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	<title>Major Spoilers &#187; Hero Initiative</title>
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		<title>Meltdown Comics hosts 100 Bullets party, benifits Hero Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Press Release
Hero Initiative and Meltdown Comics are pleased to announce 100 Bullets: Last Shot, the farewell party to the critically acclaimed Vertigo/DC Comics series 100 BULLETS on July 11th, 2009. The party will take place at 7:30 PM at Meltdown Comics, 7522 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets to the party are available now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Waid Participates in Free Comic Book Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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Sometimes I rue the day I left California for the vast wastelands of Western Kansas&#8230; Mainly because it means I can&#8217;t drive up to Collector&#8217;s Paradise in Winnetka, California to participate in the Hero Initiative Benefit Party during Free Comic Book Day 2009.Â  Mark Waid, Editor-in-Chief of Boom! Studios, Marc Guggenheim (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, GREEN LANTERN [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TwoMorrows Auctions Alan Moore Book to Aid Hero Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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TwoMorrows Publishing is auctioning off a limited edition hardcover copy of their new book, The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore: Indispensable Edition, autographed by &#8220;Watchmen&#8221; and &#8220;V For Vendetta&#8221; author Alan Moore. All proceeds from this auction go to THE HERO INITIATIVE, a federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping comic book creators in need. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade Up to Fantastic Four #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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Remember that guy that traded a paperclip all the way up to a house?Â  Marvel looks like it is doing something similar with its Take My Trade campaign to benifit the HERO Initiative.
Check the Press Release:
Marvel Comics Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, one of the comic industryâ€™s most prolific personalities, is proud to present TAKE MY [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Darkness #7 to Benefit The Hero Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top Cow Productions has announced it will print a limited-edition variant cover to The Darkness #7 with all sales from the book going to The Hero Initiative.Â  The cover will be drawn by Phil Hester and will only be available at Wizard World Texas, November 7-9, in Arlington, Texas.
â€œPhil Hester is not just an amazing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSP #13: The Invincible Iron Podcast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 05:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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In this episode: repeated reviews, spoilers supreme, heavy metal heroes )along with fan feedback), a little white witch, Rodrigo gets Hyper, Stephen pours a Foundation, we go to the tote board for the final tally on the Major Spoilers Hero Drive, Aquaman is dead, and much more!
Direct Download
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A big Thank You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Spoilers Hero Drive Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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Hey everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who has subscribed to the Major Spoilers Podcast via iTunes, RSS feed, or direct download (hermit, I&#8217;m looking at you), as each new person listening to the show is helping us help the Hero Initiative.
To date, we have raised over $200 for the organization, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Spoilers Podcast Campaign to Aid Hero Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listener Drive Raises Money for Comic Creators

The month of April is pledge month for the Major Spoilers Podcast (www.majorspoilers.com).  But unlike other pledge drives that ask listeners to give money, Major Spoilers is flipping the tables and pledging money directly to the Hero Initiative (http://www.actorcomicfund.org/) to aid comic creators.

â€œWhen I learned there were comic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have Lunch with John Romita Sr.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Romita Sr., longtime Spider-Man artist, is auctioning his time to break bread with comic fans and art lovers.  The auction is to benefit The Hero Initiative that help comic book creates in medical or financial need.
You can bid on the auction over at eBay.com and is being administered by AuctionCase.
The Hero Initiative and Romita [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3-Minute Sketchbook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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I really like sketchbooks, I especially like sketchbooks with themes.  The Hero Initiative has its own sketchbook coming out soon with 3-minutes being the theme.
Comic fan Michael Finn has been going to conventions for years getting &#8220;3-minute sketches.&#8221; He&#8217;ll toss an artist a backing board, and ask him to do a sketch in three minutes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hero Initiative Hits Wizard World Philly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hero Initiative will be hitting WWP this weekend, with booth guests including Arthur Suydam, Tom Raney, and Scott Hanna.  Hero Initiative will be set up in booth #1214.
Nick Barrucci of Dynamic Forces states, &#8220;We&#8217;ve always been a big supporter of The Hero Initiative. Their organization provides a chance for all of us to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Cow Productions to Help Out The Hero Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Schleicher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, Top Cow will be donating all proceeds from the 96-page Unusual Suspects graphic novel to The Hero Initiative.
In a prepared statement, Top Cow President Matt Hawkins said, &#8220;When Hero Initiative President Jim McLauchlin asked if we would publish a book as cool as this for such a worthy cause I jumped at the [...]]]></description>
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