Bladed weapons lined the edge of the table on the dais on Friday at 11:30AM in Hyatt International North. Women and femme fighters from South Carolina’s Palmetto Knights and Ohio’s River Sirens took the stage to share what being a femme fighter in medieval combat sports feels like. Moderator Kiki Falkanger and panelist Kadria, who works as a support staffer… Read more →
Simon Pegg has played a wide variety of roles since his first in the British sitcom Spaced, which he co-wrote. From the straight-man cop in Hot Fuzz, to the reluctant but reliable Benji in the Mission Impossible films and the indomitable Scottie in the J.J. Abram’s Star Trek series, Pegg’s amazing ability to portray the relatable everyman makes his characters… Read more →
It must be another “Science is Gross” panel. Starting Friday night at 10PM, when Dragon Con is officially allowed to present mature audience content, the Science Track held “Science is Gross: The Grossening (Pt. 2)” in Hilton Room 209-211. Matthew Jarrett served as the panel moderator, with panelists Brandon H. Strauss, Jordan Swartz, and Kali Holder. Jordan Swartz, who works… Read more →
In recent years, mental health has become an increasingly talked about subject – for good reason! Talking to our peers, getting perspectives from people who’ve been there, and building community through transparency are the best ways to beat the stigma of being open about mental health. Dr. Hope Dugan led the first of her three panels focused on opening the… Read more →
This pre-paid workshop Friday 2:30PM at the Hilton Room 306 with Tattoo Santa was an intimate session learning the basics of chainmail through completing a fantastic rainbow wrist band made with metal and rubber rings. Tattoo Santa was so much fun. All of the 20 participants loved spending time with this knowledgeable man. His patience and love of the art… Read more →
The American SciFi and Fantasy Media tracked launched their Friday panels at 10AM in Marriott M302-303 with a conversation about the role of magic in the Marvel Comics Universe (MCU). Moderated by track director Kelley Hawkins, Darin Kennedy, Alice Edwards, Christina Sizemore, and Jack Cullen discussed not just the famous Marvel practitioners of the mystical arts but the dynamics of… Read more →
On Thursday at 7:30PM in the Hilton Salon, Mandalorian actors Simon Kassianides and Katee Sackhoff received a raucous Dragon Con welcome. Moderator Dot R. Steverson asked the actors whether this was their first Dragon Con. Sackhoff said this was her third. For Kassianides, though, this not only his first Dragon Con but his first visit to Atlanta. While audience members… Read more →
At the “Did a Wizard Do It? The Physics of High Fantasy” panel on Friday at 10AM in Marriott L401–403, panelists Davis Ashura, Jotham R. Austin II, Paige L. Christie, Dakota Krout, and moderator Mary Robinette Kowal proposed theories to reconcile physics and biology with various magical tropes in fantasy literature. To begin, Kowal asked the audience for questions to… Read more →
