This anthology is being curated by JH Williams III, Wendy Wright-Williams, Scott Allie, Dave Stewart and Eric Stephenson, a publisher at Image Comics.
Image’s press release included a statement from Williams, who spearheaded the project:
“On October 1, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada suffered the worst mass shooting in modern American history, resulting in 58 deaths and over 500 injured. It broke my heart. Las Vegas is my home,” said Williams.
“I felt like something needed to be done to help in a unique way. A week passed before the shock cleared enough to decide I wanted to help create a benefit book project for the survivors, along with oversight from Eric Stephenson, Scott Allie, Dave Stewart, and Wendy Wright-Williams.
I’m thankful for them and Image Comics offering so quickly to do this. With this book, titled Where We Live, our hope is to not only help those in need after this tragic event, but to also somehow start a real conversation on avenues for preventing this sort of violence from happening again in the future. We ask that you join us in this effort. More details will be forthcoming soon.”
The book will include a variety of perspectives with key themes exploring the value of a compassionate society, the need for communication/conversations, mental health stigmatization, access to healthcare, gun violence, common sense gun control, history of the 2nd Amendment, why the 2nd Amendment is important to gun owners, role of the NRA in national & local politics, balance of safety & privacy/freedoms, aftermath of tragedy and how individuals & communities persevere, role of the media in tragedies, ongoing need for survivor support, and appreciation of Las Vegas as a community.
I will keep an eye out for more details to share with you Geek Nation.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS:
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today.
For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
Authors note:
Six days ago, IMAGE made this announcement. Today, we find ourselves in the wake of yet another deadly shooting in a Texas church. Why does the frequency between these events seem to be accelerating? When did this become the new normal? What can be done about this proliferation and violence?
I don’t have any answers. But these and other questions need to be asked and answers need to be given by elected officials, gun advocates and opponents so these tragedies stop.
I support Image Comics in thier effort to not just give comfort to those affected, but asking tough questions that need to be answered.
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