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.
With the second half of Daredevil: Born Again yet to air on Disney Plus, curiosity ran high on Saturday at 1PM as the crowd in Hyatt Centennial II-IV awaited cast members Mike Colton, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Deborah Ann Woll. Unfortunately, the cast couldn’t give away anything about the episodes that haven’t yet aired, but they provided an hour of entertainment… Read more →
Bladed weapons lined the edge of the table on the dais on Friday at 11:30AM in Hyatt International North. Women and femme fighters from South Carolina’s Palmetto Knights and Ohio’s River Sirens took the stage to share what being a femme fighter in medieval combat sports feels like. Moderator Kiki Falkanger and panelist Kadria, who works as a support staffer… Read more →
On Thursday at 7:30PM in the Hilton Salon, Mandalorian actors Simon Kassianides and Katee Sackhoff received a raucous Dragon Con welcome. Moderator Dot R. Steverson asked the actors whether this was their first Dragon Con. Sackhoff said this was her third. For Kassianides, though, this not only his first Dragon Con but his first visit to Atlanta. While audience members… Read more →
On Friday morning at 10AM in Hyatt Hanover AB, a panel of Black comics creators discussed their routes to the industry and the ways they incorporate Black history and culture into their work. Sha Herring first asked the group, which included Greg Burnham, T.J Sterling, and Afua Richardson, when they each knew that creating comics was the path for them…. Read more →
Tini Howard broke into comics as a writer in 2014 with The Magdalena: Seventh Sacrament from the Top Cow imprint of Image Comics. Since then, she has written for Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, Black Crown/IDW, Oni Press, Boom! Studios, and others. Her work includes a wide variety of characters ranging from Barbie (yes, that Barbie) to superheroes, mutants and vampires,… Read more →
Jack Cullen has served in the military, practiced law, and been a police officer. After some unusual experiences along the way, including an encounter with jackals, he now writes science fiction and fantasy. Daily Dragon (DD): Your website says you’ve been chased by a pack of jackals. What led to that, and how did you escape from them? Jack Cullen… Read more →
Colleen Doran is a New York Times bestselling artist and a member of the Women Cartoonist’s Hall of Fame. Her published works number in the hundreds, and her clients have included the Walt Disney Company, Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics, Lucasfilm, Image Comics, and many others. She has won numerous awards, including the Eisner and the Stoker, and has received multiple… Read more →
Author Les Johnson has published more than two dozen works that include novels, short stories, edited anthologies, and nonfiction books and articles, as well as a host of technical articles. A physicist with decades at NASA and a host of awards to his credit, he is an elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics, a fellow of the British… Read more →
