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Announcing: @MeltdownComic’s DC Relaunch Midnight Party 8/30/2011

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Aug 182011

Meltdown Comics is proud to announce our Midnight Release party for Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1, the starting point for the NEW DC Universe.
In addition to getting your copies before anyone else, you’ll be treated to awesome comics-related comedy by Tom Franck of Comics and Comics, who will also interview two of the New DCU Architects: Scott Lobdell (Teen Titans, Superboy, Red Hood & The Outsiders) and Kyle Higgins (Nightwing, Deathstroke). All Attendees are invited to compete in our cosplay contest, with first prize being a complete set of all 52 #1 issues DC is releasing in September!
The fun starts at 11 PM on Tuesday, August 30 (*Flashpoint #5 & Justice
League #1 go on sale at 12:01 AM Wednesday August 31st) – don’t miss it!

MELTDOWN COMICS’ DC COMICS RELAUNCH MIDNIGHT PARTY!

JOIN US ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 30TH,
AS WE WELCOME IN THE NEW DC UNIVERSE!

SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE
SCOTT LOBDELL (TEEN TITANS, SUPERBOY)
AND
KYLE HIGGINS (DEATHSTROKE, NIGHTWING)
plus more to be added

ENTER OUR COSPLAY CONTEST
FIRST PRIZE IS ALL 52 NUMBER #1′S ON US!

WAYNE CASINO CHIPS WILL BE HANDED OUT WILL SUPPLIES LAST

ALL DC COMICS ACTION FIGURES, GRAPHIC NOVELS, & TSHIRTS
20% OFF ALL NIGHT LONG!

Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
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Awards season is coming to a close with the grand finale of the Oscars this Sunday. But not to be outdone, we present last, but certainly not least, the esteemed nominees for the 2010 Meltdown Comic Awards!

It’s been an amazing year for our favorite genre and choosing the best of the best was no easy task. This year’s Golden Melty list was comprised from multiple “Best of” lists, sell-through numbers, reviews, Publisher’s Weekly lists and combing through dozens of message boards to hear what true comic fans are saying. So, without further ado, the nominees are:

Best Indie Comic Series

Green Hornet (Dynamite)
The Walking Dead (Image)
Scarlet (Icon)
Chew (Image)
Stumptown (Oni)

Best Superhero Comic Series

Invincible Iron Man (Marvel)
Batman and Robin (DC)
Thor: The Mighty Avenger (Marvel)
Irredeemable (Boom!)

Best Non-Superhero Comic Series

Daytripper (Vertigo)
American Vampire (Vertigo)
Kill Shakespeare (IDW)
The Unwritten (Vertigo)

Hero of the Year

Captain America/Steve Rogers (Marvel)
Scott Pilgrim (Oni)
Kick Ass (Icon)
Zack Overkill – “Incognito” (Icon)

Villain of the Year

Nemesis (Icon)
Skinner Sweet – American Vampire (Vertigo)
Red Skull – Captain America (Marvel)
Norman Osborn (Marvel)

Most Horrific Death

Ares – “Seige #2″
Nightcrawler – “X-Force #26″
Bras – “Daytripper” (all issues)
Cable – “X-Force #28″
Multiple robots – “Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers”

Best Return from the Dead

Aquaman, Hawkman, Firestorm, Martian Manhunter, etc. – ”Blackest Night #8″
Batman – ”Batman and Robin #8″
Dracula – “X-Men #3″

Best New Series

Northlanders: Plague Widow (Vertigo)
Black Widow (Marvel)
Green Hornet (Kevin Smith, Dynamite)
Secret Avengers (Marvel)

Best Graphic Novel

Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead
Absolute Justice
Batwoman: Elegy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8

Best Writer

Ed Brubaker – Captain America (Marvel)
Mark Millar – Nemesis (Icon)
Jason Aaron – Scalped (Vertigo)
Geoff Johns – Brightest Day (DC)
Mark Waid – Irredeemable (Boom!)
Grant Morrison – Batman and Robin (DC)

Best Artist

J.H. Williams – Detective Comics (DC)
Steve McNiven – Nemesis (Icon)
Fiona Staples – North 40 (Wildstorm)
Naoki Urasawa – Pluto : Urasawa X

Best Celebrity-Written Title

Green Hornet – Kevin Smith
The Guild – Felicia Day
Frenemy of the State – Rashida Jones
Pantheon – Michael Chiklis

Best Event of the Year

Artifacts (Top Cow)
Heroic Age (Marvel)
Brightest Day (DC)
Second Coming (Marvel)

Best WTF Moment

DC issues go back to 2.99
Nick Simmons accused of plagiarizing “Bleach”
Lady Gaga gets her own comic
The ending of Greek Street
Sony Pictures making “Green Hornet” with that script instead of Kevin Smith’s
Tron – ’nuff said

Best Cover of the Year

Spiderman #641 ”One Moment in Time”
Batwoman #0
The Avengers #1 – Variant 7
I Zombie #1
Superman #702
We Will Bury You #1

Were your favorites nominated? Who gets your vote this year for the best of the best in comics? To find out who will take home the Golden Melty, check back here next week for the winners of the 2010 Meltdown Comic Awards!

MELTCAST 56: Reed Gunther and Taschen’s 75 Years of DC Comics Suitcase Book!

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Dec 032010

MELTCAST 56: Reed Gunther and 75 Years of DC Comics!

LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES!

Get ready for a BIG one as we interview not just the creative family of REED GUNTHER, but also the creative team of Taschen’s 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING! It’s a full house on the MELTCAST!

First on the dock are Shane and Chris Houghton, the writer/artist brothers of the western tall tale REED GUNTHER who discuss all-ages comics, family history, and the upcoming KIDS COMICS L.A. event at MELTDOWN!

Then we do deadweight lifts with Taschen Books‘ 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING, a book as breathtaking as it is colossal. Art Director Josh Baker and Managing Editor Nina Wiener reveal the massive effort behind the landmark tome.

No time for MELTCAST Picks of the Week, so we pick REED GUNTHER and 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS!

Music: UnderOath – Catch Myself Catching Myself / Kanye West – Runaway (remix)

LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES!

This Saturday: Fogtown’s Brad Rader signing 12pm -2pm

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Oct 202010

For Immediate Release

**FILTHY FIFTIES ‘FRISCO: THE ART OF FOGTOWN BY BRADLEY C. RADER**

Emmy award winning animation artist/director Brad Rader appears at Meltdown Comics to celebrate his art and the release of his new 171 page graphic novel, FOGTOWN (DC/Vertigo, 8/10/2010) written by Andersen Gabrych. Brad appears at Meltdown after a successful six-week solo show of the artwork from the novel at a gallery in San Pedro, CA.

Paraphrasing the author, FOGTOWN is a raw, ugly, and explicitly human pulp/noir detective series, set in the ferociously filthy underworld of ‘50’s San Francisco. It follows the seamy temptations, damnations, and redemptions of Frank Grissel, P.I., an aging, hard-living, and morally ambiguous detective in the Mike Hammer/Sam Spade tradition…who “just happens” to be a pier-trawling, deeply closeted homosexual.

Stylistically, the Alaska born artist emulates the comic book artwork of the 1950’s with influence of Russ Heath and E.C. Comics artists Jack Davis and Wally Wood.

An Emmy Award winning animation artist and director, Brad Rader has served as storyboard artist on many animated series including, The Real Ghostbusters, Alf, Batman, Gargoyles, Stripperella, and most recently, King of the Hill. He has directed several series, including HBO’s Spawn, for which he won an Emmy award (1999). He has illustrated the comic books Batman Adventures, and Catwoman (DC Comics); The Mark (Dark Horse Comics); and Tex: The Fine Art of Character Assassination (Atomic Basement). A graduate of Art Center College of Design (illustration), Mr. Rader returned to his alma mater and to Otis/Parsons to teach storyboarding. His art has been exhibited in galleries in the United States as well as internationally.

Brad will be signing FOGTOWN on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 12 noon – 2 pm at Meltdown Comics, 7522 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046, 323/851-7223. At the book signing, Brad also draws original art in each purchased book along with his signature making it a special event.

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LA TIMES: Digital comics: Nemesis or sidekick to comic book culture?

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Jul 232010

Digital comics: Nemesis or sidekick to comic book culture?

Some say the animation and sound effects threaten the aesthetic foundation and could wipe out comic shops. Others say the medium is bringing badly needed new readers and innovation.

Chris Rosa manages Meltdown Comics in Hollywood. New readers who become interested in digital comic books might eventually want to collect paper issues, but “the jury is still out on that one,” Rosa said. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times / July 21, 2010)

It’s a book! It’s a cartoon! It’s … digital comics!

Technology, which has already upended the music, television and movie businesses, is now gripping the comic book world. Publishers are unleashing a torrent of digital comic books across smart phones, tablet devices, game consoles and digital book readers, portending major changes in how comics are made and marketed.

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