Daily Dragon Tweets For 08-31-2013
All the Daily Dragon tweets for 08-31-2013:
Comic Book Shop [Thrift Shop Parody]
At the Page to Stage contest on Saturday night, DCTVpremiered the video Comic Book Shop, a parody of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s video Thrift Shop. Speaking as someone who has Thrift Shop on high rotation on her iPod, the video is brilliant. And I don’t use that word lightly. With so many tips of the hat to comic book readers,… Read more →
Sea Dragons: Night at the Georgia Aquarium
The Annual Dragon Con Night at the Aquarium was once again a swimming success. The aquarium is a totally different experience at night; the lights were dimmed, the DJ was rocking, and the dance floor was full. The Georgia Aquarium is the world’s largest and is home to the only captive whale sharks in the Western hemisphere. River otters, dolphins,… Read more →
John Barrowman is Out of Superhero Underwear
John Barrowman returned to Dragon Con this year to reunite with his Torchwood cast mates. But before he took the stage with the crew, he did a solo panel called “John Barrowman Live!” on Friday at 11:30AM in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom. John’s panel antics are legendary–at a previous Dragon Con he pulled down his pants and spanked himself—so, expectations… Read more →
Page to Stage Contest Winners
This year’s Dragon Con Page to Stage Contest featured some of the best superheroes we have ever seen competing for Best in Show. With 36 entries from all kinds of different comic books spanning so many genres—everything from Poison Ivy to Space Ghost–the judges had a tough time picking from all of the lovely costumes. All of the contestants were… Read more →
An Hour with Claire Coffee and Silas Weir Mitchell of Grimm
Two of the Grimm stars, Claire Coffee and Silas Weir Mitchell, joined fans for a rollicking Q&A on Friday at 5:30PM in the Marriott Imperial Ballroom. The first questioner wanted to know how the actors got the roles of Hexenbiest Adalind Schade and Blutbad Monroe. Coffee responded, “Ever heard of a casting couch?” When the laughter died down, Mitchell said… Read more →
Acquiring an Artifact: Warehouse 13
We will soon be saying goodbye to Warehouse 13, but all is not lost. During “Warehouse 13 Super Mega Awesome Panel” on Saturday at 1PM in the Atrium Ballroom of the Marriot, our favorite Secret Service agent, Eddie McClintock, drew a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork to be auctioned off on Sunday. The auction benefits the three Dragon Con charities: Noah’s… Read more →
New Parade Route Didn’t Deter Crowds
Even though the route for the 12th Annual Dragon Con Parade changed this year due to Atlanta streetcar line construction, the crowds were as thick as usual Saturday morning at 10AM. This year’s route began on West Peachtree Place near West Peachtree Street, behind Hyatt Place, then went north on Spring Street, turned east onto Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, and… Read more →
