Superstar comic book writer Grant Morrison (Batman, Justice League of America, The Invisibles, New X-Men, etc.) makes his way to Meltdown comics on Sunset (Los Angeles’ 2nd best comic book shop) to sign copies of his latest smash hit, Batman and Robin. Also marking Mr. Morrison’s big return to LA will be a pre-book signing conversation with horror icon Clive Barker and music provided by IHEARTCOMIX mastermind Frankie Chan. Between tonight’s appearance of Morrison at Meltdown and Paper Rad’s performance art at Family, many a comic book nerd will surely be sleeping well.
By now you’ve all seen the global peace through music project which quickly became an internet phenom, Playing for Change. And if you haven’t, now’s your chance to actually see this one of a kind band perform live as the Playing for Change players come to Los Angeles for a sunset performance that will continue through the night at the Santa Monica pier. Read more about the project here and check the first of the “songs around the world” if you need to refresh your memory: