Earlier this year, Mouse Hecht had an unusual dream. The Science Track moderator dreamt that Dragon Con 2025 hosted a panel all about grass—and that Mouse was woefully unprepared. Angry attendees clamored for botanical knowledge that they and their fellow track staff were unprepared to provide. After waking, Hecht swore that their nightmare wouldn’t come true. Gradually, they assembled a… Read more →
Australian children’s celebrity Bluey Heeler greeted Dragon Con attendees on Saturday at 1PM in Hyatt Roswell. Although this was her third year at the convention, guests’ excitement towards Bluey was unabated. Countless families lined up outside Hyatt Roswell with hopes of seeing the perky puppy. Bluey is no stranger to attention. The seven-year-old stars in her own titular cartoon produced… Read more →
The Courtland Grand’s Augusta room lit up Friday night at 10PM as congoers told their most impressive stories for “The Adult Boasting Contest: May the Best Storyteller Prevail.” Host Mo facilitated the rapidfire story exchange, and judges Katie Cross and Spencer Waddell distributed awards. The event was the mature-audiences-only counterpart to Thursday’s All-Ages Boasting Contest. Dragon Con newbie Rob took… Read more →
Ovine host Claire Elizabeth O’Brien welcomed dozens of puppets to the “Magic Puppet Tea Party,” a social event specifically for puppets. Guests filed into Marriott A704 at 5:30PM on Friday to imbibe (imaginary) tea and acquaint themselves with their fellow puppets. Humans were not permitted to speak during the event, so adjunct reporter Egg Junior stepped in to interview the… Read more →
Kids Track hosted “How to Dragon Con with Kids” panels on Thursday at 7:30PM and Friday at 11:30AM in Hyatt Techwood, dispensing wisdom to con parents. Moderators Morgan A McLaughlin McFarland and James Wells fielded questions from curious families on how to optimize the Dragon Con experience. McFarland and Wells are no stranger to the Dragon Con scene. McLaughlin has… Read more →
A panel of talented Black creators shared advice about crafting compelling narratives in Monday’s “Enchanting Realms: Black Voices in Fantasy,” held in Hyatt Hanover AB at 10AM. Moderated by children’s author Christine H. Taylor-Butler, the panel featured commentary from Isabelle Hardesty, Sebastian A. Jones, Violette L. Meier, Glenn Parris, and L. Marie Wood. The panelists stress the value of drawing… Read more →
As the con wound down on Sunday, attendees gathered at the Hyatt to measure their badge beards. Dragon Con’s badge beards are long chains of badge ribbons affixed to the bottom of badges. There is no set length for a badge beard, and they can be as short as just one ribbon. Beards range from modest to gargantuan, with some… Read more →
A meeting of the minds occurred at the “Infinite Riker Games” on Sunday at 4PM in the Hilton Grand East ballroom. Ten lucky contestants competed in a series of challenges to prove their worthiness as Will Riker cosplayers. Jonathan Frakes has lit up our TV screens for years as Star Trek’s Will Riker, a charismatic Starfleet officer known for his… Read more →
