Costumes for sale!

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Hi everyone! I'm selling a few of my old costumes that I've never worn or never wear anymore in order to raise money for new ones for Dragon*Con this year. If you're into Dr. Horrible, Doctor Who, or Torchwood, take a look :)

( Dr. Horrible red labcoat, Tenth Doctor coat and suit, Captain Jack Harkness greatcoat for sale! )

25 Years of Dragon*Con Anthology: Call for Submissions REMINDER

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Hello, all! Your friendly neighborhood Literary Omnivore just popping in to remind you that the call for submissions for Hic Sunt Dracones: 25 Years of Dragon*Con anthology is open until April 15—the deadline is less than a month away! Don't be shy; if you've had an interesting experience at Dragon*Con, you've got an interesting essay for this anthology. We've got some great stuff so far, and I can't wait to see what else you wonderful people can come up with! You can check out the anthology project at the previous link here on LJ or at my blog here.

I am not an affiliate or associate of Dragon*Con, save as an attendee.

Comics and Popular Arts Conference at Dragon*Con

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Call for Participation / Call for Abstracts

Institute for Comics Studies

Comic Book Convention Conference Series


4th ANNUAL COMICS & POPULAR ARTS CONFERENCE at DRAGON*CON


Atlanta, Georgia September 2-5, 2011


The Institute for Comic Studies presents their fourth annual academic conference at Dragon*Con for the studies of comics and the popular arts. Please submit a proposal that engages in substantial scholarly examinations of comic books, manga, graphic novels, anime, science/ speculative fiction, fantasy, or other parts of popular culture. A broad range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives is being sought, including literary and art criticism, philosophy, linguistics, history, and communication. Proposals may range from discussions of the nature of the comics medium, analyses of particular works and authors, discussions of the visual language of comics and manga, comics and pop culture in the classroom, cross-cultural and cross- medium comparisons, and more. We're open to any topics relevant to the study of comics and the popular arts.

More information, including programs and topics from previous years can be found at the conference website:

http://utdallas.edu/~mattbrown/DragonCon.html

This conference at Dragon*Con represents the Institute for Comics Studies' mission to promote the study, understanding, and cultural legitimacy of comics and to support the discussion and dissemination of this study and understanding via public venues.

DEADLINE: May 15, 2010

Please submit your proposals at:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlZTU5JVDFYMW1PWWVoT183LVF3N3c6MQ

Send any questions to: thehangedman@gmail.com Participants must register for the convention. Information can be found here:

http://dragoncon.org/members.php#DC_Memb

Prospective participants are welcome to submit a guest application to Dragon*Con in advance at the following address:

http://dragoncon.org/dc_guest_app.php

Acceptance to the academic conference is no guarantee of "guest" status at the convention. In the past, no presenters have received guest status simply for participating in the conference. Dragon*Con is a fan convention and only gives VIP status to celebrity guests. Most presenters and creators pay their own way to the convention.

Conference Coordinator: Matthew J. Brown, UT Dallas
Conference Co-coordinator: R. Scott Nokes, Troy University
Programming Chair: Damien Williams, Needcoffee.com