As you probably know, I've organized the "Let's Restore Len Wein's Comic Book Collection" Project. My buddies Len Wein and Chris Valada lost their home in a recent fire — the remnants of the structure are being demolished tomorrow — and among the losses were Len's stash of comics he's written. Through the good graces of friends and fans donating copies, we're attempting to amass one of everything for him.
Len has written a lot of comics…and I think he did this just to make my task more difficult. Anyway, we're off to a grand start. Yesterday, for the first time since we started this, I sent my assistant to my mail drop to bring home the first wave of packages. There were about two dozen there…some containing a comic or two, some containing hundreds. It'll be a few days before we can catalog them all and update our online list of what we have and what we still need…but know that the response has been magnificent. I never again will be able to make my little jokes about how comic fans are the cheapest people in the world.