Charity

Swell dudes Rob and Eric are going to run a marathon, sort of. They're going to watch all eleven Marvel Studios movies --- including the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron --- back-to-back, and live-stream the experience, and just like the best marathon runners, they're going to raise funds for charity along the way. Watching a lot of good movies isn't exactly hard work, of course, but that's not the point. The point is to encourage donations to Capes4Heroes, an organization that helps inspire sick kids to be brave and strong by turning them into superheroes. Rob and Eric's marathon is a way to take something that a fair number of comics fans will be doing anyway and give it positive consequences for people in need.

When it comes to the holiday gift-giving season, comic book readers are notoriously difficult to shop for. I mean, most of us are down at the shop buying our favorite stuff every single week, so when the time comes for people who like us to get us something we want, well, a lot of times we already have it. That’s why we’re stepping in with a public service, bringing you comics-related items sure t

Do you want to visit the set of the Avengers: Age of Ultron, as the personal guest of writer and director Joss Whedon? Yyyyyeah, you probably do. Go get your wallet; it's for a good cause. Whedon and Marvel are auctioning off the opportunity for one lucky so-and-so (plus guest) to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of Age of Ultron in London next spring. Proceeds from the auction will b

DC Comics announced its second wave of perks for fans who donate to its We Can Be Heroescharity campaign this week, and if you like Superman, you're in for a treat alongside the normal benefits that come with helping people in need.

Earlier this week, I wrote about a strange news item in which a man dressed like Batman was pulled over for a traffic violation. This was the third story we've seen about a Batman in the news in recent memory, and in that post, I made a joke about how this Batman was breaking the law instead of helping out in the community...

DC Comics may have left Clark Kent's longtime super-pet to a grim fate on the planet Krypton as part of their New 52 Superman continuity shakeup, but Krypto's spirit lives on in Sonny, the beloved canine companion of comics writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre)...

Inspired by DC Comics' legendary superheroine, Women of Wonder (formerly known as Wonder Woman Day) is an annual series of fundraising events designed to support charities and local organizations that benefit victims of domestic abuse. Women of Wonder was founded in 2006 by author Andy Mangels, a longtime fan with one of the largest collections of Wonder Woman memorabilia in the country, and has r

Kirby Krackle's Kyle Stevens and Jim Demonakos have contributed much to the canon of comic book and video game-themed rock and roll since they hit the scene in 2009, becoming mightier and more powerful with each successive release. Adhering fully to the maxim of Spider-Man, KK is using this great power with great responsibility...

While the international news media debates itself over whether the terrible situation in Japan, which suffered tremendous earthquakes and tsunami last week, is actually even more or perhaps slightly less terrible than we think it is, what remains undisputedly true is that the people of Japan need help...

In a story reported by Topless Robot, dozens of people in Japan have been making anonymous donations to orphanages since Christmas, sending in cash, food, expensive backpacks and more under the name of fictional crimefighting Japanese luchador Tiger Mask ...