The Star Wars Track at Dragon Con welcomed voice actor Jim Cummings to the Hilton Grand East Sunday evening to lead fans on a journey into the world of voice acting and, in particular, that of Hondo Ohnaka, the space pirate who appeared in both Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, two influential animated series. Cummings has… Read more →
On Sunday morning at the Hilton Galleria 6, panel members Katharine E. Wibell, Jason Dorough, Emily Huffmann, and moderator Drew Baily discussed how TikTok has changed the publishing world and helped authors gain new audiences. The rise of TikTok has changed the publishing industry and created a worldwide community for readers and writers. BookTok is a TikTok subculture where book… Read more →
The Robotics Track at Dragon Con welcomed Fon Davis to the Sheraton Sunday afternoon to discuss an often forgotten element of the Star Wars prequel films production: miniatures. The series is famous for its technological innovations, including the development of digital cameras. While it is true that films represent a giant leap forward technologically, it is also the case that… Read more →
Dragon Con brought in some great panels on their streaming channels again this year. Over on the streaming Fan Track, starting from Thursday at 7PM EST, you can find the “Batman and X-Men: Best Superhero Cartoons Ever” panel to add to your viewing schedule. In it, moderator Joe Crowe talks with panelists Michael Bailey, Michael Williams, and Keith R.A. DeCandido… Read more →
Few works of arts reach the level of highbrow comedy heights as the prestigious pun. While reading this might be a novel idea, we promise you’ll want to check this story out. Authors Timothy Zahn, D.R. Perry, Dakota Kraut, and Chris Jackson had the write stuff in the “Take Thee to the Punnery” panel on Sunday in the Hyatt Embassy… Read more →
“Were you tired or old coming out here?” Ruth Connell asked Mark Sheppard after he ambled up the stairs and out onto the stage. “Old, but not as old as you,” Sheppard quipped. “True. I’m 379 years old.” Looking to the actor on his left, Sheppard asked, “Who are you?” “I came on the show later,” Alexander Calvert replied seriously…. Read more →
A panel of four distinguished xenoarcheology professors, plus two lowly doctoral candidates, opined on the meaning and purpose of a bizarre assortment of artifacts presented by the esteemed Dr. Jody Lynn Nye, whose hat would have made Indiana Jones flinch, Sunday at 10AM in Hyatt Embassy AB. The first object for their skilled perusal was what looked to this admittedly… Read more →
The streaming panel “The Silk Road Bringing Culture and Influence into Fantasy” premiered on the FanTrack channel Thursday, September 1st at 6PM. Moderator Cisca Small sat down with guests Davis Ashura, Julie Vee, and Tao Wong to discuss the ways that individual, non-Western experiences can influence fantasy and other fiction writing. The panel opened with a discussion of what kinds… Read more →
