NBC auctions off "Heroes" artwork for charity
David
DRAMA SERIES
All Proceeds to Benefit Epilepsy Foundation with Auction to Be Held
Exclusively on NBC.com
BURBANK - March 7, 2007 -- NBC's hit-drama "Heroes" is living up to
its name by teaming up with NBC.com to auction artwork by renowned
graphic illustrator Tim Sale exclusively on NBC.com with two separate
auctions to begin on March 26 and April 2. All proceeds will benefit
the Epilepsy Foundation.
"We're so pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to the
dedicated fans of 'Heroes,'" said Vivi Zigler, Executive Vice
President NBC Digital Entertainment and New Media.
"We're especially proud of this event because it not only gives our
users the chance to own a piece of the show, created by the incredibly
talented Tim Sale, but it also benefits a worthy organization, the
Epilepsy Foundation, which works so closely with Greg Grunberg."
Each week's auctions will feature two full-size autographed limited
edition prints and drawings of artwork used in the show. The list of
artwork includes "Exploding Man," "Eclipse," "Claire on the Stairs"
and "Hiro and T-Rex." Bidding will go live on March 26 at 6 p.m. (PT)
and will close at 12 a.m. (PT) on March 28. The second auction will go
live at 6 p.m. (PT) on April 2 and close at 12 a.m. (PT) on April 4.
NBC.com has partnered with San Francisco-based Delivery Agent, Inc. to
power this auction.
"We are thankful that Greg Grunberg, inspired by his own real-life
hero, his son Jake, who has epilepsy, has joined with us to increase
awareness of epilepsy," said Eric R. Hargis, President and CEO of the
Epilepsy Foundation. "With the help of Greg, those like him, and
partners like NBC, we can end the stigma associated with epilepsy in
this generation."
Epilepsy can affect anyone, anywhere at any timeespecially in early
childhood and in the senior years. More than 3 million Americans of
all ages live with epilepsyabout one in every hundred people. The
Epilepsy Foundation (www.epilepsyfoundation.org) works to ensure that
people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences;
to improve how people with epilepsy are perceived, accepted and valued
in society; and to promote research for a cure.
Tim Sale was born in Ithaca, New York, 1956. He and his family moved
to Seattle, Washington when he was six years old, and on the car ride
west, his father bought him comic books to help pass the time, thus
beginning his lifelong interest in visual storytelling. When Sale was
13, his family spent a few months in London, England and he discovered
that the Popular Book Centre chain of used book stores also sold used
American comic books; the easy access to inexpensive comics
intensified his increasingly obsessive immersion in Marvel Comics of
the 1960's, and the artists that worked for Marvel at that time --
Kirby, Buscema, Ditko, Romita, Steranko, especially -- inspired him to
increase his own interest in drawing. Sale had two years of college at
the University of Washington and attended the comics workshop run by
John Buscema in NYC in 1976, but is largely self-taught. As his
experience with talented comic book writers such as Jeph Loeb and Matt
Wagner progressed, his interest in commercial art outside of comics
did as well, and Sale believes that it is this exposure and
inspiration that is largely responsible for his career longevity.
A partial list of Sale's credits include: Batman Long Halloween, DC
Comics; Batman Dark Victory, DC Comics; Superman For All Seasons, DC
Comics; Superman Confidential, DC Comics; Solo, DC Comics; Daredevil
Yellow, Marvel Comics Spider-Man Blue, Marvel Comics; Hulk Grey,
Marvel Comics; Wolverine/Gambit, Marvel Comics; Grendel Devil's Reign,
Dark Horse Comics
Thus far in the 2006-07 season, "Heroes" is averaging a 6.4 rating, 15
share in adults 18-49 and 14.6 million viewers overall, making it
television's #1 first-year series in both categories. "Heroes" also
ranks in the top five among all network series in adults 18-34, men
18-34 and men 18-49.
>From creator/writer Tim Kring (NBC's "Crossing Jordan"), comes the
Golden Globe nominated "Heroes," an epic drama that chronicles the
lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary
abilities. "Heroes" has been honored recently with a People's Choice
Award, an AFI Award and a Multicultural Prism Award, as well as
nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, NAACP Image Awards, WGA Awards
and Satellite Awards.
As a total eclipse casts its shadow across the globe, a genetics
professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy, "Blind Guy Driving") in India is led by
his father's disappearance to uncover a secret theory -- there are
people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer (Milo
Ventimiglia, "Gilmore Girls") tries to convince his politician brother
(Adrian Pasdar, "Judging Amy") that he can fly. Meanwhile, a high
school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere, "Ice Princess") learns that she
is totally indestructible while trying to relate to her father (Jack
Coleman, "Dynasty") who has a keen interest in people with special
abilities. A Las Vegas single mother (Ali Larter, "Final Destination")
struggles to make ends meet to support her young son (Noah Gray-Cabey,
"My Wife & Kids") and discovers that her mirror image has a secret. A
fugitive from justice (Leonard Roberts, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
continues to baffle authorities who twice have been unable to contain
him. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, "Empire"), whose drug
addiction is destroying his life and relationship with his girlfriend
(Tawny Cypress, NBC's "Third Watch"), can paint the future. A down-on-
his-luck Los Angeles beat cop (Greg Grunberg, "Alias") can hear
people's thoughts, which puts him on the trail of an elusive serial
killer. In Japan, a young man (Masi Oka, NBC's "Scrubs") develops a
way to stop time through sheer will power. Their ultimate destiny is
nothing less than saving the world. Joining Kring as executive
producer are Dennis Hammer (NBC's "Crossing Jordan") and Allan Arkush
(NBC's "Crossing Jordan"). The drama is produced by NBC Universal
Television Studio in association with Tailwind Productions.
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> "We're so pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to the
> dedicated fans of 'Heroes,'" said Vivi Zigler, Executive Vice
> President NBC Digital Entertainment and New Media.
"We are drooling at the prospect of squeezing money out of the drooling
fans."