Heroes Welcome: A New Avengers Comic Book
WHEN:
Thursday, May 22nd, 11 AM- 1 PM
WHO:
Iron Man: from Marvel
John Osborn: President & CEO, BBDO NY & President of the Board for the Police Athletic League
JD Michaels: SVP, Director of Tactile Production and Creative Engineering, BBDO NY
Bill Rosemann: Creative Director, Marvel Custom Solutions
WHAT:
Join us for this interactive session, where Police Athletic League kids will learn about diversity first hand, with the help of the world famous Armored Avenger Iron Man—live and in person.
Timed to coincide with Marvel’s 75th anniversary, Heroes Welcome, starring The Avengers and the young hero named Nova, tells the story of what can happen when people of different backgrounds, talents and abilities come together and champion one another. The comic book, written by Eisner Award-winner Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by fan favorite artist Mark Brooks, was created by Marvel Custom Solutions with ad agency BBDO NY and their Diversity Council.
This event is the first in an initiative to distribute the comic book to children throughout all five boroughs of NYC.
WHERE:
Police Athletic League Harlem Center
441 Manhattan Avenue at corner of 119th street
New York, NY 10026
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com
