Advanced 1st Place: Ed Villannera & Leah Yarbrough as “Watunuki & Yuuko.” Beginner 1st Place: Kaylisa as “Cactuar.” Beginner 2nd Place: Asterid as “Meg (Burst Angel).” Beginner 3rd Place: Steven Kopp as “Sephiroth.” Child 1st Place: Liana Stadelmann as “Inuyasha.”
Animated Comedy: Rattus Pistofficus Animated Fantasy & Science Fiction: The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Animated Horror: Little Dead Girl Comedy: Final Sale Extreme Horror: Means To An End Fantasy: Apartment 206 Horror: Colour Blind Horror Comedy: Pee Shy Parody: Confederate Zombie Massacre! Science Fiction: Cost Of Living Thriller: D Honorable Mention: Turn Best Animated Film: The Mysterious Geographic… Read more →
Best in Show: Deb & Chris Brown as “The Incredibles.” Best in Show (Child): Jake Stringer as “Skullkid.” Best Group: “Kingdom Come” Best Duo: Troy Doener & Kim Dellner as “Teen Titans Robin & Nightshade.” Best Cartoon Character: Brian Rich as “Stewey.” Most Popular: Pat Baily as “Human 20-sided die.” Best Movie Character: Nick Herrera as “Jack Skelton.”
The 501st Stormtrooper Legion made its donation to the American Red Cross on Friday, Sept. 16th of the money collected at Dragon*Con 2005. Red Cross Troopers raised an amazing $4005.01 to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Their gift was well accepted and appreciated. On behalf of the 501st, Floyd Grimm (TK9907, Georgia Garrison) stated, “I want to thank you… Read more →
In a record-breaking effort, over the four days of Dragon*Con 2005, LifeSouth collected 267 good units of blood from 309 donors during the Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive. Most donors persevered, despite having to wait for an hour or more, displaying their dedication and commitment to the wellbeing of strangers–the victims of Hurricane Katrina. It just goes to show that… Read more →
The 2005 Miss Klingon Empire Pageant began with a bagpipe memorial to James Doohan (“Scotty,” Star Trek, 1920–2005) that left the capacity crowd in an unusually emotional and receptive mood that carried through the entire event. Although the pageant featured nine consistently snarling and passionately combative lovelies, audience reaction ranged quixotically from reverent silence to patriotic cheering to rhythmic swaying… Read more →
Ann Crispin offered self-editing and marketing tips at her Advanced Writers’ Workshop at Dragon*Con 2005. The author of twenty-two novels, including seven New York Times bestsellers and Storms of Destiny, the first novel in a new fantasy trilogy published by EOS, Crispin annually shares her insights on writing and publishing with new and veteran writers at Dragon*Con. This year, Ann… Read more →
David and Kelli Wallace will be at Dragon*Con 2005. Long-time comic and game industry retailers and specialty retail education professionals, the Wallace’s are co-authors of A Specialty Retailer’s Handbook: Comics and Games and The Manager’s Training Manual. They are currently working on a new book geared toward training the buyer. The Wallace’s have served on the board of directors of… Read more →
