Heroes 4 Haiti encourages comic book creators to use eBay to raise relief money

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By Greg Pak
Heidi MacDonald has just passed on word about Heroes 4 Haiti, a website organized by artist Mike Cavallaro with a plan for how comic book creators can help raise money for Haiti relief. The idea is for individual creators to create their own eBay auctions using the eBay charity tools to sell art or books. The proceeds will then go directly to Haiti relief. Creators can then post links to their auctions at the Heroes 4 Haiti site.
Sounds like a great idea and I’ll try to contribute shortly.
Click here for more info and to find links to the current Heroes 4 Haiti auctions.
Click here for other ways to donate.

Newsarama posts 6 page preview of “Incredible Hulk” #606

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Newsarama has posted six colored, lettered pages from “Incredible Hulk” #606, written by Greg Pak with art by Paul Pelletier, which hits comic book stores on January 21.
Check it out! And ask your local comic shop to hold a copy for you today!
Here’s the solicit info from Marvel.com:

He’s fought Thor, Black Bolt, the Juggernaut, and virtually every Avenger on the planet. But nothing’s ever hit Bruce Banner as hard as “The Fall of the Hulks”! As the epic storyline begins, Bruce Banner makes the best and worst discovery of his life, Skaar, the savage Son of Hulk, finally shows his true colors, and a Green Goliath in purple pants takes on Doctor Doom himself! “Planet Hulk” writer Greg Pak teams up with fan favorite penciler Paul Pelletier to deliver massive revelations, shocking emotional twists, and epic smashing that will transform Bruce Banner’s life forever.

Watch “Planet Hulk” clip and live online coverage of New York premiere!

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Tonight “Planet Hulk” comic book writer Greg Pak will participate in a panel discussion after the premiere of the “Planet Hulk” movie in New York City. And you can watch an extended clip from the movie and see live coverage of the panel right here using the player below! The fun starts at 8 pm EST — dontcha dare miss it!

Real World News: Donate to Haiti relief via text messages

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By Greg Pak
If you have a cell phone, text messaging capabilities, and five or ten bucks to spare, right now is the time to donate towards relief for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. It’s incredibly easy. From Wyclef Jean’s website:

… you can use your cell phone to text “Yele” to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill)…

And from the Red Cross website:

The public can also help by texting “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross, through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department. Funds will go to support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.

Other great places to donate include Doctors Without Borders and UNICEF. For more suggestions, check out the lists at Hullabaloo, CNN, and MSNBC. Finally, take care to avoid the scammers, who will soon be out in force with fake websites and emails — but please don’t let that stop you from donating to any of the legitimate relief efforts above or by clicking on the Doctors Without Borders image below.
Support Doctors Without Borders in Haiti

Slant Film Festival needs help

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A FilmHelp post by Greg Pak
Just got word that the Slant Film Festival is facing a budget crisis due to arts funding cuts. For the past ten years, Slant has provided audiences in Houston, Texas, their only chance to see many, many Asian American films — including a few of my own.
Click here to donate — and if you have an Asian American film, click here to submit it to this year’s festival (deadline is January 30).

2010.01.27 – Asian American International Film Festival early deadline

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A FilmHelp posting by Greg Pak
The Asian American International Film Festival in New York was the very first venue to ever screen one of my films and just might have shown more of my films over the years than any other festival on the planet. So I’m very pleased to pass along info about the latest call for entries for the AAIFF’s 2010 edition this July. Early deadline is January 27; the late deadline is February 24. Click here for the full scoop on how to submit.