Bestselling fantasy writer C.E. Murphy has recently turned her hand to writing comics (a longheld dream, I believe) and the first issue of her Take a Chance is just coming out from Dabel Brothers. It marks not only the start of a new series and a new superheroine but also an attempt to raise awareness of the work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and raise money for them, always a worthwhile project in our book. As Catie explains: “Those of you who’ve been reading for a while know that “Take A Chance” is a pet project that I’ve been working on for over five years. Back when I started down this road, I said that if I ever got Chance published, that I’d turn first issue into a fundraiser for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Now I’m putting my money where my mouth is.”
(cover to Take a Chance #1, written by C E Murphy, art by Adrian Syaf, published Dabel Brothers; check Catie’s website for more details)
“50% of any proceeds I make (after paying my phenomenal team what they deserve) from the first issue of Chance will go to the CBLDF. The remaining money will be turned back over into producing further issues of the comic book. When the first five are collected into trade format, 10% of my proceeds on that will also go to the CBLDF, which means at the end of the day, I’m making no profit at all on that issue. I would dearly love to see the CBLDF profit, though, so I hope you’ll spread the word.”
Sat, Dec 20, 2008
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