An Exclusive Look at Jim Lee’s Next Sketch to Support Local Comic Stores

The novel coronavirus pandemic ishitting many industries hard , but comics have borne a particularly tough brunt asretailers and publishers alikefind themselves in a humanity where lockdown society and transport mayhem have led Modern release toall but dry out . But creator are giving their all to help out , and we ’ve receive a flavour at one of the coolest exertion around at the minute .

In the preceding few week , Jim Lee , dear artistand Publisher / Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics , has launched a daily initiative to auction off 60 brand - new sketch every day in April and May , with net going directly to a fund set up via theBook Industry Charitable Foundation(BINC)—alongside a $ 250,000 donation from DC Comics itself — to render rest for comical book retailers impact by the covid-19 pandemic . It comes at a prison term when#Creators4Comicshas been trending on social medium this workweek , as others in the industry take for their own auctions to likewise support BINC ’s efforts , and as Lee himself has raised over $ 125,000 .

Lee ’s own initiative has see him issue a new sketch a twenty-four hours — under the rules that whoever gets the winning bid on one of his sketch chooses the field of the next , and there can be no duplicate . So far he ’s drawn everyone from Sandman to Wonder Girl , from Big Barda to Batman ( so many Batmen ! ) , but now , io9 can alone expose Lee ’s next sketch : the Huntress !

Helena Bertinelli has you in her sights.

Helena Bertinelli has you in her sights.Image: Jim Lee

Pretty rad , right ? bid on this cartoon will commence by and by this evening , but for now , you could see what other vignette Lee currently has up for auctionhere . And you’re able to read more about BINC ’s plans to suffer comedian retailers in needhere .

https://gizmodo.com/the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-put-the-comics-industry-be-1842591767

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Image: Jim Lee