“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 →
Best in Horror: Joanna Barnum, “Mask of Red Death” Best Fantasy: Dustin Panzino, “The Star” Best in Science Fiction: Charles Urbach, “Star Steerer” Most Humorous: Timothy Von Rueden, “Harvest Festival” Best 3-D: Shottsy Arts, “Onyxia,” “Shana” Best Jewelry: Kelly Kotulak, “Hibernacula” Best Photography/Digital: Alex Dos Diaz, “Cosmos Flux” Best Charity Piece: Naomi VanDoren, “Green Dragon” Best in Anime: Sang Lam,… 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 →
Best Child: Ianna, Selina, Adelin, Quintin, and Elijah, Group Costume Best Youth: Maren Gorber, She-Ra, Princess of Power Best Fantasy: Jessica Keister, Aurelia, fantasy Best DC: David Morales, Batman Beyond from Arkham Knight Game, DC Best Marvel: Lauren Stewart, Dark Phoenix Best Mash-Up: Darr Halstead, Burlesque Captain America Best Smash-Up: Joel Danson, Season 8 Jaimie Lannister Best Novice, Jordan &… Read more →
Jack Campbell, aka John Hemry, is the bestselling and prolific author of the Lost Fleet, Beyond the Frontier, and The Lost Stars series, as well as several other series and dozens of short stories. He began writing before retiring from the Navy as a lieutenant commander and draws on his extensive military experiences. Attending his fourth Dragon Con, he graciously… Read more →
Have you been walking around Dragon Con, seen people in brightly patterned garb, and not known why? Or been handed a badge ribbon that says MB18? Perhaps you’ve wondered who Chad is and why you should care? The Alternate and Historical Fiction track has you covered with a panel on the major Con Cults and their origins, which was a… Read more →
Sometimes you love a fandom so much, you just want to sing about it. Marc Gunn (M) and Mikey Mason headed up the fun panel “Songwriting Your Fandom: How to write songs inspired by pop culture,” Saturday morning in Hyatt Hanover FG as part of the Filk Track. Key ingredient: watch the shows. Sometimes, re-watching a show will spark that… Read more →
