Ever wondered how to harness the mystical energies that flow through the universe, just like your favorite sci-fi heroes? This past Saturday at 1PM in the Hilton rooms 310-312, Tomas “Cap” Quin and his crew offered attendees a chance to dive into the world of QiKung—a practice that feels like it’s been plucked straight out of a cosmic adventure. With… Read more →
Mark Braught, a professional illustrator, created the official images for Warner Brothers (WB)-approved Harry Potter merchandise. Before WB announced the actors, they needed illustrations to help with developing merchandise and for promotions for the first film. Braught created those illustrations. He spoke about his work on the “Illustrating Harry Potter: An Hour with Mark Braught” panel at 10AM on Sunday… Read more →
This year, the orchestra celebrated 40 years of bringing the most iconic film, TV, and video game scores to life, and they pulled out all the stops for this special performance. At the Hyatt Centennial I-IV on Saturday at 8PM, under the masterful baton of conductor Tamara Dworetz—who’s not just any conductor, but the daring Captain Hook herself—the Georgia Philharmonic… Read more →
High Fantasy track director Jennifer Liang welcomed Anthony Liggins, Christina Goodman, Sarah Nakamura, and Marisa Wolf to the Marriott track rooms (L401-403) Saturday afternoon for a discussion of the Aiel, one of the major cultures that populate the world of Robert Jordan’s multi volume epic fantasy The Wheel of Time. The fourteen-volume series has enjoyed tremendous success with nearly 100… Read more →
The Trek track took over the Marriott Atrium Ballroom Saturday morning to host a Q&A panel of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard stars. Garrett Wang, track director and panel moderator, oversaw Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, and John De Lancie, in an hour of conversation that spanned far and wide across the world of Star… Read more →
The Marriott Atrium Ballroom was electric Saturday afternoon at Dragon Con as the High Fantasy track welcomed Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Elijah Wood for an hour of storytelling and reflection. Kevin Bachelder moderated the conversation and questions from the audience. These actors worked together on The Lord of the Rings over twenty years ago, and Bachelder began by asking… Read more →
As they roam the convention grounds, Dragon Con attendees can’t help but notice colorful ribbons stacked onto others’ badges. These ribbons don’t come with admission but are gifted by fellow con-goers. Loyal Order of the Ribbon, Dragon Con’s largest badge ribbon group, emerged at Dragon Con in 2017. Inspired by other groups that printed badge ribbons, founder Josh Thomas printed… Read more →
On the eve of the Bell Riots, fans of Star Trek: Lower Decks were able to get an inside scoop on the animated sci-fi series at a cast panel hosted by Brian Richardson. Guests Eugene Cordero, the voice of Sam Rutherford, and Tawny Newsome, the voice of Beckett Mariner, shared tales from inside and out of the recording booth in… Read more →
