Comics
Around Town: John Ford, Antichrist, and more
Now through February 7, LACMA is holding an exhibition on comic books from India. “Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India’s Comics” places modern-day comic retellings of Indian myths alongside the museum’s historical collection of Indian paintings, “[examining] the legacy of India’s divine heroes and heroines in contemporary South Asian culture through the [...]
Around Town: Nevermore, Indian comics, and more
Though I have no idea how good it is, the Steve Allen Theater has a play going on until December 19, called “Nevermore.” It stars THE Jeffrey Combs as Edgar Allan Poe “on a cross-country speaking tour fraught with strange occurrences that signal Poe’s descent into madness.” Catch it every Friday and Saturday at 8 [...]
Disney Buying Marvel For $4 Billion
The Walt Disney Co. will be buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion with 40 percent stock and 60 percent cash. $30 per share will go to Marvel shareholders, plus an additional 0.745 Disney shares for each Marvel share. The deal, which was first brought up several months ago, only recently started to gain traction and, [...]
Around Town: D23 Expo, Long Beach Comic Con, and more
This Friday the New Beverly will be screening all three “Evil Dead” films. Starting at 7:30 P.M., the legendary Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell indie horror will be followed by the semi-remake, much more splatstick “Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn” at 9:30, and then the full-on adventure/comedy “Army of Darkness” at 11:30. This triple bill will [...]
