Robert E. Hampson (“Dr. Rob”) was already a fan of science fiction when watching The Six Million Dollar Man stimulated his interest in the science of bionics. He earned a PhD in physiology from Wake Forest University and has spent decades studying memory encoding. He teaches neuroscience, mentors numerous students and post-docs, and trains them in communicating their science to… Read more →
On Thursday at 7PM in Hyatt Hanover CE, Jarrod Carl Alberich, Jer Alford, Michael A. Gordon, and Bobby Nash discussed the adaptation of comic book properties to other media. Gordon, the moderator, opened the panel by noting that Superman made the jump to radio and then to movie serials and the Fleischer animated short films soon after his debut in… Read more →
At the Opening Ceremonies Thursday at 6PM in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom, Senior Director Regina Kirby had to stand in for our Literary Guest of Honor Nancy Kress after she was unable to make it on time from Seattle. As a way to get to know all our guests of honor, they supplied two truths and lie. However, Kirby was… Read more →
Neurospicy folks and their companions gathered together in the Hilton Crystal Ballroom on Thursday at 7PM for “Surviving Con with Social Anxiety and Neurodiversity.” Sitting on the panel were Catiosaurus, Crash (aka Heather Croas) and Andy “Duckman” Benicasa, with Jodi Capps moderating. They created a safe space for open conversation, where everyone had the chance to ask questions (with the… Read more →
Along with the rest of Dragon Con 2024, the High Fantasy track launched Thursday, and one of the intriguing highlights of the day occurred in Hyatt International South at 7PM when moderator Jim Wert, Kirsten Z. Cairns (Greendragon), Laura Grabowski, and Willie Jenkins joined more than 200 members to watch the premier episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The… Read more →
Author Wayland Smith has worked in law enforcement, circus entertainment (as ring crew), and comic book retail, among other things. He’s also a black belt in Shaolin kung fu. While juggling all of that, he writes different types of fantasy. Daily Dragon (DD): What inspired your first book? Wayland Smith (WS): My first novel was In My Brother’s Name. The… Read more →
Paul Barrett is an award-winning video producer, writer, production crew member, and fantasy and horror novelist. Videos he’s written and produced have won two Communicator Awards and one Telly. In his free time, Paul enjoys board gaming, painting miniatures, and watching really cool TV shows. Daily Dragon (DD): According to your website, you realized you wanted to be a television… Read more →
Kristin Jackson is Director of Communications and a graphic designer for Frostbite Pictures. She has also worked on international and domestic art for Paramount Pictures and Dutch Boy pictures and is a freelance designer for filmmakers. One of her favorite Science Fiction & Fantasy (SF/F) interests is in the TV show Supernatural. Daily Dragon (DD): Welcome, Kristin! Please tell us… Read more →
