{"id":4141,"date":"2008-05-22T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2008-05-22T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/?p=4141"},"modified":"2008-05-22T21:26:04","modified_gmt":"2008-05-22T19:26:04","slug":"hero-initiative-marvel-helping-gene-colan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/hero-initiative-marvel-helping-gene-colan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero Initiative &#038; Marvel Will Help Gene Colan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/colan-litho.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4142\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/hero-initiative-marvel-helping-gene-colan\/attachment\/colan-litho\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/colan-litho.jpg?fit=650%2C1005\" data-orig-size=\"650,1005\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"colan-litho\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/colan-litho.jpg?fit=650%2C1005\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4142\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"colan-litho\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/colan-litho.jpg?resize=133%2C190\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>[ENGLISH] Artist Gene Colan has been one of comics&rsquo; favorites for a staggering seven decades. Now, as Gene is suffering illness, some of the characters Gene worked on are coming to save the day. The Hero Initiative in conjunction with Marvel Comics is launching a series of Gene Colan-themed products, starting with a limited edition print of Gene&rsquo;s cover art to Invincible Iron Man #1, available at Wizard World Philadelphia, May 30-June 1. Only 200 prints will be available at the show at a cost of $25 each. Net proceeds from sales of these prints by the Hero Initiative will benefit Gene Colan.<!--more-->\u00a0Another 50 prints will be available at a later date, with plans to have them autographed by both Gene Colan and Stan Lee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also at Wizard World Philadelphia, guest writers and artists at the Marvel Comics booth will be signing and sketching two large poster-sized boards, which Hero will auction benefiting Gene at a later date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And that&rsquo;s just the start. Wizard World Chicago, June 26-29, will see the release of a second print featuring the cover art to Daredevil #47, the legendary \u201cBrother, Take My Hand\u201d story by Stan Lee and Gene Colan. A third print will be available later in the year, along with other products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For August, a Gene Colan Tomb of Dracula poster will be available for order via Marvel Previews with proceeds routed to Gene; and in September, a special book reprinting some of Gene&rsquo;s greatest stories will be made available. In addition to these items, The Hero Initiative will take additional steps to help Gene in his convalescence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGene Colan,\u201d said Roy Thomas, longtime Marvel Comics writer and Hero Initiative Board member, \u201cis one of the most amazingly talented comic book artists in the history of the field. When I was scripting one of his stories, there was no one-not even Neal Adams or John Buscema-whose pencils could make me feel more strongly as if I were looking into a real world. He combines often-photographic realism with dynamism worth of a Kirby\u2026and that makes him unique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSpeaking as an artist, in addition to his awe-inspiring renditions of classic comic book heroes, &lsquo;Gentleman&rsquo; Gene Colan has been a tremendous inspiration to those of us who have drawn Daredevil,\u201d said Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada. \u201cI&rsquo;m happy to say that Marvel is working along with the Hero Initiative to help one of the industry&rsquo;s greats and a member of the Marvel family. Our hearts and thoughts go out to Gene and his family during this tough time, and we hope the rest of this great community can do what they can to help support one its founding members.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ENGLISH] Artist Gene Colan has been one of comics&rsquo; favorites for a staggering seven decades. 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