Michael Avon Oeming is the latest in a line of generous-hearted folk from the comics industry to step up and try to do something to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Speaking on the Pulse Michael explained what artwork he was donating:
“One is the POWERS #1 COVER, drawn in 1998. This is the first POWERS image EVER. I was saving this for myself in a box I was calling “retirement art”. But it is needed now, others need it more than I. I will be putting a strong reserve price on it that I will pay if it is not matched. More info to come on this as this is part of a huge auction that is being organized.
Also is the POWERS #13 COVER- the auction in under way NOW- go here- and click on ART in The Bendis Board Charity Auction site. This is currently my favorite cover I’ve ever drawn for Powers. Black and white 11×17. Following on the Bendis Board Charity Auction will be my Conan Painting that was also used in Powers as GORA.
In the following weeks, more art will be going up, but these are the major pieces. If the prices get high, remember this is for a charity, and the art you’ll receive is simply a small thanks of a much large good we are doing together. If you cannot afford to bid on this art, remember more lower priced pages will come, or you can simply donate to the Red Cross and such.”
The Bendis Board Charity Auction is already filling up with donated items to help raise funds for the charities struggling to help people in the wake of the disaster, from signed copes of Bruce Campbell’s If Chins Could Kill to signed copies of issues 1 to 20 of the Walking Dead and, of course, Michael’s artwork, offering a chance for fans to obtain some wonderfully rare collectable items and help people who really need it at the same time.
Fri, Sep 9, 2005
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