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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

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)

About the Meltdown Comics EXTRAS edition

Included in this pack will be a commemorative Meltdown Comics envelope and letterhead, Meltdown Comics sticker, vintage Baby Melt ribbon (yeah, we made this), a tiny 1:6 scale T-Shirt (Sized-to-Fit the DEATH RAY ACTION FIGURE, the Hi-Fashion Enid DOLL or to class-up your child’s BRATZ doll if you will), a little silkscreen print, a pin, plus other surprises. All using the Meltdown Comics Mel Mascot and logo designed last century for Meltdown, Inc. by Dan Clowes. That is like  back in the 1990s,man! ONLY 200 sets will be made. FUN! Will cost us more that 10 bux to make all of these bits but will only add 10 bux over the cover price if you buy the book from us.  Pre-order Meltdown Comics EXTRAS edition here

Throughout his 25-year career, alternative cartoonist/screenwriter Daniel Clowes has always been ahead of artistic and cultural movements. In the late 1980s his groundbreaking comic book series Eightball defined indie culture with wit, venom, and even a little sympathy. With each successive graphic novel (Ghost World, David Boring, Ice Haven, Wilson, Mister Wonderful ), Clowes has been praised for his emotionally compelling narratives that reimagine the ways that stories can be told in comics. The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist is the first monograph on this award-winning, New York Times–bestselling creator, compiled with his complete cooperation. It includes all of Clowes’s best-known illustrations as well as rare and previously unpublished work, all reproduced from the original art, and also includes essays by noted contributors such as designer Chip Kidd and cartoonist Chris Ware.

Alvin Buenaventura recently started the publishing company Pigeon Press. He previously published artistic and insightful graphic novels, books, and prints under the imprint Buenaventura Press from 2003 to 2009. Buenaventura also edits the monthly comics section for McSweeney’s literary magazine, The Believer. He lives in Oakland, California.

Gil: The MUTANT SEASON

So my middle son Gil has a Nerdist Industries podcast and his own twitter account. He learned about entertaining and putting on shows from Mo Fathelbab and the NerdMelt crew over the Summer break in 2011. He wasn’t sent to camp or participated in other seasonal activities because hanging at Meltdown Comics and the NerdMelt Theater was all he wanted to do. Katie Levine, who produces podcasts for Chris Hardwick, spotted Gil when he was on Mo and DC Pierson’s Nerdy Secrets show. She gave him a test run and it went beyond everyone’s expectations. Now, more than 10 episodes in, “The Mutant Season with Gil” is picking up steam and picking up followers.

Please take the time to check out some of my son’s past shows. Hope you find them to your liking. If you do, please “Like”, follow and/or comment on iTunes: https://bitly.com/itunesTheMutantSeason

or via Nerdist.com: http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/the-mutant-season/

Past guest have included: DC Comic‘s Scott Lobdell, “Real Steel” producer Don Murphy, The Chief Services Officer for The Mayor of Los Angeles Rafael Gonzales, Stussy‘s Adam Weissman, comedians DC Pierson and Colton Dunn, Machinima‘s Beau Ryan, fencing coach Victor Cervantes, “Big Time Rush“‘s Stephen Glickman, magician and “Cupcake Wars” host Justin Willman, and Kevin Eastman co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plus Chris Hardwick says: Amazing new @Nerdist Industries podcast for nerd kids & grownups alike! 9 yr old Gil’s The Mutant Season.

You can also follow Gil on Twitter: @MutantSeason for updates.

Mars Attacks!!

Tonight!!!!

Meltdown University DrawMelt Life Drawing Class: Clothed Figure Drawing 

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!

Join Jonah Ray (Nerdist Podcast, The Soup, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail) on Friday January 27th at 8pm as he records his second stand up comedy record “Hello Mr. Magic Plane Person, Hello” for AST Records.