Liz Ohanesian

On a Saturday night last month, Century Guild launched a solo show from Doc Hammer, co-writer of the Adult Swim animated series The Venture Brothers. The paintings, part of the artist's "Saints" series, have essentially nothing in common with the sci-fi/adventure cartoon. These were oil portraits of solemn-faced women with......

Julie Beezy, better known as Julie B., is pointing out the objects in the small, office/gallery at the front of her 6,000 square foot North Hollywood fabrication shop. The bear with the target on its stomach was designed by artist Luke Chueh. On the top shelf is a large, sculpted......

Horror fans are heading to Burbank this weekend for genre extravaganza Son of Monsterpalooza. The three-day event will feature appearances from a host of actors, directors, creature designers and makeup artists, including cast members from the Phantasm films and FX makeup master Tom Savini. Meet your cult heroes during signing......

The scene in front of Gallery1988 West is instantly familiar. A standstill line wraps around the corner of Melrose Avenue at Poinsettia Place. Cars slow down as passengers stick their heads out windows, asking what's going inside the tiny storefront. . If you've been to any of the gallery's massive......

L.A. theater troupe Captured Aural Phantasy wipes the dust off vintage comic books for live readings done in the style of old-school radio dramas. Over the years, it has taken audiences on superhero adventures and journeyed into the infamous comic book Senate hearings of 1954. When the group's fall season......

Game lovers will be gathering at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport over Labor Day weekend for Gateway 2014. Part of the Strategicon family of holiday weekend gaming events, this four-day convention features tournaments, demos and more, for board game lovers and card sharks alike. A full roster of events is......