PRESS RELEASE - JOSH MEDORS BENEFIT AUCTION AT UPCOMING EMERALD CITY COMIC CON
Auction to benefit Josh Medors' fight with cancer at this year's Emerald City Comic Con!

April 23rd 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Unknown to the general public, Frank Frazetta’s Swamp Demon/Runes of Ragnan/Willow Creek/G I Joe/30 Days of Night artist Josh Medors has been fighting cancer for the past several months and Image Comics and Frazetta Comics have stepped in organize an auction to benefiting Josh in his time of need.

"Josh is a good friend, father and artist. With the support from the comic industry that he loves so dearly, we can all help with costly medical bills and ease his pain just a little would be most appreciated.," said Frazetta Comics Editor/Artist Jay Fotos. “We are under a crunch, for the show is just a few weeks away, so anyone that would like to donate please contact me as soon as you can so we can get your donations there for the auction in time, we are also taking PayPal donations as well that go directly to Josh.”

Many of the industry's finest are donating items to auction, including Frank Frazetta himself. Any other creators interested in donating are encouraged to contact Jay Fotos at jayfotos@cox.net.

PayPal donations can be made to Josh's account, jmedors1@insight.rr.com

The Josh Medors Benefit Auction will take place Saturday, May 10th at the Emerald City Comic Con.

Related Links:

Image Comics Forum Thread [with updated list of contributors]: [link]

Comic Book Resources Article: [link]

Image Comics Main Page: [link]

Emerald City Comic Con Main Page: [link]

Newsarama Forum Thread: [link]

And why do I care? Because we're both working on Frank Frazetta's Swamp Demon. Even though I have no direct contact with him, I see the awesome work he's managing to do despite this battle he's waging. That's powerful love. I can't help but admire a man so dedicated.