On Friday morning at 10AM in Hyatt Hanover AB, a panel of Black comics creators discussed their routes to the industry and the ways they incorporate Black history and culture into their work. Sha Herring first asked the group, which included Greg Burnham, T.J Sterling, and Afua Richardson, when they each knew that creating comics was the path for them…. Read more →
Kids Track hosted “How to Dragon Con with Kids” panels on Thursday at 7:30PM and Friday at 11:30AM in Hyatt Techwood, dispensing wisdom to con parents. Moderators Morgan A McLaughlin McFarland and James Wells fielded questions from curious families on how to optimize the Dragon Con experience. McFarland and Wells are no stranger to the Dragon Con scene. McLaughlin has… Read more →
Moderator Tony Gowell interviewed David Boreanaz in a relaxed and humorous panel on Friday at 4PM in the Hyatt Centennial II–IV. Boreanaz thanked the audience for their warm southern-hospitality greeting upon his arrival. He made jokes throughout, such as adding his own Con hotel with an open bar, and spoke about being present in the moment with his acting. Gowell… Read more →
Guest speaker Toni Weisskopf, publisher and editor-in-chief of Baen Books, joined current and former attendees of Jody Lyn Nye’s Writers Workshop to share an insider’s view of publishing. With 35 years in publishing at Baen, Weisskopf sees her role as “protecting the reader from bad fiction.” Her main goal is to improve the genre with a focus on great storytelling… Read more →
Thursday at 5:30PM in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom was the official opening for Dragon Con 2025. The room was filled to capacity with excited Con goers. Everything that happened before didn’t count, so all Con attendees had special permission to start over again, announced Brian Richardson, host and Dragon Con TV co-founder. David Cody, co-chairman and one of the original… Read more →
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Back to the Future movie. Although plutonium still isn’t available at the corner drugstore, Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Emmet Brown), James Tolkan (Mr. Strickland), and Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker) emerged from the time-space continuum at the “Back to the Future 40th Anniversary!” panel on Friday at 2:30PM in Hyatt Centennial II-IV. Moderator… Read more →
Any seasoned Dragon Con-goer will tell you it takes at least a few years to fully get the grasp of the monstrosity (dragon-osity?) of all that is Con weekend. Con elders gathered in the first panel of the Alternate and Historical Fiction track to help alleviate the pressure often felt by first-timers of doing ALL THE THINGS ALL THE TIME… Read more →
