A letter From Neal Adams

Dear Comic Creator,

I’m calling you with regard to Gary Friedrich and the auction we are arranging for his benefit. If you wish to send a piece of artwork to be auctioned, you can send it to Continuity Studios. The address is as follows:

Gary Friedrich Auction
c/o.Continuity Studios
15 W. 39th Street
9th Floor
New York, NY 10017

If you would just simply wish to make a donation to Gary’s benefit, go to http://SteveNiles.com/gary.html.

I want you to be assured that anything you send or contribute has nothing to do with whether or not you support his legal battle with Marvel, in any way. All we are doing is collecting money for Gary and his wife to help them live ongoing and to pay their mortgage. As you may know, because Gary is ill, he is unable to support himself financially. We are not saying that Gary and his wife are destitute. She has a job, but things are very tough, and the mortgage is way behind, and will be way behind. So anything you can do, no matter how small, would be appreciated by the community of creators that we are all a part of.

You have my personal thanks, as well. And also, my assurance, that if you are ever in any difficulty, you have a community of people who will help you.

Thank you so very much.

Best regards,
Neal Adams

Don't forget the auction of my Captain America variant cover to help Gary. EBAY

Call To The Comic Book Industry

Fellow creators, we can help Gary Friedrich without taking any kind of position in his case with Marvel. Gary is sick, and he’s about to lose his house, and though he will tell you he is not destitute, he needs help.

If I have to do it alone, I will see to it that he gets his mortgage paid, and gets some money in the bank. But I would like to ask you all to help.

Gary is a victim of the deficiencies of two very bad copyright laws, and the history in the comic book industry of poor practices on everybody’s part. There will be battles in the future, and good will come of them. But this is simply just a bad situation. Gary is one of us. And while we can’t save him from Marvel, and his small place in history, we can help him have a place to live, ongoing. And I can only promise you this. If you find yourself in a bad situation, whether for heath or other reasons, I and others, will join to help you. Just as you have helped to support William Messner-Loebs, Dave Cockrum and others.

Steve Niles who we have been working closely with to organize this, has also set up a way to donate money directly to Gary. Please take a moment to read what he has to say and consider donating to this cause: http://www.steveniles.com/gary.html

While I hope that Marvel would step up and help out too, I can understand that they find themselves in such an unfortunate position that they cannot do so. I would like to believe that they would if they could.

It’s up to us. We will get information out to you as best we can. If you have a piece of artwork that we can sell or auction, you can send it to:

Continuity Studios
15 W. 39th St. 9th fl
New York, N.Y.
10018

212 869-4170.

Thanks so much for any help you can offer.

Neal

PS. Offered on Ebay right now to begin to help Gary is the original cover art, by me, to a Captain America variant released earlier this year. A great piece for any collector and it helps a worthy cause. 100% of the auction will go to help Gary

Ebay Auction

Ebay Auction

Some new art I did over the holidays

I did a special Superman drawing for an adviser to a life long friend. I was happy with how it came out, so I decided to do this color version. I like it even better. What do you think?



I never got to do Batgirl as a comic. It's a shame, I think. She's a doll. We put this one up for auction this week.



Here's an inking of a drawing that Jason sold the original pencil of to a fan. I heard that fan had someone else ink it, so I was inspired to do an inked version myself. I really enjoyed it.



So, a mildly muscular Wonder Woman? Personally, I think Adam Hughes does it better... BUT, you know, he seems to be having so much fun doing it. So here's to fun.

Well Merry Christmas,...Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays EVERYBODY! Happy New Year and many, many more to come.

Some folks have decried the commercialization of this Holiday season over the years, however you celebrate it or call it. I have a very very different turn on it.

The religion has to be there, and so it goes, But for me, Christmas is a people holiday,..but much more, it is a family, and an extended family holiday. Buying and giving presents is exactly what this Holiday season is all about, no matter what the religion or beliefs. Christmas, or Xmas is everyone's Holiday. My bookkeeper is chinese and my accountant is Jewish,...my mail man is protestant and African American and I DON'T ASK. They have been wonderful to me and my family all year, and I have NOTHING religious to say to them,...except MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR as I give them their presents.
And when I do,...it makes me feel really good inside. And THAT'S, to me, what the Christmas Season is all about.
And to all of you who have served to commercialize Christmas, THANK YOU SO MUCH! You have made it possible for me to show, to all those people that I love , in some small way, how much I love and appreciate them.
And if I had an insane wish,..I wish there was some small way that I could give a small present to everyone who ever bought a comic book that I wrote or drew as a thank you.
Happy Holidays EVERYONE!
Neal

Watch This Video of Real Levitation

Neal Adams Portfolio Review Breakfast Update.

Well, the portfolio was a happy and successful event. We caught it on video, and we will be tracking the young artist's progress as they move forward. We are in the process of setting up more reviews. Very cool.

Part of the portfolio review will be the videotaping of our session to keep a record for young artists and ourselves, and for possible use in media. For those who sign up, we will be asking them to sign releases. The goal here is to use this as a way to promote, sponsor and mentor young artists through the various steps forward into possible employment.

The New York Comic Con 2011

At the New York Comic Con, I will not be doing portfolio reviews. However, we will have a portfolio review event on the Saturday of the con starting at 7 o’clock in the morning at ol’ Continuity. The cost of the event will be $300 per person. You will get to see Continuity, have a very nice breakfast and stick your hand in the meat grinder that is a portfolio review. I will spend time with each person that is there and we will have a general conversation, as well. After which, you’ll be able to go over to the convention which opens at 10 o’clock. This is a portfolio review and not a job interview, so don’t get it wrong. However, I will do my best to guide you into the sort of thinking that hopefully will lead to employment. For those of your that are coming, I’ll see you there.

To reserve your spot, please contact Kris at kris@nealadams.com or call 212.869.4170

Crusty Bunkers t-shirts.


Yes, we will have the Crusty Bunkers t-shirt at our booth. For those of you insane enough to want it, Lord knows why, it will be there. The same awful art direction. The same one color printing. And the same insanity that once was the Crusty Bunkers. This wasn’t my idea. They beat me up to get a Crusty Bunkers t-shirt. If you don’t know what the Crusty Bunkers is, ask somebody. It’s just a little too crazy for me to explain. If you were a Crusty Bunker, I will give you one free, of course.