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I asked author Alethea Kontis if she had jumped on the bandwagon and written any zombie fiction.  The princess’s brown eyes darkened for a brief instant, but then she smiled.  “Z is for zombie.”  She pointed to AlphaOops! H is for Halloween, the second installment of her children’s alphabet primers.
I stared at the Bob Kolar

Bestselling author Jim Butcher continues to thrill fans with his latest fantasy/paranormal mystery novel, Changes, the twelfth book in his The Dresden Files series featuring magician-PI Harry Dresden.  Not content to publish a mere twelve novels in ten years, Butcher also wrote Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours, as well as The Codex Alera, a…

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What is it about masks and secret identities, anyway?  According to their creator, Stan Lee, the Fantastic Four didn’t need them.  Why, you might ask?  “If I had a superpower—not to say that I don’t,” Lee told a packed house in the Atrium Ballroom of the Marriott.  “I’d say, ‘Look at me, I’m better than

Check out the new goodies we’ve got lined up for you to bid on at this year’s Charity Auction, benefiting the Georgia Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America!

Gil Gerald (Buck Rogers) will be our celebrity auctioneer from 10AM to 11AM.
At 11:30AM, we will auction off a Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic

For the last several years, I have followed the new Battlestar Galactica panels for The Daily Dragon. This year, instead of reporting a sampling of the many interesting comments by ALL of the BSG actors, I decided to focus solely on the many contributions made by Edward James Olmos. Not because the other actors’ comments

The Montreal/Vancouver room Sunday afternoon was standing-room only for the presentation of “Lovecraft’s Legacy.” The panel consisted of James A. Moore, Phil Nutman, Cherie Priest, Scott Allie, Stephen Segal, Mike Mignola, and the moderator, Clay Gilbert.
The panel agreed that H. P. Lovecraft had a significant impact on horror fiction. Mike…

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In the “Tor to Come” panel at 2:30 on Sunday in the International North Ballroom, the Tor editors presented an array of titles spanning their various lines.   In addition to continuing series from familiar names, they’re launching debut authors, reprinting classics, and offering new works from bestsellers.  The list included several steampunk…

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In the “Tor to Come” panel at 2:30 on Sunday in the International North Ballroom, the Tor editors presented an array of titles spanning their various lines.   In addition to continuing series from familiar names, they’re launching debut authors, reprinting classics, and offering new works from bestsellers.  The list included several steampunk…

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Saul Rubinek, Eddie McClintock, Tia Carrera, and Mark Sheppard from Warehouse 13 were in the Centennial II-III Sunday morning. Although this was the third time this weekend most of these cast members spoke on their series, it was fresh and lively.
The cast took about ten minutes talking about their show and their admiration for the

For all good demon experts, 10AM on a Sunday is a real challenge. Microphones had all been carefully adjusted for the panelists who struggled to maintain their voices after myriad late-night antics. Still, Dragon*Con must go on, and the “Face Your Demon” panel discussion started on time, with a sizable audience.
During introductions, a blue,…

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Saturday afternoon, in front of a packed Hyatt Centennial Ballroom, four crew members from the beloved ship Serenity met for the first and only time at this Dragon*Con in front of a packed Hyatt Centennial Ballroom. And as if Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau weren’t enough, Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk

One of the greatest moments in the history of the general ease in intergalactic tensions across the universe came when the Klingons opened entry into their infamous annual beauty pageant to females of many and diverse species. Most of the Klingons, for instance the reigning Queen of all Klingon Beauty, Lucy Maria Boydston, was pleased

Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Colin Ferguson is best known for his role as Sheriff Jack Carter in SyFy’s Eureka. He has also appeared on Ghost Hunters where he joined the team on the decommissioned Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S Hornet. Even after a hectic, sleepless first day at Dragon*Con, Colin graciously sat down to have a

First Place: Chip Malinowski, Mr. Tumnus the Faun
Second Place: Zoe Simone, Poison Ivy
Third Place: Kristina Gaston, Vader’s Mistress

One of the most exciting components of my annual pilgrimage to Dragon*Con is the opportunity to shop for items that I simply cannot find anywhere else. (Except online, of course, but I live in Canada, and don’t get me started on shipping, customs, and the exchange rate!)
Finding magnificent loot requires some careful planning, though, so

Children’s Division:

Third Place: Lego Star Wars (Brandon and Jack Van Treuren)
Second Place/Best Toddler: Princess Zelda (Alice Grunzke)
Best in Show: Ang (Logan Williams)

Adult Division:

Best Journeyman: Tauntaun and Wampa (Chip and Terry)
Best Novice: Steampunk Justice League
Best Skit: Spartan Cheerleaders (Jenny Braun, Teresa Jackson, Jim…

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The Third Annual Zombie Walk is calling shufflers and moaners of all kinds! Grab your zombie (hunting) gear and join the undead-fest as we shamble our way through Dragon*Con. Fri 8:30PM, L506-507 (Marriott)

Join the (unofficial**) Dragon*Con 2010 Photo Scavenger Hunt! Snap pictures of the Dragon*Con icons on our list, and you could win a $20 online gift card to ThinkGeek.com.
Around Dragon*Con:
1. Picture of yourself receiving your Badge
2. Four people waiting in line doing the YMCA
3. Two people wearing the same t-shirt
4. Steampunk version of a

The new Dragon*Con Newsletter is out highlighting these exciting updates and events and more:

John Zaffis’s movie, The World Within
Stan Lee limited edition early bird autograph tickets deadline
The 45th Anniversary of I Dream of Jeannie

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