Dark Horse Comics Raises $1,575 for Tsunami Relief
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Congratulation to whoever won the Dark Horse charity auction. I actually bid $1,300 myself, but got outbid in the end. Oh well!
From the press release:
April 4, 2011, MILWAUKIE, OR—In an effort to aid the American Red Cross’s tsunami and earthquake relief effort in Japan, Dark Horse Comics auctioned off an amazing signed lot of limited-edition artwork and books to fans eager to donate and support a greater cause. The auction closed at $1,575.
Dark Horse Comics will donate 100 percent of proceeds from the auction to the American Red Cross for Japanese earthquake and Pacific tsunami relief.
Auction details:
eBay
“Original Art ‘Hellboy by Duncan Fegredo’ - Dark Horse”
Auction for Red Cross Japan Efforts Dark Horse Comics
Auction opened: March 28
Auction closes: April 1
Opening Bid: $0
Closing Bid: $1,575
Original artwork signed by Duncan Fegredo
Comics and graphic novels signed by Duncan Fegredo:
Two sets of the comics miniseries Hellboy: Darkness Calls, Hellboy: The Wild Hunt, and Hellboy: The Storm
Free Comic Book Day comic: “Hellboy: The Mole”
Two sets of the graphic novels Hellboy: Darkness Calls, Hellboy: The Wild Hunt, and Hellboy: The Crooked Man
Signed editions from the personal collection of Mike Mignola:
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (Limited edition—out of print)
Signed bust of Hellboy (Limited edition—1 of 3,000)
Signed bust of Abe Sapien (Limited edition—1 of 3,000)
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors—across the street, across the country and across the world—in emergencies.
Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new—the more than 700,000 volunteers and 34,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through nearly 720 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world. Some 4 million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. The Red Cross helps thousands of U.S. service members separated from their families by military duty stay connected.
As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a global network of more than 180 national societies, the Red Cross helps restore hope and dignity to the world’s most vulnerable people. An average of 90 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.
The American Red Cross name and emblem are used with its permission, which in no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company, opinion or political position. For more information about the American Red Cross, please visit www.redcross.org.
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the U.S. and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
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