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Want Tickets for Tim Burton at LACMA? Here's How.

Liz Ohanesian
We're only a few short weeks away from the May 29 opening of Tim Burton at LACMA, a retrospective of the famed director's work that features over 700 pieces, including puppets, storyboards, costumes and much more. Today is the day that you can start purchasing tickets for the exhibit. General......
Southern California Ghostbusters at Anaheim Comic Con; Credit: Shannon Cottrell

Southern California Ghostbusters Turn up at Anaheim Comic Con

Liz Ohanesian
See more of Shannon Cottrell's photos in "Anaheim Comic Con 2011." Crewes Kime says he's been a fan of Ghostbusters "from birth." "I came out wearing a Ghostbusters uniform and have been wearing one ever since." We met the dedicated fan Saturday afternoon at Wizard World's Anaheim Comic Con, where......
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Wizard World to Launch Los Angeles Comic Con This September

Liz Ohanesian
Wizard World announced this morning that it is bringing Los Angeles Comic Con to the L.A. Convention Center September 24 and 25. Artist Mike Deodato Jr. (The Amazing Spider-Man, Batman and many more) is the first announced guest of honor for the event. Clare Kramer, who played Glory on Buffy......
The team behind Deadtective; Credit: Dianne Garcia

Long Beach Comic Expo: Five Things We Love About Small Conventions

Liz Ohanesian
See more photos in Dianne Garcia's gallery "Long Beach Comic Expo 2011." As fan conventions gain increasingly more mainstream attention, with focus leaning towards the biggest events of the year, it might be easy to forget the smaller gatherings dedicated primarily to comic books. On April 23, though, comic book......
Tearist (Yasmine Kittles and William Strangeland-Menchaca) could be the most crucial musical project to come out of Los Angeles in recent years.; Credit: PHOTO BY JENNIE WARREN

Tearist: The Real Thing

Liz Ohanesian
It was the end of June 2009 and the two members of Tearist, Yasmine Kittles and William Strangeland-Menchaca, had picked up a gig at L.A.'s Medusa Lounge in...
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Singer and Punk Pioneer Poly Styrene Dies

Liz Ohanesian
Early this morning, NME confirmed that Poly Styrene, also known as Marian Joan Elliott-Said, has died. Shortly thereafter, the following message was sent via the singer's Twitter. Poly Styrene, whose work with X-Ray Spex made her a punk rock legend, was 53 years old. She had been battling cancer......