Below is the tentative Dragon Con program schedule for John L. Flynn, author of Everything I Know About Life I Learned from James Bond and Future Prime: Top Ten Science Fiction Films (Library Tales Publishing/co-authored with Bob Blackwood).
Convention Dates are Fri. (9/1/17), Sat. (9/2/17), Sun. (9/3/17), and Mon. (9/4/17)
John L. Flynn
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Title: “The Women of James Bond”
Description: Thumper from James Bond’s Diamonds are Forever joins us to look at the the role of women in the Bond films. From damsels and femme fatales to empowered partners with James, women often drove the plot of the films. How much have Bond girls influenced the new crop of female action characters?
Time: Fri 05:30 pm Location: Hanover C-E – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Moderator / MC for panel
(Tentative Panelists: John L. Flynn)
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Title: “The Most Important Science Fiction Films of All Time”
Description: We’ll dig deeper than Star Wars and 2001 to find the most important sci-fi movies — the ones that changed the genre. We’ll be looking at the history of SF film and come up with some films you may have missed and need to see.
Time: Fri 08:30 pm Location: The Learning Center – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: John L. Flynn, Shannon Strucci)
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Title: “The History of Bond, James Bond”
Description: Let’s explore the history of Her Majesty’s Secret Servant with our panelists, including noted Bond historians Matt Sherman and John L. Flynn, and eternal Bond girl Trina Parks! Additionally, we will be remembering the great work of Sir Roger Moore.
Time: Sun 02:30 pm Location: Galleria 5 – Hilton (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: John L. Flynn, Anthony Taylor)
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Title: “Influence of The Walking Dead on the Current Zombie Genre”
Description: Zombie have been on the rise. Some say it started with The Walking Dead, though that is up for debate. Regardless, what is certain is the impact it has had on the current state of the zombie genre. Experts discuss the effects of that impact, and whether or not it\’s for the better of the genre.
Time: Mon 11:30 am Location: Chastain F-H – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: John L. Flynn, Rob Levy)
In 1977, he received the M. Carolyn Parker award for outstanding journalism for his freelance work on several Florida daily newspapers. He sold his first book, Future Threads, in 1985, and has subsequently had twelve other books published, including Cinematic Vampires: The Living Dead on Film, The Films of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dissecting Aliens, Visions in Light and Shadow, War of the Worlds: From Wells to Spielberg, 75 Years of Universal Monsters, 50 Years of Hammer Horror, 101 Superheroes of the Silver Screen, 2001: Beyond the Infinite, The Jovian Dilemma, Phantoms of the Opera: Behind the Mask, and Everything I Know About Life I Learned from James Bond and Future Prime: Top Ten Science Fiction Films (published by Library Tales Publishing and co-authored with Bob Blackwood). There are planned sequels for both. He has also written the Introduction to Signet’s new edition of Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera, and the Afterword to Signet’s new printing of The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells.
From 2002 to 2004, Dr. Flynn was nominated for three Hugo Awards for his science fiction writing. John also received an honorable mention for his unproduced screenplay for The Jovian Dilemma in the 2003 Screenplay Festival writing competition.
His first novel, Intimate Bondage was published by BelleBooks. The other three in the series, Architects of Armageddon, Murder on Air Force One (2017), Terror at G-20 (2017), and Merchants of Death (contract pending) are published by Argus Publishing.
Flynn is currently writing the biography of Angelique Pettyjohn, a dear friend during the last ten years of her life, who died in 1992. She was an actress, Las Vegas showgirl, and Star Trek siren.
Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency