Jim Lee has taken up the task of drawing 60 sketches in 60 days – all of April and May – and auctioning them off on eBay to help comic book stores in need during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The proceeds to go the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC) which provides relief for comic book retailers struggling during their store closures. Each auction lasts for three days and the winning bidder from the previous auction gets to name the next DC character that Lee draws. As an additional wrinkle, no character can be duplicated.
As of today, Lee has raised over $85,000 for the BINC fund!
https://twitter.com/JimLee/status/1246226897563979778?s=20
The series of sketches is on day 13 with the latest character being Dark Multiverse mash-up of Batman and the Flash, Red Death. Note that a few of these sketches are still available to bid on, so act fast by navigating here.
Head to @SYFYWIRE for the first look at @JimLee's latest sketch to benefit @BincFoundation—the sinister Dark Multiverse mash-up of Batman and the Flash, Red Death! https://t.co/7bpgOIJSve pic.twitter.com/hUuLN55fHt
— DC Nation (@thedcnation) April 13, 2020
The remaining weeks include:
Day 12 – Grim Knight
Day 12 of 60 brings us the Grim Knight, a dark Dark Knight from DC’s Multiverse! 3 day auction so get your bids in early! All proceeds to benefit struggling comic shops in need via @BincFoundation This image will be a future DC comics variant cover. https://t.co/j8iS5ZKyHt pic.twitter.com/BOJlsujRnU
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 12, 2020
Day 11 – Deadman
Day 11! DEADMAN courtesy of @funknopopjosh on IG who was the high bidder on DOOMSDAY! 3 day auction. Proceeds to benefit comic shops via @BincFoundation. Created a fun homage to the greatest @nealadamsdotcom classic cover to Strange Adventures 207!https://t.co/MzwfKIUux7 pic.twitter.com/AQQUOIYBfj
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 12, 2020
Day 10 – Wonder Girl
Day 10!The high bidder of the BIG BARDA sketch @ericsnowden selected WONDER GIRL (Cassie) as the next sketch.This 9”x12” sketch is now on @eBay for a 3 day auction. Proceeds go to support struggling comic shops via @binc https://t.co/bFCgpZAtmR each image will be a future cover pic.twitter.com/tKsyXdWorp
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 10, 2020
Day 9 – Batman: Red Rain
Day 9 brings BATMAN: RED RAIN as chosen by the high bidder on The Batman Who Laughs Dhaval! 3 day auction with all proceeds to benefit struggling comic shops in need via @binc https://t.co/NrLYmDGcTg pic.twitter.com/tAMwkoW6x0
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 9, 2020
Day 8 – Batman Beyond
Day 8! BATMAN BEYOND (from Arkham Knight) as chosen by the high bidder of Doctor Fate—Dhaval! Thank you Dhaval w/your continued generous support! All proceeds to benefit struggling comics shops during this crisis via @BINC ! 3 day auction is now live on https://t.co/OAz3DxKP3I pic.twitter.com/0xRlEKB7Th
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 8, 2020
Day 7 – Doomsday
https://twitter.com/JimLee/status/1247548734428319746?s=20
Day 6 – Big Barda
Day 6 of 60! BIG BARDA as chosen by the high bidder for Bizarro Superman- @davidhmandel! Thank you so much, David! Also note 95% of the proceeds are tax deductible to the bidders! @ebay reached out since this was all for charity and are waiving fees. https://t.co/4NMBNfDdth pic.twitter.com/fH7KJW8KdG
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 7, 2020
Day 5 – The Batman Who Laughs
Day 5 of 60! THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS as chosen by the Nightwing High Bidder! Thanx for very much for your generous high bid! This auction is set to close in less than 3 days. All proceeds to go benefit comics shops in need during this crisis!https://t.co/4Nw1NMg3WD pic.twitter.com/MlDb4YjDlT
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 6, 2020
Day 4 – Doctor Fate
Day 4 of 60! DOCTOR FATE as chosen by @mikeavila and you all! Next sketch will be chosen by the high bidder on Nightwing so come back tomorrow to see what he/she has chosen! And of course they get a shout out here… https://t.co/Z3Ro6Kc3Vd
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 4, 2020
Day 3 – Azrael
Here is the link to bid on this sketch. Ends in 3 days! https://t.co/UuaG716neL https://t.co/caPIwbCCKb pic.twitter.com/vl3NC2INVF
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 4, 2020
Day 2 – Bizarro Superman’
All proceeds from this sale will benefit a fund which will help struggling brick and mortar comic book shops during these unprecedented times. More details on the fund in days to come. Thank you in advance for your amazing, generous support. https://t.co/WzjgxqSvdw pic.twitter.com/11YmOJyVbi
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 3, 2020
Day 1 – Nightwing
Faster link for those interested in bidding. Will get easier with each day’s sketch https://t.co/3wi0ijsiS1 https://t.co/pGGpcoP6J6 pic.twitter.com/ZlqvGFckGz
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) April 2, 2020
Check back here Sunday for an exclusive first look at Jim Lee’s latest sketch.
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