A new initiative has been launched to support comic book stores located in the Great White North. The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund has started the #Canucks4Comics movement, with several creators on Twitter joining in to help.All proceeds raised from the auctions online will go to benefit brick and mortar stores. The CLLDF has already placed $10,000 as an initial investment into the relief fund.
Creators who have joined in include artist and Deadly Class co-creator Wes Craig, who is auctioning off a Batman piece; writer and artist Francis Manapul auctioning off a drawing of Wolverine in his Weapon X outfit; and Daredevil writer Chip Zdarsky offering to guest on a donor's podcast.
CLLDF board member Jay Bardyla said in a statement, "This is a significant change for our organization, but these are unique times." Bardyla continue, "We're fortunate to be in a position to do something and we hope to help in some way, so that when things return to normal, these stores, and the people that built them, will still be there."
The #Canucks4Comics initiative follows on the heels for #Creators4Comics, which also saw creators auctioning off signed comics and original artworks to help support American comic book stores affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) coronavirus pandemic.