The
Hero Initiative, the charity dedicated to helping comic creators in
medical and financial need, has drawn great acclaim for its "100
Projects” in recent years, in which 100 artists draw an original cover
on a special anniversary issue.
Charlie Adlard Cover
Now,
after running projects with Marvel Comics, DC and Archie, Hero
Initiative proudly announces that its latest and greatest "100 Project”
will feature the best-selling comic of 2012—The Walking Dead #100. This marks the first time Hero has partnered in such a way with Image Comics and Skybound.
Artists including The Walking Dead
illustrator, Charlie Adlard, will contribute original covers, as will
other top talents such as Dan Brereton, Ian Churchill, Kevin Eastman,
Joe Jusko, Dale Keown and Whilce Portacio. And yes, even The Walking
Dead creator/writer and Image Comics partner Robert Kirkman will
contribute. (He can draw a little!)
Mark dos Santos Cover
"The Walking Dead
would have never become the success it's become without the
trailblazers who put in the hard work to make this industry live on into
the future,” said Kirkman. "Doing things like this for The Hero
Initiative, which helps creators who have fallen on hard times, is a way
for Charlie Adlard and I to give back to the community that has
provided us with countless hours of entertainment and also a pretty
cushy living. Simply put, it's the right thing to do.”
Todd Nauck Cover
"They
say charity begins at home. Well, I can't think of one closer to that
than the Hero Initiative,” said Adlard. "It's great to be able to give
back to the creators who inspired me.”
A
public viewing of all 100 covers will be scheduled for winter of
2012-13, along with auctions of all the original covers. A book
collecting all the art will be available in 2013.
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