Max sees to the needs of her kitty overlords; polices the grammar on all kinds of published material including signage, menus, and food packaging; and cuddles with her wife while watching her favorite shows (Our Flag Means Death, Killjoys, Sense8, and Doctor Who among them). She continues to be far too excited to be working for the Daily Dragon.
The Black Geeks of Dragon Con held its 8th annual photo shoot on Sunday at 2:30PM on the back steps of the Hilton. Channing Sherman started the group after his family and friends commented about the lack of African-American interest in science fiction and associated multi-genre conventions. He began by taking photos of “Black Geeks” he met during Dragon Con,… Read more →
Something a little magical happens when the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds gets together at Dragon Con. This is the third consecutive year that Anson Mount and Ethan Peck have been guests, the second year for Christina Chong, and the first time for Bruce Horak and Babs Olusanmokun. The cast answered fan questions Saturday at 2:30PM in Hyatt… Read more →
When Anson Mount and Branan Edgens started The Well podcast, they wanted to do something that would allow celebrities to talk not about the things we know they do but about the things we don’t know that they do. They talk to anybody and everybody who you might never have heard of who are doing interesting things. That is the… Read more →
Whether you know Anson Mount from Hell on Wheels or Star Trek: Strange New Worlds or one of his many other credits, getting to see him in person at Dragon Con is always a treat. This is his third consecutive Dragon Con, fourth overall, and he was kind enough to sit down with the Daily Dragon for an interview. Daily… Read more →
If you’ve ever been to a Dragon Con before, you have definitely heard the Crüxshadows’ music as it pumps from their booth outside the Marriott Marquis Ballroom near the elevators. Rogue and the Crüxshadows have become an enduring staple of the convention. They first played here around 1996 and found themselves being asked back year after year. According to Rogue,… Read more →
When you give a bunch of superhero geeks and theater nerds a tantalizing glimpse of something like Rogers: The Musical on a Disney+ series, it is practically an invitation for us to take it too far. And take it too far we did at “Rogers: The Musical – Dragon Con Style: A Table Read” on Sunday at 1PM in Marriott… Read more →
Cosplayer and maker Charles Ecton is a member of the 501st Legion, Georgia Garrison, and has recently retired from a local utility after working as an environmental engineer for 35 years. This year Ecton came to Dragon Con with a specific mission. As a huge fan of a movie featuring the story of King Arthur, he has been working on… Read more →
The ways in which fandom and nerdery intersect can almost not be diagramed. When a geek is passionate, they are passionate all the way. The number of people who are both geeks and fans of musical theater is vast, which is why a lot of panels this year include theater as a theme. Musical theater is already a heightened reality,… Read more →
