Meltdown, Inc.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 starting 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Archaia Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company and Meltdown Comics Present:

Come get your FREE copies of Archaia and Henson’s MOUSE GUARD / THE DARK CRYSTAL FLIP BOOK autographed by:
• Brian Holguin, writer of THE DARK CRYSTAL story
• David Petersen, writer and artist of the MOUSE GUARD story

Plus, marvel at the life-sized statues of the SKEKSIS from THE DARK CRYSTAL movie!
The Jim Henson Company has graciously agreed to lend two, original Skeksis from the classic 1982 film to be put on display inside Meltdown for Free Comic Book Day! Come grab a look at these marvelous creations up close! (But not too close! Because the statues are so delicate, no touching will be allowed. Sorry!) Great for photo ops!
Also:
• Watch THE DARK CRYSTAL film as it plays on a video monitor in the store!
• Get free posters, awesome prizes and other cool giveaways!
• Dine on gourmet grilled cheese at The Grilled Cheese Truck!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 starts at 1 p.m.

Creators of the hit all-ages series Reed Gunther (now published by Image Comics) return to Meltdown for an all-new creating comics class just for kids!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 starting 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Jeff Cahn of Red Spike and Owen Wiseman of Samurai’s Blood will be signing at Meltdown Comics from 2pm – 3;30pm

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 NSFW! 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Studio JFISH is back for Free Comic Book Day! Join Jason JFish Fischer for his third appearance at Meltdown Comics to celebrate Free Comic Book Day! Pick up a free issue of JFish In LA; a diary comic about one of Jason’s visits to his hometown since his move to Portland, OR. But that’s not all – Jason will have a few comics for sale:

Junqueland #1 – a brand new ADULTS ONLY monster porn comic! Two sexy monsters get into some tasty, pastry fun in a bakery… a food fight leads to a hot mess. 12 B/W pages, color cover, written by Robin Bogert and illustrated by Jason JFish Fischer. 30 copies will be available for the event; get yours with a sexy monster drawing, too!

Fine Literature #2 – art anthology comprised of 32 artists. Featuring content from Lamar Abrams, Evan Dahm, Rachel Dukes, KC Green, Inechi, Harvey James, Sloane Leong and more! 100 B/W pages, color cover featuring paper cut out Unicorn art by Jason JFish Fischer.

Jaephisch and the Dark Rainbow Chapters 1 & 2 – the printed collection of chapters 1 and 2 of fantasy/adventure webcomic Jaephisch and the Dark Rainbow. 48 full color pages, written by Greg Khmara and illustrated by Jason JFish Fischer.

FIALKOV/CHAMBERLAIN – MASTERS OF COMIC NOIR
MELTDOWN GALLERY – 4pm – Saturday May 7th, 2011

Writer Joshua Hale Fialkov (Tumor, Echoes, Elk’s Run) sits down with Writer/Artist Kody Chamberlain (Sweets, 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales, Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu) for a conversation about their most recent IMAGE COMICS noir miniseries, ECHOES and SWEETS. They will discuss their influences, creative process, and their collective decades of experience creating comics. They’ll also talk about their experience collaborating to make the cult hit comic PUNKS THE COMIC (soon to relaunch as a webcomic on MTV Geek). This free event at MELTDOWN COMICS will be followed by a brief signing.

New Class On Writing and Drawing Comics Starts This Monday!

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Feb 022011

Meltdown University’s next 13-week series of Creating Comics classes starts this coming Monday at 7pm. Students from previous classes have gone on to form a fledgling comics making studio, have sold their minicomics at conventions like the Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco, and have had them on sale in stores all across the country. The question is, why aren’t YOU doing this?

If you want to learn how to write a comics script or to write and draw an eight-page minicomic, sign up now! Writers and artists are both welcome. Follow the link below for more details about the class and to sign up.

http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/meltdown-university/

The Meltdown U Drawing Class Is Still Taking New Students

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Jan 122011

The new Drawing Basics Class had it’s first session this past Saturday and is off to a great start. The class learned a bit about the difference between thinking you know what you’re looking at and actually drawing what you see. There were some mindbending but fun exercises and they dug right in and enjoyed it.

But it’s not too late to jump in and sign up for this series. Twelve classes each devoted to some area of fundamentals including: figure drawing, composition, anatomy, perspective, inking, light and shadow, as well as some techniques specifically for the aspiring comics artist.

All this for only $20 a class! Class meets from 3 to 6pm on Saturdays.

For more information and to join, go here and click the link to sign up:

http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/meltdown-university/

New Creating Comics Class is Still Taking Students! This Week Only!

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Dec 062010

Hail and hello future comic book artists and writers! The new Meltdown University series on Creating Comics met for the first session last week but you can still jump in if you sign up now and come this Wednesday, December 8th. The class teaches writers about story structure and how to do a comic book script. Artists who join will complete an 8-page minicomic while learning all about visual storytelling and writing, too.

Go here to sign on: Meltdown University

Meltdown University Wants YOU!

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Feb 112010

We’re gearing up for a new class about writing and drawing comics so if you’ve been thinking about getting the skills or shoring up the one’s you have, now’s the time to sign up. You can take the class whether you’re a writer looking to understand how to put a comic book script together or an artist who’s looking to do a comic book story. We go over all the necessary material to do both. Plus, the writers have the benefit of seeing the process the artists go through to do a comic and the artists learn from those who’ve spent time focusing on their writing ability.

There’s a rumor that there’s a few aspiring screenwriters in this town (No es posible! Il n’est pas possible! Это не возможно!) If you’re someone who’s been working on screenplays and thinking about the similarities between film and comics, come sign up and learn the differences and maybe write something you can turn into a comic book yourself. We always spend some time talking about how to get published, how to self-publish and get distributed, and how to find artists if you’re a writer.

The new series starts on Monday February 22nd, at 7pm and runs for 13 Mondays after that. Cost — a mere $20 per session.

So what are you waiting for? Click the link below for more info and details about how to sign up. There are a lot worse ways to spend your time than sitting in a place surrounded by cool books and graphic novels talking about comics, y’know.

http://www.meltcomics.com/meltdown_u.html

PS Check out a page by former student Jennifer Shiman whose comic Feebert’s Guest you can buy at the Meltdown store.