I was selected to be on a panel for the Seattle Worldcon 2025, “The Fantastic Four: The First Family of Comics”. The panel description was: The FF kicked off the Marvel Universe in comics and for over 60 years, the First Family of Marvel has been thrilling fans with astonishing adventures and cosmic wonder. Come […]| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
I was selected to moderate a panel at the Seattle Worldcon 2025, “SF&F Short Stories from the Mists of Time”. I signed up for this because I love short SFF, I have an affection for older SFF, and I like to moderate. The description was: What were the first modern science fiction and fantasy tales […]| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
I am a semi-retired water resources civil engineer. I ended up on a panel at Seattle Worldcon 2025 about the Lake Washington Ship Canal, titled “Lowering the Lake: Seattle’s Marine Engineering Marvel”. I can’t remember if I just applied to be on this panel or if I was asked to be on it. Either way, […]| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
I was on a panel at Seattle Wordcon 2025 on “1949: Books and Stories Worth Remembering”. I was probably part of the reason for this panel, suggesting it to Seattle’s Programming team as an option to remember and enjoy fiction from the year that would have been selected for the Retro Hugo Awards if Seattle […]| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
I had a “throw me in the briar patch” moment when I appeared on the “A Needle to Space” panel at Seattle Worldcon 2025 recently. This essay is #2 about panels I was on there. The description on the Seattle Worldcon 2025 programming website said this: A Needle to Space Built for the 1962 World’s […]| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
This is Essay #1 from the panels I was on at the Seattle Worldcon 2025. I was the moderator for “Tales for Eternity: A Reading List”. The description for the panel read: Much earlier sc…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Seattle Worldcon 2025’s WSFS Division Head Cassidy, Hugo Administrator Nicholas Whyte, and Deputy Hugo Administrator Esther MacCallum-Stewart today announced their resignations from the committ…| File 770