Sean Astin, best known to con-goers for his role as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, is attending his first Dragon*Con. He agreed to sit down for a chat with the Daily Dragon. Before we began, Sean said with a wide smile, “I love Dragon*Con. I LOVE Dragon*Con!”
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Enter a world where dragons poise with curved talons, frozen in rosewood; where brooding warriors recline among wolves; and trees sink Celtic-knotted roots into unyielding rock and weep for the moon: enter the Dragon*Con Art Show.
Artist Steve Hickman presided over this year’s Art Show Awards ceremony, dedicated to the late Dr. Patrick James Roberts. As the ceremony began, Hickman said he had the honor and responsibility of serving on the three-panel jury for the show. He also told the gathering of juried artists that he was surprised by the size and quality of the Dragon*Con Art Show.
The 501st Legion, Vader’s Fist, began right here at Dragon*Con in 1998. A popular part of the annual Dragon*Con Parade, the Star Wars fan group, begun by founder Albin Johnson, now has over 4,000 members in 40 countries. That’s a lot of white armor. But the Legion consists of far more than just stormtrooper clones.
Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), the busy stars of the Harry Potter movies, kindly agreed to adjust their schedules to answer a few questions for the Daily Dragon.
Saturday night, artists gathered in excited anticipation for the Art Show awards, presented by celebrated artist Todd Lockwood. The awards consisted of three categories: the Special Awards (people’s choice), the Treasure Chest Charity Art Project (the charity art project), and the Juried Awards.
Artist Don Maitz, who judged the treasure chests, could not attend because he was currently judging the Dawn Look-alike contest. A member of the audience joked that Maitz was judging “another kind of chest.”
Even Master of Ceremonies Eric L. Watts’s spirited performance of “Hey, Miss Klingon” could not overshadow the political message of the newly-crowned 2007 Miss Klingon Empire, VarkNa B’traughh (Valerie Rice): the Klingon campaign to conquer Earth. “We must save the humans from their biggest enemies–themselves.”
The pageant opened with “Klingon Rhapsody,” accompanied by two trembling, red-shirted Federation security guards. Only one guard appeared as a captive during the event, running errands and pouring water at a Klingon warrior’s …
On Friday at 5:30, the line snaked through the Hyatt as eager fans waited for a chance to see Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley). From a coveted front row seat, Lauren Monroe said her two-hour wait was absolutely worth it. When all the chairs were full, the doors closed on disappointed faces, but the lucky crowd inside roared cheers of “Neville” and “twins.” At last, the long-awaited stars appeared.
Crowds and lines were the norm at Dragon*Con 2007, but fans in the Walk of Fame Sunday afternoon were undaunted. Harry Potter fans waited patiently for James and Oliver Phelps and Matthew Lewis to return from a lunch break. The staff gave out numbers on slips of paper, so the fans could take a break, too.
Oh, to be Todd McCaffrey! His mother, renowned author Anne McCaffrey, is letting him play in Pern. But this hasn’t been as easy for him as it might seem. “If I go play with my mother’s characters, she’ll kill me,” he joked, adding that they decided he needed to come up with his own characters and …
Anne McCaffrey, Queen Dragonlady of Pern, flew with incredible speed from the Hyatt to her signing at the Marriott. Although she rode astride a scooter instead of a golden dragon, she kept her entourage running to keep up with her. I managed to keep up with Ms. McCaffrey, and she graciously satisfied my curiosity on a …
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