*****ANDREW MANGUM CANCER BENEFIT ON EBAY NOW until 9/12/09!*****
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This is a temporary PREVIEW GALLERY for all the art that is donated to the Andrew Mangum Cancer Benefit auctions we will have on Ebay starting on Saturday, September 5th. So this isn't quite a "for sale" gallery, but rather a preview gallery for the upcoming auctions in early September.
Another artist needs your help! Another call to action!
As many of you may remember, I organized the big Josh Medors Benefit Auction on Ebay back in May, which was wildly successful for Josh and truly helped him cover his overwhelming medical bills. In no way do I want to be known as "the Cancer guy" when it comes to helping artists, but I find myself in a position where I need to help another artist raise some money for his battle with cancer. This time it is for Andrew Mangum, my younger brother and another accomplished inker/illustrator.
Mostly known for his inks, he has done covers and/or books with Josh Medors, Justiniano, Talent Caldwell, Tyler Kirkham, Scott Clark, Mark Kidwell and many more for companies like DC, Image, Frazetta, Zenescope, Arcana & Big City! He is also a full illustrator on such books as American Wasteland, Grimm Fairy Tales, Snowman: Ghost Dance, and the upcoming Blood & Bones.
I managed to pull off the last benefit with the help of many great people, but it was Andrew, Josh's current inker on Sorcerer at Frazetta Comics, who was basically my co-organizer who had all the connections to industry people. The week before the auctions started running, Andrew was stricken with debilitating pain and taken to the hospital where he was soon diagnosed with testicular cancer, called nonseminomatous, phase 2. So while we were running Josh's Cancer Benefit, Andrew was actually having surgery to remove the cancerous growth. But the cancer did unfortunately spread to his lymph nodes, so now he is undergoing a grueling series of chemo therapy treatments for the next few months.
Thankfully Andrew has health insurance through a day job to help cover a lot of the medical costs. But because of the treatments, which have high co-payments and deductibles piling up, he can't work his day job because he is too sick from the chemo and he is the sole provider for his wife and kids, so bills are piling up. Therefore, I decided to arrange another benefit auction similar to the one we did for Josh. I know there are a lot of fans and friends out there that want to help out, so this auction series will be that opportunity. A wide variety of artists are contributing personal works and art from their collections just like last time, and it's also open to collectors, fans, and everyone else as well. Whether you donate art, money, or just word of mouth about the cause, anyone can help! We just ask that donations be comic or comic art related as that is the basis of the auctions. So there is A LOT MORE ART COMING so keep checking back!
To donate something to the auctions, just email me at madman1138@yahoo.com or through my CAF with a scan or photo of the piece and the item information and I will send you the mailing address to send the goods to. I only ask the items be shipped to me in advance because there will be a lot to organize and package, and simplicity & reliability dictates that only one location handle it all. This is shaping up to be quite an undertaking, so I have to keep it as easy as possible. All donations must be RECEIVED no later than Friday, September 4th, 2009 in order to be included in the auctions, which will start listing to Ebay on Saturday September 5th.
Because so many people have been asking about sending monetary donations directly to Andrew as well, his Paypal email address is: admangum@msn.com
Sending $5 or $10 might not seem like much, but remember the water drops principle. A drop of water isn't much, but enough drops eventually fill the bucket. Every bit counts here and time is of the essence. Now is the time to act!
Lastly, please only use his email address for Paypal payments and don't deluge his inbox with questions and well wishes. Although appreciated, he won't be able to reply to them.
If you have any questions at all, please email me!
Thank you for looking, and especially for helping!
There are 122 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
1 through 18 shown.
There are 122 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
1 through 18 shown.
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