Author A. J. Hartley wears several different hats. In addition to writing various types of fiction, he’s the Russell Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the theater department of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He’s also affiliated with the English department there. He was editor of the performance journal Shakespeare Bulletin for a decade and served as… Read more →
While the thought of being in a crowded room in your underwear is some people’s nightmare, for a few hundred Dragon Con partygoers, it’s an annual tradition. The annual Dragon Con Superhero Underwear Party was Thursday night at the Marriott, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a party where the revelers deck out in their skimpiest superhero duds to… Read more →
“I don’t have an inspirational story, but I do have a terrible story that actually happened to me. When I was in college, I went into my local comic store to pick up my pulls, and there was a guy behind the counter… He was an aspiring artist, and he didn’t see me come in. I get my comics, I… Read more →
This panel was held in the Hyatt Baker room on Friday afternoon at 1PM. From the start, these musicians were comical, demonstrating how the filking community is more than a gathering; it’s family. This panel explained what filking is. Its origins started in 1936, and it has evolved into a genre of folk music geared to science-fiction/fantasy fans. As Leslie… Read more →
Kathryn Hinds started writing stories early, but her first publications were nonfiction books for children and middleschoolers about various historical cultures. To date, she has written more than 50 of these as well as numerous short stories and poems and several novels. Christy English, author of the Shakespeare in Love series, described Hinds’s 2015 epic fantasy, The Healer’s Choice, as… Read more →
Puppetry is alive and well and loved at Dragon Con. Cheryl Henson, the second daughter of the late—and beloved—Jim Henson, joined Dragon Con for the first time on Friday to talk about her family’s most recent contributions to her father’s legacy and walk through some of his greatest contributions to pop culture via puppetry. She brought along a slide show… Read more →
For a show that’s only existed since April, Daredevil has found some die-hard fans among longtime readers and new binge-watchers. Since its debut in a massive, binge-worthy 13-hour series on Netflix, Daredevil has brought a unique tone to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On hand to discuss were Gary Mitchel, writer and reviewer for RevolutionSF.com, Earth Station One podcaster Jennifer Hartshorn,… Read more →
I spent a good portion of my day asking Dragon Con attendees and guests a question near and dear to my heart. “Imagine you are a member of the Donner Party—the group of pioneers in the 1800s that became snowbound in the Rocky Mountains and resorted to cannibalism to survive: who would you kill and eat first, Jon Snow or… Read more →
