This year’s Artist Guest of Honor, Donato Giancola, has created over 300 cover art illustrations and has earned a long list of awards almost as impressive as his paintings. Perusing his online gallery is captivating both visually and emotionally. Each of his works, even a deceptively simple depiction of hands, tells a vibrant story. Intricate battle scenes capture not only… Read more →
Murder and puppet mastery mixed on Saturday at 11:30AM in Marriott A707 at the first fully immersive puppet murder mystery event at Dragon Con, “Murder Most Felt.” Clearly an intriguing concept, more than 200 people were turned away at the door as the room filled up with participants. The event was a joint production between the Puppetry Track, the unofficial… Read more →
On Saturday at 10AM, the Hilton Galleria 7 welcomed fans and aspiring performers for “Voice Acting in a Digital World”, part of the Digital Media Track. Moderated by video game producer and longtime voice actor Sean Weiland, the panel featured voice actors Crickett Michelle, Dana Morgan, MC Chris, and writer/producer Melissa Flores. Together, they explored how the craft of voice… Read more →
Congratulations to the winners of the Infinite Riker Games, which took place Sunday 4PM in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom. A panel of Deannas judged the Rikers on acting prowess, feats of strength, endless talents, and other criteria. Thomas Zahler and Joshua Surkosky took first and second place, respectively. Now that we know who the most Riker to ever have Rikered… 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 →
Authors Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, and S.M. Stirling, distinguished judges of the Writers of the Future (WotF) contest, joined recent winners Randyn Bartholomew, Lauren Catherine McGuire, and T.R. Naus for the panel “Writers of the Future: Practical Skills/Insider Knowledge for Genre Fiction” at 1PM Saturday in Hyatt International North, to share tips on how to succeed as a… Read more →
Saturday afternoon at 4:00PM the Star Wars track brought together a group of Star Wars authors to discuss both the art and the craft of writing in George Lucas’s universe. Moderated by Bryan Young, the session welcomed Delilah S. Dawson, John Jackson Miller, and Timothy Zahn to the Hyatt Centennial I. Young, a prolific writer and veteran panel moderator, led… Read more →
