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Creators Who Care
The comic industry has been hit extremely hard during Covid-19 (like most industries). Marvel and DC have issued pencils down orders to all creators. This leaves comic book shops in deep trouble. On Friday, April 3, DC announced that they were creating a $250,000 fund to help some of these shops and their owners. DC also announced they would be fi nancially taking care of their freelancers during this pandemic.
Several big name creators have decided to help in their own way. Tom King has taken to social media to buy lots of books from independant creators through store sites. This gives a rub to both the creators as well as the stores. Jim Lee and Rob Leifeld are each creating original art that they auction off via social media to support different comic shops each day. Jim Lee will be creating 60 pieces over 60 days for this effort. These pieces should all generate necesary income for the stores of the creators’ choosing. Also, each winner of the auction gets to pick the next piece’s subject. It’s great to see creators giving back to the shops that have supported them for so long. —LV
