Year: 2015
![Andrea Unchained: The Laurie Holden Panel](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9058-img26403.jpg)
Andrea Unchained: The Laurie Holden Panel
The panel, beyond the talk about Holden’s human rights work (which was the best and last part of the panel), mostly focused on Andrea, the similarities between the actress and the character, and the show, and its tight-knit cast, overall. … read more
![Let’s Talk About God for a Minute](/uploads/exclusives/9059-fanx-generic-event-crop-396x288.jpg)
Let’s Talk About God for a Minute
For me, theology has always been a fascinating aspect of Western societies’ love-hate obsession with religious themes in the entertainment industry, particularly literature. … read more
![The Girl Who Waited: Karen Gillan Panel](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9061-img26394.jpg)
The Girl Who Waited: Karen Gillan Panel
Gillan’s true charm didn’t kick into full swing until the audience members began their extensive line of questioning. The hot topics for the evening were primarily centered around her role as Eliza Dooley in “Selfie,” Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and of course Amy Pond in “Doctor Who.” … read more
![Ten Years of Supernatural](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9062-img26405.jpg)
Ten Years of Supernatural
Instead of listening to the panelists talk the entire time we heard a lot from the audience. Still, it was a bit boring and lecture-y, but they did bring up some very good points about the show that I absolutely love. … read more
![Utah Women In Film: Diversity of Every Kind in the Film and Book Community](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9064-FANX-Generic-Event.jpg)
Utah Women In Film: Diversity of Every Kind in the...
The panel, which aimed to discuss women and diversity, veered directly into diversity for the majority of the discussion and dabbled in gender issues. Why is there less diversity in the media and pop culture? … read more
![Warming Up for Fan Xperience](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9065-img26387.jpg)
Warming Up for Fan Xperience
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced his latest proclamation to declare that Jan. 29, 2015 will be henceforth known as Salt Lake Comic Con’s Day of Heroes. … read more
![Peter Parker Stole My Spidey Senses: The Nerd Poetry Slam](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9066-nerdpoetry1.jpg)
Peter Parker Stole My Spidey Senses: The Nerd Poetry Slam
A group piece by Ben Barker and Ryan Canter, which channeled the Calvin and Hobbes comics, combined a cultural reference to identify with and a ‘take with you’ life message—which is my preferred style of slam poetry. … read more
![Anthony Michael Hall: The Original Geek and a Man of Faith](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9067-img26419.jpg)
Anthony Michael Hall: The Original Geek and a Man of...
Most of the folks who make it to these Cons seem to be decent, none so more than Anthony Michael Hall. … read more
![Psychopath with a Purpose or: An Evening with Mark Pellegrino](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9068-img26392.jpg)
Psychopath with a Purpose or: An Evening with Mark Pellegrino
“I had a fan come up to me, I think, in an airport and say, ‘You were Paul in Dexter, You were such an ASSHOLE! I love you,’” said Mark Pellegrino. … read more
![Sundance Film Review: Slow West](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/9071-Slow-West.jpg)
Sundance Film Review: Slow West
In what may be one of the most aptly-named films at this year’s festival, Slow West is in no hurry to tell the story of Scotsman Jay Cavendish and his continent-spanning quest to find Rose, the long-lost love from his hometown. … read more