Wow what a show. DragonCon was everything we hoped it would be and more. A four day show over the Labor Day weekend, DragonCon 2006 was estimated to be have just over 40,000 fans in attendance. As befits a show such as this, the amount of costumes on display was staggering, with some truly inventive and amazing costumes to be seen. We have a few of the better ones in our gallery, see the link at the bottom of the page.

It was a marathon 4 days too. There was a never-ending parade of things to see, from people and their costumes, to panel discussions, to artists and tv/movie stars. Spread over 3 hotels, it was quite a workout as well, running between the hotels all day long.

Though DragonCon is a multi-format con, with gaming, fantasy, scifi, comics and other genres represented, our focus was on the comics side of things and we were not disappointed. Some great guests attended this year, and we had the privilege of meeting most of them. We had a great response to requests for interviews for our Creator Chronicles series, we just wish there had been more time to get them all at the show! Sadly, there was simply not enough time in everyone's schedules to do so. However, we did manage to fit a few of them in.

We did several shorter interviews over the weekend, and everyone was really great. We interviewed Steve Scott, artist for DC on titles such as Shadowpact and JLA and some upcoming Creeper issues, Nathan Massengill, inker for DC and several of Steve's books, and Chris Moreno, artist on The Travelers and Sidekick.

We were also extremely happy to get long, in-depth interviews with George Pérez, Al Feldstein and Bill Sienkiewicz! They were absolutely fantastic, and provided the kind of interviews that were exactly what we hoped to get: candid, relaxed, conversational-style with a real feel for their personalities and their histories. All of these interviews will be incorporated into their own Creator Chronicles DVD's and be released over the next few months. Check the Video Products section for more details.

As usual, we met many great people and we want to give a special thank you to the following people: Arthur, Renee, Chris, Steve, Nathan, Jessica, Bryan, Jennifer, George, Bill, Al, Rachel, Cat, Kathy, Don, Brandon, Paul and Misty.

DragonCon 2006 was a major success for us. We came away with some great interviews and made many new friends, and some great plans for the future. 

Robin Dale
Videographer