Announcing a new track for 2011! Fans of the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network, the Kaleidoscope Track is just for you! Featuring panels and discussions about shows like Wizards of Waverly Place, Tower Prep, House of Anubis, Phineaus and Ferb, as well as the all-time favorite, Spongebob Squarepants. 9-13 year-olds welcome as well as parents and kids at heart!… Read more →
Dragon*Con 2011 is fast approaching, and we wanted to make it a special point to get the word out about a policy change that’s new for this year. As part of our roll-out of the new registration system, we’re changing our membership badge transfer policy. Badge transfers are a very labor intensive operation, and we need those resources working on… Read more →
Anyone casually strolling through the crowds has witnessed them: Costumes–bright ones, wild ones, exotic ones, cute ones, scary ones, and everything in between. Spaces in the crushing crowd are usually reserved for photographers to capture posing cosplayers in all their glory. Of course, this means the Hallway Costume Contest is a large, exciting event, where fans can both participate and… Read more →
I received an advance reader’s copy of the forthcoming novel, The Desert of Souls (Thomas Dunne Books, February, 2011), by Dragon*Con guest Howard Andrew Jones for review. In addition to being a novelist, Howard Jones is also the Managing Editor of Black Gate magazine. Soldier Asim el Abbas and scholar Dabir ibn Khalil make an unlikely buddy match-up in this… Read more →
The National Inclusion Project has been named as the 2011 Beneficiary of Dragon*Con Charity Events. Please help it earn a $50,000 “Refresh Everything Challenge” grant from Pepsi right now! The National Inclusion Project serves to bridge the gap that exists between young people with disabilities and the world around them. NIP partners with communities and inclusive programs creating awareness about… Read more →
Lexa Doig is no stranger to science fiction fans, first appearing in William Shatner’s Tek War as Cowgirl. She has appeared in such shows as Andromeda, The 4400, Stargate SG-1, and most recently, she can be seen in V. Daily Dragon: So what have you been up to? Lexa Doig: Uh conning, signing… DD: Other than keeping [husband Michael Shanks]… Read more →
On Sunday and Monday, the Hyatt ballrooms came alive with the raging metal sound of Robot Battles, the second-oldest robot competition in the world and a hearty way to stave off post-con depression. Remote-controlled creations sporting every attachment and decoration—from circular saws to dandelions—sparred for supremacy on a square platform that was much like a boxing ring without the ropes…. Read more →
Here’s an index of all the news, information, interviews, and articles we published for Dragon*Con 2010!
