Meltdown, Inc. » DC http://www.meltcomics.com/blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:33:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Meltdown University Expands! Learn How To Write And Draw Comics! http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2012/01/28/meltdown-university-expands-learn-how-to-write-and-draw-comics/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2012/01/28/meltdown-university-expands-learn-how-to-write-and-draw-comics/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:12:50 +0000 Jim H http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=19136 [...]]]> Comic Book Writing And Drawing Classes Are What’s Hot!

Meltdown University announces the start of its next series of classes on writing and drawing comics, Creating Comics, plus a brand new series, Inking and Coloring Comics. What started three years ago as just one class, has now expanded to seven classes on five different subjects and is still growing. It’s a graphic novel school in the making!

“I was doing private classes in New York City while I was also teaching in the Cartooning and Illustration Department at The School of Visual Art,” said Meltdown U Program Director and former DC Comics editor Jim Higgins. “When I moved to LA, I approached Meltdown Comics about hosting similar classes. They were very receptive and supportive, and already doing things like gallery shows and book signings. Owner Gaston Dominguez-Letelier turned out to be probably the most innovative and aggressive event host in the comic book business.  I started the classes and ran them just like a semester of my college comics courses, but for a lot less money.”

The program has now grown to include two sections of Creating Comics, where the students either write and draw their own minicomic (a short-run, locally printed, photocopied comic) or write a short comic book script. In the past six months, the program has added an ongoing Kid’s Comics class for ages 7 to 12 taught by LA artist Donna Letterese, a Web Comics class about doing comics on the Internet by comedy writer and editor of the humor magazine The Devastator Geoffrey Golden, two DrawMelt: Life Drawing classes moderated by artist and celebutante Satine Phoenix, and will soon add more.

Meltdown U’s newest offering, Inking and Coloring Comics, is starting on Tuesday, February 14 at 7pm. The class is taught by professional comics artist and colorist Chris Northrop, who has worked for Marvel, DC, and other major comics companies.  “Inking and coloring are skills very specific to comics and we’re one of the only places in California where you can learn them in one place,” Higgins said.  Northrup has been teaching comic art for years.

So who takes these classes? Screenwriters, graphic artists, computer programmers, teachers, social workers – anyone who has a story to tell and wants to do it with comics! Higgins also teaches comic book classes at Otis College of Art and Design and CalArts, but says, “Meltdown U is for everyone.”

The next Creating Comics class begins Wednesday, February 15 from 7 to 9:30pm.

The next Web Comics class starts Saturday, February 11 from 12 to 3pm.

The Kid’s Comics class meet on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30pm and is ongoing.

To sign up for these classes, go to: www.meltcomics.com/blog/meltdown-university/

The DrawMelt: Life Drawing classes meet on Mondays and Tuesdays at 7pm and are ongoing.

To sign up for these classes, e-mail Satine at DnD@Meltcomics.com.

]]> http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2012/01/28/meltdown-university-expands-learn-how-to-write-and-draw-comics/feed/ 0 The Mutant Season with Gil, Ep. 1 via @Nerdist http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2011/10/28/the-mutant-season-with-gil-ep-1-via-nerdist/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2011/10/28/the-mutant-season-with-gil-ep-1-via-nerdist/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:53:58 +0000 FcoD http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=17734 [...]]]> THE MUTANT SEASON, GIL

Welcome to The Mutant Season! Gil, your host, is a comic book, zombie, alien, scary movie loving nine year old who interviews adults with cool jobs and talks about stuff that he likes!

For the premiere episode of The Mutant Season, Gil invites DC comic book writer Scott Lobdell on the show to talk about comic books. And some other stuff.

]]> http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2011/10/28/the-mutant-season-with-gil-ep-1-via-nerdist/feed/ 0 Meltcast 31: Welcome aboard Sam “the Hammer” Humphries, plus Marz “the Devil” and the Scared Fools stop in http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/06/03/meltcast-31-welcome-aboard-sam-the-hammer-humphries-plus-marz-the-devil-and-the-scared-fools-stop-in/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/06/03/meltcast-31-welcome-aboard-sam-the-hammer-humphries-plus-marz-the-devil-and-the-scared-fools-stop-in/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:59:02 +0000 FcoD http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=10221 [...]]]> Worlds collide and universes are shattered as we make it official! Sam “the Hammer” Humphries is welcomed as the newest permanent member for the Meltcast (and the internet couldn’t be happier).

To celebrate, we bring aboard a double shot of guests for your listening pleasure! First off, we welcome Michael Holmes (adapter), Ryan Johnson (musical director), and Marz Richards (the devil) of the Sacred Fools Theater Company (sacredfools.org) to discuss their current show: FORBIDDEN ZONE: LIVE IN THE 6TH DIMENSION, a stage adaptation of Richard and Danny Elfman’s 1982 video cult classic. They also keep us posted on the status of SERIAL KILLERS, MAGNUM OPUS (literal performances of the worst screenplay ever found) and the upcoming and first-ever Hollywood Fringe Festival.

In the second segment we lose our collective shit and welcome a unified Meltcast favorite as Joshua Dysart, writer of UNKNOWN SOLDIER from Vertigo Comics joins the discussion! We talk the recent heartbreaking news of the series’ upcoming cancellation, his plans for ending the story, and upcoming projects like the final completion of  BUDDHA (Liquid Comics) and the upcoming NEIL YOUNG’S GREENDALE (Vertigo) with Cliff Chiang on art duties.

Many bothans died and even more tears were shed to bring you this information.

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]]> http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/04/26/pull-customers-and-comixology-subscribers-next-week%e2%80%99s-books-posted-22/feed/ 1 Meltcast 021 March 24th, 2010 http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/03/25/meltcast-021-march-24th-2010/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/03/25/meltcast-021-march-24th-2010/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:54:53 +0000 FcoD http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=8740 [...]]]> We’re boiling over with guests on this jam-packed edition of Meltcast! We welcome aboard writer/director Ben Ross who penned BELLADONNA from IDW in the first segment, and then bring aboard Marz Richards and Jaime Robledo, members of the Sacred Fools theater company based in Los Angeles, for a discussion of comics, theatre, performance, and what really goes on after hours at comic-con. In the meantime (and in-between time), we hit some of the weeks big releases, including THE GUILD, SCALPED, HUNTER’S FORTUNE, and of course, the one, the only, NEMESIS from Millar and McNiven.

Information for the Sacred Fools Theatre Co., including shows and times, can be found at  www.sacredfools.org

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]]> http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/01/25/pull-customers-and-comixology-subscribers-next-week%e2%80%99s-books-posted-10/feed/ 0 Meltcast 012 January 20, 2010 http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/01/21/meltcast-012-january-20-2010/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/01/21/meltcast-012-january-20-2010/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:04:34 +0000 FcoD http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=7503 [...]]]> Fists, fur, and possibly flem flies as the gang chooses sides and throws down in an episode where everybody’s favorite neighborhood wall-crawler is centered squarely in the crosshairs! We begin the onslaught by discussing the Sentry, Chris gushes over the recently released WAR OF KINGS hardcover, and then puts the hammer down on Marvel for their recent action over trading in DC tie-ins for a Siege variant. The talk then turns to what’s happening in the Spidey universe, and its a tag team match of fury… only Aaron forgot to bring his partner.

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]]> http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/01/17/pull-customers-and-comixology-subscribers-next-week%e2%80%99s-books-posted-9/feed/ 0 Meltcast 011 January 13, 2010 http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/01/14/meltcast-011-january-13-2010/ http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/2010/01/14/meltcast-011-january-13-2010/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:40:52 +0000 FcoD http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/?p=7403 [...]]]> The heat is on as the crew dives into part two of the event talk, which this week goes from the Bruce Banner of calm discussion to rampaging Hulk-level destruction of debate! After kicking things off by allowing Aaron to blather about the beautiful ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES by Dave Stephens from IDW,  we chat up SIEGE #1, argue about what we would have done differently for the issue, and discuss Marvel and DC’s future plans. In our second segment, we switch gears and talk about the recent news about Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man film series being shelved, and discuss what we want from the reboot. Next week we talk about Spider-Man… wait for it… comics.

***BONUS*** At some point in this episode, Chris says something NOT negative about Mark Millar. I swear.

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