Kevin Smith joins Jawiin Charity Drive for Service Members

In honor of Veteran’s Day, the 6th annual The Jawiin Charity Drive for Service Members is proud to announce that they are going digital this year! Join founder, Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Ringo Award-nominated writer Jason Inman (Jupiter Jet, Science! The Elements of Dark Energy, Super Soldiers), for a free live 5-hour virtual event to help raise $5000 for Operation Gratitude, featuring guests including Director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mall Rats) as well as an exciting list of celebrities and comics creators. Funds raised will be put towards wrapping and shipping care packages to service members all across the world that include snacks, hygiene products, entertainment and even comic books!

The 2020 Jawiin Charity Drive for Service Members will be a free-to-view live 5-hour virtual show with the goal to raise $5000 for Operation Gratitude to use towards packaging and shipping care packages to service members all across the world. These care packages include snacks, hygiene products, entertainment and even comic books!

“We’re using the heroes of comic books and movies to support our real heroes, U.S. Armed Service Members, “ said Jason Inman, “When I received a care package when I was deployed to Iraq, it brought so much joy to the hardest year of my life. I want every service member to feel the same way.”

Additional guests include Susan Eisenberg (Justice League Unlimited), Tom King (Batman, Mister Miracle), Mitch Gerads (Sheriff of Babylon, Strange Adventures), and Doc Shaner (Strange Adventures, Future Quest).

“What a great cause! I love comics and I love this country,” said Tom King. “So when Jason and Ashley asked me to help them fundraise for Operation Gratitude, and said I could just talk with Mitch and Doc about comics for an hour, I instantly said yes!”

In addition to panels, the highest donor of each hour of the livestream will win a prize. These prizes include original art by comic book luminaries Dan Jurgens (Death of Superman, Booster Gold), Cully Hamner (Black Lightning: Year One, Detective Comics), and Brett Booth (X-Men, Titans) and signed copies of Jason Inman’s prose book Super Soldiers: A Salute to Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country.