David Rike and I had a wonderful time at FENCON this past weekend. The Spy Vs Spy theme was evident throughout, but we covered a lot of ground, from Bond to Superman, Evil Overlords to Lairs, Superman/Lois to Tired tropes.

We had a blast at the 2nd MonsterVMonster Cage Match, where a bloody and BBQ-sauced battlefield at Dollywood saw Team Mecha-Depp use their mechanized Jack Sparrow to win the day over the mysterious cat-raised monster that could not quite be explained. If that sounds weird, I’m sorry, but that’s the best way I can explain it. If you want to learn more about it, you’ll have to join us next time.

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FenCon Convention Day 3. Panel on “Sci-fi and Fantasy Tropes We Love to Hate” with David Rike, Michael Nelson , Declan Finn and moderated by Mel White .

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FenCon Convention Day Three.. Panel on “Superman: Man of Steel, Woman of ……” with Joe Giacoio and R Cat Conrad. Great exploration of Clark, Kal-el and Lois as characters, a couple, plot drivers, and models for different types of relationships.

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FenCon Convention .. James Bond Deathmatch with David Rike , DL Young , Howard Carter and Bill Frank.

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Day One at FenCon Convention. Great discussion with David Rike and Joe Giacoio on low budget science fiction and a deeeeeep dive on Sharknado and the future of science fiction in film.