2019

Friday Night Costuming Contest Winners

Best Prop: Katherine Steel Best Use of Materials: Ashely Haapapuro Best Use of Technology: Saheye Cohen Best Youth: Cora Allen Best Novice: Lydia Bendikov Best Journeyman: Nicole Wilcox Best Professional: Samantha Houle Best In Show: Emerson Phillips-Georg Audience Choice: Lydia Bendikov

Zachary Levi

Shazam!: Zachary Levi’s Journey to Superhero Status

Loveable and geeky CIA agent, Disney prince and teenager-turned-adult-and-back-to-teenager superhero, Zachary Levi enchanted the audience at the Shazam! panel Friday in Hyatt Centennial II-III. Levi aficionados know he’s played multiple memorable roles, which makes for some pretty entertaining fan questions. When asked which of his characters he identifies with the most, many in the crowd were surprised to learn it’s… Read more →

Singers performing songs from The Greatest Showman

This is the Greatest Show!

I figured that The Greatest Showman Sing Along panel in the Hilton Grand West Ballroom Friday afternoon would pretty much be what it says on the tin: a group of nerds in a room together singing their favorite songs from the movie. What I wasn’t expecting was the energy of the crowd and the microphones at the front of the… Read more →

Mark Sheppard, Eddie McClintock, and Allison Scagliotti

Warehouse 13: 10th Anniversary Celebration

It’s hard to believe it has already been 10 years since we were first introduced to the agents of Warehouse 13. On Friday at the Sheraton Grand Ballroom A-F, fans of the show filed into a packed room to see Eddie McClintock, Allison Scagliotti, and Mark Sheppard talk crossovers and careers. Could a movie be in the cards? In a… Read more →

Stan “The Man” Lee: A Tribute

As the lights dimmed, a hush fell over the room. The screens lit up. A video tribute to Stan Lee appeared. It’s a collage of various cameos and rolls that Lee appeared in a variety of his movies. A man among men, Lee was iconic in the world of comics, as well as to humanity. Friday afternoon in the Marriott… Read more →

Panelists from YA of Yore panel

YA of Yore: Classics of YA Fantasy

Literature can endure for centuries or fade within moments. Sometimes, it takes a generation to appreciate what we had. Sometimes readers get to witness classics in the making—as in the case of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Love it or hate it, Harry Potter is the current standard by which YA literature popularity is measured. But what else should we—… Read more →

David Tennant

The Doctor Victorious

David Tennant, best known for Good Omens, Broadchurch, and of course his stint as the 10th Doctor on Doctor Who, started his panel early, a good omen for the fans who were lucky enough to get a seat in the packed Marriott Atrium Ballroom on Friday morning. The entire mood of the panel from the beginning was energetic and playful,… Read more →

Flying Your Geek Flag

Coming to Dragon Con has so many joys. People hang with other geeks, go to panels to satisfy their fandom passions, and meet up with family they haven’t seen all year. It is such a joyous event. Dragon Con is also known for its many and varied costumes. There are several costume contests throughout the weekend for members to have… Read more →