Fancy a match? Back for his 11th year in 2023, the Chess Jawa will be taking on all comers. The Jawa will be in his usual spot, right next to the Starbucks in the Marriott Lobby, raising funds for the 2023 Dragon Con charity, CURE Childhood Cancer. All donations made to the Chess Jawa during Dragon Con will go to… Read more →
For 2023, Dragon Con will be raising funds for CURE Childhood Cancer, an Atlanta-based organization whose purpose is right in the name. Founded in 1975, CURE funds targeted research on childhood cancers while supporting patients and their families. This year, Dragon Con will match fundraising for CURE up to $125,000! Dragon Con’s flagship fundraiser each year is the main Charity… Read more →
Here’s an index of all the news, information, interviews, and articles we published for Dragon Con 2022! Panels/Events [catlist id=320 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1] Interviews [catlist id=322 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1] Awards [catlist id=321 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1] News/Info [catlist id=319 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1]
Adult Categories Best Group: Nina Glover, Mad Hatter, Caterpillar, and Red Queen, Alice in Wonderland Best Video Game: Michelle Berry, Yarnies, Unravel 2 Best TV: Michelle Allen, Ammit, Moon Knight Most Original Character: Elizabeth Mckinnon, Queen of Dinosaurs Best Disney: Jamie Taylor, Mary Poppins Yondu Best Avatar: Deborah Bailey, Mrs. Knight, Moon Knight Best Fairytale: Christina Tolisano, Belle, Beauty and… Read more →
On Monday at 11AM, Dragon Con panelists waxed thoughtful about the return of RTD (that’s Russell T. Davies) to the Whoverse as showrunner and writer. Davies famously relaunched, rebooted, and reimagined Doctor Who for the 21st Century in 2005 and when he introduced David Tennant as the 10th Doctor. He left the show in 2011, and panelists Caro McCully, Mike… Read more →
Want to create a monster? On paper, at least? Sunday at 5:30PM in Hyatt Embassy EF, authors Patricia Briggs, Nancy Knight, Berta Platas, Daniel Schinhofen, Tamsin Silver, and Patricia J. Wooldridge discussed tips and tricks on how to create a memorable and frightening baddie. The authors agreed that it’s best to base the beastie on creatures already known to the… Read more →
Winner MSTU: Jessica Fitzpatrick as Trinity Tribbleton, Queen of the Tribbles Runner Up: Denise LeFrenier as Myzonae Dax, a Trill
Stranger Things has captured the imagination of viewers across a multitude of generations, but its portrayal of families and issues during the 1980s put it squarely in Gen X territory. This is what the panelists discussed Saturday at 8PM on “The Latchkey Generation: Stranger Things Themes” on the virtual stream for X-Track. Jenny Byrd-Peterson moderated her fellow Gen X compatriots… Read more →
