“I’ve never seen a Robin Hood adaptation that was not a political commentary on something. Because you can’t separate that out from the legends.” -Bethany Kessler Are outlaws just criminals or are they symptoms of a broken system? From fifteenth century ballads all the way to Luigi Mangione, the High Fantasy track spent Friday evening discussing the political themes of… Read more →
Celebrating 40 Years of Dragon Con Part 3 It’s happened. It’s finally happened. Geeks are cool. Robert Downey, Jr. looked into the camera and said, “I am Iron Man,” and audiences responded with a resounding “please sir, may I have some more?” Ned Stark lost his head and the Rains of Castamere fell on a Red Wedding as fans of… Read more →
“It starts feeling like it’s coming in July I guess, when it’s real hot. Like…it’s an end of summer thing. But it doesn’t really hit until the banners go up. Then it feels exciting.” – Local Atlanta Barista. For many of us, Atlanta has become something of a home away from home. We descend yearly on this city, we overflow… Read more →
You’re in the vendor hall. It’s crowded. It’s loud. The flow of people is moving like a river that you can’t seem to break free of long enough to linger by any of the amazing treasures that you pass by. You need a map, but more than that, you need a dungeon map. The sort of thing that doesn’t just… Read more →
Celebrating 40 Years of Dragon Con Part 2 The first ten years of Dragon Con are in the rearview mirror. They had some ups, they had some downs (but mostly they were ups), and now everyone is looking towards the future and wondering, “What comes next?” The late 90s and early 2000s were big years for geek culture as it… Read more →
So, you’ve seen a rise of tiara wearing cats in sunglasses and a man in heart boxers. Maybe you’ve seen the blue dinosaur and wondered what that’s about. Or the fish in the spacesuit. Or heard about the bizarre obsession with one man’s bare feet and you’ve thought to yourself…what the actual heck is going on in these weird books everyone is suddenly talking… Read more →
Celebrating 40 Years of Dragon Con Part 1 Forty years ago, this little show we’ve come to know and love opened its doors for the first time. Named after a gaming computer, and attracting less than 2,000 people, the dream was alive. But there surely could have been no way to predict, in those very early days, just what the… Read more →
I was tired and hot and hungry and had spent the whole evening just saying how bad I wanted a cheeseburger… Suddenly, someone dressed as Mayor McCheese walked up and handed me a cheeseburger from McDonalds. A truly magical, only at Dragon Con moment. For long-time attendee Elissa Watson, this serendipitous moment perfectly encapsulates the unique charm of our beloved… Read more →
