Don’t Forget to Vote for the Dragon Awards

Don’t Forget to Vote for the Dragon Awards

Cast your ballot in the 2nd Annual Dragon Awards and you could win Dragon Con 2018 memberships! Register through midnight on Friday, September 1. Those who have registered will receive a ballot early on Saturday, September 2, and will have until midnight to complete and return the ballot. Random winners will be drawn from those who submit ballots to receive a pair of memberships to Dragon Con… Read more →

Superheroes and Space Opera and Demons: Van Allen Plexico

Superheroes and Space Opera and Demons: Van Allen Plexico

How did a pleasant (dare I say mild-mannered?) professor became the next great creator of superheroes… or is he already? His fans sure think so! And he has me convinced as well. I met with him before Dragon Con to ask about his metamorphosis. Daily Dragon (DD): Describe the genesis of your Sentinels series and how it just keeps on… Read more →

Long Life, Long Career: Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn has been writing plays and acting for nearly 40 years, appearing in movies and television series and lending his voice to iconic roles in many franchises. Before his first visit to Dragon Con, he took a few minutes after filming to speak with the Daily Dragon. Daily Dragon (DD): Deep Space-9, Stargate SG-1, Toy Story, The Princess Bride…… Read more →

2016 Daily Dragon Articles

Here’s an index of all the news, information, interviews, and articles we published for Dragon Con 2016! Panels/Events [catlist id=267 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1] Interviews [catlist id=268 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1] Contests/Awards [catlist id=265 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1] News/Information [catlist id=269 orderby=date order=desc numberposts=-1]

Not Just Programmers: Finding Unusual Video Gaming Jobs

The international panel of experts at the “Unusual Jobs in the Video Game Industry” panel have extremely diverse backgrounds and hold interesting jobs in a field primarily known for artists, programmers, and coders. The full room in the Westin at 5:30PM Saturday was excited to learn about alternatives to break into a field many of them interact with for entertainment… Read more →

2016 Cosplay Contest Winners

Honorable Mentions Gabriella Neves as Mother of Dragons Lily Jonne, Luna Fiare, Lydia Heartwell, and Mark Fainsworth as Tiana, Mulan, Cinderella, and Prince Phillip Christina Jones as the T.A.R.D.I.S. Melody G., Bradley S., Ashley L., and Zack R. as The Institute Lauren Byers as Erza Scarlet Julie Marcinleo as Danielle De Barbarac Jen Gilley as The Night Queen Judge’s Awards… Read more →

2016 Video Game Costume Contest Winners

2016 Video Game Costume Contest Winners

Best In Show: Laura St. Peter, aka Querulous Artisan (Tidemistress Athissa from WoW) 1st Runner-up: Cindy Chen, aka Cindyrella Cosplay (Mercy’s devil skin from Overwatch) 2nd Runner-up: Rebecca Jackson, aka Kona Kyoto (Blood Elf Priest from WoW) Best Group: Sonya and Robin Desilets (Scout Harding w/ Blackwall puppet and Sera w/ Solas puppet from Dragon Age Inquisition) Best Prop: Julia Denniss, aka Crazy 8 Cosplay… Read more →