It's kind of nice to know that your favorite comic book store and someone involved in the comic business are out there doing some good for the world.
Mike Bullock, writer for The Phantom, helped create a line of stories called "Invisible Children" based on the civil wars happening in Uganda and what horrors the children there are facing. They are being kidnapped by a warlord and forced to fight for his army. How sick is that?
Last Saturday, the 11th, Mike made an appearance at Samurai Comics to make people aware of what was happening and sign books. Proceeds of the books went toward helping these children. Samurai also donated a percentage of their sales that day to the same cause.
A co-worker of mine is a close friend of Mike's and told me there may still be copies at the store. If you like comics, there's nothing I can think of that's better than getting something you enjoy as well as helping others in the world.
Kudos to Samurai and Mike for donating some of their time and money to helping such a cause.
Check out the website on the Invisible Children, talking about the movement to save these children's lives.
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php