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Hi! We have not heard from publishers, however, the professional community thinks it's awesome and beautiful. *Lol, as far as our collection of artwork goes, we were in the right place at the right time. Have a great day Everyone! Roger Rautio over at The Comic Book Hall of Fame

Hi Everyone! Here's the latest progress of the Comic Book Hall of Fame - The Proposal to put the Comic Book Hall of Fame Annual Event and Museum in Cleveland, OH. is under review by director Tracy Nichols of Cleveland's economic Development department - Big thanks to Council member Joe Cimperman of Ward 3 for the help and we have also named the five person selection committee which consists of - Professor William Foster lll - Credited Comic Book Historian, has been a Expert commentator for CNN & NPR, Guest on History Detectives, M.O.C.C.A. and currently Professes at Naugatuck Valley Community College in CT. Bob Lyons (Comic shop Owner, Promoter & Organizer of Comic Cons in CT. & for NY.) Micheal Sagert (promoter & Influential Comic shop Owner since 1974), Kevin Ray (Librarian, Comic Book Fan, Cleveland Public Library) and Dan Mercurio (Business Manager/Comic Book Fan/knowledgeable comic book history - attends most major comic cons in the country.) So far so good! Thanks again for the outpouring of support and we will be sure to have some more exciting news soon! Until Then, Roger Rautio CEO The Comic Book Hall of Fame

Hi, this is Roger Rautio from the Comic Book Hall of Fame Organization and I would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support! Thank You all so much! I am going to take this opportunity to bring everyone up to speed. Firstly, let me begin by talking about the Eisner awards. The Eisner Awards and the Comic Book Hall of Fame are not competitors and never will be. The Eisner's started in 1988 taking over where the Kirby Awards left off in 1987. Now, the Eisner awards and the Eisner award Hall of Fame (which came way later) are by the professionals for the professionals. They are necessary and we respect them. The Comic Book Hall of Fame is of the fans, by the fans for the professionals. Secondly, I would like to correct a misquote in the Cleveland Plaindealer. We have around 20,000 fans online - facebook (friends page is comic book hof - 5488. like page is comic book hall of fame - 75) Myspace, Twitter & Comicvine We do not have 203 comic books (we have over 2000 rare comic books) but what we do have is 203 pieces of rare vintage Original comic book art & production art, all from the Silver & Bronze age (with the exception of 3 or 4 pieces) by the top names of the industry - Kirby, Ditko, Adams, Buscema, Smith, Perez, Romita, Lee & Mcfarlane. Followed by the top titles and characters - Batman, Iron Man, Thor, Spiderman, Avengers, Captain America, Fantastic Four, X-men and Superman. So when I talked about how much money I personally spent ($3500 to travel, $3500 on the art work), it was in regards to cost effectiveness. The money I spent on the Original Comic Book Art & production art was back in 2008-2009. Think about how much it's worth now. That's what I'm talking about! Lastly, when I met the professionals of the industry from Stan lee to Micheal Golden to Todd Nanuck or Greg Capulo, it was as a representative of the Comic Book Hall of Fame. We were not just getting autographs, we were making contacts. Now, the professionals of the industry meet tens of thousands of people every month. They are not going to remember me if you ask them. However, I have a hunch that if you ask them about the Comic Book Hall of Fame, it might be a different story. As for choosing Cleveland, we did choose it for two reasons - because it is the home of the very first original Superhero in comics and because the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame brings in 450,000 visitors a year. You see a study was already done that shows the majority of people who listen to or like music, also read or have read, collect or have collected comic books! Thanks everyone and I'll talk to you soon! Sincerely, Roger Rautio over @ The Comic Book Hall of Fame