This week’s spotlight variant cover is – Thanos Variant Cover by Steven Pulawa

Aurora Rise Batman Variant Cover by Evan Sanks

Aurora Rise: Avengers Variant Cover by Cal Slayton

This week’s cover is the Green Lantern by Cal Slayton:

Check back next Wednesday for a new cover upload!

The first cover up is one of our newer additions: Daredevil by Mike Perkins -

Aurora Rise Variant Cover – Daredevil by Mike Perkins

We have several other covers in stock as well by some amazing artists. Check back for more great pieces of original artwork.

There are no words sufficient to describe what we’re all feeling over the senseless violence that took place in CT. Yet another community has been initiated into this grieving family, and our hearts go out to the victims, the families, and the entire community of Newtown.

We’ve had several people reach out to us, asking if there are ways to help. We’ve listed resources below for anyone who wants to help out in CT. But, first, you are all amazing. The love and support that people have shown not only to the Aurora victims, but to any other fellow human in need, reaffirms our faith in humanity.

The coming weeks in Newtown will be all too familiar to those of us in Aurora. We implore you to reach out, talk to someone if you need to, and deal with your grief in a healthy manner.  We’re all in this together.

Please note that Aurora Rise is not endorsing any, or affiliated with, any of the organizations listed below. We’re just passing along information in the hopes that we can all do our part to help.

United Way of Western Connecticut
United Way of Western Connecticut  and Newtown Savings Bank have created the “‘Sandy Hook School Support Fund” to provide support services to the families and affected community. Their announcement can be read here. Checks may be mailed to: Sandy Hook School Support Fund, c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown CT 06470. You can also donate by credit card here: https://newtown.uwwesternct.org/

Newtown Youth and Family Services
Local Newtown organization Newtown Youth and Family is holding special weekend hours on Saturday, December 15th and Sunday, December 16th from 9-4 p.m. for Emergency Support Services. According to their website, all donations made to Newtown Youth and Family Services will be donated directly to those affected by the shooting. Donations can be sent via “Caroline’s Gift,” a fund set up in the 1990s by a local family in memory of their daughter. (The Caroline’s Gift fund offers financial support to families who are dealing with a child’s terminal or catastrophic illness.) Newtown Youth and Family Services is located at 15 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. Donations can be sent directly to Newtown Youth and Family Services online at http://www.newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org/donate.php. For more details on how to donate, call (203) 426-8103 or visit http://www.newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org/

Newtown Parent Connection
Newtown Parent Connection is accepting donations on their website http://www.newtownparentconnection.org/ (“donate” button on right-hand side)  Donations can be made via Paypal or any major credit card, and the organization says all donations will be donated directly to those affected by the shooting. For further details, call (203) 270-1600.

Scares That Care
We’ve also learned Scares That Care has set up a special fund to help the Newtown families. From the Scares That Care Facebook page: “We know that we have the best supporters in the world. We know that everyone is deeply saddened by the events that have taken place in Connecticut. Yes – we enjoy the ‘Things that go bump in the night.’ We at ‘Scares That Care!’ are setting up a special fund to assist those in this dire time of need. Every single cent donated to this fund will go to aid those affected by this devastating event. This includes our auctions from now through January 31st. It’s time, folks – for us to ‘Bump Back.’ Your donation is tax deductible, and we are a 501(c)(3) Charity. Please send your donation via Paypal to: scares_that_care@yahoo.com. PLEASE PUT THE WORDS “FOR THE FAMILIES” IN YOUR COMMENTS – THIS WAY, WE WILL ENSURE THAT YOUR DONATION GOES TO THIS SPECIAL CAUSE. We will keep a running tally of the donations, and thank you all. Please share this with every fan of the genre you know!“

If you learn of any more options, please email them to us and we’ll do what we can to get the word out.

Thanks, and much love to you all.

-Aurora Rise

First and foremost, thank you all for your incredible support this year. Our work is far from done, despite the fact that theater shooting victims aren’t the focus of headlines anymore. So many still need help.

If you’re looking to do any end-of-year giving, please consider making a tax deductible donation to Aurora Rise. Everything you give will be used towards our mission and work.

We have BIG plans for 2013. We’re completing the final steps to convert Aurora Rise from a one-time incredible event to a fully-organized non-profit organization focused on helping any and all victims we can. (Not to bore y’all with the details, but IRS paperwork and IT switches? Not as much fun as it may sound.)

People need help, many of whom are still suffering from lost wages, medical bills, unmet counseling needs and more. Next year we plan on expanding our reach by attending 3-4 major Comic Cons, holding several fundraisers, and working with anyone and everyone who wants to hold AR events in their region. The goal? Raising awareness and funds to help as many victims as we can. We still need your help, so please consider donating today to Aurora Rise.

Thank you all for your support and patience as we get this worthy cause up and running. Here’s looking forward to a peaceful 2013.

Love,

All of us at Aurora Rise

After all was said and done, close to $900 was raised!

A huge thanks to J. Scott, all his fans, and to all our volunteers for coming out in support of Aurora Rise and our mission. We’re so grateful for all of you.

Check out the gallery below for today’s photos.

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Campbell, who is known for his work on titles such as Danger Girl, Amazing Spider-Man, and Hulk, will be available from 12-3 p.m. for signings.

We’ll also have several limited items for silent auction, including a signed Halo 4 Collector Edition Box Set donated by McFarlane Productions.

All proceeds from this event will go to assist victims and their families.

Please RSVP on the Facebook event page.