Dragon Con Media Relations

September, 1 – September, 5 Atlanta, GA
2017 Comics and Pop Artist Alley
Jul• 21•17

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Dragon Con Comics & Pop Art returns to the Americas Mart in 2017, bigger and better than ever – now conveniently located in close proximity to the hundreds of exciting dealers in the Dragon Con Vendor Hall.

With close to 150 illustrators, sculptors, painters, and writers in attendance, Comics & Pop Artists Alley offers an eclectic array of creators from comics, animation, pop surrealism, lowbrow, and art toy design. Attendees have the opportunity to meet their favorite creators, get autographs, purchase comics and art, and attend fan panels over the course of four fantastic days.

Stay tuned for C&PA guest announcements!

The Atlanta Art Collectors will also be on hand again, presenting an incredible tribute to Jack Kirby and Will Eisner on their centennial year. Fans will be able to see amazing original works of art from dozens of illustrators who’ve blazed trails in comics and fantasy art.

We’re looking forward to spending Labor Day weekend enjoying the best that comics and pop art has to offer with all of you!

  • Hours of Operation:
  • Friday: 1pm – 7pm
  • Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 7pm
  • Monday: 10am – 5pm

 

This year you can request to interview Comic Creators and Artists in the Comic And Pop Art Alley. Use this form to request to interview a Comics Guest: https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-comicliteraryartist-interview/

 

2017 Attending Artists

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Peter David Returns to Dragon Con!
Jul• 21•17

Peter David

Follow Peter on Twitter at @PeterDavid_PAD.

Peter David is a prolific author whose career, and continued popularity, spans nearly two decades. He has worked in every conceivable media: Television, film, books (fiction, non-fiction and audio), short stories, and comic books, and acquired followings in all of them.

In the literary field, Peter has had over a hundred novels published, including numerous appearances on the New York Times Bestsellers List. His novels include Tigerheart, Darkness of the Light, Sir Apropos of Nothing, and the sequel The Woad to Wuin, Knight Life, Howling Mad, and the Psi-Man adventure series. He is the co-creator and author of the bestselling Star Trek: New Frontier series for Pocket Books, and has also written such Trek novels as Q-Squared, The Siege, Q-in-Law, Vendetta, I, Q (with John deLancie), A Rock and a Hard Place, and Imzadi. He produced the three Babylon 5 Centauri Prime novels, and has also had his short fiction published in such collections as Shock Rock, Shock Rock II, and Otherwere, as well as Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Peter’s comic book resume includes an award-winning twelve-year run on The Incredible Hulk, and he has also worked on such varied and popular titles as Supergirl, Young Justice, Soulsearchers and Company, Aquaman, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, X-Factor, Star Trek, Wolverine, The Phantom, Sachs & Violens, The Dark Tower, and many others. He has also written comic book related novels, such as The Incredible Hulk: What Savage Beast, and co-edited The Ultimate Hulk short story collection. Furthermore, his opinion column, “But I Digress…,” ran in the industry trade newspaper The Comic Buyers’s Guide for nearly two decades.

Peter is also the writer for several popular video games: Shadow Complex, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, and Marvel Future Fight.

Peter is the co-creator, with popular science fiction icon Bill Mumy (of Lost in Space and Babylon 5 fame) of the Cable Ace Award-nominated science fiction series Space Cases, which ran for two seasons on Nickelodeon. He has written several scripts for the Hugo Award winning TV series Babylon 5, and the sequel series, Crusade. He has also written several films for Full Moon Entertainment and co-produced two of them, including two installments in the popular Trancers series, as well as the science fiction western spoof Oblivion, which won the Gold Award at the 1994 Houston International Film Festival for best Theatrical Feature Film, Fantasy/Horror category.

Peter’s awards and citations include: the Haxtur Award 1996 (Spain), Best Comic script; OZCon 1995 award (Australia), Favorite International Writer; Comic Buyers Guide 1995 Fan Awards, Favorite writer; Wizard Fan Award Winner 1993; Golden Duck Award for Young Adult Series (Starfleet Academy), 1994; UK Comic Art Award, 1993; Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, 1993; Julie Award 2007. He lives in New York with his wife, Kathleen, and his four children, Shana, Gwen, Ariel, and Caroline.

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Kelly Sue DeConnick Coming to Dragon Con!
Jul• 19•17

Kelly Sue DeConnick

Kelly Sue DeConnick began her comics career writing the English adaptations of Japanese comics for Tokyopop and VIZ. After 7 years and more than 10,000 pages on books like Slam Dunk, Blue Spring, and Sexy Voice And Robo, she transitioned to American comics with 30 Days of Night: Eben And Stella (IDW). In addition to helming Avengers Assemble at Marvel, DeConnick also became the spiritual mother of the Carol Corps with her reinvention of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel. DeConnick recently debuted on the creator-owned scene in a big way with Pretty Deadly(Image), a macabre Western, co-created with artist Emma Ríos, and was just announced as an Eisner nominee in the Best Writer category for her work on Captain Marvel and Pretty Deadly.
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Dragon Con Welcomes Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
Jul• 18•17

Dragon Con welcomes comic creators Jimmy Palmiotti (@jpalmiotti) and Amanda Conner (@AmandaRantsAlot). Both Jimmy and Amanda are available for interviews with approved Dragon Con media representatives.

Request interviews today! 

Amanda Conner

Amanda Conner started out in comics working on small projects for Marvel and Archie. She had been working as an illustrator for New York ad agencies Kornhauser and Calene and Kidvertisers. She worked on a number of launches and campaigns such as Arm & Hammer, PlaySchool, and Nickelodeon, to name a few.

However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (many of Amanda’s covers were made into designs for the line of Barbie toys), Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating Soul Searchers & Co. for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils.

Amanda then moved on to do what is probably her best known work. She did several years as penciler on the hit series Vampirella for Harris Comics. While illustrating Vampirella, Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and Warren Ellis.

Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best selling Event Comic Painkiller Jane vs the Darkness and went on to work on Painkiller Jane #0 (the origin book). She also wrote and illustrated a story for Kid Death and Fluffy.

Since then, Amanda has moved on and has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as Lois Lane, Codename: Knockout, Terra and Birds of Prey for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, X-Men Unlimited for Marvel, co-created Gatecrasher for BlackBull Comics, and The Pro, a creator owned book for image with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis.

Amanda’s work can also be seen outside the comicbook community in such places as ABC’S Nightline, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, character designs for film and television, and Amanda is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E.

Amanda’s current work can be seen in Harley Quinn and Starfire monthly for DC Comics.

Jimmy Palmiotti

Jimmy Palmiotti is a multi award winning character creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, consulting, editorial, film writing, development and production, media presentation and video game development. Just a few of his clients include Nike, Nickelodeon, Universal pictures, Disney, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Lion’s Gate, Vidmark, Starz, Fox Atomic, Alliance films, New Line, Spike TV, MTV, 2kgames, Midway, Radical games, Activision, and THQ games.

He is co founder of such companies as Event Comics, Black Bull Media, Marvel Knights, a division of marvel comics, and the current Paperfilms, where he is partners with Amanda Conner and Justin Gray. Together they have created and co created numerous universes, comics, TV series, and characters including: The New West, Monolith, 21 Down, The Resistance, The Pro, Gatecrasher, Beautiful Killer, Ash, Cloudburst, Trigger Girl 6, Trailblazer, Ballerina, The Twilight Experiment, and the TV series, Painkiller Jane.

His current work includes: Harley Quinn and Starfire for DC Comics, The Con Job for Boom!, and he currently has three feature films in development: Painkiller Jane, Random Acts of Violence, and Killing Time In America.

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DCMR Update 2017-1
Jul• 18•17

This is the first Dragon Con Media Relations (DCMR) update for 2017. You can expect an update every week that covers:

  • Recaps of Press Releases
  • Administrative information that will assist you in covering Dragon Con
  • Updates on Interviews and availability
  • Featured Guests, Events, and Tracks at Dragon Con
  • Links to the DCMR Podcast and other useful information

Remember to follow Dragon Con Media on Twitter!

If you enjoy these updates, want to suggest topics for future updates, or have ideas that can make these updates and our communications with you more effective, please email mediarelations@dragoncon.org.

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DCMR Podcast 2017-1 (Interviews)
Jul• 15•17

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2017 Podcast 1

Podcast One: Interviews
(File: https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/2017Podcasts/DCMR_podcast_2017_01.mp3)

Dragon Con Interview Manager, Samm Douglas, joins Dan Carroll, Director of Dragon Con Media Relations to talk about the variety of interviews available at Dragon for approved reporters. Since this is the first podcast of the year, Dan and Samm go over some basic administration for reporters at Dragon Con including, how best to contact the Dragon Con Media Relationts Team (email), where to pick up badges (Greenbriar Room-Hyatt), and how to apply for interviews.
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Interview Requests Open for 2017
Jul• 14•17

 

This weekend we are reopening interview request forms for Dragon Con 2017.  We have several types of interviews available for reporters to participate:

Walk of Fame Guest Interviews: These interviews are by invitation only and are limited due to the limited time available with the Walk of Fame Guests.  If you are invited to apply for these interviews, you will be given a passcode that is used to request interviews.  If you have not gotten a passcode, it is most likely you were not selected for these limited interview slots.

LIVE NOW!

https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/interviews/form-for-requesting-an-interview/

Interviews with  Writer/Artists/Other Guests: These interviews are open to all reporters.  When the form is available for requests, we will announce it on Twitter and via email to all approved reporters. UPDATED!

LIVE NOW!

https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-comicliteraryartist-interview/

Interviews with  Comic and Pop Artist Guests: These interviews are open to all reporters.  When the form is available for requests, we will announce it on Twitter and via email to all approved reporters. UPDATED!

https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-interview-with-comics-guest/

Dragon Con Director Interviews: Approved Reporters can interview Dragon Con Directors by phone or skype prior to the convention. This is an excellent way to get a insider’s point of view on the convention as well as highlight areas that might appeal directory to your fanbase. Please understand that Dragon Con Directors are unable to grant interviews at Dragon Con due to their work loads.

Dragon Con Media Relations Director/Spokesperson Dan Carroll Interviews: Dan Carroll, Dragon Con Director of Media Relations for 9 Years, is available for interviews prior to the convention as well as during the convention. We recommend that you secure a time with him early (either on site of prior to Dragon Con) so that you can get some fantastic insights into Dragon Con.

LIVE NOW! 

https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-interview-with-dragon-con-director/

Podcast Space at Dragon Con: Request a time for designated podcast recording at Dragon Con, right in our Dragon Con Media Relations Room. We will be providing a number of tables and electrical rigging to conduct your interviews. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide an internet connection.

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https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-podcast-space/

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Administrative Note For College Reporters
Jul• 12•17

Like Dragon Con, Dragon Con Media Relations has grown in recent years. We have record numbers of applications each year, and 2017 is on track to increase again.  Unfortunately, Dragon Con Media Relations is not able to approve everyone who applies for Media, and one decision we have made recently is to limit College reporters.

Dragon Con is not a media convention, but rather a fan convention. The focus of Dragon Con, even in the Media Relations Department, is to create and support the best fan experience through panels, contests, and special events. The Media Relations Department is tasked with celebrating the convention and sharing the joy that is Dragon Con by working with professional media creating editorial content (reporting) focusing on fan experience, guests, events, and other aspects of the convention.

We will only be approving media access for universities that are in Metro Atlanta which have broadcast capability with significant impact in Atlanta. Examples include WRAS (GSU), WCKL (Clark Atlanta University), and WREK (GA Tech).  We will be coordinating with staff from those schools to provide media access to a very limited number of student reporters.  College students who are provided media access to Dragon Con will not be included in our guest interview process, but are free to report as their editors direct them. Student reporters will need to present current college ID to pick up their badges.

We regret any inconvenience. We wish we could accommodate all of the reporters who apply for media access, but we have a limited number of media passes.

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DRAGON CON ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL 2017 LITERARY AND ARTIST GUESTS OF HONOR
Jun• 27•17

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact:
Phone:
Email:
URL:		 Dan Carroll, Director, Media Relations
404 692 1958
mediarelations@dragoncon.org
www.dragoncon.org

 

DRAGON CON ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL 2017 LITERARY AND ARTIST GUESTS OF HONOR

Convention Will Honor Author Jane Yolen and Artist Petar Meseldžija at Annual Awards Banquet

 

2017 Guests of Honor, Jane Yolen and Petar Meseldžija

 

ATLANTA – June 20, 2017 – Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy, and sci-fi convention, has selected American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children’s books Jane Yolen and fantasy artist and illustrator Petar Meseldžija as its 2017 Guests of Honor.

Beginning with its first convention in 1987, Dragon Con has recognized an author and an artist as the Guests of Honor. This year’s Guests of Honor are widely renowned in their respective fields and recognized as endlessly creative individuals. They will be recognized at the Awards Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.

“We are delighted that Jane and Petar will be joining us this year as our Guests of Honor,” said Rachel Reeves, convention co-chair. “Their works have delighted all of us, from children to adults, and helped us discover worlds that are beyond our mortal reach.”

Yolen has been called the Hans Christian Anderson of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. She has written over 300 books for children and young adults, including Owl Moon – a Caldecott Medal winner – The Devil’s Arithmetic, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Her work has also been recognized with the Nebula Award (twice), the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the World Fantasy Award among many others. Please visit Yolen’s website at https://janeyolen.com/.

Meseldžija began his career as a teenager working on comic strips before switching to illustrations and painting in his twenties. His illustrations have been published in books and other formats all over the world, while his gallery art has been shown in group and solo exhibits in his native Serbia, as well as America and several European Countries. His work has been recognized in a number of juried exhibits in Yugoslavia and the U.S. Please visit Meseldžija’s website at https://www.petarmeseldzijaart.com/.

 

About Dragon Con

Dragon Con is the internationally known pop culture convention held each Labor Day Weekend (Sept 1-4, 2017) in Atlanta. Organized for fans, Dragon Con features more than about 3,000 hours of comics, film, television, costuming, art, music, and gaming over four days. For more information, please visit www.dragoncon.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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DRAGON CON MAKES SPECIAL OLYMPICS GEORGIA ITS 2017 OFFICIAL CHARITY
Jun• 14•17

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact:
Phone:
Email:
URL:		 Dan Carroll, Director, Media Relations
404 692 1958
mediarelations@dragoncon.org
www.dragoncon.org

 

Dragon Con 2017 Official Charity final (PDF Version of this press release)

 

DRAGON CON MAKES SPECIAL OLYMPICS GEORGIA ITS 2017 OFFICIAL CHARITY

The Convention Doubles the Dollar-for-Dollar Match to $100,000 and

Challenges Fans to Support the Official Charity 

 

Dragon Con Superheroes Wrap Up a Great Community Service Year

 

ATLANTA – June 13, 2017 – Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, sci fi, fantasy, and gaming convention, has selected Special Olympics Georgia as its official charity for 2017.

And the Dragon Con Superheroes wrapped up their slate of 2017 community service projects.  This program, now in its fourth year, has contributed more than 2,400 hours in community service to Atlanta-based non-profits.

Since 2013, the convention has consistently raised more than $100,000 for each of its annual official charities, including a $50,000 match from the convention.  Funds are raised through convention-based auctions, special merchandise sales, special events, and the dollar-for-dollar match.  This year, the convention announced that it will increase its dollar-for-dollar match to up to $100,000.

Pat Henry, president of Dragon Con, Inc., the parent company of the Dragon Con convention, said the increase is a challenge to Dragon Con fans.

“Over the past four years, we have raised some $500,000 for our official charities, including the convention match, which is a terrific record and something I’m very proud of,” said Pat Henry, president of Dragon Con, Inc.  “We’re raising the match this year to see if we can do even better.  I want to write a really big check for Special Olympics Georgia, but I need your help to do it.”

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