One of the most exciting components of my annual pilgrimage to Dragon*Con is the opportunity to shop for items that I simply cannot find anywhere else. (Except online, of course, but I live in Canada, and don’t get me started on shipping, customs, and the exchange rate!) Finding magnificent loot requires some careful planning, though, so heed the following important… Read more →
Announcing the winners of the Friday Night Costume Contest: Harrison Krix “Guy Manuel de-Homem Christo (Daft Punk)” Honorable Mention Debbie Sherrod “Judith” Honorable Mention Vera Campbell “Alice Kingsley” Honorable Mention Wayne Olson “The Burden of the Responsible Man – James Christensen original artist” Honorable Mention Thomas Spanos “Darth Bane” Honorable Mention Jo Gratz “Mitsumi” Best Youth and Fan Favorite Katherine… Read more →
“The Order You Appear On the Sheet is The Order You Appear on Stage…” An organizer struggled to shout all the rules across the crowd. The contestants listened intently before rushing back to their hectic preparations. Beauty worthy of a goddess does not come casually, even to these fair maidens, and they work hard to be this beautiful.
Aaron Allston and Michael Stackpole began Saturday’s series of “Inner Circle” hourly writers’ workshops with “21 Days to a Novel,” Sat 10AM Hanover A-B. Starting on day 1 with a sentence describing one character, Stackpole built a working, yet flexible, novel outline in a mere 21 days. In spite of the tight schedule, he advised that this was not a… Read more →
What is it about masks and secret identities, anyway? According to their creator, Stan Lee, the Fantastic Four didn’t need them. Why, you might ask? “If I had a superpower—not to say that I don’t,” Lee told a packed house in the Atrium Ballroom of the Marriott. “I’d say, ‘Look at me, I’m better than you. I’ve got a superpower!’” … Read more →
Do geeks “do” poetry? Stephen Segal, senior contributing editor to Weird Tales, asked this question with his panel dedicated to poetry slams on Saturday at 4PM in Greenbriar. Poetry was an important part of the Weird Tales tradition, including work by Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft, and Robert E. Howard, among others. Weird Tales has always had poetry in… Read more →
Bestselling author Jim Butcher continues to thrill fans with his latest fantasy/paranormal mystery novel, Changes, the twelfth book in his The Dresden Files series featuring magician-PI Harry Dresden. Not content to publish a mere twelve novels in ten years, Butcher also wrote Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours, as well as The Codex Alera, a fast-paced fantasy series of six books based… Read more →
This panel in the Cairo room on Saturday evening comprised of the exceptionally accredited staff of Dr. John Flynn, Dr. Bob Blackwood, Chris Gore, and the moderator, Matthew Foster. The panel discussion started with introductions from each person. As Matthew led the way with questions, this knowledgeable staff was talking about the films that were not well known. It was… Read more →
