DragonCon

Every year a large convention (con) is held in Atlanta on Labor Day weekend. The event is DragonCon.  DragonCon was first held in 1987 and has grown to an attendance of 35,000 fans.

It's a combination of sci-fi, fantasy, comic books, anime, costumes and more.  I haven't attended recently but I remember that the shows I attended some years ago were fun.

My interest in the show derived from a love of comic book and pop art.  Also, I've been a sci-fi fan for as long as I can remember.  As a little kid, I was hypnotized by the old Flash Gordon serials that had rockets that backfired.

At one DragonCon I remember going to a Q&A with some of the actors and writers from Star Trek, the Next Generation.  In particular, I remember that Marina Sirtis was there.  At another event (almost 20 years ago) I met a comic book dealer from Charleston, SC and when he heard about some of the books I had, he made a special trip back to Atlanta a few weeks later and visited me.  He had his eye on my issue of Green Lantern # 1.  So, he left with a few of my old Silver Age comic books.

Recently, PBA 30 has produced a documentary based on footage from last year's show.  It's been replayed a few times and I think they plan on distributing it in the next few months to other PBS stations around the country.  Here's a portion of it.