Hero Initiative announces Wolverine, American Flagg! projects
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marvel’s most popular mutant is set to become a fund-raising hero.
Steve Borock of the Hero Initiative, speaking at the ComicsPRO annual meeting, said a “Wolverine” project similar to the “Spider-Man” and “Hulk” 100 Covers project is in the works. About 100 top-level artists will be approached to create Wolverine covers that will be printed in a book to benefit the Hero Initiative. Borock indicated that creators including Frank Cho were interested in being involved with this project.
Borock also announced “Hero Comics,” a benefit comic book organized by Scott Dunbier, which will include a new “American Flagg!” story by Howard Chaykin. This 32-page anthology will also feature contributions from Gene Colan and Josh Medors.
The Hero Initiative raises funds for comic-book creators in need. The Initiative has benefited more than 50 creators, Borock said, with more than $500,000 cumulatively.
The Hero Initiative also provided an informational DVD to the attending retailers with information about the Hero Initiative. The one-minute version of the video is embedded below.
– Matt Price
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[...] updates both at the Nerdage blog and The ComicsPRO blog. During the meeting, the Hero Initiative announced two fund-raising projects that comics fans should enjoy: a Wolverine “100 Covers” [...]