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 →
The Fantasy Literature Track welcomed a full audience for “Breaking into Audio: Becoming the Voice of Stories” on Friday at 1PM in the Hyatt Embassy. Moderated by fantasy author and voice actor Jason Dorough, the panel featured Neil Hellegers (actor and audiobook narrator), Jessica Threet (audiobook narrator, voiceover, singer), Jeff Hays (Owner of Soundbooth Theater), Katie Cross (fantasy author), and… Read more →
Dragon Con’s Star Wars track brought together a stellar group of actors to the Marriott Atrium ballroom Friday 1PM for a fascinating hour of conversation. Moderator Steve Denham led Diana Lee Inosanto (The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, Star Wars: Ahsoka,) Simon Kassianides (The Mandalorian), Katee Sackhoff (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, The Mandalorian,) Emily… Read more →
This Friday 9AM panel in the Hilton Crystal Ballroom quickly filled with audience members highly interested in what the experts had to say about the deep cuts proposed concerning NASA and the future impact these cuts would have. The panel consisted of professionals used to dealing with all of the ups and downs of the world of politics and the… Read more →
