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Surprise appearance! Popular character actor DAN FOGLER (“Man Up,” “Take Me Home Tonight,” “Fanboys,” “Balls of Fury”) will be appearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 6-8 p.m. at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood to sign copies of his first book, the MOON LAKE anthology hardcover, published by Archaia!

He will be joined by writer R.H. Stavis (Something Monstrous, Daniel’s Veil, Tomb Raider), who wrote the short story, “Desensitized Deirdre,” contained in Moon Lake. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at Meltdown.

Moon Lake is a collection of short stories centered around, well, Moon Lake! It isn’t just any normal body of water—it’s a mysterious portal into the weird, drawing all manner of macabre mysteries to its shores. In the spirit of classic horror tales from EC Comics, Moon Lake combines comedy, horror and adventure into a fantastic anthology, where each story is centered on the strange happenings of Moon Lake. Created by Dan Fogler, contributing writers include Brian Holguin (Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol. 1), Stefan Hutchinson (Halloween: The First Death of Laurie Strode), Blake Leibel (Syndrome), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash), R.H. Stavis (Something Monstrous) and Nick Tapalansky (Awakening). Contributing artists include Brooke Allen (A Home for Mr. Easter), Tommy Castillo (Grimm Fairy Tales), Jim Daly (Halloween: 30 Years of Terror), Alex Eckman-Lawn (Awakening), Scott Newman, Robbi Rodriguez (Uncanny X-Force) and Jeff Zornow (Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games). Moon Lake is rated MATURE for nudity, graphic violence and adult content.

Dan Fogler at Meltdown Comics

Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 2011 6-8pm

7522 Sunset Blvd. LA, CA 90046

@MeltdownComics

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Via: Boing Boing
Graphic novel on stage in Los Angeles By David Pescovitz

No Good Deed is a new multimedia play in Los Angeles that melds a graphic novel with live theater. Created by the edgy, experimental Furious Theatre Company — including my brother Robert Pescovitz — No Good Deed is a classic, dark superhero story of good and evil injected with the cultural criticism that is Furious’ modus operandi. The live production, written by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Dámaso Rodriguez, employs projected illustrations, intense fight choreography, and compelling characters to immerse the viewer in the action. And if you’re thinking that sounds like Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, here’s what industry mag TalkinBroadway wrote, “I want to hold this production up to the producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and say, ‘This is how you put a graphic novel on stage.” No Good Deed is actually the first story in an ongoing narrative that continues with Hellbound Heroes, a print comic with art by Ben Matsuya. You can grab a copy by donating $5 to Furious Theatre. The play runs until February 26 and Furious has kindly offered Boing Boing a discount code to save $5 on admission. Just enter BoingBoing as the coupon code when you purchase tickets here!

This is what LAist had to say about No Good Deed:

Nick Cernoch leads the cast as Josh Jaxon, a conflicted and abused high-school student that must deal with a major change in his social status. As both a hero and antihero, Cernoch easily makes a bold transition feel natural. He guides Jaxon away from an appropriately subdued modality as a bullied kid to an energized, engaging and exciting alter-ego realized through a drug-induced multi-dimensional fantasy.

Shawn Lee and Troy Metcalf play Jaxon’s “fucking-with-crime” sidekicks Bryant Feld and Danny Diamond. As Feld, Lee is a charismatic and commanding actor that often drives pulsed tension on stage. Metcalf renders Diamond as a sympathy-drawing underling, beautifully executing Diamond’s most tragic scene and delivering the best performance of the show. Finally, Robert Pescovitz renders the role of Jaxon’s frightening step-father with impressive authenticity.

The complex staging of No Good Deed must be a nightmare to direct, but Damaso Rodriguez smoothly orchestrates the entire production with raw grace and a little kitsch. In fact, Rodriguez has crafted an indie-version of Broadway’s Spiderman, minus all of the Spiderman failures, of course. Brian Danner’s fight choreography is perfectly executed, conceptualized and is a huge audience draw. Scenic design of John Icovelli, costuming by Christy Hauptman, graphic design of Ben Matsuya and original music composition of Doug Newell contribute tremendously in capturing the essence of a great comic book.

Furious Theatre Company presents No Good Deed

Chris Hardwick is preparing to tape an hour special, and part of that preparation is to bestow the gift of free comedy on you!

On Monday, February 6th at 9:30pm, you can see The Nerdist himself doing a full hour of comedy!

Best of all, it’s FREE!

See Chris’ special before anyone else gets to, in the theater named after him!

No need to RSVP, just show up ready to laugh!

NerdMelt Theater

7522 W Sunset Blvd

(Be aware, space is limited. Not everyone who comes will be able to get in)

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Digital Comics Now Available

Image Comics is celebrating the release of Alpha Girl #1, their comic set in the 80′s about a cosmetics company whose products turn women into lady zombies, so it’s time to laugh!

Celebrate with…

cocktail mistresses Alie and Georgia

Sean Patton

sketch group Diani and Devine

DJ Douggpound

Steve Agee

and Margaret Cho!

Come for the comedy, stay for the signing and meet and greet with the co-creators, artists, and other people involved in the making of Alpha Girl!

Thursday at 8pm at NerdMelt Theater!

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door, and you can get them here!

Come celebrate the WILD SIDE of zombie survival with all of us at Hunters Books for a RAGE FILLED event to celebrate our newest expansion to Outbreak: Undead!

We at Hunters Books believe that after discovering the horrors of wilderness survival, you’ll be asking yourself “Why couldn’t it just be Zombies?

If you are going to be in the LA area, and want to not only meet your fellow zombie survival enthusiast but the creators as well. Then come down to the Nerdist Theater in Hollywood, CA where the famous MELTDOWN COMICS is located, and party with us!

Open Bar, Raffle, Photos, Demo Games and more.

We will also be hosting a book signing featuring the lead developer Christopher De La Rosa, and Jessica Pelatt the cover model from the cover of the Core Rulebook.

This is by no means a closed invite, bring your friends, bring your kids, and come discover why YOUR ZOMBIE SURVIVAL PLAN WILL FAIL!

Best of all, it’s FREE!

Fans of role-playing games, fans of zombies, and fans of fun times- come on down at 8pm this Saturday, 2/04/2012 at Nerdist Theater inside Meltdown Comic, 7522 Sunset Bl. LA, CA 90046

Oni Press, Meltdown Comics, and Toonie Treats cartoons present:

Rascal Raccoon in Reading, Writing, & Revenge!

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, at the Meltdown Annex
7522 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 851-7223

Please enjoy this video from friend of NerdMelt Nathan Barnatt, featuring TJ Miller and Martin Starr!