Dragon Con Blood Drive Recruits Staff from Eye of the Beholder, LLC

Dragon Con Blood Drive Recruits Staff from Eye of the Beholder, LLC

Cosmetic surgeons and nurses from Eye of the Beholder, LLC, solicited prospective blood donors on the Ballroom level of the Hyatt on Sunday afternoon. “Eye of the Beholder” is episode 42 of the The Twilight Zone. Directed by Douglas Heyes and script by Rod Serling, the episode originally aired on November 11, 1960, on CBS.

From Sesame Street to Wakanda: The Dragon Con Parade

From Sesame Street to Wakanda: The Dragon Con Parade

Dragon Con wouldn’t be complete without its annual parade. First thing Saturday morning, fans began lining the streets for a chance to see some of Dragon Con’s best costumes march through Atlanta. Starting promptly at 10AM, fandoms old and new began their journey. Lead by Emilo Degado, Roscoe Orman, and Bob McGrath of Sesame Street as the Grand Marshals, the… Read more →

Queer Horror Recommendations with Cecil Baldwin

Cecil Baldwin (Welcome to Nightvale) started his panel on queer horror Saturday at 5:30PM in the Hyatt International North by saying that he was thrilled to be moderating a panel that he suggested to Dragon Con. From the outset, he kept the panel informal, mostly wanting to know our queer horror recommendations. Quickly, a long line of people formed, enthusiastic… Read more →

“Zorro and Jiminy Cricket”: Remembering Harlan Ellison

“Zorro and Jiminy Cricket”: Remembering Harlan Ellison

This summer saw the passing of a giant in the world of science fiction. Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) was an extraordinarily prolific writer, with more than 1,700 published works ranging from short stories and novellas to screenplays, collections, and anthologies. Dragon Con welcomed Peter David, Kathleen O’Shea David (moderator), James Palmer, and Bill Ritch to the Hyatt International North Saturday to… Read more →

A Waffelicious Time with the Stranger Things Cast

A Waffelicious Time with the Stranger Things Cast

Laughter was the order of the day at the “Stranger Things—Why Do That?” panel on Friday at 4PM in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom. Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) from the series kept the audience in stiches as they answered a series of fan questions that began with choosing a theme song for their characters. Matarazzo said he would… Read more →

Drunk History Gets Drunker and Breaks Barriers, Drops the Axe, and Teaches Atlanta History

Drunk History Gets Drunker and Breaks Barriers, Drops the Axe, and Teaches Atlanta History

The Daily Dragon is not responsible for the accuracy of the history contained in this article. Do not quote us in an academic paper. You will fail. Unless you are writing an academic paper on drunk history. In which case, we are a citable, credible source. Also: Because this is a family-oriented publication, asterisks have been inserted to indicate *substitute your favorite… Read more →

Game of Bones: The John Barrowman Show

Game of Bones: The John Barrowman Show

It started with two scantily clad men in collars, and it just went down the gutter from there. Cersei Lannister—aka John Barrowman—defies description. If you have never seen him live, I really don’t know how to describe the debauchery that is John Barrowman. Because the Daily Dragon is a family-friendly publication, much of the panel cannot be recounted here in… Read more →

Superman: An American Mythic Hero

Superman: An American Mythic Hero

First, an admission: I have never read a Superman comic. My exposure to the character has been strictly limited to the 1950s television show and the Christopher Reeve movies. So I was intrigued by the possibilities of what I might learn by attending the 80 years of Superman panel in Hyatt International North on Saturday. Michael Bailey, along with Matthew… Read more →