CA – Abe Sapien Signs
March 27, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Doug Jones and more sign at Meltdown Comics on Wednesday March 28, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
Eric Curtis (photographer/author)
Scott Allen Perry (author)
Josh “The Ponceman” Perry (foreward author & star of the hit YouTube series “Retarded Policeman”)
About the book (from MedallionMediaGroup.com):
Photographing this unique project is Hollywood photographer Eric Curtis.Independent filmmaker and funny man Scott Allen Perry (a.k.a. SAP) wrote the book along with the chemically imbalanced Medallion Media Group president, Adam Mock. Josh “Ponceman” Perry (Retarded Policeman, Free Radiopersonality) mimed the foreword.
A hilarious, visual smorgasbord of some of life’s most awkward moments, Mime Very Own Book will leave you speechless! It’s an eclectic mix of pop culture, social commentary, and parodies of fairy-tale favorites.
Words can’t describe the feeling you’ll have after reading Mime Very Own Book!
About Doug Jones:
Doug Jones is the man behind the make-up in countless iconic film and TV roles. He starred as Abe Sapien in the “Hellboy” movie franchise, The Silver Surfer in “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” both Fauno and The Pale Man in Guillermo Del Toro’s Oscar-winning film “Pan’s Labyrinth” and Billy Butcherson in the Halloween classic “Hocus Pocus.” Doug’s early career included mime performance, a role he reprised for the creation of “Mime Very Own Book.”
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – Avengers vs X-Men Signing
March 16, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Ed Brubaker signs at Meltdown Comics on Tuesday April 3, 2012 at 8:00 pm!
Press Release:
On Tuesday, April 3rd, Marvel will be releasing the first issue of their epic crossover, Avengers Vs. X-Men. Meltdown Comics will celebrate the release with an event featuring writer Ed Brubaker. Brubaker will be at Meltdown to hang out, chat, and sign copies of Issue #1 for customers. There will also be eighteen limited edition West Coast Avengers NEW ERA CAPS available for purchase, exclusive to Meltdown Comics!
Ed Brubaker is the prolific author of Marvel’s current Captain America series and its spinoff, Winter Soldier. He has also written several creator-owned series under Marvel’s Icon imprint, including Criminal, Sleeper, and Incognito. Brubaker will join Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Brian Michael Bendis, and Jason Aaron in writing issues of the AvX crossover, which is scheduled to span twelve Marvelous Marvel Comics issues.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet one of the comic book industries best writers! Get your AvX on at Meltdown at 8pm, April 3rd. This event is free to attend.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – Culver City Cartoonist Collective Signing
March 4, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Keith Knight, Lonnie Millsap, and Ken Tanaka bring their pre-Wondercon event to the fabulous Meltdown comics on March 10, 2012 from 6:00 – 9:00pm!! Get first dibs on books, shirts, original art and more from the cartoonists who brought to “I Hate My Job”, “Too Small To Fail” and “Everybody Dies”!!
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – Saga Launch Party
March 4, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories
Brian K. Vaughan and Damon Lindelof appear at Meltdown Comics on March 13, 2012 at 11pm.
Press Release:
Come on down to The Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics on Tuesday, March 13th at 11pm for the release event for Brian K. Vaughan’s latest work “SAGA: Chapter One” that matters. It’ll be a late night celebration of one of America’s favorite authors, hosted by Damon Lindelof, one of America’s favorite television writers. And the best part: the show is FREE!*
And once the clock strikes Midnight, Mr. Vaughan will sign copies of “SAGA: Chapter One“ inside Meltdown Comics!
So come on down to Meltdown Comics and The Nerdist Theater on Tuesday, March 13th at 11pm to get your Vaughan on!
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – An Evening with Daniel Clowes
March 2, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Indie legend Daniel Clowes appears at Meltdown Comics on Thursday April 5, 2012 at 8:00pm.
Press Release:
A one night only event honoring the release of the First Monograph of Clowes’s work. Hosted by Blair Butler (of G4’s Fresh Ink), this night will include comedy, a discussion with Clowes and Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing, and a Q&A with the man of the hour!
No individual tickets will be available, as this event is to celebrate Clowes new book, so find a friend and join us for this once in a lifetime event! A short signing will take place directly after the Q&A.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – Red Spike Signing
March 1, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Press Release:
Jeff Cahn signs at Meltdown Comics on March 7th, starting at 6:00 P.M. for the release of RED SPIKE VOL1 PAPERBACK, produced by Benaroya Publishing and published by Image Comics. We’ll have FREE alcohol and Red Bull, while supplies last, so you can make your own RED SPIKE creation. Also available will be FREE first issues of Red Spike, Samurai’s Blood and Marksmen from Benaroya Publishing and Image Comics.
ABOUT MELTDOWN COMICS
At 9000 square feet, Meltdown Comics is the largest pop culture emporium west of the Rockies. It’s ever-shifting stock holds new discoveries for even the most discerning reader and if you are new to the game the dimmest ember of obsession shall be fanned into a great bonfire here.Meltdown’s proprietors have seized every opportunity to upgrade service within the store resulting in unparalleled relationships with vendor and consumer alike.This means that as a customer of Meltdown, you have access to a worldwide network of purveyors of pop and if you don’t see what you want in front of you Meltdown can procure it almost instantaneously.
ABOUT JEFF CAHN
After graduating from Pomona College, Jeff Cahn returned to his hometown of New Orleans, where he interned on the set of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for Digital Domain’s Oscar winning visual effects team. Once the shoot wrapped, he returned to Los Angeles and now works at Benaroya Pictures and Publishing as a story developer and writer of both screen and comics.
ABOUT BENAROYA PUBLISHING
Founded by Michael Benaroya in 2009, Benaroya Publishing is a comic book and graphic novel production company dedicated to thrilling and compelling storytelling. A subsidiary of Benaroya Pictures, Benaroya Publishing is based in Los Angeles and launched their debut titles in Spring 2011 under the Image Comics label. With David Elliott (FALL OUT TOY WORKS and co-founder of RADICAL PUBLISHING) at the helm as in-house Editor-in-Chief, Benaroya Publishing promises to bring fresh new ideas, and uniquely told stories to the comics literary world. For more information, visit www.benaroyapublishing.com.
CA – Boondock Saints Signing
February 17, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Troy Duffy, J.B. Love, and David Della Rocco sign the limited collectors edition of The Boondock Saints Hard Cover Graphic Novel at Meltdown Comics on February 29, 2012 from 6-8pm.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – Rascal Raccoon Reading
January 31, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Join notorious cartoon meanie Rascal Raccoon and author Brendan Hay for a hilarious reading from their new graphic novel, Rascal Raccoon’s Raging Revenge, featuring the voice talents of Seth Green (Robot Chicken, Family Guy), Zeb Wells (Robot Chicken, Avenging Spider-Man), Dan Milano (Greg the Bunny, Warren the Ape), and Heidi Gardner (Funny or Die).
Hay has written for Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, The Mighty B!, and is currently head writer on a new project for Lucasfilm Animation. But his heart belongs to comics.
Come for the reading, stay for the signing immediately afterward. Also, there will be cupcakes.
And it’s FREE!
Meltdown Comics
7522 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 851-7223
CA – The Nerdist Way Launch Party
January 20, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories
Chris Hardwick and special guest Wil Wheaton appear at Meltdown Comics on Monday January 23, 2012 at 7:30pm.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – Red Spike Signing
January 3, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Press Release:
On January 11th, starting at 6:00 P.M., Meltdown Comics will present an autograph signing with Jeff Cahn for the release of RED SPIKE VOL1 TP, produced by Benaroya Publishing and published by Image Comics.
RED SPIKE VOL1 TP, which collects issues #1-5 of the sold out miniseries, involves soldiers Matt Cutler and Greg Dane, the first to survive the Project Red Spike program. They have been proven on the field to be everything that was wanting in the program. Unfortunately, an upgrade to Greg’s implant goes array and now it’s up to Matt to chase down his friend before he hurts himself, the city and the tax payers who funded their creation. But as the friends begin their very public battle in heart of Washington D.C., twisted and sinister secrets begin to emerge from within the Red Spike program. Can both soldiers survive or are their deaths a necessary measure to secure the program’s secrecy?
The RED SPIKE autograph event will take place in Los Angeles at Meltdown Comics on January 11th from 6-8 P.M. at 7522 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046. For more information, please call (323) 851-7223.
About Meltdown Comics
At 9000 square feet, Meltdown is the largest pop culture emporium west of the Rockies. It’s ever-shifting stock holds new discoveries for even the most discerning reader and if you are new to the game the dimmest ember of obsession shall be fanned into a great bonfire here. Meltdown’s proprietors have seized every opportunity to upgrade service within the store resulting in unparalleled relationships with vendor and consumer alike. This means that as a customer of Meltdown, you have access to a worldwide network of purveyors of pop and if you don’t see what you want in front of you Meltdown can procure it almost instantaneously.
About Jeff Cahn
After graduating from Pomona College, Jeff Cahn returned to his hometown of New Orleans, where he interned on the set of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for Digital Domain’s Oscar winning visual effects team. Once the shoot wrapped, he returned to Los Angeles and now works at Benaroya Pictures and Publishing as a story developer and writer of both screen and comics.
About Benaroya Publishing
Founded by Michael Benaroya in 2009, Benaroya Publishing is a comic book and graphic novel production company dedicated to thrilling and compelling storytelling. A subsidiary of Benaroya Pictures, Benaroya Publishing is based in Los Angeles and launches their debut titles this Spring under the Image Comics label. With David Elliott (FALL OUT TOY WORKS and co-founder of RADICAL PUBLISHING) at the helm as in-house Editor-in-Chief, Benaroya Publishing promises to bring fresh new ideas, and uniquely told stories to the comics literary world. For more information, visit www.benaroyapublishing.com.
