Comments on: Casey Jex Smith is up to something.

By: Theric Jepson

Theric Jepson — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:50:40 +0000

Thanks for the report, Glen. I’m happy it was a success.

By: Glen Nelson

Glen Nelson — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:09:34 +0000

The opening last night was really fun. The place was packed for the battle. Casey ran his voice through a processor as a fittingly spooky moderator. The proxies for Obama and Romney wore masks (that I assume will be a Halloween fixture this year). I thought Casey kept saying, “Mitt, Mitt,” with every roll of the dice, but it was actually, “Miss.” He couldn’t catch a break.

The D&D drawing of Romney (my cousin) is especially fun if you look closely. I love his invisible helmut. The show continues for a month.

By: Scott Hales

Scott Hales — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:01:53 +0000

I don’t think Romney with Beau Bridges hairpiece = Hero necessarily, but I get the sinister vibe from Obama.

I remember two guys in my high school German class invited me over to play D&D once.

I turned them down.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:26:40 +0000

Th., I thought maybe I was misinterpreting it. But it really looks like Romney is supposed to be the hero…

By: The Only True and Living Nathan

The Only True and Living Nathan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:54:55 +0000

The Obama-esque head looked odd to me, until I realized:

That’s MICHELLE Obama’s face.

By: Th.

Th. — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:17:28 +0000

I missed the whole D&D thing (one reason I fail as a proper nerd) and so I have a hard time recognizing the difference between pure homage and ironic homage. But I do know homage when I see it and it’s clear Casey isn’t mocking anything.

To Kent: Since he voted Obama last time and I think is regret-free, I don’t think your interpretation quite fits. Though I do agree that Obama looks a lot more villainy and Romney a lot more heroey.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:39:22 +0000

Huh? I’m not sure that I’m up with the political message here. So Obama is the Pharaoh and Romney is Moses? Is Casey going “Jon McNaughton” or something? Or am I misinterpreting things?

Of course, I guess some art is meant to be controversial.

By: Christopher Bigelow

Christopher Bigelow — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:25:51 +0000

The curator of this NYC exhibit, Brooklyn artist Timothy Hutchings, is putting together a volume containing all the issues of a D&D magazine I published as a teen, called The Oracle. He’s doing a lot to preserve both the spirit and the artifacts of old-school fantasy roleplaying.

By: casey

casey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:56:14 +0000

Hi Eric, No irony man! I live and breathe this stuff and worship those early D&D illustrators. Thanks for the shout out!