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Captain Khetara Crowned 2004 Miss Klingon Empire – fatalities, Death Threats Delight Klingons

Captain Khetara sutai-Lorenssith (Christine Evans-Arriaga) was crowned 2004 Miss Klingon Empire Sunday evening at Dragon*Con. The pageant featured one assassination, multiple injuries, death threats, and territorial disputes among previous pageant winners. Docked to prevent hurricane damage, the I.K.A.V. Battle Fury lent its flag to the event. The flag was handmade by Lt. Col. j’rel vestai-Kar (Delton Wilson) in a time-honored… Read more →

The Joe Linsner Labor Day Corsethon: Dawn Look-Alike Contest 2004

The 2004 edition of the Dragon*Con Dawn Look-Alike Contest saw a variety of aspects of the character. Fifty-seven entries displayed elements of the Dawn character before a panel of judges including 2003 Dawn Contest winner Valerie Potter, film actor Ernie Hudson, comic inker Amy Hopkins, and Dawn creator, Joseph Michael Linsner. Hosts Sandra Taylor and Peter Jurasik kept the crowd… Read more →

2004 Hall Costume Contest Winners

Best in Show Steve Bornhoeft – “Captain Jack Sparrow” Most Popular Man George Metz – “Cylon” Most Popular Woman Laura Rifkin – “Harley Quinn” Best Fantasy Niki Collins, Lee Newman, Aleathia Burns –  “3 Sexy Girls” Best Historical Andrew Anthony – “Viking” Best Humor James Haire – “Beeker”

2003 Dragon*Con Art Show Winners

Juried Awards Category Artist Title of Work Best in Show Ribbon & Plaque James Herrmann “Like a Bolt from the Blue” Professional First Place – Ribbon, Certificate Kinuko Craft “Forest of Serre” Second Place – Ribbon, Certificate J.P. Targete “Thieves’ World” Third Place – Ribbon, Certificate Don Matiz & Janny Wurtz “Fionavar Tapestry” Best Color – Certificate Rowena “Crimson Dream”… Read more →

2003 Dragon*Con Film Festival Winners Announced

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 fantasy). Ethan Phillips, veteran of Star Trek: Voyager,… Read more →

Ma'Jon of Clan IpaQ Takes 2003 Miss Klingon Empire Title

Ma’Jon of Clan IpaQ Takes 2003 Miss Klingon Empire Title

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… Read more →

Here He Is, Mr. Star Wars Universe

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 because the second annual… Read more →