The HERO Initiative
Please also check the HERO Initiatives ebay store for many cool items (click here).
The Hero Initiative also did a couple of wonderful projects over the last couple of years. For example, check the following Hero books out :
Ultimate Spider-Man 100 Project, Wolverine Weapon X 100 Project as well as Hulk 100 Project.
What is it? In a nutshell...Hero asked about 100 artists to contribute a piece of art to each of the books.
If you admire original art like I do...you have to get one of the books, or even better get all of them!
In addition to putting the books together, the Initiative also auctioned off all of the original artwork. Wow!!!!
Who is the HERO Initiative (Please read) :
In late 2000, a consortium of comic publishers came up with the idea to create a financial safety net for comic creators, much in the same fashion that exists in almost any other trade from plumbing to pottery. By March of 2001, the federal government approved The Hero Initiative as a publicly supported not-for-profit corporation under section 501 (c) (3).
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative (Formerly known as A.C.T.O.R., A Commitment To Our Roots) has had the good fortune to grant over $200,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today.
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give
back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
Hero is served by two boards of directors:
Writer Jim McLauchlin, CGC (Comics Guaranty Corp.) President Steve Borock, Mark Waid, Atomic Comics owner/operator Mike Malve, Lady Death Creator Brian Pulido, Joe Quesada and Orlando MegaCon owner/operator Beth Widera comprise the Executive/Fund Raising Board which administers all the fund's operations and raises money.
How Can you help / support the HERO Initiative?
YOU can show your colors by signing up for a Hero Initiative membership!
EVERYONE gets a custom Hero Initiative membership card, AND an original art sketchcard from a great artist!
Go to the official Hero Initiative website to find all the details.
