“An Evening With Neil Gaiman”
One Night Only at C2E2!

Neil Gaiman, the award-winning author of novels, films, and comics including the epoch-changing graphic novel series The Sandman, will take the stage for a benefit appearance on behalf of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). An “Evening with Neil Gaiman”, a paid, ticketed event, will take place on Saturday night, April 17 at 7 PM in the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.  Tickets go on sale to the general public this Monday.  For more info, visit:  http://www.c2e2.com/en/Events/Neil-Gaiman/

Will Eisner Week Events!

From our friends at the Will and Ann Eisner Foundation comes word of the 2010 Will Eisner Week!  Join us in an annual celebration promoting graphic novel literacy, free speech awareness, and the legacy of Will Eisner. Will Eisner Week is a collaborative project of the Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and a number of Institutions of Higher Education. Will Eisner Week is chaired by Associate Professor Barbara Schulz of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.   There are events across the country; for a full listing please visit: http://www.cbldf.org/articles/archives/000417.shtml