Dragon Con director anticipates fun, food and fanfare as Atlanta's largest convention returns

A man cosplaying Batman high fives kids along the Dragon Con 2018 parade route in downtown Atlanta.

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While working as a first-time volunteer in 2006, Dragon Con Director of Media Engagement Dan Carroll experienced a unique guest encounter that could only be described as out of this world.

“The body of Darth Vadar, David Prowse came up and asked me to help him find the body of Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, and I was hooked,” Carroll said.

For Carroll, the hook has still managed to stay firmly on the line as he goes into his 14th year as an official spokesperson for the event.