Month: February 2015
Review: Call of the Void – Ageless
Call Of The Void = Converge + Nasum + Gaza … read more
Review: Black Cilice – Mysteries
Black Cilice = Striborg + Belketre + Master’s Hammer … read more
Review: Belle and Sebastian – Girls In Peacetime Want To...
Belle and Sebastian = (ABBA ± Saint Etienne) x Nick Drake … read more
Review: Ausmuteants – Order of Operation
Ausmuteants = Gang of Four + D.I. … read more
Review: A Place To Bury Strangers – Transfixiation
A Place To Bury Strangers = The Jesus And Mary Chain + Screen Vinyl Image … read more
Localized: Valerie Rose Sterrett
Art is created in a myriad of ways. Some create from a place of joy and others from a place of darkness. Such is the way with musician Valerie Rose Sterrett. SLUG sat down with Sterrett and her husband/bandmate/artist B.C. over coffee one rainy evening. Immediately upon introducing myself to the two, I could sense the same intense emotions that were portrayed in the album Monsteria permeated from Sterret’s being. Calm, collected and seemingly reserved, Sterrett is a woman with some pretty forward ideas.
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Disabilities in Pop Culture
The panel featured a number of different people who have close ties to the disability community, as well as Josh Twelves, an actor that was born with Arthrogryposis who featured in Ephraim’s Rescue and Unaccompanied Minors. … read more
Gender in Comics: Is There a Double Standard?
FanX’s token Gender in Comics panel was marred with rehashed, tired arguments about how much clothes women in comic books should wear. On top of that, these two women on the front row completely hijacked the whole first half of the panel—what a train wreck. … read more
D&D Will Never Be LOTR, and That’s Okay
What separated this panel from others was the thought each author had dedicated to the topic of creating a D&D movie, not only in regards to cinematography, but special effects and storyline as well. … read more
Carrie Fisher Panel
Carrie Fisher’s panel was a last-minute addition to the panel schedule on Saturday. It was only scheduled for half an hour, which means after all the people sat down we had about 20 minutes with Fisher on stage. … read more