Once again the flying wonders of the squared ring returned to Dragon*Con. Fred Saberhagen hosted the mixture of rocking and socking inside the roped coliseum. Stars from the historical annals of “sports entertainment,” Abdullah the Butcher, and Glacier, plied their trade in front of a standing room audience in the Main Regency Ballroom. Steve from 99X and “Mr. Monopoly” (John… Read more →
The Star Wars: Matters of the Force volunteers and staff would like to send Jerome a heartfelt thank you for his surprise appearance at the kick off of the MOTF Theater and Laser Show. Jerome decided to stop by to give the opening of the SW: The Phantom Menace a truly memorable beginning. Of course another delightful surprise concerned Mr…. Read more →
One quick glance around the mass of people and I understood excitement of Dragon*Con. Friends, familiar topics and COSTUMES. “Correction, a lot of costumes,” I thought as a buff man half-clad in leather walked by in his leather ensemble. With a smile, I glanced at my watch, grimaced as I realized I was late, and hauled tail to the SW:… Read more →
Okay, so I am not 12 years old. I cannot win a prize on RadioDisney no matter how many times I call. And I still get questioned every time I request a Happy Meal at McDonalds, but I am a kid at heart so I definitely was too curious not to stop by the KidsCon. While perusing the KidsCon, stocked… Read more →
Dragon*Con attendees a unique opportunity to sneak preview the newest installment of the fan favorite Crow series—The Crow: Salvation. The talents of Kirsten Dunst, Fred Ward and Dragon*Con guest, Eric Mabius, help round out a rather solid cast for this go-round. The copy the convention audience is getting to see is the only early complete draft of the film, which… Read more →
Brett Martin and Dave the Cameraman from area television show, “Good Day Atlanta,” came to take a look at the convention on Friday morning. The local Fox Network affiliate, Channel 5, brought their talent and equipment to take a look for life in the morning. And to the credit of the convention, there was a (I hate to use the… Read more →
The panelists for this program were Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, writers; Stephen Youll, illustrator; Patrick Loberto, an editor at Bantam Books; and Jamie Warner, Art Director of Bantam Books. Brian began the presentation by emphasizing that here at Dragon*Con we are paying tribute to Frank Herbert, his father. Brian said that on his father’s eighth birthday, he stood… Read more →
The Women in Gaming panel was lead by Mur Lafferty, the webmaster of the Rainbow 6 web site, and Damon Floyd, from gamegirlz.com. There is a general misconception that all gamers are adolescent boys who are geeky and awkward. That view ignores a growing portion of the gaming market, women. The panel was a round table discussion about women in… Read more →
