'Final Crisis,' 'Batman and Robin' writer Grant Morrison is coming to SoCal

Writer, creator and comic book Maestro Grant Morrison is hitting sunny Southern California next week July 1 for a signing at Meltdown Comics.

I missed Guillermo Del Toro at Meltdown earlier this month when he appeared to promote his co-authored book "The Strain" so you know I'm trying like heck to work my schedule to get to Morrison's appearance.

Some of you may have issues with "Final Crisis" but that's no excuse not to read "Batman and Robin." Even though the story takes off from recent Batman comics continuity it's not the usual fare -- it's better.

Isn't that true for most work done by Morrison and artist Frank Quitely?  

Meltdown Comics is located at 7522 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. And the gig happens from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The site is www.meltcomics.com.