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DC COMICS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR GRAPHIC NOVEL BASED ON NBC’S EMMY AND GOLDEN GLOBE® NOMINATED HIT SERIES “HEROES”

Heroes Hardcover Cover by Alex Ross

Heroes Hardcover Cover by Jim Lee

On November 7, DC Comics will publish HEROES, a hardcover graphic novel collection based on NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe® nominated television series “Heroes,” featuring covers by comic book superstars Alex Ross and Jim Lee and an introduction by “Heroes” star Masi Oka (Hiro). The stories, which mark the first printed graphic novel adaptation of the show, were originally created for the “Heroes” website at NBC.com (www.NBC.com/Heroes) where new chapters continue to be exclusively available. The collection spotlights the fluid artwork of legendary comic book artist Tim Sale (BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN), whose work was featured prominently during the first season of the series through the visuals created by a drug-addled painter with apocalyptic visions of the future. In addition, the hardcover collects the work of an all-star cast of television and comic book creators, including Michael Turner, Phil Jimenez, Koi Turnbull, Marcus To and more

The HEROES HC is a 240-page title with a cover price of $29.99 U.S. The book will be published under DC’s WildStorm imprint. It is developed through a licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group.

[Customers can choose between an Alex Ross cover (shown above) and a Jim Lee cover (shown above). Customers who place their Heroes Hardcover orders with Atomix Comix by September 12 will get their copies by November 8. Orders placed in September 2007 Previews will arrive at a later date of November 15.]

“We’re thrilled that Wildstorm is bringing the online comics to the printed page for the very first time. They’ve worked painstakingly with every aspect of the publication — from the color to the paper, to the printing itself — to make sure this is a spectacularly handsome collection. The Alex Ross and Jim Lee variant covers as well as The Tim Sale Gallery are wonderful bonuses. If you’re a fan of the show, we’re sure that you’ll want to share in this amazing experience,” said Tim Kring, creator-executive producer, “Heroes.”

“Heroes” returns to NBC for its second season on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, at 9:00 p.m. EST. Season 1 DVD Boxed set is available now.

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In light of growing legal costs incurred by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) during its defense of retailer Gordon Lee, WildStorm Productions Founder Jim Lee has released the following open letter to the industry:

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To my fellow professionals, artists and comic book fans:

In comics, we’re always telling stories about people in life-threatening situations. That’s thrilling in a comic book, but in real life it’s the scariest ordeal you can imagine. Right now Gordon Lee, a retailer in Rome, GA, is facing the fight of his life. This August he will finally stand trial against two counts of distributing harmful to minors materials. He faces penalties of up to a year in prison and fines of up to $1,000 on each count if convicted. Gordon has been fighting to prove his innocence for almost three years. Fighting through being overcharged with two felonies and five misdemeanors, most of which were later thrown out. Fighting through the prosecution throwing out and refilling their case because the day before the trial they discovered that their facts were wrong. And now fighting against two remaining charges that are completely meritless. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has taken up the fight for Gordon, and now we need to help them finish that fight.

Right now, I’m asking you to join me in supporting the CBLDF’s work on this case. To date they’ve spent nearly $80,000 defending Gordon, and they expect the trial to cost another $20,000 on top of that. To ensure that they have the cash on hand for Gordon’s August trial, and to shore up their reserves for what could be a very litigious Presidential election year, they need our donations now.

Please join me in supporting the Fund by making a donation of cash, original art, high-grade comics or even some of your time (like I did in 2003 when I did a signing at Defender of Liberty recipient Chuck Rozanski’s Mile High Comics as part of a CBLDF benefit auction). It’s up to those of us who rely on comics for our living to stand behind the Fund in protecting our own. The Fund needs all of our support to win this case, where a conviction won’t just harm Gordon, but its precedent could affect all of our livelihoods.

To donate art or collectibles for the Comic-Con auction, please send an email to cbldf1@gmail.com to let them know what you are contributing. If you have it available, include a .JPG of you donation so they can list it in their auction preview online. You can see my donation – a penciled promo piece for the upcoming DCU MMO – below.

To donate money, go to Donations-CBLDF. To make sure that the Fund can include your donation in their Comic-Con auction preview, please be sure to get in touch with them with a .JPG no later than Sunday, July 15. You can send the physical piece to their office until July 20, or deliver it to them onsite at Comic-Con.

Please join me in helping the CBLDF raise the resources it needs to win this important case. If you have questions or to let the Fund know what you’re sending, email Charles Brownstein or Greg Thompson at cbldf1@gmail.com or call them at the CBLDF office – (212) 679-7151. And please send your contributions to CBLDF, 271 Madison Ave., Suite 1400, New York, NY10016 and tell them that I sent you!

Thanks for joining me in support,

Jim Lee

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To learn more about the CBLDF or the Lee case, or to become a member, direct your Internet browser to www.CBLDF.org

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