Four talented voice actors brought joy and insight to the early Sunday audience in the Hyatt Regency. Master of Disney versatility, Bill Farmer switched between his natural speaking voice and many characters, not only from his own work (Goofy and Foghorn Leghorn), but plenty of impersonations of celebrities from Walter Cronkite to Pat Buttram to Johnny Carson. When he was… Read more →
Fans packed Embassy D-F (Hy) Saturday night, eager to hear the panel of distinguished authors discuss captivating techniques to annihilate characters. After a brief round of introductions, the fun began when E. C. Ambrose described the death of a naughty queen by turning her into a sculpture of salt and accidentally dumping her in a river. Dissolved queens are far… Read more →
You might know Cleolinda Jones (@cleolinda on Twitter) from her epic Twilight recaps, Movies in 15 Minutes, or her involvement in Hannibal fandom. Ever since the NBC show premiered last year she’s not only recapped all of the episodes but also developed an eyeshadow line called This Is My Design with the folks behind fansite Tattle-Crime.com. She’s here repping Hannibal… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
