So the drive has now come and gone, and together, we were able to raise $10,000!


So many thanks to all the people who donated money, the creators who donated art, the readers who spread the word, and the news people who covered the event.


I have a lot of faith in both Love 146 and Gracehaven that the money will be spent wisely and responsibly. 


Thanks to EVERYONE who was involved in every level of this thing. You're amazing. At least a little piece of the world will be better thanks to you.


Many people have been asking me if we will be doing this again next year. Right now, I'm not sure. I had to cease updating my comic for over a month to handle it. If you're interested in participating in the future, subscribe to this RSS Feed. I promise I won't be updating it all the time. It'll sort of be like the bat signal in the night time sky: If you see it go live, that means it's time to start again.


Thanks everyone!!!
 
Comic Attack.net did a great article on the CCA, thanks to J.K. Woodward. I also noticed that Change.org did a write up, and had the most fantastic quote, "the... artists of the Comic Creators Alliance have managed to bridge the gap between drawing heroes and being heroes."


Week one ended and we collected over $5,000, which is a lot to be proud of. Thanks, contributors and donors alike!!
 
Comic Book Resources wrote a fantastic article covering the CCA. On Monday, when the drive went live, it was their featured article! Read it here and enjoy it! The author interviewed several of the participating artists, which is fun to read.
 
I wish I had known that Christa Smith, creator of The Princess and Eve's Apple had problems sending her file to me. Apparently she tried to send to me several times, but it never got into my in box. Unfortunately, her piece is not on the wallpaper, but she signed up and she's on the list of contributing artists. So I wanted to make sure you all saw her lovely contribution, her character Sarah from her comic The Princess.
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The Donation's Drive has officially begun! Donate via the home page, and don't forget to blog about it and pass the news on!
 
Well... everyone turned in their entries, and the wallpaper is complete! The donations drive goes live in less than a week--on Monday, January 11th! Here are a few more entries in the meantime.


Harvey Award-nominee, Thom Zahler's Amazonia from Love & Capes by IDW Publishing!
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Jennie from the Paul Reveres by Tina Pratt!
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Roxanne from Crossroads, by Milo Neuman.
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Phoebe from Compass by Traci Spencer!
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The beautiful Suzan from Janaija by Henrike Dijkstra!
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And Michelle of Jackdaw by Friedenmann
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The final call on art contributions on the Comic Creator's Alliance project is tomorrow! We have eighty-four contributors! Far more than my initial goal of 50!! Here are a few more of the pieces I've received!


Charlie from Bridget Underwood's Dovecote Crest!
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Becka from Shadowgirls by Dave Reynolds and David A. Rodriguez!
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Jetta by Martheus Wade!
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Matilda from Jonathan Dalton's A Mad Tea Party!
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And Fiona from The Continentals by Darryl "Dee" Huges and Monique MacNaughton!
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Four new submissions for you to enjoy! First, Narini from Cheeko's One Question!
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Cassandra from Brian Maze's Freak Central!
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Adrianna from Rose Loughran's Red Moon Rising!
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And Natalia from Mario Gonzalez's Wyliman!
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Here are some new pieces I've received for the wallpaper. Enjoy!

Ember from Jack DeLong's The Tempest Legacy:
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Telepath from Adam Withers & Comfort Love's The Uniques:
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Benny & Pella from Lar deSouza's Looking for Group:
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And Iada from Daqueran by Jeri Weaver:
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The new talent keeps coming in! Lots of thanks to the folks at Girlamatic.com for spreading the word--a handful of creators from their ranks signed on!


How about some new art?  What about Julie from Steve Butler's Cuckoos Wear Black?
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And in my inbox this morning was Crazy Mary by J.K. Woodward and Michael Colbert!
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