If any of you are in the Philadelphia/New Jersey area next weekend, you might want to drop by this event and help us out:
Heroes For Heroes Project at The Comic Book Store
Glassboro, NJ August 1st, 2009
Star Wars characters from the 501st Legion's Northeast Remnant, Kamino Squad, will be visiting The Comic Book Store on Saturday, August 1st from noon-5pm. Local comics artists Xavier Baskette, Jerald Johnson, Elisa Lau, Tysheia E. Stevenson, and Sean Tate of Philadelphia-based Ground Up Studios and Mike Mongello, creator of Jungle Women Vs. Dracula, will be there signing and sketching original artwork, with all proceeds used to buy and ship comics and graphic novels to our troops overseas as part of the Heroes For Heroes Project. Spend time with local comic book pros and your favorite Star Wars characters, ask questions, get autographs, and see one-of-a-kind original comics artwork created right before your eyes! Make sure to bring your camera and feel free to come in costume too! Most importantly, help us send a gift of thanks to America’s men and women in uniform this coming holiday season.
As a further incentive, The Comic Book Store will be holding a special sale during the event, where you can purchase new comics to donate to the troops at 30% off regular price.
Event location:
The Comic Book Store
30 North Main St
Glassboro, NJ 08028
(About five blocks from Rowan University, next to Angelo’s Diner)
About the Heroes For Heroes Project:
The Heroes For Heroes Project is an alliance of comics and gaming stores across Southern New Jersey, collecting comics, graphic novels, and games for our troops overseas.
People interested in helping can donate their own comics and graphic novels, or purchase new ones to donate at any of the following locations throughout the rest of the year:
All Things Fun!
185 C Route 73 North
West Berlin, NJ 08091
(856) 719-1414
The Comic Book Store
30 North Main Street
Glassboro, NJ 08028
(856) 442-0402
Hall of Heroes, Hamilton Mall
4403 Black Horse Pike, #1159A
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609) 484-1350
Hall of Heroes, Moorestown Mall
400 Route 38
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 802-9100
Level Up Entertainment
Tilton Times Plaza Space A
6814 Tilton Road
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 569-9200
The Project will continue to run events through the Christmas holiday, with everything collected by the beginning of January sent by American Recreational Military Services (A.R.M.S), a 501 (c)(3) Public Charity, to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces serving overseas, as a morale booster and as recognition that they are truly Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
If you are (or know) a comic store owner, comics professional, or simply an interested citizen who would like to help, contact Michael Dolan at (609) 344-2648, madkalnod@hotmail.com or http://www.myspace.com/theheroesforheroesproject for more information on contributing to this cause.
About Ground Up Studios:
Ground Up Studios is co-owned by friends and colleagues Henry Wilson, Will Jones, Tysheia Stevenson, Jerald Johnson, Keith Palmer, and Vernon Fletcher with recent additions of Sean Tate and Xavier Baskette. The owners and their team bring their diverse skills to blend quality, creativity, and professionalism to any project they undertake. Their work has spanned across a multitude of areas, ranging from architectural renderings, broadcast design, law enforcement marketing, night club promos, comp cards for models, website design, and magazine advertisements along with animation.
Everybody in the studio has at least a B.S. in Animation; thus, specializing in this field. However, through much experience we've also been adept with concept design work and advertising. Our concept design work has been for vastly different projects; such as, video gaming and animations. Our advertising has spanned from...
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