On Thursday evening in the Hyatt Regency V Ballroom, Tony Barletta, Van Allen Plexico, and Michael R. Bailey discussed the Avengers’ development in media beyond comics. The pickings were slim for Avengers fans prior to the development of the current Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). As examples, the panelists offered a slide showing early live-action and animated television features. One of… Read more →
It’s a tale as old time. A magical cast takes over a Dragon Con panel Saturday at the Hilton Grand Salon, and the audience becomes entranced with their stories of murder, trying times, humorous moments, and stolen goods. Such was the case with the cast members of Once Upon a Time. Fans kicked off the morning with a dark start… Read more →
Stuart Jaffe, a northern transplant to the Carolinas, draws on his experience and his surroundings to create his different fantasy series. They range from a contemporary series featuring a ghost detective to post-apocalyptic adventures. The Daily Dragon sat down with Jaffe to get the story behind the books. Daily Dragon (DD): Who is Max Porter, and how did you come… Read more →
Cast members Wes Chatham, François Chau, Chad Coleman, and Steven Strait from The Expanse captivated the audience with their insights about the show and their characters on Saturday in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom. Strait, who is also a producer on the show, really enjoys the open, communal culture of commitment and involvement, where everyone is trying to help the show… Read more →
In light of the Netflix premiere of the Dark Crystal prequel series, and the development of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel series, the High Fantasy track launched Dragon Con 2019 with a Friday morning in Marriott L401 by exploring the format of prequels, and their lure. Alan Isom, Steve Saffel and Constance G.J. Wagner took a look at the… Read more →
On Saturday afternoon in the International Ballroom of the Marriott, there was a Stargate cast reunion of sorts. Ben Browder, star of seasons 9 and 10 of the flagship series, Stargate SG-1, was joined on stage by David Blue from the short-lived, but much-loved, Stargate Universe series, and Paul McGillion, from the run of Stargate: Atlantis. Military SciFi track director… Read more →
Friday afternoon in Hyatt Regency VI–VII, Lucifer cast members Aimee Garcia (Ella Lopez) and DB Woodside (Amenadiel) entered the stage to resounding cheers. They begin the panel by thanking these fans—the very ones whose passion brought back their beloved Lucifer back from the dead (or at least from cancellation). DB Woodside shares that “the support that we [the cast and… Read more →
Baen Books publisher Toni Weisskopf enlightened writers about the mysteries of publishing at Jody Lynn Nye’s Dragon Con Writers’ Workshop. According to Nye, these include incantations, spells, secret handshakes, tattoos, and, Weisskopf added, a prized chili recipe. Weisskopf, now the publisher at Baen Books, began work at Baen in 1987. Before her start in publishing, she moved from the Northeast… Read more →
