The “Lights! Cameras! Explosions! It’s the Rocket City Rednecks!” panel started on a casual note on Friday 11:30AM. The panelists, Charles Taylor, Dr. Travis Taylor, and Greg “Rog” Jones, from National Geographic Channel’s popular program Rocket City Rednecks chatted with fans until time for the panel to begin. They opened their presentation with Travis Taylor telling the audience a bit… Read more →
Sherrilyn Kenyon’s first panel of Dragon*Con 2012 was “An Interview with Sherrilyn Kenyon” Friday 1PM in Regency VI-VII (Hyatt). Among the many questions asked, significant attention was paid to the status of the movie adaptation of Kenyon’s popular Dark-Hunter universe. Kenyon said that there was a draft of a script done but there were several characters were omitted. She knew… Read more →
Thursday night in the Centennial Ballroom (Hyatt) was the area to be in. The Aeronauts, a high energy Circus-Gypsy-Pop Steampunk band, was rocking the house to get Dragon*Con started. The band came complete with belly dancers, violins, balloons, costumes, guitar solos, and bass tapping, sultry falsettos. The four-member band consists of Brandt Cooly, Jules Charlemagne, Becky Conway, and Brian Smith…. Read more →
Versatile actors Billy Boyd, Craig Parker, and John Rhys-Davies captivated the audience with their enchanting accents and witty repartee. The panel began with each actor revealing something interesting about his past work. Boyd, who used to work as a book binder and never read The Lord of the Rings until after he had been hired for the part of Peregrine… Read more →
Using steampunk to teach science, history, perspective, morality, religion, and ethics was the topic of discussion on Friday, International A (W). Presenter Emily P. Bush headed up a panel of authors and educators. The room was set up as a roundtable discussion, allowing participants to ask questions of the panel. The venue filled quickly, with a few sitting on the… Read more →
For the first time since the start of the costuming track, I made it to the track room in M103-105 (M) for their 2PM panel, “Fabrics: Proper Choices and Embellishments.” After some initial technical difficulties, the panel got underway with Freddie Clements showing some examples of garments that were at the base the same–and took the same amount of time… Read more →
A mad genius, a time traveler, a lawman, and a gentleman explorer; this combination could only mean that The Extraordinary Contraptions had hit the stage to start the show. Each member of the group came on stage with their own introductions and back stories. If you love steampunk, a good show, or both, then the Centennial Ballroom in the Hyatt… Read more →
After spending two straight days at the Veld earlier this month in Toronto, this reporter feels like something of an expert when it comes to concerts. So naturally I was keen to attend one of the first gigs of the weekend. Performers Valentine Wolfe, a gothic duo from South Carolina, played Thursday night starting at 10PM. Their style infused heavy… Read more →
