This year’s Friends of the Elephantmen Charity Prize Draw is up and running, the winners to be announced at Thought Bubble this weekend. There are twenty amazing prizes confirmed so far and, hopefully, at least one more to come. That’s a lot of chances to win something amazing, whilst donating to The National Deaf Children’s Society.

Art on offer includes art by Isaac Allison; an Elephantman artwork by Ian Churchill; art by Boo Cook; a “Major Eazy” page by Dan Cornwell; A3 art by David Hitchcock; the A3 original pencils for a “Slaine” exclusive print in a Rebellion Apex Edition by Mick McMahon; Klegg art by Chris Weston; and much more. The full catalogue of artworks on offer is here on Facebook

To take part, follow the links here to the Just Giving Page to make a donation of your choice.

“For a child, every day should be an adventure with a chance to meet new friends and explore the world,” notes organiser Andy Cowburn. “But deaf children are missing out. Bullied for being different. Let down by schools that do not support them. Too many deaf children grow up isolated and lonely.

“With your support, the National Deaf Children’s Society can be there for every deaf child who needs them. Together we can overcome the barriers that hold deaf children back. Please sponsor me generously to make this happen.

“We are off to a good start, but if we are going to achieve our target, we need more people to donate. If you have already donated, thank you so much. And good luck! If you haven’t please donate and/or share with as many people as possible.

“This is your chance to help a worthy cause and possibly grab yourself a fantastic prize in the process.”

Make your donation using this Just Giving link. The number of entries into the draw depends on the size of your donation. £5.00 gets one entry; £9.00 gets two entries; £15.00 gets four entries and £20.00 or more gets the maximum six entries.

Don’t forget to include your preferred contact method when you donate, so the Friends of the Elephantmen Charity Prize Draw can contact you if you win!

The draw will take place at Thought Bubble on Saturday 16th November 2024 and winners will be drawn out of the hat, by Elephantmen creator and publisher Richard Starkings at his table at the event in Harrogate.

Good luck!

• Make your donation using this Just Giving link

THE FINE PRINT…

• The full catalogue of artworks on offer is here on Facebook

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity for deaf children. They give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children’s rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

First drawn gets first choice, second drawn gets second pick and so on until all prizes are claimed. Winners will be contacted the day after the draw and will have 24 hours to respond. After 24 hours if no response, we will move on to the next person in line. So please make sure you check your messenger, email, or whatever contact you gave when donating.

If you want to donate without being entered in the draw, please make sure you put, NO DRAW, when donating.

The last entries have to be in by midnight on Thursday 14th November, to give us time to prepare the tokens for the draw.

Prizes for entries from the UK will be posted free of charge. Entries outside the UK will be accepted, but on the understanding that the prize winner will cover shipping costs

• Make your donation using this Just Giving link

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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.

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