DEC 1: Shooting War Party For CBLDF In San Francisco
This Saturday, authors Anthony Lappe & Dan Goldman celebrate the premiere of the graphic novel Shooting War, at 111 Minna to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Joining the authors are Miami's The Waterford Landing, performing live music to accompany images from the chilling satirical graphic novel. Copies of the book will be available in exchange for donations to the CBLDF, defenders of the First Amendment for comics & graphic novels since 1986.
About Shooting War: SHOOTING WAR is a hardcover graphic novel by writer Anthony Lappé (executive editor, Guerrilla News Network ) and artist Dan Goldman (co-founder of webcomics collective, ACT-I-VATE). The year is 2011. The global war on terror is raging out of control. The American economy is deep in recession. When a suicide bomber blows a Brooklyn Starbucks to bits, hipster videoblogger Jimmy Burns is in the right place at the right time. His dramatic footage is picked up by Global News ("Your home for 24-hour terror coverage") and Burns is transformed into an overnight media sensation. The next thing he knows he's on a Black Hawk flying low and fast towards war-ravaged Baghdad. SHOOTING WAR began as an Eisner-nominated serialized web comic in May 2006 on SMITHMAG.net and was acquired by Grand Central Publishing for publication in North America and in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The full-color 192-page hardcover graphic novel will feature over 110 pages of new material www.shootingwar.com
About Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund was founded in 1986 as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of First Amendment rights for members of the comics community. The Fund is currently defending Gordon Lee, a retailer in Rome, GA who faces up to two years in prison for allegedly distributing an excerpt from the critically acclaimed graphic novel The Salon that portrayed Pablo Picasso in the nude to a minor. Prosecutors have denied Lee his day in court, first by declaring their facts wrong and restarting the case in 2006, and most recently by admitting statements that prompted a mistrial. The case will cost in excess of $100,000, and prosecutors vow to carry it through to trial. The Fund has procured Mr. Lee's legal team and paid for all of his legal expenses in this case. Donations and inquiries should be directed to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund at info@cbldf.org or 800-99-CBLDF. For more information on the CBLDF, please visit www.cbldf.org
What: Shooting War Book Launch Party, Benefiting Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Where: 111 Minna Gallery
When: Dec 1, 5 PM - 9 PM
Who: Authors Anthony Lappe & Dan Goldman, with live music by The Waterford Landing
Sponsored by: Last Gasp, 111 Minna Gallery, SMITH Magazine, & JahFurry
