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“The Perry Bible Fellowship” is not a church, although it has been known to inspire a certain cultish zeal amongst its fans. The “Perry Bible Fellowship” is in fact a strange and nearly always surreal newspaper strip and Webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. Somewhat reminiscent of “The Far Side” in terms of its fierce weirdness, “Perry Bible Fellowship” is composed of vignettes highlighting the strangeness of life, religion and politics in a manner sometimes macabre, sometimes with a childlike glee, and illustrated in a variety of art styles.

By far the funniest book I’ve read this year, Don’t let the colorful cover fool you, it’s not for kids.
Stop by, take a gander, few copies left.

DC has released some info on TPB & HC collections due next year. Here’s some of the highlights:
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In celebration of OG Meltdown pal Bryan Ray latest release - Punk Is Dead: Punk Is Everything!

Print and bring in this blog entry for 20% off the cover price. If you do not want to waste your ink and paper then come in rocking your grubbiest Punk tee and mention this post for the discount. < LOCALS ONLY & instore sales ONLY. Valid until Dec. 6 >

Punk Is Dead: Punk Is Everything!

By: Bryan Ray Turcotte.
Miller, Christopher T.
Hard Cover.
240 pages of PUNK Colour Illustrations!
Punk is Dead exposes the lasting impact of Punk on visual culture worldwide. Hundreds of flyers, photos, set lists, vintage fashions and other ephemera from all of your favorite bands are jammed into this menacing volume. Punk is Dead is massive, featuring a wide spectrum of bands that initially catalyzed the scene, and later fueled its global expansion. Contributing writers such as Wayne Kramer, Arturo Vega, Kid Congo, David Yow, Annie Anxiety, Duane Peters, Marc McCoy, Tony Alva, Don Bolles, Trudie and Pat Smear, flesh out the visual assault. This long awaited follow-up to the highly influential bestselling book Fucked Up + Photocopied - Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement also features hard hitting interviews with Ian Mackaye, one of the most respected voices of the DIY music underground, and Malcolm McLaren, likely the most impactful promoter of the early punk movement. From the unknown to the infamous, they will likely be found within the pages of Punk is Dead, Punk is Everything!

Get your pocket protectors out, tape up  your glasses and hit up all your friend via your Iphones and MySpace, Nerdcore will be in full effect this Friday, Nov. 16th.  Meltdown’s hosting the launch of the “2008 Heroes and Villians” Nerdcore Calendar.

• Models Signing
• People Drinking
• Calendars Selling
• Plus, famed photographer Cherie Roberts
• and Geek-Revved tunes of DJ 8 Bit Weapon

Word on the street is that Heroes HC and LOEG Black Dossier are completely sold out from the distributer. 
Word here at Meltdown is don’t panic, we have a few Heroes HC left and plenty of LOEG Black Dossier HC
(Black and Blue covers). Don’t let these books slip through your fingers.  

Bill O’Reilly does….

Available @ Meltdown.
Do you want the coloring book to be featured on the O’Reilly Factor? Or have Donny on the show?
Why don’t you tell Bill yourself?
oreilly@foxnews.com

Just Arrived @ Meltdown:
NEW! Bill Presing. BELLE DU JOUR: CHEESECAKE BY BILL PRESING. 2007. 1st. 7×9, 96pp, color, cloth spine, pictorial boards. A swell book by this Pixar artist. “Ten years of Cheesecake drawings 1997-2007.” Chris Sanders’ cheesecake has nothing on Bill’s! There is a hint of Freddy Moore in Bill’s girls which are all curves and good clean wholesome stuff. The book itself looks and feels like a million bucks with a great design and three-quarter cloth covers! Don’t miss this one!
More pages after the jump
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