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Theatre: Thanatos and Jesus Mania
Was Jesus the definitive Messiah resurrected as God? Merely a wise (rabbi) teacher and idealist? Ethereal mystic? Bleeding-heart martyr? Myth or man? … read more
Comic Reviews: April 1993
Image and Valiant not to mention their dearth of quality material, recently relaunched many of its “mature readers” titles and is releasing new ones under the Vertigo imprint. … read more
Concert Reviews: April 1993
White Zombie, Gas Huffers, Decomposers and more! SLUG Archives for another round of Concert Reviews, but this time, we’re going back to April 1993. … read more
Literature: April 1993
Why is a “graphic novel” being reviewed as a book? Well, for two reasons. First, it’s about time comic books started receiving credit as a legitimate form of art. Second, in this case, the graphic novel in question is a true graphic “novel,” rather than a short story in comic book form. … read more
Movies & Video: April 1993
Simple men say things like “The first beautiful woman I meet, I’m not going to fall in love with. That’ll show her.” … read more
Cover Story: One Eye
The fierceness and rebellion which had marked rock and roll was absent from virtually all radio broadcasts and the “death of rock” was proclaimed by the pop media on both sides of the Atlantic. … read more
Record Reviews: April 1993
Put Touch and Go and their Quarterstick subsidiary at the top of labels to watch for; Salt Lake City exists for them. Go to the show and more bands might realize that this city exists. … read more
Movie Reviews: Dragon Inn
The latest from Hong Kong action maestro Tsui Hark is a beautiful piece of cinema that melds its diverse elements into a lightning-paced costume drama as audacious as it is entertaining. … read more
Art Space: Ballet
What? Ballet dancers in cowboy boots? You’re kidding. … read more
Comic Review: March 1993
Comic books, as a legitimate art form, have been enjoying a renaissance, especially with the development of the so-called “graphic novel.” … read more
Interview: March 1993
Recently, I had a chance to interview some members of The Candy Skins by phone—drummer John Halliday, singer Nick Cope and Karl Shale, the bass player. Listening to the tape of our conversation, I realized I couldn’t tell one from the next. … read more
Concerts: March 1993
Whether due to lack of publicity, or this being an over 21 venue, or something else, the evening turned out to be rather intimate evening between Stoneface, The Decomposers and some of their friends. … read more
