Women Of Wonder Day 2011
October 30, 2011
www.WomenOfWonderDay.com
Returning for a SIXTH year with a new name and an expanded
mission!
Images of the World’s Most Iconic Heroines Will Help Benefit
Domestic Violence Prevention-Intervention Agencies in Oregon,
New Jersey, and Texas!
Portland, Oregon,
October 14, 2010 – In October 2006-2010, five annual Wonder Woman Day events
raised over $110,000 for Domestic Violence programs in Portland,
Oregon and Flemington, NJ.
The five-year combination of auctions of over 1,100 original art pieces, plus
collectibles, autograph signings, and photo opportunities garnered spectacular
turnouts and four Portland Mayoral Proclamations!
This year, the event will take on a new name and an expanded
mission! On October 30, 2011, the new Women of Wonder Day – again as a part of
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month – will take place, returning to
Excalibur Books in Portland, Oregon,
and Comic Fusion in Flemington, New Jersey, as well as at Heroes and Fantasies in San Antonio, Texas!
This year’s contributions for auction include not only
artwork featuring heroines from the world of comics – Wonder Woman, She-Hulk,
Storm, Michonne from Walking Dead, Leetah from ElfQuest – but also from the
world of media as well, including Lisbeth Salander, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Hermione Granger, and others! Plus, TV series such as Glee, Nikita, Big Bang
Theory, Castle, and others have donated special items as well! And the all-ages
events will include artists and writers signing autographs at each event, as
well as costumed characters with whom you can take photos! And in Portland, white-hot
writer Brian Michael Bendis is auctioning off a role in one of his upcoming
comics!
Some key points:
The website for Women of Wonder Day is
WomenOfWonderDay.com
Over 250 pieces of original artwork and collectibles will
be auctioned between the three Women of Wonder Day events. All art is posted to
view at the event and at WomenOfWonderDay.com
Portland’s Mayor, Sam
Adams, has officially declared October 30th to be “Women of Wonder Day ” in the
City of Roses.
Previous Wonder Woman Day events have raised a grand total
of more than $110,000 to benefit survivors of domestic violence and their
children. 100% of all proceeds went to the charities.
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Producing the annual event for the sixth year is
best-selling author and DVD documentary director Andy Mangels, who is also the
curator of the online Wonder
Woman Museum,
and one of the world’s top experts on super-heroines.
Details about the three events follow:
Excalibur Comics, 2444
SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, Oregon
Sunday, October 30, 2011 – noon-6pm, FREE
An ALL AGES celebration and benefit for domestic violence
prevention-intervention agencies! Proceeds of the event will benefit Bradley
Angle, one of Portland’s
leading domestic violence agencies. The free all-ages event will include local
and national artists signing comics and special edition prints, as well as a
silent auction of original art and collectibles. There will be costumed
super-heroes, pirates, and science fiction characters on-site, raffles and
prizes, and more.
Andy Mangels is chairing the Portland event, with Debbie Fagnant and
Bradley Angle’s Rebecca Norman. “Women of Wonder Day is so special to our
agency,” says Norman.
“For the last six years, it’s not only been a key part of how we fund our
domestic violence programs, but it’s also become a day that brings a different
kind of energy and excitement into the work we do. Women of Wonder Day helps us
reach out to an audience that might not know our services are available or
might have wanted to get involved with charity work but never knew how. And the
new format of the event just increases the potential to spread awareness–it
means we’re going to be able to celebrate even more heroines, and involve even
more fans!”
“In 2010 alone, more than 40 Oregonians lost their lives due
to domestic violence, which brings the number of victims since the downturn of
the economy to over 100. During Domestic Violence Awareness Month and on Women
of Wonder Day, we remember that countless men, women, and children continue to
live in unsafe situations and fighting for survival–and we celebrate everyone’s
potential to be a hero. How can you be a hero? Tell a friend or family member
who you believe might be experiencing domestic violence that they deserve to be
safe and help them find resources like Bradley Angle; bid on one of the amazing
pieces of original comic book art that we’re auctioning off on EBay and at
Excalibur Comics during Women of Wonder Day; and bring your family to the event
and talk to your kids about what healthy relationships look like. You can be a
hero, too!”
Comic Fusion, 42
Main St., Flemington, New Jersey
Saturday and Sunday, October 29-30, 2011 – noon-5pm, FREE
An ALL AGES celebration and benefit for a domestic violence
shelter will take place on Saturday and Sunday, October 29th and 30th, in Flemington, NJ,
at Comic Fusion, as part of their “Super-Hero Weekend.” Proceeds of the event
will benefit Safe in Hunterdon, a domestic violence shelter in New Jersey. Comic
creators will sign and sketch, and costumed characters will be available for
photos.
Stacy Korn is chairing the New Jersey event with Beth Delaney. Korn
says, “From our first small event, this has grown into a Super Event our
community loves! Super Heroes, Super Artists and Super Volunteers are all ready
to put some smiles on faces. We look forward to raising money for such a worthy
cause as SAFE in Hunterdon!”
Heroes and Fantasies, 4945 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas
Sunday, October 30, 2011 – noon-5pm – FREE
An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for Domestic Violence
programs at Family Violence Prevention Services of San Antonio! The free
all-ages event will include local and national artists signing comics and
sketching art, as well as a silent auction of original art and collectibles.
There will be costumed characters on-site, raffles and prizes, and more.
Fred Bronaugh is chairing the Texas event with Adam Conley. This is the
inaugural year for the Texas
event.
Art images and Hi-Rez Posters are at WomenOfWonderDay.com
Portland Mayoral Proclamation is also downloadable at
WomenOfWonderDay.com
For additional information about any event, or print-ready
images, contact:
For additional information about the New Jersey event, contact:
For additional information about the San Antonio event, contact:
Partial list of contributors (all contributors shown at WomenOfWonderDay.com
):
Brian Michael Bendis – Dan Parent – David Lloyd – Gilbert
Hernandez – Nicola Scott – Wendy Pini – Yldiray Cinar – David Mack – Ethan Van
Sciver – Jamal Igle – Katie Cook – Michael Golden – Neil Vokes – Terry Moore –
Ben Dunn – Billy Tucci – Bob Layton – Charlie Adlard – Don Kramer – Doug Mahnke
– Humberto Ramos – Jeff Moy – Joe Benitez – Phil Hester – Scott McDaniel –
Stephane Roux – the cast of GLEE – the cast of BIG BANG THEORY – the cast of
CHUCK – the cast of NIKITA – the cast of CASTLE – Patton Oswalt – Robin
Williams – Rick Riordan – Lynda Carter – and many, many more!
