Monday at 11:30AM in the Learning Center (Hyatt), 32 artists competed in the Comic Book Quick Sketch, America’s largest quick sketch competition for the discovery of new talent, with prizes for individual character and best comic page–judged by Georges Jeanty. The winners are: Best Character – Adult Division: Miranda Harrell, “Rogue” Best Comic Book Page – Adult Division: Alveric Yates,… Read more →
With post-apocalyptic fiction and movies being so popular in recent years, the panel “The Cause of The Apocalypse” (Apocalypse Rising, Friday, 10 PM, Westin Chastain 1-2) looked at interesting avenues this subgenre could take. Science fiction author and survivalist blogger Michael Z. Williamson moderated the panel, which included Cathy the Insectress, a graduate student in insect molecular genetics, Tedd Roberts,… Read more →
Author and interviewer Jean Marie Ward is a frequent guest at Dragon Con, appearing on panels covering a wide range of topics. She sat down with the Daily Dragon to discuss her varied interests. Daily Dragon (DD): You’ve published numerous short stories. What do you find most challenging and most rewarded about writing short fiction? Jean Marie Ward (JMW): The… Read more →
All the Daily Dragon tweets for 09-01-2014:
And the winners of this year’s 2014 Dragon Con Independent Short Film Festival are: Animated Comedy “Monkey Rag” Animated Fantasy “Lessons Learned” Animated Sci-FI “The Looking Planet” Animated Surrealism “Leviathan Ages” Action “Curio Shop: A Post Apocalyptic Acid Western” Comedy “Logan Must Make Star Wars” Dark Comedy “The Lord of Catan” Fan Film “Grayson: Earth One” Fantasy “Portal” Documentary “Rise… Read more →
“Quiet on the set! … We’re doing an interview here!” From start to finish, this Daily Dragon reporter’s interview with Adam Baldwin was full of laughs and poignant moments. Baldwin is best known to sci-fi fans as badass mercenary Jayne Cobb in Firefly and angry Colonel John Casey in Chuck. He can currently be seen on TNT’s new hit sci-fi… Read more →
The “Supergate: Beyond the Gate” (Stargate Multiverse, Sunday, 2:30 PM, Hyatt Centennial II and III) panel started out on a humorous note that persisted through the hour. Moderator Karen Smith Henson asked the actors, Peter Williams, Ona Grauer, Joe Flanigan, David Blue, and Alexis Cruz, to tell the audience about their first acting jobs, amateur or professional. Cruz responded first,… Read more →
Dragon Con regulars Nicole Harsch and Mike Sakuta, better known as The Crossed Swords, brought their blend of swordplay, humor, and education back to Hyatt Regency V on Saturday at 11:30AM. This year, however, they introduced a new element, their version of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. They opened the program by explaining that they would accept the challenge by… Read more →
