Details matter, especially when fans will point out an author’s mistakes. Which sources can you trust? How do you find an expert in a subject? And how much of that painstaking research should you include in your epic masterpiece? At the panel “Start Now, Research” on Thursday at 8:30PM in Hyatt Embassy EF, a group of professionals answered these questions… Read more →
It’s been several years since the original Charmed went off the air, but you wouldn’t know that by the full house in the Westin Peachtree Ballroom on Saturday at 1PM. Brian Krause, Drew Fuller, and Holly Marie Combs (via the magic of the internet and hi-def cameras) joined Dragon Con to reminisce about their favorite moments from the show. Fans… Read more →
Friday afternoon, the American Sci-Fi and Fantasy Media track brought DC Titans actors Conor Leslie, who plays Donna Troy, and Curran Walters, who plays Jason Todd, Robin, and Red Hood, to the Marriott Atrium Ballroom. For an hour labeled “DC’s Titans Guests: Meet the Titans” moderator Thomas Parham and various audience members engaged in a lively Q & A with… Read more →
If there was any doubt that Star Trek is still going strong as a franchise, the attendance at the Saturday 2:30PM panel in the Marriott Atrium put that to rest. The panel was nearly full as Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, and Michelle Hurd all took the stage together. It was a rambunctious start, with Cruz and Hurd… Read more →
Streaming has become a large part of our lives. And it’s not only Gen. Z and Millennials making the content we’re consuming. Gen. X and Boomers are getting in on the action in record numbers. The crowd gathered at the Hilton Galleria 6 on Friday afternoon was a testament to that. The Digital Track had to turn away attendees due… Read more →
Atlanta’s favorite fandom parade was back in full force this year for the 22nd year, open to the public once again! Led by Grand Marshal Nnedi Okorafor, Dragon Con’s Literary Guest of Honor, hundreds of marchers showed off their cosplay best. Along with traditions like the 501st Garrison Stormtroopers, the 300 Spartans, and Netherworld Haunted House, this year also featured… Read more →
The Trek Track at Dragon Con 2022 welcomed Star Trek: Picard’s Michelle Hurd to the Sheraton Grand Ballroom Friday afternoon for a free ranging Q&A. Moderated by DCTV’s Crispy, the conversation began with him asking Hurd about her impressions of her first Dragon Con. Beyond the cosplay (which she finds “amazing”) Hurd is excited to be able to see and… Read more →
This year marks the 90th anniversary of Robert E. Howard’s Conan, which appeared for the first time in Weird Tales magazine. Howard was one of the fathers of the “sword and sorcery” genre of popular fiction. To both celebrate and reflect upon Howard’s work as well as its impact, the High Fantasy track brought together a distinguished panel of authors,… Read more →
