MattBrady
10-29-2002, 11:16 AM
<img src="http://classic.newsarama.com/Creators/pic_jlee.jpg" width="109" height="166" align="right">The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has announced that Jim Lee has signed on for a series of fundraisers to benefit the fund. The first of these will kick off November 5th – an auction where comic retailers can bid on their very own Jim Lee.
Seriously.
Beginning on the 5th, the CBLDF will offer a benefit signing by Lee, who will fly himself to the winning comic book store at his own expense. At the signing, the winning store will also receive a Jim Lee sketch, followed by dinner with Lee and a small party of the retailer's guests. Fans attending the signing will be able to get their first two books signed for free, with additional signatures and sketches available for a small donation to the CBLDF. The store will also be profiled in CBLDF News and Busted!, the Fund's online and print newsletters. The only cost to the store is their winning bid, which will be a tax-deductible donation to the CBLDF. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Fund's casework.
"Retailers need to be able to display and sell all kinds of comic books without fear of prosecution," Lee said in a CBLDF release. "The CBLDF is the only group whose mission is to support retailers when they come under attack. Comics retailers are always at risk of grandstanding local authorities who are out to make a name for themselves by busting a store. It's persecution, and a lot of the time it's coming from some very well organized forces. The Fund is there to defend retailers against those forces, so I'm stepping up as a creator to help the Fund help those retailers in need.
"The breadth and diversity of the comic book marketplace keeps growing every year. If we're serious about continuing that growth, retailers need to be safe to display, promote, and sell all of that diverse product. If we don't want the exposure of comic books to be limited to a retailer's fear of a local prosecutor, then we need to get behind the CBLDF."
"There's a direct connection between retailers and creators, and I feel that the creative community needs to support retailers against prosecution," Lee added. "By supporting the Fund, we can make that happen. If everyone that's part of comics does their part and donates something, even the smallest donation, then each small part will add up to a gigantic war chest. Ultimately, that's what we need, because, unfortunately, legal battles are very expensive. With this auction and the other cool fundraisers we're planning, I'll be doing my part in helping retailers maintain the freedoms they have."
Look for more details about how retailers can bid on Lee soon.
Seriously.
Beginning on the 5th, the CBLDF will offer a benefit signing by Lee, who will fly himself to the winning comic book store at his own expense. At the signing, the winning store will also receive a Jim Lee sketch, followed by dinner with Lee and a small party of the retailer's guests. Fans attending the signing will be able to get their first two books signed for free, with additional signatures and sketches available for a small donation to the CBLDF. The store will also be profiled in CBLDF News and Busted!, the Fund's online and print newsletters. The only cost to the store is their winning bid, which will be a tax-deductible donation to the CBLDF. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Fund's casework.
"Retailers need to be able to display and sell all kinds of comic books without fear of prosecution," Lee said in a CBLDF release. "The CBLDF is the only group whose mission is to support retailers when they come under attack. Comics retailers are always at risk of grandstanding local authorities who are out to make a name for themselves by busting a store. It's persecution, and a lot of the time it's coming from some very well organized forces. The Fund is there to defend retailers against those forces, so I'm stepping up as a creator to help the Fund help those retailers in need.
"The breadth and diversity of the comic book marketplace keeps growing every year. If we're serious about continuing that growth, retailers need to be safe to display, promote, and sell all of that diverse product. If we don't want the exposure of comic books to be limited to a retailer's fear of a local prosecutor, then we need to get behind the CBLDF."
"There's a direct connection between retailers and creators, and I feel that the creative community needs to support retailers against prosecution," Lee added. "By supporting the Fund, we can make that happen. If everyone that's part of comics does their part and donates something, even the smallest donation, then each small part will add up to a gigantic war chest. Ultimately, that's what we need, because, unfortunately, legal battles are very expensive. With this auction and the other cool fundraisers we're planning, I'll be doing my part in helping retailers maintain the freedoms they have."
Look for more details about how retailers can bid on Lee soon.