2nd Annual CBLDF Benefit Auction from COMICON.COM Starts Today!
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and COMICON.com founders Rick
Veitch and Steve Conley have assembled an auction of more than 36
striking pieces of original art and rare merchandise from members of
the COMICON.com community and broader comics world to benefit the
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The auction will run throughout
December and will put money into the Fund's war chest for its legal
work in 2004.
The auction starts December 9th on eBay where Fund supporters can bid
on a great selection of original art, including JLA/Avengers art by
George Perez, Batman art by Jim Lee, Greyshirt art by Rick Veitch,
rare stories by Neil Gaiman, plus art by Frank Miller, Judd
Winick,Frank Cho, Phil Jiminez, Howard Cruse, Peter Bagge, Tim
Truman, and much more!
In the weeks to come, these items, plus signed editions by Stan Lee,
signed scripts by Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, Marv Wolfman, and many
more items will beauctioned to help the Fund be even stronger in the
coming year.
Veitch says, "Steve and I built COMICON.com to be the on-line focal
point of the comics community. But out on the streets we all depend
on the Fund to come to the aid of retailers and publishers when a
legal crisis strikes. Let's get behind this auction as a community to
help the Fund do its job."
Every week that the auction runs, COMICON.com will showcase the items
with banner ads and on the COMICON.com message boards. "2003 was one
of the Fund's busiest years," explains CBLDF Executive Director
Charles Brownstein. "We closed the Jesus Castillo case, fought laws
in Arkansas and South Carolina, and became involved with nearly a
dozen amicus briefs that have important consequences for the future
of free expression in comics. Right now we're gearing up for 2004,
which we expect to be even busier. The proceeds of this auction will
go into paying for our legal retainer fees, membership in Media
Coalition, and putting money into the war chest to help pay for any
legal crisis that hits comics in this upcoming election year."
Veitch adds, "We hope the community is generous when bidding during
this auction. Many very talented creators have donated some great art
to support the Fund's much needed work. Without the Fund there to
back this field up, dozens of retailers, cartoonists, and publishers
may have lost their livelihood. Now it's our turn to back up the
Fund."
The CBLDF/Comicon auction begins Tuesday, December 9 at Noon Eastern
Time on eBay.
Items being auctioned off this week are:
FRANK CHO ORIGINAL COVER ART -- The Variant Cover from More Fund
Comics
RICK VEITCH ORIGINAL COVER ART: GREYSHIRT #5
NEIL GAIMAN Christmas card featuring an unpublished story from the
New York Times Bestselling Novel ‘AMERICAN GODS’
BILL GRIFFITH original art from Zippy, featuring The Shmoo!
SPIDER-MAN: THE ROMITA LEGACY -- giclee on canvas, signed by STAN LEE!
JH WILLIAMS PROMETHEA ORIGINAL ART -- A painted and inked two page
spread from Alan Moore's magical series!
PHIL JIMINEZ INVISIBLES ORIGINAL ART, SIGNED BY Grant Morrison and
Keith Aiken
PANEL ONE: A collection of comics scripts signed by Kevin Smith, Neil
Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Nat Gertler, Dwayne McDuffie, Trina Robbins,
Greg Rucka, Jeff Smith, and Marv Wolfman
THE BEATLES STORY: Marvel Magazine featuring early art from George
Perez and Klaus Janson Janson
MICKEY MOUSE MAGAZINE, MAY 1938
STAR WARS #107 CGC 8.5
Judd Winick and Christian Gossett Jam Drawing
TRANSFORMERS Television Script signed by Marv Wolfman
LANSDALE, TRUMAN: DEAD FOLKS Limited Series Signed by Lansdale
Next week's items are scheduled to include:
Original Batman art by Jim Lee
JLA/Avengers Cover Art by George Perez
Frank Miller Original Drawing
Transmet Drawings by Darick Robertson
Peter Bagge Original Art
Tim Truman Original Art
Howard Cruse & R.L. Stine Original Comic Art
And Much More!
