Comicbooks For Kids Founders Share the Story Behind the Charity

Mark and Michelle Weiss of Comicbooks For Kids share the story of how the charity started, the mission behind it, and more.

Comicbooks For Kids is a Chicago based charity that provides Comicbooks, action figures, posters, and more to children that are hospitalized across the United States and Canada. The charity is run by the father and daughter team of Mark and Michelle Weiss. They took some time to chat with me about a large range of topics involving the charity.

We first connected at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) earlier this year where they had a vendor table setup near the artist alley section of the show floor. They had a great weekend of collaboration with artists, writers, and other vendors over the three days at McCormick Place in Chicago Illinois.

Comicbooks For Kids Founders Share Their Journey

The full podcast video as well as an audio only version can be found above. Some of the things we discussed included

• Comicbooks For Kids mission

• The awards ceremony at C2E2

• How the charity started

• Early partners in the industry

• How it expanded to help military members

• Packing and distributing the boxes that get sent out to hospitals

• Collaborating with artists and writers

• How retailers, artists, writers, fans, and anyone else can support the charity

• Stories that they have heard back from nurses, parents, and more

Audio Only Podcast

To listen to the audio only version of the Podcast, click here.

Keep Up with ComicBooks For Kids

To get more information on how you can support as a retailer, publisher, artist, or comic reader, click here. Be sure to keep up with them on Facebook, Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter.

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