Jolene Houser Support Book and Dusk (Vol. 2) by David Doub

 

 

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CONTACT: David Doub
1023 Porter Place, Sanger TX 76266
940-735-1546; david@duskcomics.com

JOLENE HOUSER SUPPORT BOOK AND DUSK (VOL. 2) BY DAVID DOUB.

PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT ARIZONA ARTIST JOLENE HOUSER

"On her way to the convention Saboten-Con, artist Jolene Houser was in a car accident. She had a fractured skull, 17 stitches in her forehead, 6 staples on her elbow from a large laceration, and a fractured #1 vertebrae. During the show, all the fans and staff were very supportive and sent their well wishes the best they knew how, but that got some of us thinking. Why stop there? To show our support for Jolene and her amazing talent, we've put together this sketchbook. All profits will be given to Jolene to help with various bills stemming from the accident and her medical care."
~ David Doub, author and publisher, Dusk Comics  

Comic book artists are a special breed, and Arizona native Jolene Houser, who has been a comic book fan ever since she got her first taste of Witchblade and Sailor Moon , is no exception. This serious student was studying all forms of art in order to advance her skills and further her work in her Arizona studio when she was in a serious car accident she is still struggling to recover from.
 

To help with the inevitable medical bills, co-artist and friend David Doub, author and publisher of Dusk Comics, organized their fellow artists to put together the Jolene Houser Support Book. The book's goal is clear. As the title page says, "We can rebuild her. Better. Faster. Stronger. Starring Jolene Houser as the Bionic Artist." 

This outpouring of love and respect contains 32 pages of sketches drawn by 17 different artists, and all proceeds from net sales go directly to Jolene. Doub notes that the book, available online through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, is POD and will not run out of stock. 

Also, since Jolene drew one-third of the illustrations for volume 2 of Doub's vampire comic creation Dusk, Doub is donating these proceeds (from online sales or orders through Ingrams) to her as well through May 31, 2011, though he notes that the support book will continue to be sold, with all proceeds going to Jolene, for as long as needed. "Artists have to pull together and help each other," he says.

In Dusk (Vol. 2), Doub's protagonist, Eve, is still in a trap of her own devising, trying to find her place in a horrid supernatural world that doesn't want her. She thinks she loves a vampire, but maybe she's just addicted to the power of his blood?
Notes Doub, "Eve encounters everything from zombies to demons, and the morality of her life is always murky at best."

For more information on the Jolene Houser Support Book or Dusk (Vol. 2), contact david@duskcomics.com.
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Love Cures Cancer (or a former Vampires Valentine request)

So this post is mainly in promo of a cause near and dear to the heart of one human who used to play a vampire (and with any hope and luck will one day play a vampire again :o).  

Kyle Schmid ( the embodiment of vampire Henry Fitzoy) and one of the founders of  the Love Cures Cancer charity made this announcement, earlier this week via his official FaceBook page :

Kyle Schmid Ladies and gentlemen the countdown is on. One week until Love Cures Cancer 2. The second annual party to raise money for the Los Angeles Children's Hospital. Please do your best to make a donation or spread the word! February 10th it kicks off at Voyeur in Hollywood!

  More info can be found on the LCC site: Love Cures Cancer.

And here is Kyle's PSA from last year:

Love Cures Cancer

So the actor Kyle Schmid, introduced in my previous blog post: " Please allow me to INTRODUCE" (see below), is involved in the charity Love Cures Cancer for the St.Jude's Children's Hospital.

As said by the actor himself:

".... With my downtime I've become part of a charity called "Love Cures Cancer". It's a new charity that myself and a handful of others have come together to fund raise for St. Jude's Children's Hospital, with an initial goal of $250,000 to 500,000. There is a facebook group up and running, with a professional website that should be completed very shortly. We've teamed together with others who are doing their part to use individual resources to spread the awareness of the charity, in hopes of completing our goal."

More info. can be found on the site link attached to the title of this blog. As well at the site www.LoveCuresCancer.com(in development) .

Please be sure to pass this message along to help a good cause.