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.
On Saturday at 7PM in Hyatt Embassy CD, Dwayne Keith Goetzel, James A. Hunter, Bethanne Kim, Courtney Lytle, James P. Nettles (Moderator), and Toni Weisskopf presented a program called “IP Here, IP There, Intellectual Property” that focused on copyright, patents, and trademarks. Nettles started the panel by stating that no attorney-client relationship resulted from the presence of attorneys on the… Read more →
The Dragon Con Parade took over Peachtree Street on Saturday morning in an exuberant celebration of fandom. Two Atlanta Police Department motorcycles, accompanied by a Captain America cosplayer on a third motorcycle, led the Dragon Con Parade banner up Peachtree Street. Behind them came a dazzling, joyous array of fannish groups. The Dragon Queen Corvette, the HALO 405th Infantry, and… Read more →
Friday at 11:30AM in Hyatt Embassy EF, Darin M. Bush, James J. Butcher, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Seressia Glass, AJ Hartley, and Trisha J. Wooldridge participated in a panel on worldbuilding, “Where in the World Are We Anyway?” Wooldridge, the moderator, opened the panel by asking the panelists to describe their approaches to worldbuilding. DeCandido pointed out that setting defines fantasy… Read more →
Robert E. Hampson (“Dr. Rob”) was already a fan of science fiction when watching The Six Million Dollar Man stimulated his interest in the science of bionics. He earned a PhD in physiology from Wake Forest University and has spent decades studying memory encoding. He teaches neuroscience, mentors numerous students and post-docs, and trains them in communicating their science to… Read more →
On Thursday at 7PM in Hyatt Hanover CE, Jarrod Carl Alberich, Jer Alford, Michael A. Gordon, and Bobby Nash discussed the adaptation of comic book properties to other media. Gordon, the moderator, opened the panel by noting that Superman made the jump to radio and then to movie serials and the Fleischer animated short films soon after his debut in… Read more →
Author Wayland Smith has worked in law enforcement, circus entertainment (as ring crew), and comic book retail, among other things. He’s also a black belt in Shaolin kung fu. While juggling all of that, he writes different types of fantasy. Daily Dragon (DD): What inspired your first book? Wayland Smith (WS): My first novel was In My Brother’s Name. The… Read more →
Paul Barrett is an award-winning video producer, writer, production crew member, and fantasy and horror novelist. Videos he’s written and produced have won two Communicator Awards and one Telly. In his free time, Paul enjoys board gaming, painting miniatures, and watching really cool TV shows. Daily Dragon (DD): According to your website, you realized you wanted to be a television… Read more →
Kristin Jackson is Director of Communications and a graphic designer for Frostbite Pictures. She has also worked on international and domestic art for Paramount Pictures and Dutch Boy pictures and is a freelance designer for filmmakers. One of her favorite Science Fiction & Fantasy (SF/F) interests is in the TV show Supernatural. Daily Dragon (DD): Welcome, Kristin! Please tell us… Read more →
