Convention News and Events

• W. Australian Fan Journeys to Dragon*Con
• Heinlein Society Blood Drive Adds Monday Hours
• Taking a Chance at Dragon*Con

Contests/Awards

• 2003 Dragon*Con Art Show Winners
• 2003 Dragon*Con Film Festival Winners Announced
• 2003 Hall Costume Contest Winners
• Ma’Jon of Clan IpaQ Takes 2003 Miss Klingon Empire Title
• Here He Is, Mr. Star Wars Universe
• Blume Takes Final in M:tG Grand Prix; German Professional Takes Top Prize of $2400
• 2003 Con Suite Contest Winners
• 2003 Dragon*Con Egg Contest Winner
• 2003 X-Track Alien Contest Winners
• Dawn at Dragon*Con 2003
• 2003 Masquerade Costume Contest Winners

Three days have passed. You’ve been to panels. You’ve seen stars, authors, artists, and legends. You’ve walked the aisles of the dealers’ room and seen their myriad of wares. You’ve strolled the maze that is the art show and were awestruck by the wonders you saw. You’ve seen the pretty ladies in the Dawn Look-Alike contest …

Juried Awards

Category

Artist

Title of Work

Best in Show

Ribbon & Plaque…

Results of the Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival were announced in the Hyatt Regency V Ballroom at 4:30pm Saturday by Bob Coughlin, following a six-hour screening of many of the films.

This year’s selections ran the gamut of production values (low-fidelity video to 16mm color film) and subject matter (documentary to animated …

Most Popular (Female):
Laura Rifkin

Most Popular (Child):
Victoria Birchfield

Honorable Mention (Children):
Casey Andrews
Drake Andrews
Rhiannon Birchfield
Naomi Butterfield
Barret Ford
Spencer Ford
Avelyn Stemmer
Charlie McCravey
Mac Benning
Ben Ross
Sam Ross
Roman Lucyshyn
Marcos Lopes
Elizabeth Poulon
Drake Poulon

Ma’Jon of the Clan IpaQ (Marjan Peltier) wrested the Miss Klingon Empire title from seven other formidable warriors vying for the honor. Ma’Jon stalked Master of Ceremonies Eric L. Watts in formal attire trimmed with gold. She demonstrated her skills as the Head Chef of the Klingon Imperial Palace by stabbing and milking the young from a prized Klingon delicacy saying, “Klingon food fights back.” When asked who ruled pageant judge Mardok’s family, Mardok or his wife, Ma’Jon asked the Chancellor to “stand up,” then replied “Mardok,” to the roaring approval of the crowd gathered in the Regency Ballroom.

They don’t want no bulky Lou Ferrigno. They don’t want no sex god like Pierce Brosnan. They ain’t looking for no scoundrel like Han Solo. What girls really want is a man that can rattle off every unnecessary fact concerning Star Wars while espousing his theories on why the Empire lost. Well, look no further ladies …

Magic: the Gathering™ Grand Prix tournament wound up Sunday when the German Marco Blume defeated Matt Linde of Maryland in an intense, fast-paced final round. The players tied with one game apiece by the time their names were printed for the scoreboard.

Linde played with a black and white deck, while Blume’s deck mixed white, blue and …

There was a galactic gathering at Earth, United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Trader Vic’s. The dinner was hosted by the Hothlanta Rebels, a local Atlanta Fan Force group, and attended by various online FanForce members across the continental USA and Canada. Over seventy-five online members of Star Wars Fan Force appeared at this …

Okay, so you’ve been to the art gallery. Very talented people created those objets d’art with blood, sweat, and tears, but another group of people fall into the blood, sweat, and tears contingent. This group lives for body art and modification. Their bodies are the canvases, but needles replace brushes, and ink replaces paint.

While tattooing started …