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Cryptozoic Raises Money for World Central Kitchen to help the relief effort in Puerto Rico

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Cryptozoic believes in helping their local, national, and international communities whenever they can. So, as 2020 kicks off, they have put together a Charity Fundraiser featuring auctions of rare Harley Quinn collectibles signed by Paul Dini, co-creator of the character.

Proceeds will be donated to World Central Kitchen, which has been helping Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria in 2017, making sure residents get hot meals as part of their #ChefsForPuertoRico movement. The charity has been on the ground helping relief efforts after the massive earthquakes in Puerto Rico earlier this month.

  • Charity auctions of Harley Quinn collectibles signed by Harley Quinn co-creator Paul Dini
  • Proceeds go to World Central Kitchen to help the relief effort in Puerto Rico
  • Extremely limited quantities of rare and popular collectibles, including:
    • Golden Goddess Harley Quinn Artist Proof figure (DC Bombshells: Series 1)
    • Harley Quinn Queen of Diamonds Exclusive figure (DC Bombshells: Series 1)
    • Harley Quinn Red, White, and Blue Edition figure (DC Bombshells: Series 1)
    • Golden Goddess Harley Quinn figures (DC Lil Bombshells: Series 2)
    • Harley Quinn DC Bombshells: Series 1 figures
  • All items are signed on the packaging
  • All auctions will be one week in length
  • Visit this page to the auctions on Ebay.

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Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1

It’s new comic book day tomorrow and we’re also taking off to head to Gen Con, so today will be busy! But, that’s not stopping us from our regular coverage! While you wait for some cool stuff to drop, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

The Beat – Comics joined the protests that took Puerto Rico’s governor out of power – Fantastic to see comics used for this!

Reviews

Talking Comics – Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1
Newsarama – House of X #1
Talking Comics – Valkyrie: Jane Foster #1

Lion Forge Announces a Second Printing for Puerto Rico Strong

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Just over six months since Hurricane Maria plowed through Puerto Rico, the island is still struggling to rebound. Today, in conjunction with the announcement of the second printing of the sold-out benefit comics anthology Puerto Rico Strong, Lion Forge Comics has upped their commitment to relief in a partnership with United Way of Puerto Rico with a donation match of $50,000!

All Lion Forge profits from the sales of Puerto Rico Strong will go to the Early Childhood Relief program. These specific initiatives in Puerto Rico to help the children and families and provide hope include:

  • Early Childhood Centers: Creation of Reading Corners
  • Early Childhood Centers: Psychological Support for traumatic stress after a natural disaster
  • Early Childhood Centers: Reestablishment of non-profit childcare facilities (Furniture, Materials, Equipment, Structure)
  • Community Schools and Health Care Centers

Puerto Rico Strong is a comics anthology that explores what it means to be Puerto Rican and the diversity that exists within that concept, from today’s most exciting Puerto Rican comics creators. All profits will go toward disaster relief and recovery programs to support Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Strong is co-edited by Lion Forge’s own Desiree Rodriguez and Hazel Newlevant, alongside Marco Lopez, Neil Schwartz, and Derek Ruiz.

Puerto Rico Strong features art and writing by Rosa Colón (Soda Pop Comics), Vita Ayala (Bitch Planet), Naomi Franquiz (Misfit City), Javier Cruz Winnik (A Reason to Smile!), Sabrina Cintron (La Borinquena), Tristan Tarwater (Hen & Chick), Fabian Nicieza (co-creator of Deadpool), Joamette Gil (Power & Magic), and many more!

The second printing of Puerto Rico Strong is due to ship to finer comic shops everywhere on April 20.

Comic Creators Coming Together to Help Puerto Rico

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As our nation mostly sits on its hands to help our fellow American citizens in Puerto Rico devastated by hurricanes, a group of creators are coming together to create a charitable anthology “highlighting the beauty, culture, and history” of Puerto Rico.

Its been a week since Hurricane Maria’s devastation and the island is still waiting for aid. Millions await the basics of fuel, food, and water with 97% of the US commonwealth’s 3.4 million residents still in the dark as of this Wednesday. All of this has led to rationing as there’s not enough food to go around and individuals are being forced to drink rainwater. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have seen fewer personnel since Hurricane Marian hit than Texas and Florida during their recent hurricanes. Lack of supplies are leading to tragic and tough choices everywhere. Hospitals don’t have enough energy to properly care for individuals who rely on ventilators to survive as an example.

Marco Lopez, one of the individuals spearheading the anthology, wrote on Facebook:

Puerto Rico is an island of 3.5 million American citizens with a rich history that goes back hundreds of years. To those Boricua that live on the island and across the U.S. it is not only their home or home away from home it is an essential part of their very being of what makes them and their families who they are. Puerto Rico doesn’t just hold a special place in the hearts of Puerto Ricans, the island, people, and culture hold a very special place in the hearts to other people in the Latinx community and those of non Latinx origin.

When news of Hurricane Maria made airwaves, so soon after Hurricane Irma many of us saw the writing on the wall. Puerto Rico, for all its beauty, life and culture, also has a history of colonization and oppression. Currently suffering in massive debt and due to the Jones Act unable to receive aid from other countries, it is up to us, the public, to offer aid and support.

There are many ways to donate and support the islanders who are currently without water, food, electricity, and supplies. The four of us, Marco Lopez, Derek Ruiz, Desiree Rodriguez, and Neil M Schwartz, have decided to use our collective creativity to organize a charitable anthology that highlights the beauty, culture and history of Puerto Rico told by the voices of Puerto Rican creators along with other Latinx and non-Latinx allies.

All proceeds for this anthology will go directly to aiding the people of Puerto Rican who desperately need all the help they can get. More information will be released in the following weeks. We hope you will support this endeavor and more importantly, support the people of Puerto Rico.

https://www.youcaring.com/peopleaffectedbyhurricanemariainp…

https://hispanicfederation.org/donate

http://unidosporpuertorico.com/en/

#PuertoRicoStrong #share

We’ll have more details when they’re released and of course you can always donate to those organizations to help out now.

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PowerRangers_003_A_MainYesterday was new comic book day! What’d everyone get? What did you read and enjoy? What did you read and not enjoy? Sound off in the comments below!

While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

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Blastr – Meet the Valkyries: A Community of Women Working in Comic Book Stores around the World – They can make or break a comic and leading the way when it comes to expanding the comic market.

Kotaku – Disney Infinity Died Just As It Was Getting Good – A shame really.

The Washington Post – As Puerto Rican superhero makes debut, her writer brings ‘the power of our people’ to comics – So amazing to see this.

 

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Comic Vine – Action Comics #52

Comic Vine – Batman #52

Talking Comics – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #3

Comic Vine – The Vision #7

CGM – Wonder Woman: Earth One