Do Something Good ... Get Something Green

It is Week 3 of DC COMICS “Justice League” themed WE CAN BE HEROES campaign and they have already raised $95,000 dollars to fight hunger in Africa.  This week’s theme is GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW and making a donation provides you with some GREEN perks.

$10 – 5 DIGITAL DOWNLOADS ( Green Lantern Comic Books 2 –23 & Green Arrow 17–18.

$25 – FOREVER EVIL #1 Print Comic Book with We Can Be Heroes Variant Cover

$25 – GREEN LANTERN “EMERALD KNIGHTS” Blu-Ray animated movie signed by animator Bruce Timm

$45 – A collector edition FOREVER EVIL t-shirt

$50 – A Green Lantern Volume 1: Sinestro paperback signed by the creative team of Geoff Johns & Doug Mahnke

$75 – A limited edition Green Lantern lithograph

$5,000 – Get drawn into an upcoming issue of the Green Lantern comic book as a character

$12,500 – Spend the day on the set of the CW tv series the Green Arrow

There will be different perks available throughout the campaign so check back each week to see what is new.  Some items may sell out early in the week as happened with several items this week that I didn’t include in the list above.  New perks go up on Tuesdays…next week’s theme will be Aquaman, Flash & Cyborg. 

To participate in the WE CAN BE HEROES CAMPAIGN, visit:   http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dc-entertainment-we-can-be-heroes-justice-league-edition

DC COMICS had decided that it’s charitable focus for the company will be through an ongoing campaign called WE CAN BE HEROES which utilizes their Super Heroes to raise money to assist with Hunger Relief efforts in the Horn of Africa.  Throughout the year, DC is holding periodic campaigns which allows fans to donate money to the campaign, receive some unique and interesting swag for their contribution, and get a tax deduction too!  Donations to WE CAN BE HEROES will be used to assist three non-profits: SAVE THE CHILDREN, MERCYCORPS, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE.

Wonder if you can make a difference?

DC COMICS had decided that it’s charitable focus for the company will be through an ongoing campaign called WE CAN BE HEROES which utilizes their Super Heroes to raise money to assist with Hunger Relief efforts in the Horn of Africa.  Throughout the year, DC is holding periodic campaigns which allows fans to donate money to the campaign, receive some unique and interesting swag for their contribution, and get a tax deduction too!  Donations to WE CAN BE HEROES will be used to assist three non-profits: SAVE THE CHILDREN, MERCYCORPS, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE.

Earlier this year DC hosted campaigns themed around BATMAN and SUPERMAN, and is currently hosting a 6-week fundraiser based upon THE JUSTICE LEAGUE.  Starting September 14, 2013  through the end of October there will be unique items revolving around the members of the Justice League that you can purchase to assist the campaign:

September 24 – Wonder Woman

October 1^st – Green Lantern & Green Arrow

October 8^th – Aquaman, Flash, Cyborg

October 15^th – Batman & Superman

October 22^nd – The Justice League

This week’s theme is Wonder Woman - check out these swag items you can pick up as part of the WE CAN BE HEROES campaign:

$10 – 5 digital comics (Wonder Woman Issues 0 – 5)

$25 – A print edition Superman/Wonder Woman comic with a special WE CAN BE HEROES variant collectable cover.

$30 – A one year print subscription to your choice of either Aquaman, Batman/Superman, Green Lantern, Justice League or Wonder Woman comics

$45 – An exclusive  Superman/Wonder Woman T-shirt

$50- The Wonder Woman Encyclopedia signed by creative talent Phil Jimenez

$150 – A signed lithograph by artist Adam Hughes. Plus you get a $66 dollar tax deduction!!!

$200 – Wonder Woman's famous wrist cuffs, plus they throw in an autographed Adam Hughes lithograph and one of the Wonder Woman/Superman t-shirts

$550 – plated gold Wonder Woman jewelry set – they also throw in the Adam Hughes autographed lithograph and one of the Wonder Woman/Superman t-shirts .  Add in a $180 dollar tax deduction too!

And for the GRAND PRIZE – Meet the original Wonder Woman for a donation of $10,000.

DC COMICS will fly you to New York to meet Linda Carter and throws in everything mentioned above. 

Remember the perks will change each week so if you see something you like don’t wait too long to purchase it and keep looking back for new collectables and interesting superhero items.

To participate in the WE CAN BE HEROES CAMPAIGN, visit:   http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dc-entertainment-we-can-be-heroes-justice-league-edition

SEPTEMBER IS DC COMICS - VILLAINS MONTH

Two years ago DC Comics did a major reboot of their comic book franchises stopping every story line and restarting each one from scratch.  They called this the NEW 52 and decades of past character canon was erased with all of their comic book titles starting again at ISSUE #1.  In celebration of the 2^nd anniversary of the New 52, DC is focusing the month of September on its villains with a new villain focused mini-series and each of the publisher’s normal monthly titles will be special stand alone villain focused stories.

VILLIANS MONTH kicks off on September 4^th with first full DC universe event of the New 52 era, Issue #1 of a 7 issue mini-series called Forever Evil.  It appears from what transpired in the August issue of Justice League that the super heroes are dead and the villains have inherited the Earth. Forever Evil promises to be an epic tale from the perspective of the world’s greatest super villains

Throughout the month of September, DC Comics is also releasing 52 villain-centered specials spinning out of their top tier titles.  As a result, all of the DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 titles have been renamed to spotlight different villains.  Some of the comics will be on the villain’s origins or background, while others will be a one-shot story or jumping-on point for an October storyline when the comics go back to their super hero focus.  Each of the 52 villain titles will feature a 3D cover, but unfortunately because of issues with the production process and tremendous demand for these they will be hard if not impossible to find.  There will also be traditional non-3D covers for all of these comic books. The 3D will retail at $3.99 and regular cover versions will be $2.99.  If you want the 3D version, I’d suggest you visit a comic book store on the Wednesday morning when the titles are released as soon as it opens or see if you can still preorder a copy from a retailer. Here are examples of a traditional cover vs the new 3D version:

If you want to see the DC universe from the bad guys’ perspective don’t miss out on picking up some comic books during VILLAINS MONTH. Here is a listing of the Villain comic books that will be released in relationship to the normal DC the New 52 monthly titles:

BATMAN #23.1: THE JOKER  BATMAN #23.2: THE RIDDLER
BATMAN #23.3: THE PENGUIN BATMAN #23.4:BANE

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.1: THE VENTRILOQUIS BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.2: MR. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.3: CLAYFACE BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #23.4: THE JOKER’S DAUGHTER

DETECTIVE COMICS #23.1: POISON IVY DETECTIVE COMICS #23.2: HARLEY QUINNDETECTIVE COMICS #23.3: THE SCARECROW  DETECTIVE COMICS #23.4: MAN-BAT

BATMAN AND ROBIN #23.1: TWO-FACE
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23.2: THE COURT OF OWLS
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23.3: RA’S AL GHUL AND THE LEAGUE OF ASSASSINS
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23.4: KILLER CROC

ACTION COMICS #23.1: CYBORG SUPERMAN
ACTION COMICS #23.2: GENERAL ZOD
ACTION COMICS #23.3: LEX LUTHOR
ACTION COMICS #23.4: METALLO

SUPERMAN #23.1: BIZARRO SUPERMAN #23.2: BRAINIAC  SUPERMAN #23.3: H’EL            SUPERMAN #23.4: PARASITE 

JUSTICE LEAGUE #23.1: DARKSEID
JUSTICE LEAGUE #23.2: LOBO
JUSTICE LEAGUE #23.3: SECRET SOCIETY OF VILLAINS
JUSTICE LEAGUE #23.4: DIAL E

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7.1: DEADSHOT
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7.2: KILLER FROST
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7.3: SHADOW THIEF
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7.4: BLACK ADAM

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23.1: THE CREEPER  JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23.2: ECLIPSO

GREEN LANTERN #23.1: RELIC  GREEN LANTERN #23.2: MONGUL                                                GREEN LANTERN #23.3: BLACK HAND  GREEN LANTERN #23.4: SINESTRO

THE FLASH #23.1: GRODD
THE FLASH #23.2: REVERSE-FLASH
THE FLASH #23.3: THE ROGUES

WONDER WOMAN #23.1: THE CHEETAH
WONDER WOMAN #23.2: FIRST BORN

AQUAMAN #23.1: BLACK MANTA
AQUAMAN #23.2: OCEAN MASTER

GREEN ARROW #23.1: COUNT VERTIGO

EARTH 2 #15.1: DESAAD   EARTH 2 #15.2: SOLOMON GRUNDY

SWAMP THING #23.1: ARCANE

TEEN TITANS #23.1: TRIGON
TEEN TITANS #23.2: DEATHSTROKE

BATMAN/SUPERMAN #3.1: DOOMSDAY