in 2024 worked with the Fall-Con Convention in Quincy, Illinois to create the Basic Fantasy Adventure Binge, a unique two-day event for almost thirty participants to play up to fourteen hours of Basic Fantasy RPG in a completely new, as-yet unreleased adventure series. This is expected to become an annual event, and the 2025 Adventure Binge is already under development.

    Of course, you can find Chris on Facebook, Basic Fantasy Forum.

  • Special Guest: Artist Fredd Gorham

    Special Guest: Artist Fredd Gorham

    Fredd has worked as a freelance illustrator for many different comic book and game companies. To name just a few: SwampThing, X-Men, Avengers, Superman, Steve Jackson Games, GURPS, Palladium, Fantasy Flight Games and others.

    In 2012, Fredd started Steel Angel Studios with his wife Linda to promote and sell his artwork in prints, books and other items of interest.

    Fredd is the long-time host of the Artist Jam at Krypton Comics. Its purpose is to promote Omaha’s creative community of artists and like-minded individuals. The Artist Jam occurs every third Saturday of the month from 12noon till 6pm and is free to all ages.

    On top of all that, Fredd is the creator of our mascots Dungin Diceroller, Magenta, and Max Damage, and he has drawn the cover and tshirt art for Nuke-Con since our first convention.

  • “What’s Up” with Artist Guest of Honor, Fredd Gorham

    “What’s Up” with Artist Guest of Honor, Fredd Gorham

    What are you excited about in regards to the Con?

    Where do I start? I am excited to see my Nuke-Con family! I’m excited to meet new artists and talk about art! I am beyond excited to get the chance to draw and design people’s player characters or OC’s! I am excited to premier two new art prints at this convention! I am excited at the prospect of getting a few artists to sit with me at my table to draw with me. Just drawing while being in the room with people who are excited about their games is inspirational for me to create.

    Most of all, I am excited about being home, because Nuke-Con has been my home away from home since its beginning. 

    What was the last Movie or Show you have watched?

    The last movie I watched: THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN is a 1978 Hong Kong kung fu film produced by the legendary Shaw Brothers, starring Gordon Liu. The film follows a highly fictionalized version of San Te, a legendary Shaolin martial arts disciple who trained under the general Chi Shan, and brought Shaolin kung-fu to the masses. Lots of great action, lots of humor and a wonderful example of the Shaw Brothers studio at its prime.

    The last documentary I watched: 24×36: A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIE POSTERS is a documentary that explores the world of illustrated movie poster art; the artists who create it, companies and studios that commission it, galleries that display it, and collectors and fans who hang it. 

    The latest Star Wars work: THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT v.2 is the next Star Wars card set that I worked on for Topps Cards. I can’t get enough Boba Fett now that he’s ACTUALLY cool. lol.

    What is your latest Project?

    FREDD GORHAM’S SKETCHBOOK V.2 is the latest volume of my artbook series. This should be out by the end of the year, and feature commentary on several of my art pieces. Also due sometime in the new year are  365 v.1 – v.2, which are two collections of my “Sketch Every Day” challenges. For one year I sketched a new sketch everyday as a way to challenge myself, and I liked it so much I did it twice.

    Your greatest wish? 

    To grow up to be a real live boy. 

    Fredd Holds Official Star Wars Cards He has Drawn