Email Author Liz Ohanesian

2013 Stories by Liz Ohanesian

• Five Nerdy, Inspiring Documentaries You Should Watch Right Now

  published May 21, 2013

  See also: *Dragon*Con vs. San Diego Comic-Con: Which Convention Should You Attendr *Stan Lee Has His Own Convention Now: Stan Lee's Comikaze A good documentary can do more than entertain or educate t... More >>

• HUSH Chats About the State of Street Art and His Culver City Show at Corey Helford

  published May 20, 2013

  There is no single process for HUSH. The U.K.-based artist mixes methods as he applies a combination of paint (acrylic and the spray can variety), screen print and ink techniques to his canvases. In t... More >>

• Chris Corner Got Way, Way More Crowd-Funding Money Than He Sought

  published May 15, 2013

  For years, Berlin-based singer/multi-instrumentalist Chris Corner has been working alone. Originally from the U.K. and having first came to prominence in the 1990s as part of the electronic group Snea... More >>

• Sean Z. Maker: Founder of Bent-Con, the LBGT Pop Culture Convention

  published May 15, 2013

  One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. It's a given that Sean Z. Maker would grow up to create comics — he's b... More >>

• Retro Sci Fiction/Fantasy Convention BlasterCON Debuts with Small Crowd and Big Ideas

  published May 13, 2013

  Tucked into a corner of the Warner Center Marriott, a mid-sized room has been transformed into The Cantina. For three days beginning Friday, the place was open 24 hours a day as part of a new fan conv... More >>

• DC Comics Writer and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns Explains the Comic Books That Inspired Him

  published May 07, 2013

  Have you walked around a comic book store or convention and wondered why so many people are wearing Green Lantern t-shirtsr Geoff Johns might have something to do with that. The comic book writer helm... More >>

• Teen Titans Go! on Cartoon Network Brings Back the Famed TV Series

  published Apr 23, 2013

  See also: *ThunderCats to Appear at San Diego Comic-Con Before Cartoon Network Premiere Teen Titans are heading back to Cartoon Network beginning tonight. This time around, though, the young DC supe... More >>

• Gilbert Hernandez, Famed Cartoonist, Tells Us About His Autobiographical Graphic Novel, Marble Season

  published Apr 22, 2013

  In Marble Season, Gilbert Hernandez creates a world that is as detailed as it is vague. The setting is suburban America, in a neighborhood similar to the one the famed cartoonist knew as a child in Ox... More >>

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  Takashi Murakami's New Culver City Show Includes Monks, Skulls, Flowers, Manga Characters and More

  published Apr 15, 2013

  See also: *Takashi Murakami Premiered His Very Weird First Feature Film at LACMA Last Night *Shibuya Girls Pop: Cute Rebellion Takashi Murakami is no stranger to Los Angeles. Just last week, his firs... More >>

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  Rob Zombie Hates That Movie Scores Aren't Catchy Anymore. So He's Trying to Change Them

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Rob Zombie remembers the first time he saw Jaws. It was in 1975. He was a child at the time, probably in fourth grade by his recollections. "There wasn't anything scary happening," he remembers. Yet J... More >>

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  WonderCon's Hip-Hop and Comics Event Might Be the Best Convention Panel We've Ever Seen

  published Apr 01, 2013

  In Nineteen Eighty Five, the comic book series by James Reitano, a group of teens come of age as hip-hop hits Santa Cruz. Their lives are shaped by the a then-budding youth culture revolving around DJ... More >>

• Corey Helford Gallery's Latest Show Tries to Attract New Art Collectors

  published Mar 26, 2013

  See also: *Bulbous Noses and Painted Grins: Clowns! at Corey Helford Gallery *Eric Joyner's Vintage Robots Travel to Thailand in Paintings at Corey Helford *Natalia Fabia Looks Towards Lolita Fashion ... More >>

• I Competed in a Geek Trivia Night (and Lost)

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Tuesday night, Geeks Who Drink, a pub trivia night, launched at Complex in Glendale. The night served up lots of alcohol and some really tough trivia questions on topics ranging from geography to comi... More >>

• Amber Benson, a Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer Star, Now Writes Supernatural Novels

  published Mar 04, 2013

  See also: *Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reunion Photos *Our interview with Joss Whedon and Felicia Day Years ago, Amber Benson was battling supernatural forces on television. The actor/author played Tara... More >>

• Edwardian Ball 2013: Gorey Meets Steampunk Meets Burning Man Meets Jazz Age Meets EDM Meets Just About Everything Else

  published Feb 25, 2013

  See also: CuriousJosh: Edwardian Ball Slideshow Back in the old days, when the Edwardian Ball was known as the Edward Gorey Ball, it was a small affair. Justin Katz and his band, Rosin Coven, provi... More >>

• Lord of the Rings Fans Hold Their Own Oscar Party, With Elves, Hobbits and Middle Earth Drinking Songs

  published Feb 25, 2013

  If you're going to go to an Oscar party, make sure it's one involving J.R.R. Tolkien fans. On Sunday afternoon, the One Expected Party took over American Legion Post 43 for a Hobbit-centric event that... More >>

• How the Musical Jekyll & Hyde Went Steampunk

  published Feb 22, 2013

  See also: *New theater reviews, including our take on Jekyll & Hyde *Photos of last year's Edwardian Ball Jekyll & Hyde opened at Hollywood's Pantages Theater last week as part of a national tour pre... More >>

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  Battle on Beverly: What Happens When One L.A. Street Artist Takes Another's Painting and Puts It Into His Own Creationr

  published Feb 19, 2013

  See also: *Pomona Street Artist Alleges That Odd Future Stole His Design *10 Places in L.A. to Draw Nude Models *What Happened to Banksy's Buyersr Some of His Famous Works Flopped at Auction Drama f... More >>

• Doctor Who Convention Gallifrey One Sells Out, as 3,200 Fans Pack the L.A. Airport Marriott

  published Feb 18, 2013

  See also: *Doctor Who Fans Refurbish TARDIS Console From 1996 Movie for Gallifrey One Convention (From Gallifrey One 2012) Last weekend, Gallifrey One, Los Angeles' Doctor Who convention, sold out it... More >>

• Jon Glaser Prepares for Series Finale of Adult Swim's Delocated With Live Event at Largo

  published Feb 14, 2013

  "Jon" took to Largo's stage last night in a ski mask and with his voice altered. He's a fictional character under an assumed identity, a man whose hunger for fame cannot be quelled by a pesky thing li... More >>

• How to Become a Music Geek In Four Simple Steps

  published Feb 05, 2013

  I'm not going to begrudge anyone for not knowing who Coachella headliners The Stone Roses are. The simple fact is that their first album, (the only one that really matters), came out in 1989. If you... More >>

• Geeky Glamorous Blog Creates an Art Show to Celebrate the Female Fan

  published Feb 04, 2013

  From 1928 Jewelry's Captain America earrings and Lazy Oaf's Batman dresses to Black Milk's Star Wars bathing suits, the famed characters of comic books and genre films have been making fashionable wav... More >>

• How a Star Wars Art Show Came to Be

  published Jan 28, 2013

  See also: *Boba Fett as a Girl *The Creation of That Super Bowl Ad With the Imperial March Sung by Dogs The star of L.A.-based artist Lekit's Opheleia looks like she's had a brutal day. Her cheeks a... More >>

• Conjoined III: Chet Zar's Annual Art Show Includes Busts of Abraham Lincoln and Raoul Duke

  published Jan 21, 2013

  See also: *Beavis & Butthead in Real Life, the Viral Hit Sculpture, in 'Conjoined II' Show *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week Abraham Lincoln's head glowed through the gallery window. Even from... More >>

• Newsreaders Star Mather Zickel Discusses the Evolution of Fictional Newscaster Louis La Fonda

  published Jan 16, 2013

  Fictional newscaster Louis La Fonda is incredibly invested in his work. From investigative reporting to human interest pieces, he likes to dive headfirst into the story. And, that's kind of the proble... More >>