(For those wondering where to get their weekly fix after the store shuts its doors on March 30, Mega City One on Melrose will honor Meltdown discounts and subscriptions.) The community which called Meltdown home was truly something special. ![]() If you’re local, be sure to drop by the store to say goodbye and pick up some deeply discounted comic books and collectibles. Meltdown CRO Jamie Iovine hinted on Twitter about a future project with Dominguez-Letelier, but details are scarce for now. ![]() On any given night during a comedy show, visitors were likely to see their new favorite unknown comedians alongside greats like Sarah Silverman or Marc Maron dropping in to work out new material. Meltdown was a constant home to creative events which brought together a community of novices, fans, and established names, whether podcasts and comedy shows or the monthly Melt-thology Comix Jam, during which anyone could come to the shop, draw a page of artwork, and see the compiled pages as a zine upon their next visit. Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist empire spawned in Meltdown’s attic, beginning with the Nerdist Podcast (now Id10T) and later growing to include You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes. Comedy Central standup showcase The Meltdown was formed within the store’s walls by Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. The store served as a venue for rising and established comedians as well as a recording space for podcasts and comedy shows. It had a huge space, cramming in vintage toys, collectibles and artwork (for this writer, the veritable shrine of Daniel Clowes memorabilia was a regular draw) alongside a jaw-dropping range of comic books, manga, variant covers, local zines, and indie graphic novels. ![]() Meltdown stood out among the many comic stores in L.A.
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