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Dragon*Con Issues Statement In Response To Calls For Boycott Over Edward Kramer Charges

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Last month, fantasy author Nancy A. Collins posted a statement to facebook, calling for a boycott of Atlanta-based comic convention Dragon*Con due to its continued financial connection to co-founder Edward Kramer, who was arrested in 2000 on child molestation charges, and again …

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Nancy A Collins Calls For A Boycott Of Dragon*Con Over Edward Kramer Charges

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Edward Kramer is the co-founder of the Atlanta-based comic convention, Dragon*Con. He is no longer working for the show, you won’t find his name on the convention website, but he owns a third of it and, apparently, receives around $150,000 …

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Fan Favourite DC Cosplay Of Dragon*Con

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Twelve different DC Comics’ blogs have put together a crossover today spotlighting some of the cosplayers at DragonCon 2012. Each blog in this crossover is focusing on their own favorite heroes and corresponding cosplayers. Here are a few examples.   …

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And Finally… When Dean Cain Helped Batman Propose To Batgirl At Dragon*Con

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Awwww… congratulations, Jennifer and Ruby. A World’s Finest proposal, indeed.

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Dragon*Con: Billy West Dean Cain And Plenty of Cosplay To Go Out On

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks reported from Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool; Well, the costumes and weapons have been packed and put away, the host hotels have been sprayed down and sanitized to make way for the big Baptist convention that came in on …

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Dragon*Con 2012: Cosplay, Time Travel And The Bleeding Fool

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks is writing from Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool; Hi, It’s Bill again. I’m in downtown Atlanta, GA for Dragon*Con 2012 and it is off to an amazing start. Thursday isn’t exactly the most eventful day. Everybody is arriving from …

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Still Draining Your Balls At Dragon*Con

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Dragon*Con is on at Atlanta this week, and again Bleeding Cool will have Bill Meeks attending the show on our behalf. And again, we have a run through Craiglist first. Including a familiar poster who gave us the title for …

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Dragon*Con But Were Afraid To Ask

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks writes for Bleeding Cool; Hello, Bleeding Cool audience! I’m Bill Meeks and I’m going to be covering Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool again this year… nifty, huh? Last year Bleeding Cool taught you how to stand in line, cosplay, …

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What Military Uniform Were You Wearing? – Missed Connections At Dragon*Con

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Before Dragon*Con, Bleeding Cool checked in with CraigsList Personals to see how people were planning to spend their time during the Atlanta-based comic convention. The resulting post, Draining Your Balls At Dragon*Con was one of the more popular posts that …

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And Finally… The Very Glamorous Adam Hughes

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Adam Hughes tweets: “Well that was a fun night of cosplay at Dragon*Con! Joined a group dressed as the cast from FX’s ARCHER. I went as Pam.”

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VIDEO: The Dragon*Con Cosplay Parade 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Thanks again to Bill Meeks of MeeksMixedMedia, embedded at Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool for this video of the grand annual Dragon*Con parade of cosplayers through Atlanta. Wow, there’s over half an hour of footage here, from one viewpoint. Shout out …

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Cosplay And Drew Blank At Dragon*Con – Confessions Of An Anti-Hero

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks of MeeksMixedMedia is embedded at Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool. He talks to author Drew Blank to discuss his superhero novel Confessions of An Anti-Hero. You can find out more here. Now, this is Dragon*Con so…bring on the cosplay!

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Cosplay At Dragon*Con with Bill Meeks

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks is embedded at Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool. And he’s been taking photos of cosplayers at the show that rocks the cosplaying world. And, yes, they are mostly women. I think Bill may be working up to a Craigslist …

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Atom Split At Dragon*Con With Bill Meeks

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks is embedded at Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool; Mike Dyson and Doug Davenport talk to Bleeding Cool about their cartoon/web comic Atomsplit. And time for another Dragon*Con personal profile… Looking for a hot, single Dragon*Con attendee to pass the …

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Geek A Week Panel At Dragon*Con by Bill Meeks

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks of MeeksMixedMedia is embedded for Bleeding Cool at Dragon*Con As previewed yesterday I’m here at the Geek a Week panel to hear the subjects of the trading card series talk about the experience as well as to get …

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Video: Lining Up With Len Peralta At Dragon*Con

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks of MeeksMixedMedia is embedded at Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool. He runs down the line for the show, looking at security this year before grabbing the Geek A Week creator Len Peralta as he launches Season Two…

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Inside The Exhibitors Room At Dragon*Con

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks is embedded at Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool; I got the opportunity to look around at the exhibitor’s room in the Marriot as they were setting up today. Lots of cardboard boxes, the smell of plastic, and dozens of …

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Top Five Film/TV And Comic Events You Can’t Miss At Dragon*Con by Bill Meeks

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bill Meeks is embedded at Dragon*Con for Bleeding Cool; Dragon*Con is here. If you are staring cross-eyed at your schedule grids trying to figure out what panels to attend, I’ve compiled this list of ‘can’t miss’ events for the discerning …

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