JLA Meets the AVENGERS (2002), art by George Perez for ACTOR Auction

ACTOR AUCTION ROLLS OUT THE SWAG

George Pérez will be there. So will 20 members of the JLA and Avengers.

ACTOR, A Commitment to our Roots, the only federally chartered charity dedicated strictly to helping out old-time comic creators in need, is staging its fourth charity auction at the Orlando MegaCon, Feb 28-March 2, 2003. Over 100 lots from a star-studded cast of artists go up on the block, with all proceeds benefiting the fund.

Pérez has donated a stunning "re-imagining" of the classic Justice League of America #21 cover, featuring 20 JLA and Avengers members. Also included in the auction are:

• Alex Ross' painted cover to Earth X #7
• Joe Quesada's "Sydney Savage" full-page pin-up from Danger Girl Special.
• A massive Gary Frank X-Men wraparound cover featuring a dozen merry mutants
• An incredible Jeff Smith sketch featuring the famed Bone creator's take on Superman, Batman and Captain Marvel.
• Contributions from Sean Chen, Walter Simonson, Bruce Timm, Mark Bagley, Mike Wieringo, Dave Johnson, and many, many more!

Art updates can be seen right now at the ACTOR website! Check out: www.ACTORComicFund.org

BOOKMARKS
written by Andy Serwin

Writer Geoff Johns has built a rep of revamping bad guys into badasses on books such as DC's Flash and JSA. So we got his take on Earth's Mightiest Villains that could pop up in his current Avengers run.

(excerpt)

WHIRLWIND "Tons of potential, lots of team history and [former Avengers artist] George Perez did a cool redesign on his costume," he says of the human tornado. "Hmmm... wouldn't he make an interesting Avengers... ?"