Whew. Better late than never … I hope.
I am, as has been previously hinted, joining in on this year’s Blogathon. Woo-hoo!
I’d meant to get this formal notice up earlier, but two things happened. (1) The ‘thon sponsors were a bit late in getting all the registration up, and (2) I went off to the UK and just plain ol’ forgot about it.
Hrm.
What is the Blogathon? For 24 hours on August 6 (extending into the 7th), every thirty minutes I’ll post something here, trying to live up to your extravagent pledges to the cause of my choice. That cause, as it was in 2003 (the last time I did this) is the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The CBLDF defends creators and retailers of comics from inappropriate legal harrassment — usually from legal action based on local obscenity laws coupled with the idea that “comic books are fer kids, so if they got anything not kid friendly — even if they’re up on a shelf behind the cash register and labelled mature audience only — why those folks is peddling smut to our young’uns.” I talked a bit about this last time around. It basically boils down to “fight censorship and defend the first amendment rights of comic book professionals throughout the United States,” with the idea that comics should be accorded the same constitutional rights as literature, film, or any other form of expression.
I think that’s a pretty worthy cause.
And if you do, too — or if you just want the fun of watching me natter for 24 hours (the topic again, this year, is, appropriately, comic books — mostly reviews of Trade Paperbacks and Graphic Novels from over the last year), then please sign up to sponsor me.
There are instructions on how to sponsor here. Basically, what you’re doing is saying, “Yes, I’ll give $X to the CBLDF if Dave Does the Blog for 24 hours straight.” When it’s all over, you’ll get a nice e-mail confirming I did that thang, with a link to the CBLDF’s donation page (as well as they’re address, if you’re more of a snail-mail sort of person). The Blogathon folks never touch the money, and nobody will ask you for your credit card before you actually do it. Spiffy, no?
So far, over $19k has been pledged by people to various bloggers and their charities. Last time I raised $225 — want to see if we can make it an even $10/hr?
Anyway, give if you want. I’ll be here. Thanks.
I’m hoping you’ll talk about what comics you’ve been reading and enjoying lately. Going to the Comic Book store to pick up the Serenity books made me nostalgic for getting back into the habit. However, I’m so out of touch with what is out there that I don’t know where to begin. I picked up Astonishing X-Men and of course Serenity. Any suggestions?
A good idea (though the TPB reviews should cover a lot of it). I’ll make a note to pull aside my current buys so I can at least mention them.