Dragon Con’s Star Wars track brought together a stellar group of actors to the Marriott Atrium ballroom Friday 1PM for a fascinating hour of conversation. Moderator Steve Denham led Diana Lee Inosanto (The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, Star Wars: Ahsoka,) Simon Kassianides (The Mandalorian), Katee Sackhoff (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, The Mandalorian,) Emily… Read more →
Gates McFadden, John de Lancie, and Brent Spiner sat down with moderator and Trek Track director Garrett Wang Friday 2:30PM for a conversation with Star Trek fans in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom. This group of actors have long been known for their camaraderie, friendship, and sense of humor. All those elements were on display Friday. The session began with one… Read more →
Normally Trek Track director Garett Wang moderates actor panels but Friday afternoon in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom, the tables were turned as Wang assumed the role of panelist. Crispy moderated this session, dedicated to all things Star Trek: Voyager. Joining Wang on the stage was his partner from the series, and podcast co-host, Robert Duncan McNeill. Wang considers the two… Read more →
Sunday afternoon the Fantasy Literature track welcomed Nicoli Gonnella, JC Kang, Bryce O’Connor, Davis Ashura, and T.J. Reynolds to the Hyatt Embassy to discuss the convergence of magic and weapons in fantasy. Jay Boyce, moderator of the session, after acknowledging the prevalence magic as part of combat in Fantasy literature, began by asking the panelists to reflect upon the relationship… Read more →
The Sci-Fi Literature track at Dragon Con convened a panel Sunday afternoon at 4PM in their track room (Hyatt Embassy AB) to grapple with the issue of “classics” in Science Fiction. Jean Marie Ward moderated the panel which brought Storm Humbert, Gray Rinehart, Robert J. Sawyer, Alison Tracy, and Ben Yalow together for a passionate hour of discussion and debate…. Read more →
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), the High Fantasy track at Dragon Con welcomed Michael Chatfield, Matt Dinniman, Brianna Marie, and Jay Boyce to the Marriott track room (L401-403) Sunday at 5:30PM to examine the impact of D&D upon a generation of fantasy authors who grew up with it. John G. Hartness moderated the panel which… Read more →
Sunday morning at 11:30AM in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom, the Star Wars track at Dragon Con welcomed Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Giancarlo Esposito, Manny Jacinto, and Ming-Na Wen for an hour-long Q&A. Moderated by Tony Gowell, the panel began with the sharing of Dragon Con love. Esposito proudly roared that he “loved” Atlanta, and as is often the case with first… Read more →
High Fantasy track director Jennifer Liang welcomed Anthony Liggins, Christina Goodman, Sarah Nakamura, and Marisa Wolf to the Marriott track rooms (L401-403) Saturday afternoon for a discussion of the Aiel, one of the major cultures that populate the world of Robert Jordan’s multi volume epic fantasy The Wheel of Time. The fourteen-volume series has enjoyed tremendous success with nearly 100… Read more →
