Another appeal to our readers.
Below, in this post, is a little more information about me, specifically (that’s Barb), and the Shotgun team’s plans for our Blogathon blog. Of course, all of this is tentative right now and probably won’t be finalized until sometime on Friday, but I want to personally implore each and EVERY one of you - please, pledge something. Even if it’s only a dollar, you can really do some good here. This is all about communities coming together to do good, and the CBLDF could use your help. No amount is too low, and remember, we here at Shotgun NEVER see a penny of the money. We’re doing this to help out, not to profit (which is why, you’ll notice, there isn’t a single ad anywhere on the Blogathon section of the site).
Please, please. Even if you’re thinking you can’t really spare the cash right away, you don’t have to worry about making a payment to the CBLDF until AFTER the event is over - that’s this Saturday, July 28th, by the way. So won’t you help us do a good thing, by clicking this link and agreeing to make a donation if we succeed?
Our information is below:
Name: Shotgun Reviews
Blogathon blog: For Great Justice!
Blogging for: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
About me: I (Barb) am a fourth-year thon veteran and a third-year event volunteer. So, naturally, when I got the chance to do something as a project with one of the websites I do work on, Shotgun Reviews, I was all about it. Shotgun’s Editor in Chief is one of my professors at a small midwestern college, and I suggested the idea to him. He thought it would be a great idea. We’re going to have a team of the Shotgun contributors writing stuff throughout the event. The rest of the team - as of now, that’s Vince Scalabrino, Kevin Huxford, and Lucas Siegel - are all first-year thonners, and I want to make this as wonderful an experience for them as I can. I hope I’ll do them credit as a team leader.
Why I chose my charity: Because Shotgun is so entwined in the comics culture - Troy, and a number of the other Shotgun writers as well, also write for Newsarama.com, and Shotgun Reviews recently announced the start of its very own geek culture podcast - we felt that the CBLDF would be a cause close to the heart of Shotgun’s readers. And, given that the CBLDF fights to protect first amendment rights (something most of us feel needs a little protecting these days), we felt it was a worthwhile cause.
My plans for blogathon: There will be all sorts of ridiculous good times. For my post, I’m going to be drawing little short, three-pane silly comic strips featuring terrible art and nonsensical captions. Lucas may create some short podcasts to post on his times, and I hear tell that one of our bloggers has some vacation stories in mind for filler. All in all, it ought to be a crazy day. Plus, we’re going to give some sort of awesome schwag to our highest-amount sponsor.
Sponsor us: by clicking here!
