The Avengers 'campaign' raises $1,100 for The Hero Initiative
Russ Heath/Darwyn Cooke contribute to Hero Comics 2012
Here's some good news for The Hero Initiative: according to Tom Spurgeon at The Comics Reporter, the organization has received about $1,100 so far due to campaigns like this one that asked people to donate money to the organization if they go see The Avengers.
'You're probably going to go see The Avengers and, judging by the early reviews, you'll probably enjoy it. How about ' as a thank you to the creators who brought you these characters in the first place, who gave you something to enjoy so much ' you match your ticket price as a donation to The Hero Initiative?' cartoonist Jon Morris wrote on his blog before the film's release.
Spurgeon points out that these funds were raised without any effort on the Hero Initiative's part, making them 'bonus' money the organization wasn't expecting or planning for. He also reached out to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, another charity mentioned as a possible recipient, but they haven't seen a notable increase.
There's no deadline for donating, so if you saw the film, or even if you haven't and just want to support comics creators, head over to The Hero Initiative site to do so. You can also help them out by buying the upcoming Hero Comics 2012, their annual anthology by creators like Russ Heath and Darwyn Cooke (whose strip I included to the left), Kevin Eastman (who does a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story), Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood, Richard Starkings and Dave Sim, and many more. Wait, Dave Sim is drawing an Elephantman story? That's probably worth a look just for curiosity's sake alone.
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