Meltdown Games + Comics

Meltdown Games + Comics Meltdown Games + Comics (and Other Assorted Oddities) is a gaming and comics store in rural Iowa.

You didn't think we were dead, dead...did you?
08/25/2025

You didn't think we were dead, dead...did you?

USED BOARD GAME BLOWOUT SALE SATURDAY 1/18 ONLY at Barnhardt Collectibles (formerly Meltdown Games & Comics) $5 each or ...
01/18/2025

USED BOARD GAME BLOWOUT SALE SATURDAY 1/18 ONLY at Barnhardt Collectibles (formerly Meltdown Games & Comics) $5 each or 3/$12 while supplies last!

Update: this has been sold! Look for more deals and giveaways soon as Meltdown Man does his way-too-early spring cleanin...
01/04/2025

Update: this has been sold! Look for more deals and giveaways soon as Meltdown Man does his way-too-early spring cleaning.

Deal of the day: $75 takes this Magic Stock. Commons, uncommons, and some rares.

12/14/2024

We are still open with a lot of goodies left come see us here until 5pm

12/13/2024

Hey Meltdown Friends….we are closing early to make it home before the weather hits, keep an eye out on our page for updates on hours tomorrow!

12/13/2024

We are open early come see us!!

11/24/2024

Hey friendos -- some quick updates as we begin to wind down our storefront:

We're closed this Friday (November 29) for family time, and will be open all day Saturday for the chamber's art walk. We'll have two vendors inside, plus Adam's going to have his comics for sale. Everything in the store (outside of the vendors) will be 30% off.

On that front, our game room is closed as of today. No DnD, no Magic.

The weekend after (December 6 + December 7), everything in the store will be 40% off.

Our final weekend open as a storefront on December 13 + December 14 (before Abe takes over as Barnhardt Collectibles--more on that later), everything will be 50% off.

11/15/2024

Happy Friday Misfits….We have decided that from here to our closing (Dec 14th) there will be no Magic the Gathering on Friday nights as attendance has been down. Thanks!

Hey Misfits, Adam here. This is a post we've debated making for a little bit now, but we're just going to come out with ...
11/08/2024

Hey Misfits, Adam here. This is a post we've debated making for a little bit now, but we're just going to come out with it: we're closing the storefront. Saturday, December 14th will be our last day open as a public-facing business.

As a scorned lover might says, "It's not you. It's me." That's the truth. You all have been great the past year — the store's just become something we can't continue to sustain in its current form. We've often joked that we're the world's smallest game and comics store, and that's been a double-edged sword. The size has kept costs down and manageable, but it's also prohibited us from hosting large events that'd help inject some meaty revenue into the store. Currently, there's not really anywhere to expand in town that'd help us keep the "magic" alive.

Most importantly, however, it's been a huge time suck for the Meltdown Crew. Grammy and Papa Meltdown and Al have put in lots and lots of hours at the shop and, quite frankly, Mrs. Meltdown and I would rather go back to the days of family game and movie nights and give our weekends back to ourselves now.

All that said, we'll still be around. We'll still physically be at 19 3rd Ave NW, just as a business focused on online sales. We're going to dedicate more time to our digital sales through both Facebook and other online presences such as TikTok and Whatnot. And we'll continue to organize Princess City Comic-Con every fall, in addition to Meltdown Monster Madness right around Halloween. In fact, we'll even consider ourselves open by appointment if you want to dig through some longboxes or come in to buy the latest Meltdown Press release (ahem, House of Haunts #1 is currently on Kickstarter).

If you see someone at the shop, still feel free to stop on by and have a chat. In the meantime, here’s another picture of Meltdown Mite being cute as s**t, as he always is:

hey we opened our doors a year ago today. happy birthday us!
11/04/2024

hey we opened our doors a year ago today. happy birthday us!

Address

19 3rd Avenue NW
Pocahontas, IA
50574

Opening Hours

Friday 2pm - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm

Telephone

+17123583721

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