Drawn by Mariah Huehner

Girl-Wonder.org is proud to announce that the second Art Et Cetera Auction is now open for bidding!

Items offered this year include signed pages from B.P.R.D., Ross Campbell original art, a Birds of Prey page from the Nicola Scott/Gail Simone run, original art from webcomics Pride High, Sorcery 101 and Dead Winter, and many other pieces displaying the talent and generosity of this year’s donors.

All items currently available are listed at http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/girlwonderorg_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ.  Auctions will run from Oct. 7-14.

Art Et Cetera is the major fundraising event for Girl-Wonder.org. All proceeds will be used to cover organizational costs like website fees and expenses for the ongoing incorporation process, as well as
merchandise development and the development of a scholarship fund. Girl-Wonder.org is currently registering for non-profit status. All staffers and board members are unpaid volunteers.

Today’s first donor to be featured is Tommy Roddy! He is best known in the comics world as author of Prism Comics hit Pride High, about a group of queer and queer-allied students at superhero high school.

Roddy donated to last year’s auction, and has donated the original pencils for Page 24 of Pride High #5, drawn by Shaun Piela.

Bidding for this item will begin at $50.

Colored final page:

Looking for other donor posts? Check the Auction page for the latest updates!

Today’s donations come from Adam Gallardo (writer) and Todd Demong (artist) of 100 Girls, which was recently reviewed on Girls Read Comics! Gallardo is best-known for Star Wars: Infinites — Return of the Jedi, 100 Girls and Gear School; an artist and animator, Demong’s work included Class of the Titans, Star Wars Tales and 100 Girls.

They have jointly donated two packages: a piece of original artwork from 100 Girls with a signed copy of the comic; and one copy each of 100 Girls, Gear School, and Star Wars: Infinities — Return of the Jedi, all signed by Gallardo. The first package will start at $100, while the second will begin bidding at $33.

Looking for other donator posts? Check the Auction page for the latest updates!

Today’s donator is Kel McDonald, writer/artist of the webcomic Sorcery 101 (and its accompanying Livejournal community).

Kel was generous enough to donate a piece for the first Art Et Cetera, and we’re happy to showcase her contribution this year: a fun 17 x 14 signed original Sorcery 101 illustration oF the cast having fun by the lake.

Bidding will start at $40.

Looking for other donator posts? Check the Auction page for the latest updates!

Today’s donator is Audrey Fox, best known for her various comics-related fan art! Her donations are concept and cover art from the story “Snicker/Snack,” co-created with Girl-Wonder.org founder Mary Borsellino. The short story can be found in the compilation Girls Drawn Wild, which can be purchased here. All proceeds to organizations that help women.

Both pieces will individually begin at $16.

Looking for other donator posts? Check the Auction page for the latest updates!

The next donation we have is from comic writer/artist Dave Shabet! Shabet writes and draws Dead Winter, an action-filled modern fantasy/sci-fi horror story about a post-apocalypse living-dead zombie-infested, present-day world.

Shabet’s donation is a 9×12 art-marker illustration on Bristol of Dead Winter character Elizabeth Rose Cooper. Bidding for this item will start at $30.

Looking for other donator posts? Check the Auction page for the latest updates!

Girl-Wonder.org is partnering with Cerise, an online feminist gaming magazine, for a special issue on the overlap of gaming and comics! Topics can cover any intersection of comics and gaming, from creatively to fannish. What can the industries learn from each other? What are the best game-based comics or best comic-inspired games? Keep and eye out for Cerise bloggers stopping by Girl-Wonder.org in October and a chance to win combined prize packs.

Submissions to the Comics in Gaming are now being accepted. The deadline is September 20th, 2008.

Girl-Wonder.org member Rachel Edidin has retired from her position on the Board of Directors. We thank Rachel for all her fantastic work with the Board, but don’t worry; we won’t lose her completely! She will continue to be one of our essential mod squad members, and blogs at the fantastic Inside, Out.

The idea has long been dormant, but Girl-Wonder.org has finally officially launched the Female-Friendly Comic Book Store Map. The map judges stores based on four different criteria: treatment of feminist/female customers by staff, title variety, openness of staff to suggestions from feminist/female customers, and material on display.

Interested in submitting a store to the map? Please fill out the form below the map. In the event that the form doesn’t work for you, please email Elena Kamenetzky at elena.kamenetzky@girl-wonder.org.