Broken Frontier

This July, the fourth annual issue of Licensable Bear hits stores across the English-speaking world, and your message could be on the cover of every single copy, as spoken by lead character Licensable Bear himself! This is your opportunity to get your message, your announcement, your ad in a special place. Announce your love for someone! Promote your website! Advertise your own comic book!

Licensable Bear is about a cute li'l critter  who just wants to license his name and likeness for products and promotions. Each issue of this series is a stand-alone issue with multiple stories. All of the stories are written by two-time Eisner Award nominee Nat Gertler, and drawn by a variety of interesting artists. This issue includes tales about self-help programs, vitamins, the presidential election… and a patriotic hero returns from the grave!

All money raised in this auction go to The Hero Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping comic book veterans by providing financial aid for emergency situations, medical care, necessities of life, and a lending hand into getting back on their feet.

The auction begins on May 16, 2007 and bidding is open at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190113703545 .

Guidelines and restrictions:

1. Message must be no longer than 10 words, and not more than 100 characters.

2. Message must not be derogatory, inflammatory, offensive, libelous, infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, nor in the publisher's judgment hurt the salability of the comic or put the publisher or retailers at legal risk.

3. Message must not promote any retail outlet that deals significantly in comics, games, trading cards, or material for the comics fan.

4. In the event that the message submitted is in violation of the above, the winning bidder will be given the opportunity to submit an acceptable message, or to turn down the opportunity, which will then pass down to the next highest bidder.

5. The winner's name and price paid will be included on the cover. The name can be a corporate name or website, but it cannot be the name or website of a retail outlet that deals significantly in comics, games, trading cards, or material for the comics fan.

6. About Comics reserves the right to adjust the wording of other word balloons on the cover as well as minor visual adjustments to enhance the cover's humor impact.

7. About Comics reserves the right to include the cover and your message in publicity, reprints, translations, and other uses.

Licensable Bear issue 4, published by About Comics, is listed on page 215 of the May Previews catalog.

For more information on Licensable Bear, visit www.LicensableBearTM.com .

The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It's a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.

For further information, contact:
Janine Bielski
310-909-7809
HeroInitiative@aol.com
www.HeroInitiative.org