The High Fantasy track sponsored a virtual panel, “Charles Saunders: The Founder of Sword and Soul,” on Friday at 1PM via the Fan Tracks streaming channel. The panel consisted of Milton Davis, Taaq Kirksey, Uraeus, and moderator Marcus Haynes. The panel opened with a discussion of Saunders as a writer. Kirksey described sword and soul as going beyond the limits… Read more →
Anthony Rapp can currently be seen as Lt. Commander Paul Stamets on Star Trek: Discovery, but he is well known to an array of audiences from stage and screen. He was greeted with a standing ovation as he arrived in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom Friday at 11:30AM for his solo panel. Throughout the panel, Rapp was warm and gave thoughtful… Read more →
The Star Wars at Dragon Con Track took a good virtual look at the world of real life Jawas Friday at 4PMon during the panel “Hold On To Your Droids, The Jawas Are Here” on their YouTube channel and Facebook page. A national (and international) group of 501st members and leaders, including Krayt Clan Detachment leader Jenn Chase, Shane Murphy… Read more →
While travel for an 8th century Viking was never simple, travel from Norway to Atlanta in 2021 isn’t exactly easy either, so the cast of Netflix’s series Norsemen kindly held a Zoom panel instead, pre-recorded because of time zones—that aired on the main DCTV channel on Friday afternoon. Moderated by Henry Herz, the hour provided many laughs, because while Norsemen… Read more →
Death was a common occurrence for Victorians. Plagues, childbirth, wars—even a simple cut before the advent of antibiotics could bring the Grim Reaper to your door. But the Victorians had one thing their predecessors did not—money. The growing middle class could afford the lavish trappings of death that became the mode. Gail Z. Martin, Ruti Turner, Leanna Renee Hieber, and… Read more →
Carol Malcolm moderated the “Supernatural Cast Panel” on Friday at 11:30AM in the Westin Peachtree Ballroom with three actors who played a major role in the TV series Supernatural. Mark Pellegrino (Lucifer), Samantha Smith (Mary), and Emily Swallow (Amara) populated this panel. The first question asked was “What was one thing that you wished would have happened with your character, but… Read more →
The energetic panel “K-Pop Dance Class” in the Hilton Galleria 8 on Friday at 5:30PM, headed up by Ayla Almee, was fun. It filled to capacity quickly, with a line outside the door. This was a popular panel, since the K-Pop is all the rage right now. In this panel, the participants learned the moves to a clip from “Next… Read more →
Keith R. A. DeCandido, a third-degree blackbelt, was the speaker for the panel “Practical Self-Defense with Keith R. A. DeCandido” on Friday at 1PM in the Hilton 405. He gave a guide to some basic self-defense techniques that can be useful in difficult situations. Rule #1: Run. If at all possible, try to avoid any physical conflict. There is no… Read more →
