Aurora Rise: Local Comics Store Teams with Fraction, Niles and Image to Benefit Victims

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Aurora Rise: Local Comics Store Teams with Fraction, Niles and Image to Benefit Victims

By Andy Khouri

All C’s Collectibles is the only comic book store in Aurora, Colorado, where 12 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a masked gunman opened fire during a midnight screening of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. As has been noted here and elsewhere, the tragedy has affected the comic book and related geek communities directly, as the victims were hardcore midnight movie goers and Batman fans in particular. Some of them, or their friends and loved ones, were All C’s customers. As such, manager Jason Farnsworth has initiated Aurora Rise, a special event to help raise money for the victims and help heal the local community in the aftermath of the tragedy.

In-store signings, auctions, giveaways and other events are in the works, with creators Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man, Casanova) and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre) already pledged to appear in support of the cause. Aurora Rise will take place from August 25-26, and it’s our hope that this post will help get the word out to more publishers, creators and readers who may wish to participate.

“I was in a theater at 12:01 am, too, the night of July 20th, watching The Dark Knight Rises, just like the folks in Aurora, and just like many of the folks reading this,” Fraction told ComicsAlliance. “I love comics, and I love movies, and it seems to me that as someone fortunate enough to have found meaningful employment in these fields I love that it was literally the very least I could do to try and raise awareness and financial assistance for the people that have suffered through and survived this nightmare.”

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