Nancy Northcott

Nancy Northcott is the Comics Track Director for ConTinual. She's also a lifelong fan of comics, science fiction, fantasy, and history. Her published works include the Boar King's Honor historical fantasy trilogy and the Arachnid Files romantic suspense series. Collaborating with Jeanne Adams, she also writes the Outcast Station science fiction mystery series.

From Zombies in Suburbia to Outer Space: Jake Bible

From Zombies in Suburbia to Outer Space: Jake Bible

Jake Bible grew up fascinated with the speculative and the macabre. A Bram Stoker Award– nominated novelist, a short story writer, an independent screenwriter, a podcaster, and the  inventor of the Drabble Novel, Jake has entertained thousands with his horror and sci-fi tales for all ages and in several genres. He is the author of the bestselling Z-Burbia series, set… Read more →

Making Dystopia Real

The Craft of Dystopia panel brought authors Sharon Ahern, Gail Z. Martin, and Ben Fisher to the Westin’s Chastain F-H on Saturday at 2:30PM. Moderator Nathan Hamilton started by asking the panelists to introduce themselves and explain how they use dystopian settings. Ahern said she and her husband, Jerry Ahern, wrote the Survivalist series. In the books, the world is… Read more →

Medieval Mythbusting

On Sunday at 2:30PM in the Hilton Grand Ballroom, the Palmetto Knights present a program called “Medieval Mythbusting” and debunked misconceptions about medieval armor and weapons. The program started with the announcement that the group had decided to see if their armor was bulletproof. They displayed a hardened metal rondel 1.5mm thick. It had dings, a couple of holes, and… Read more →

Lessons in Longsword Combat

Lessons in Longsword Combat

On Sunday at 5:30PM, Allen Johnson, Keith Cotter-Reilly, and other members of the Palmetto Knights offered hands-on instruction in some basic longsword techniques. The group supplied practice weapons, requiring participating audience members to use those for safety reason. Johnson walked the group through four positions, roof, ox, plow, and fool, and moving from one to the next. When the blade… Read more →

A Not-So-Grim Hour of Grimm

A Not-So-Grim Hour of Grimm

On Saturday at 5:30PM, Reggie Lee, Jacqueline Toboni, Sasha Roiz, Bitsie Tulloch, and David Giuntoli of Grimm joined their fans for a rollicking hour of questions and answers. The actors entered the Sheraton’s Grand Ballroom to roars and applause from the audience. Moderator Marc Lee started things off by asking how the show came to be on the air. Giuntoli… Read more →

Fightin’ and Writin’: Embattled Characters

A perennial favorite of the Writer Track panel is “Fightin’ and Writin’”. The 2016 version was presented Friday at 10PM. Panelists included moderator John Robinson, Kevin Dockery, Michael Livingston, Allen Johnson, John Ringo, Chris Kennedy, and David Afsharirad. Robinson kicked off the panel by asking the participants to introduce themselves. Afsharirad is an author and edits the Year’s Best Military… Read more →

Stargate Villains Take the Stage

Stargate Villains Take the Stage

The “System Lords of Stargate” panel at 1PM Saturday brought three of the most noted Stargate antagonists together for an hour with their fans.  The tone for the panel was set with moderator Jamie Poff’s first question to Suanne Braun (Hathor), Peter Williams (Apophis), and Jacqueline Samuda (Nirrti).  Poff asked what each thought were the best and worst parts of… Read more →

Women in Armor

On Friday at 2:30PM in the Hyatt’s Hanover C-E, the Armory presented “I am No Man: What it Truly Means to Fight Like a Girl”, a panel featuring women who fight in different types of armored combat. The panel’s title evokes one of Eowyn’s lines in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. When the Witch-king of Angmar,… Read more →

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