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2012 Stories by Liz Ohanesian

• Paul Robertson, Animator of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Video Game, Shows Pixel Art at GR2

  published Mar 15, 2012

  Paul Robertson makes some of the coolest video game-inspired art you will ever see. In his prints -- several of which are on display right now in GR2's group show, "Diversions" -- the past clashes wit... More >>

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  Dick Figures, a Hit YouTube Series That References Memes, Video Games and Skrillex

  published Mar 12, 2012

  Red and Blue are stick figures with a Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck type of relationship. They drive each other crazy, but somehow remain friends. Their adventures are at the center of one of the hottest show... More >>

• Los Angeles Animation Festival 2012 Opens With Shrek, Bugs Bunny and SpongeBob's Tom Kenny

  published Mar 08, 2012

  Read about LAAF artistic director Sean Lennon's picks for the festival in last week's Cult Stars column. Wednesday night, the third not-quite-annual Los Angeles Animation Festival opened at the Regen... More >>

• Paul Kaiju Brings His Monsters to Toy Art Gallery

  published Mar 05, 2012

  Melrose Avenue was abuzz Saturday evening with anticipation for the opening of Paul Kaiju's "Paulyvinyl State of Mind" at Toy Art Gallery. The San Diego-based artist is a hot name on the designer-toy ... More >>

• Sean Lennon Brings Akira and Other Favorites to Los Angeles Animation Festival

  published Mar 02, 2012

  Sean Lennon is best known in music circles. The 36-year-old son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono has released three solo albums, as well as two full-lengths with girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl under the na... More >>

• Six Unsettling Images of Vintage Carnivals at Eat Your Art Out V

  published Feb 27, 2012

  Roller derby league Angel City Derby Girls went bigger and bolder on Saturday night for its fifth annual Eat Your Art Out fundraiser. This year, the group took over Titmouse's Hollywood animation stu... More >>

• Psychic TV - Echoplex - 2/26/12

  published Feb 27, 2012

  Psychic TV, Bestial Mouths, Dangerous Boys Club The Echoplex 2/26/12 It's hard to describe Psychic TV live without throwing around new age terms. Going to see the band live is almost like an experime... More >>

• The Doctor Will See You Now

  published February 16, 2012

  Break out your Dalek costumes and mod Tardis dresses, because there's a three-day salute to Dr. Who this weekend at the Marriott Los... More >>

• 12th Planet On How He Met Skrillex, and How Dubstep Took Off in L.A.

  published Feb 23, 2012

  Our feature story this week profiles L.A. dubstep hero 12th Planet, aka the Johnny Appleseed of Dubstep. We spent time with him backstage at the Echoplex before a gig with Skrillex and Caspa, and the... More >>

• 12th Planet is the Johnny Appleseed of Dubstep

  published February 23, 2012

  John Dadzie is swiveling back and forth in an office chair at his tidy downtown loft, surrounded by computers, synthesizers and an antiquated... More >>

• How to Throw a Vintage Party the Edwardian Ball Way

  published Feb 21, 2012

  See more photos in "CuriousJosh: The Edwardian Ball 2012 @ the Belasco Theater." Whether the setting is the Victorian era or the Roaring '20s, vintage-themed parties have become increasingly common i... More >>

• Doctor Who Fans Refurbish TARDIS Console From 1996 Movie for Gallifrey One Convention

  published Feb 20, 2012

  For more photos see our slideshow, Doctor Who Convention @ The Marriott Los Angeles Airport Paul J. Salamoff is a former special-effects artist from Burbank who now works as a writer and producer. He... More >>

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  Justice League: Doom at the Paley Center: Why DC's Direct-to-DVD Movies Are Better Than Most Superhero Films

  published Feb 17, 2012

  Nearly every seat was filled inside the Paley Center for Thursday night's screening of Justice League: Doom. The latest in DC's string of direct-to-DVD releases, Doom will hit the streets on Feb. 28. ... More >>

• Marvel Taps Rising Comics Sensation Sam Humphries for Ultimates

  published Feb 16, 2012

  Today, Marvel announced that L.A.-based writer Sam Humphries will be joining veteran comic book author Jonathan Hickman as co-writer of Ultimates, an alternate-universe version of the Avengers superhe... More >>

• Shelf Life: Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt Bring Action Figures to Life in Web Series

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Actors Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal know how to make things happen fast. Last spring, Platt had an idea for a story about action figures living on a shelf in the bedroom of a 10-year-old boy. By summ... More >>

• Shag's 'Animal Kingdom': Where Furries, Anime and 1970s Halloween Costumes Collide

  published Feb 06, 2012

  "When [Mad Men] first started, all of my friends, everyone who knows me, said, 'You've got to watch it. You'll love the costumes and the sets,'" says Josh Agle, the artist best known as Shag. Agle, t... More >>

• Taxidermy Her Bones: Elegant, Macabre Jewelry Featuring Animal Skulls, Teeth and Bones

  published Feb 02, 2012

  When Ashley Marie Manzo was a child, her father took her to Necromance, the Melrose Avenue store filled with specimen jars, bones and macabre trinkets. She loved it, but many years had passed before s... More >>

• Fujiya & Miyagi - The Echo - 2/1/12

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Fujiya & Miyagi, Evan Voytas, TV Girls The Echo 2/01/12 Better than... listening to Fujiya & Miyagi through headphones. There were moments where it felt incredibly awkward to stare at Fujiya & Miyag... More >>

• Celebrity Charity Dungeons & Dragons at Meltdown Comics, Plus Tips for Beginners

  published Jan 30, 2012

  Actors, writers and artists got together on Saturday afternoon at Meltdown Comics for a day of Dungeons & Dragons with a purpose. Celebrity Charity Dungeons & Dragons set out to raise funds for Reach ... More >>

• They Might Be Giants - Royce Hall - 1/28/12

  published Jan 29, 2012

  They Might Be Giants 30th Anniversary Show, Jonathan Coulton UCLA Royce Hall 1/28/12 Better than ... watching a Clarissa Explains It All marathon. Royce Hall isn't the sort of venue where you dance ... More >>

• Key & Peele on Comedy Central: Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's New Sketch Series

  published Jan 26, 2012

  "Did you ever have a situation where you meet somebody and you end up having a long, nerdy conversation with themr" Jordan Peele, who stars with Keegan-Michael Key in Comedy Central's new sketch show,... More >>

• Skrillex - Cinespace - 1/24/12

  published Jan 25, 2012

  See also: *Our cover story on Skrillex *Top Five Girls Who Look Like Skrillex Skrillex, Alvin Risk, Koan Sound, Dan Sena Cinespace 1/25/12 Better than... Seeing Skrillex at a festival Skrillex's s... More >>

• Homeland Co-Creator Howard Gordon on His New Novel, Hard Target

  published Jan 25, 2012

  When Howard Gordon was in 7th grade, he wrote a science fiction novel. He knew he wanted to write early on in life, but it was his love of television that brought him to Los Angeles to try his hand at... More >>

• Moguai - Monday Social at the Playhouse - 1/23/12

  published Jan 24, 2012

  See also: Our Moguai Interview: Deadmau5's Associate Leads A Big Beat Comeback. Moguai Monday Social @ The Playhouse January 24, 2012 Better than...Remembering that the week has only just started. ... More >>

• Beavis & Butthead in Real Life, the Viral Hit Sculpture, is Among New Work at 'Conjoined II' Art Show

  published Jan 23, 2012

  When artist Chet Zar was offered the chance to curate a show for CoproGallery last year, he brought together his friends from the special effects world with a variety of other artists for a sculpture ... More >>