LOS ANGELES (December 2, 2008) – Start your holiday celebrations early by joining Hero for the Hulk Event Heard Around The Northern Hemisphere by heading to one of the following locations or bid on an awesome auction for some mean and green fun on Wednesday, December 10 and Thursday, December 11! December 10th is the official release date of The Hero Initiative’s The Hulk 100 Project Hardcover and Softcover books so Hero has cause to celebrate!

NEW YORK: WIN LUNCH WITH BREVOORT, PANICCIA, PAK AND JANSON

You can win lunch with four great comic creators PLUS a limited edition hardcover copy of The Hulk 100 Project! All four guys (Tom Brevoort and Mark Paniccia are erudite editors at Marvel Comics! Greg Pak is the scintillatin’ scripter of Incredible Hulk and World War Hulk! Klaus Janson is the amiable artist of such Marvel heavyweights as Daredevil, Spider-Man, World War Hulk and more!) did drawings for the book, and all four will autograph it for you! And Klaus Janson will do a Hulk sketch in your book!

So if you are free on Thursday, December 11 in midtown Manhattan at 11:30 a.m., go to http://qurls.com?i=46112 and BID NOW!

CALIFORNIA: THE COMIC BUG

The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach will be the Hulktastic place to be on Wednesday, December 10 from 6pm to 9 pm with signings with six artists: Joe Benitez, Scott Koblish, Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez, Aaron Sowd, Joe Rubinstein. Both Hulk 100 Project Softcovers and Hardcovers will be available along with a DJ,snacks and drinks. In addition to all the merriment, two of the original Hulk covers will be on display.

The Comic Bug
1807 1/2 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
310-372-6704

http://www.thecomicbug.com/

"Jim McLauchlin and the gang at The Hero Initiative always put together a great show and this time we're going FULL TILT GAMMA BOOGIE by throwing in some raffle prizes and holiday treats for all of the attendees of the signing!" commented Mike Wellman of The Comic Bug.

TORONTO, CANADA: PARADISE COMICS

Paradise Comics is pleased to announce a special in store signing of The Hulk 100 Project! On Wednesday, December 10 from 3 pm – 7 pm, join special guest contributors Dale Keown (cover artist), Agnes Garbowska, Leonard Kirk, and artist Francis Manapul and get your copy signed NOW!

Paradise Comics
3278 Yonge Street
Toronto Ontario
(416) 487-9807
http://www.paradisecomics.com/

Don’t forget that you can purchase The Hulk 100 Project online at: http://www.atomiccomicsstore.com/284510.html (Softcover)

and

http://www.atomiccomicsstore.com/285913.html (Hardcover)! The books will also be available directly from The Hero Initiative at upcoming conventions.

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. Call 310-909-7809 or visit www.HeroInitiative.org for more information.