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 →
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, a veteran author of over 90 books, mesmerized the students and alumni of Jody Lynn Nye’s Writer’s Intensive Workshop on Friday (in spite of noted astrological challenges to communication). Over the last 48 years, Yarbro has written 28 series in different genres. She is now working on her 95th book and shows no signs of slowing down…. Read more →
In space no one can hear you scream… But it turns out that you can “hear” some things, and they “sound” like beer bottles clanking together. September 14, 2015. If you mention this date to anyone who studies black holes or who studies gravity waves, they will most likely get excited (probably with a touch of jealousy). The reason we… Read more →
Hank Whitson and his wife Grace have been attendees at Dragon Con consecutively for the past three years. Prior to coming this year, they were talking about how cons are similar to MMOs and started kicking around the idea of questing in real life. They talked with their friends about their idea and the support they received made the decision… Read more →
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 →
The Hyatt Embassy C–D at 4PM on Saturday was the panel to attend if you were interested in learning more how to be more productive with your writing. Kevin J. Anderson, international bestselling author with over 140 published books in 23 languages, demonstrated how we can make time to write. Be prolific or starve. Writing one book a year makes… Read more →
You know when you walk into a room and Eric Spanna is a panelist, it’s going to be a great time. I’d not seen Sarah Bay speak before, and her witty and charismatic counterpoint made for a wonderful discussion about the cinematic methods used to turn Steve Rogers into Captain America and how they might be able to reproduce that… Read more →
Are you ready to take your cosplay to the next level? Then experts Robert Allsopp, Chris Donio, and Frank Ippolito’s “Advanced Armor-Making Techniques” panel was a must see event. Held on Saturday at 4PM in the Hilton Grand Salon East, this panel covered everything a cosplayer might need to know to kick it up a notch. The panelists all worked… Read more →
