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Dorksplosion At The G4 Offices

When Meltdown Comics in LA announced a debate to determine which of 20 nerd icons would win in a fight, the G4 internal email list erupted in a brawl to rival The Kinslaying. G4, America’s leading source for news about places that don’t exist and video of women eating hot dogs, employs an astounding number of dorks whose steady diet of Final Fantasy and hot pockets have prepared them for nothing so much as this fight. Honest, from-the-heart dorkcraft of this level is a thing rarely experienced outside of the Society for Creative Anachronism’s annual Pennsic war. You can almost smell the diabetes and gout as you read their impassioned arguments. Some choice quotes and the full bracket of 20 badass competitors after the jump.

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(L-R) Justin Donaldson, Linda Pine and Hal Rudnick, co-producers of Tournament of Nerds, show off a few of their favorite superheroes in front of Meltdown Comics & Collectibles. The tournament features comic book fans debating the merits of various superheroes in a bracket-style competition.
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Thank you for your interest. The tournament will consist of two shows.
The first will be at comic store Meltdown on Thursday July 3 @ 9pm.
The second show will be on Friday July 11 @ 8pm at UCB. YOU MUST BE
AVAILABLE THURSDAY JULY 3.

The first show will have a March Madness style bracket containing 32
“nerds” engaging in debate over which hero would win in combat. YOU
MUST WIN TO MOVE ON TO THE SECOND SHOW. The second show will feature
the final 8 and we will whittle it down to a winner.

So, if you are available 7/3 @ 9pm, please respond with your top 5 of
the following characters that you would be interested in arguing for.
The following is just a list, not the bracket.

Lara Croft / Batman / Gandolf / Enid (Ghostworld) / Aquaman / Captain
America / Pikachu / Wolverine / Iron Man / Alan Quartermine / Superman
/ Alien Queen (Aliens) / Terminator / Voltron / Wonder Woman / Darth
Vader / Hulk / Spiderman / Thing / Star Buck (Battle Star G) /
The Father from the Movie Happiness / The Borg / Thor / Jason Vorhees
/ Bionic Woman / Cloverfield Monster / Predator / Chewbaca / Snake
Eyes (GI Joe) / Mr. Myagi / Freddy Krueger / Forrest Whitaker as Idi
Amin

* The first 20 people wil be considered to appear on the show.
Sign up sheets at Meltdown Comics, 7522 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, 90046.

Excelsior!

If interested, please email nerdtourney@gmail.com by Monday June 30th. 

Image Shadowline has posted the five finalists of their WHO WANTS TO CREATE A SUPERHEROINE? contest, and this is the part where you come in. Head over to the Kris’ Korner Forums and vote for which of the five you want to see as the next Image Shadowline 3-issue mini-series with art by Franchesco!

VOTE HERE

(voting will continue through April 10th)

1st 5 people that come in the store and yell out “Shoot me up Meltdown!!”  get.
Shoot ‘Em Up Bomber Jacket
Pair of Movie Passes
Shoot ‘Em Up T-Shirt
Shoot ‘Em Up Hat  &
Shoot ‘Em Up Shot GlassSay it wrong and still win! Passes, T-shirts, hat and other swag.
While supplies last!

Winners will have their picture posted on our MySpace and Blog sites.

Check out some of the winners (more…)

We’ve gotten lots of emails to extend the contest, so here it is, EXTENDED TILL 8/31.
Below are some of the submissions we’ve been getting. Start commenting.
Send your panels to staff@meltcomics.com.

Arthur Thomas-

Aimee Jones-

Brad Hodges-

Erika Moen-
 

This one is for all you locals! The first five people who come into Meltdown wearing Meltdown gear will each receive a pair of VIP passes to an advance screening of the movie Superbad (It’s from the guys who made 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up!).

Why wait in line and risk not getting in, get your Melt gear on and win VIP passes and skip the line!

Here’s the deal - MySpace Black Curtain Screenings is unveiling Superbad in Anaheim, Atlanta, and Washington DC on July 17th. This screening is one full month before the movie hits the theaters and it’s completely FREE.

Go check watch the trailer to remind yourself how much you want to see it. Then come by the store in your baddest Melt-wear!