At what hot spot will you find the likes of Scott Campbell, John Cassaday, Frank Cho and Terry Dodson this holiday season? There's only one place they all appear all at once: Hero Initiative's Hulk 100 Project!

With the launch of Hulk #1 early this past year, Hero contacted over 100 of the industry's greatest artists to draw their version of the green goliath on a blank sketch cover. The results of which are collected exclusively inside this book!

At 136 pages, this $10 book can be all yours as of Dec. 10.

Or, if you prefer owning only books in hardcover, there's a limited edition hard-back version available for $19.99. Buy early, 'cuz this sucker's got a limited print run of ONLY 500 copies.

So reserve your copy at your local comic book store. Or order online at Atomic Comics! (Heck, why stop there when you can buy some other Hero products at Atomic? Go HERE!)

And to tie into the Hulk 100 Project's release, we're celebrating with three events planned:

1) Signing with Hulk 100's cover artist Dale Keown, Leonard Kirk and Agnes Garbowska at Paradise Comics in Toronto on Dec. 10! For more info, go to paradisecomics.com!

2) Signing with Joe Benitez, Scott Koblish, Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Aaron Sowd and Joe Rubinstein at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach, CA, also on Dec. 10! Info at thecomicbug.com!

3) "My Lunch with the Hulk" eBay auction featuring industry giants Tom Brevoort, Greg Park, Mark Paniccia and Klaus Janson in New York City on Dec. 11! Auction ends the day prior, and the winner MUST be present in Midtown Manhattan to claim their auction winnings. Click HERE for more details!

Here's a big shout-out to Comic Book Ink, a store in Tacoma, WA, and Tim Sale who helped raise money for Hero Initiative last month. Tim signed for several hours, hosted a charity lunch and sold a limited edition print for a whopping total of $1,609!! And the donations are still rolling in! Hero is auctioning off Print #1 of 100 from that signing; so click HERE to make your bid!

Hero thanks John Munn of Comic Book Ink for organizing the event, and of course to Tim Sale, a gent among gents.

Look for even MORE PHOTOS at Comic Book Ink's MYSPACE PAGE!

Now, we know that you know about Hero Initiative's Stan's Soapbox: The Collected Edition. And that it collects all of the "Stan's Soapbox" columns from 1967-1980 for the first time. And that with all the bonus material, it rounds out at 144 pages for $14.99.

But maybe you DIDN'T know that there's a SIGNED HARDCOVER EDITION with the John Hancocks of STAN THE MAN and JOHN ROMITA SR.!

Or that it's limited to only 100 COPIES TOTAL. Grab a copy while you still can. At $99, it's practically a steal! Still not convinced? Check out the snazzy art plate by John Sr.!

Hero and ComicsPRO team up once again for a comic artist tour!

ComicsPRO, a comic book retailer organization, sponsored a tremendously successful East Coast tour of Steve Dillon back in September with all proceeds benefiting Hero. Come late February, they'll do it again with JIMMY PALMIOTTI and DARWYN COOKE in a tour of America's Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida!

Stay tuned for more details!

HP employees can be heroes for The Hero Initiative by signing up for the HP Charitable Giving Campaign and have HP match their cash donations to the Hero Initiative up to $1,000 annually.

The details look like this:

1) Cash matching is available to U.S. employees on a first-come, first-served basis AND only during the annual Charitable Giving Campaign (Nov. 1) until HP has met it's $1,000,000 campaign commitment
2) Pledges are matched dollar for dollar up to $1,000 per employee per fiscal year
3) Cash pledging is ONLY available online at www.GivingStation.com/hp
4) Employee and match funds are distributed quarterly
5) Tax receipts are not available on the GivingStation because neither the GivingStation nor HP are charities. However, both organizations combined do provide sufficient information for gifts made via payroll. Use your GivingStation Pledge Confirmation and your HP Earnings Statement. HP instructs charities to receipt employees directly upon every distribution.

The process for donating cash looks like this:

1) Log in to www.GivingStation.com/hp
2) Click "Donate" in the lower left corner of the page
3) Click the "Charity Search" URL
4) Enter “Hero Initiative” in the "Charity Name" field
5) Once presented with the results, select "Hero Initiative" and look for your charity to appear in the right hand “Selected Charities” basket
6) Click "Next Step"
7) Enter pledge details:
  a. Pay types include: Credit Card, One-time payroll, On-going payroll, and Direct to Charity
  b. ALL payroll gifts pledged during Campaign will begin deduction in January and distributed with Q1
  c. Campaign Credit Card gifts will be charged within 24 hours and distributed in December
  d. Anonymous gifts CANNOT be receipted
  e. GivingStation calculates your available match amount
8) Review and submit your pledge
9) Print and retain your pledge confirmation for your records

SO FOR THE LUVVA PETE, if you know any HP employees or can help disseminate this info, please do!

The Hero Initiative thanks you for your support!

Not much rivals talking comics over a weenie roast!

On Sunday, Oct. 28, creators Mike Hawthorne (Un-Men) Mike Oeming (Powers), Paul Azaceta (Foolkiller: White Angels) and Taki Soma (You’ll Never Die) hosted a cookout at Comix Connection’s Mechanicsburg, PA, store. Thanks to store co-owner and organizer Bill Wahl, profits benefited Hero Initiative.

You can read the details and see pictures by clicking HERE.

Did you know you could support Hero Initiative with toilet paper and a can of Spam?

’Tis true! If you live near a Ralphs grocery store, you could contribute by just using your Ralphs Rewards card. You get a discount from your grocery bill AND donate to the charity of your choice—all at a cost of nothing! Every time you use your card, Ralphs—nice folks they are—kick in some dough to good causes. Here’s all you need to do:
1. Click on this link.
2. Enter our NPO # (non-profit organization #), which is 80680. It’s under our corporate name, "A Commitment To Our Roots." It’s okay, don’t let that throw ya!
3. Fill out the rest of your info.
4. Now celebrate with a pie.
This applies to Ralphs, Foods Co. and Food 4 Less stores in Southern California, Nevada, Illinois, and Indiana. So sign up today! It’ll do us both some good!

T-shirts! Sweatshirts! Hats! Journals! Coffee mugs! You-name-it! All available HERE! So what are ya waitin’ fer? Order up!

And if your taste runs to Frank Cho and monkeys (and why wouldn’t it?) a bountiful bevy of merchandise awaits your perusal HERE!