![]() However, as he travels through this strange land confronting alligator men and savage polar bears, he discovers the sickening secret of where the explosion has sent him. Stone is determined to end his reign and befriends a whole menagerie of allies, amongst them Liana the catgirl, T-Bone the ox and Gruff the wolfman. On this world, it’s the tyrannical Leeshar who rules with the assistance of his loyal Predators and the cobra, Lord Seth. These eugenetically-modified creatures are known as Yujees, and whilst they have established their own caste system according to species, they are still answerable to humans. Our hero, Nick Stone, is an SAS agent who’s caught in a nuclear blast during a Gulf conflict, and the explosion sends him seemingly into the far-flung future of a distant planet overrun with talking animals. ![]() It’s also a dystopian vision of mankind’s future that can stand as a survivor alongside such films as The Last Man On Earth, Mad Max and even Tank Girl, with her talking kanga partner, Booga. In signing off, I urge you all to continue creating comics, buying comics, and supporting the comic book world that has given us all so much over the years.There’s a social structure to this savage world that is far from cutesy. ![]() For 25 years I have been enriched by every inquisitive mind I have encountered on this journey and for that I humbly thank you, all of you. Throughout it all, I’ve been most fortunate to be surrounded by my family and the best staff anyone could have ever wished for – through thick and thin you supported Meltdown and invested in me, I will never be able to repay you but know that I am eternally grateful and forever in your debt.Īs I prepare to extinguish Sunset’s neon know that there is a new path for me (more later) and I close Meltdown without any regret. It has been my personal privilege to welcome so many incredibly talented minds through our doors giving them and their work a home in this great city of ours.Īnd what a wonderfully surreal run it’s been… we’ve watched every fad, trend, and next big thing come and go while customers became celebrities, children blossomed to adults, geeks morphed into moguls, and fanboys scored Oscars. No business is easy, least of all one rooted in paper surrounded by brick and mortar, yet against all odds we survived just long enough to host, share, and celebrate some of the most creative and imaginative artists in the world. Meltdown Comics is no exception to this rule and so, after 25 years coveting every comic treasure we could lay our hands on, I’m sharing that on March 30th I’ll be closing our doors for the final time. I’ll miss melt ĭominguez-Letelier’s full statement is below.Īs is the case with all good things, at some point they must come to an end. I interned here before college, they ushered me into photography, and clapped when I went back into acting. These guys were the first I told when I booked jughead on Riverdale. #Meltdown cultivated my love of comics throughout my childhood. Eliza Skinner – album availble now March 22, 2018 ![]() Walking the racks, recording podcasts, doing shows – LA is about to shift seismically. Meltdown was a gift and a home to so many comics. This is me looking nuts on the floor of the NerdMelt greenroom, opening for show. Always smart eager fun crowds to try stuff out. Sorry to hear about Reckon I’ll have to hurry up and use that $20 dollar gift certificate or or once gave me for going up there. See more reactions from comedians and comics fans below. He goes on to reminisce on how Meltdown inspired his comedic journey and led to the creation of “The Meltdown.” “8years ago told me to start my own monthly comedy show in the back room of. Ray paid tribute to the store in a post to Instagram. Gordon, and Jonah Ray, was filmed from the Showroom from 2010-2016, and became a Comedy Central series that lasted three seasons from 2014-2016. The shop was host to the NerdMelt Showroom, a small stage formed as a joint venture with Nerdist, which provided a launchpad for alternative comedy. “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail,” conceived by Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. “Meltdown Comics is no exception to this rule and so, after 25 years coveting every comic treasure we could lay our hands on, I’m sharing that on March 30th I’ll be closing our doors for the final time.”įounded in 1993 as a hub for comic book and geek culture, Meltdown also became an integral part of the comedy scene in L.A. “As is the case with all good things, at some point they must come to an end,” Dominguez-Letelier wrote. Meltdown founder Gaston Dominguez-Letelier announced the news in a post to the shop’s official blog Wednesday. Meltdown Comics, a much loved landmark in Los Angeles and the origin of “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail,” will close its doors for the last time March 30.
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