’14 Panels/Events

Aliens Emerge from Primordial Soup in Sci-fi Literature

Aliens Emerge from Primordial Soup in Sci-fi Literature

A panoply of exo-wrights fashioned designer aliens Friday evening at the Sci-fi Literature track’s panel “First Contact: Make & Create Aliens” (8:30PM, Hy). Out-of-this-world referee/moderator and neuroscientist Tedd Roberts maintained focus for the lively discussion between the expert panelists and enthusiastic fans filling the room. Space scientists/authors Stephanie Osborn and Les Johnson sparred with literature professor/author Dr. Charles E. Gannon, debating… Read more →

Kyle Hebert’s Geek Talk

Voice actor panels have become a staple of any anime track or convention. Generally speaking, the voice actors sit at their table, answer questions from fans, and explain the mechanics of the voice acting industry. However, Kyle Hebert used his 2:30 panel in the Hyatt Centennial to try something a little different. Saturday’s “Geek Talk” panel was just that, a… Read more →

Aquarium group shot

Night at the Georgia Aquarium

Saturday night was the annual Dragon Con Night at the Georgia Aquarium. It’s taken this reporter six years of coming to this convention to actually leave the host hotels, and it was definitely something that should have been done sooner. Where else can one see dragons, Ursulas, Aquamen, fairies, superheroes, Dothraki, and at least one Sharknado oohing and ahhing over… Read more →

mech pilots

Calling All Mech Pilots!

Ever have the urge pilot a mech? Well, now’s your chance to jump into a pod and take the mech of your dreams for a spin. MechCorps’ BattleTech has eleven pods waiting for you in the Galleria Exhibit Hall (Hil). After you sign up for duty (for the small fee of seven dollars for seven minutes), chose your call sign,… Read more →

Jim Butcher

An Hour with Jim Butcher

The hour began without ceremony on Friday in the Hyatt Regency VI-VII as Jim Butcher simply walked out onto the stage without waiting for the moderator to introduce him. This laid-back, almost impish style carried through the panel as Butcher answered questions from the audience. Several questions touched on material for upcoming books in the Dresden Files series, and when… Read more →

Warehouse 13 panel

Warehouse 13 – Out of Time, Not Out of Mind

Joanne Kelly, Eddie McClintock, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti, and writer Deric A. Hughes were on this heart-touching and jovial panel in Centennial II-III (H) tackling the Q & A session for Warehouse 13 Saturday afternoon at 4PM. One of the more exciting things about this panel was that this was Joanne Kelly’s first time to Dragon Con. She was genuinely… Read more →

Antagonist/Protagonist - Both Sides Now: A Conversation with Major Crimes' Mary McDonnell

Antagonist/Protagonist – Both Sides Now: A Conversation with Major Crimes’ Mary McDonnell

Actress Mary McDonnell has once again returned to Dragon Con after a few years away. While she may always be Battlestar Galactica’s President Laura Roslin to many fans, I’m really enjoying her work on TNT’s Major Crimes where she plays Captain Sharon Raydor. McDonnell always brings a quiet power to the roles she plays, often embodying women who are commanding… Read more →

Written in Blood, Not in Stone: New York Times Bestselling Authors

Ever wonder what it takes to grab a coveted position on a bestselling list? Kevin J. Anderson, Christopher Golden, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Katherine Kurtz, and Harry Turtledove sat down with Nancy Knight in the Hyatt Regency VI-VII on Friday to talk about the good, the blocked, and the ugly parts of being an author. With the all of the gloriousness that… Read more →

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