2019

mech pilots

Calling All Mech Pilots!

Ever have the urge pilot a mech? Well, now’s your chance to jump into a pod and take the mech of your dreams for a spin. MechCorps’ BattleTech has eleven pods waiting for you in the Galleria Exhibit Hall (Hil). After you sign up for duty (for the small fee of seven dollars for seven minutes), chose your call sign,… Read more →

Jim Butcher

An Hour with Jim Butcher

The hour began without ceremony on Friday in the Hyatt Regency VI-VII as Jim Butcher simply walked out onto the stage without waiting for the moderator to introduce him. This laid-back, almost impish style carried through the panel as Butcher answered questions from the audience. Several questions touched on material for upcoming books in the Dresden Files series, and when… Read more →

Warehouse 13 panel

Warehouse 13 – Out of Time, Not Out of Mind

Joanne Kelly, Eddie McClintock, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti, and writer Deric A. Hughes were on this heart-touching and jovial panel in Centennial II-III (H) tackling the Q & A session for Warehouse 13 Saturday afternoon at 4PM. One of the more exciting things about this panel was that this was Joanne Kelly’s first time to Dragon Con. She was genuinely… Read more →

Sunday Daily Dragon Now Out

The 2014 Sunday issue of the Daily Dragon is now available. Blue is the color for Sunday, available throughout the convention and at the information booths and registration. Or download the PDF: [gview file=”https://www.dragoncon.org/dailydragon/wp-content/uploads/Sunday_083114.pdf” save=”0″][Download the 2014 Sunday Daily Dragon as a PDF]

Written in Blood, Not in Stone: New York Times Bestselling Authors

Ever wonder what it takes to grab a coveted position on a bestselling list? Kevin J. Anderson, Christopher Golden, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Katherine Kurtz, and Harry Turtledove sat down with Nancy Knight in the Hyatt Regency VI-VII on Friday to talk about the good, the blocked, and the ugly parts of being an author. With the all of the gloriousness that… Read more →

Gothic Music, Voltaire Style

Friday night—technically Saturday morning—was Voltaire’s gothic concert, which he performed clad in his signature matte black top hat. The crowd was captivated right away by a song from Voltaire’s newest album, Raised by Bats. Also on stage was a drum kit, which sat unused above Voltaire’s head as he played his electric acoustic guitar. Soon after, the artist proclaimed that… Read more →

BSG: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Show

Four members of the Battlestar Galactica cast were on the panel, “BSG: A Visit to the Fleet,” on Friday at 4PM (Marriott). Kate Vernon (Ellen Tigh aka “The Betrayer” and the Fifth of “the Final Five”), Tricia Helfer (Six aka “The Cylon Betrayer”), Michael Hogan (Colonel Saul Tigh), and Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek, and also Apollo from the original series)… Read more →