If you came of age in the late 80s/90s and read any comics at all, then the name Karl Kesel means something to you.
The writer/inker demi-god (at least in my perspective) was delicious staple food during the mid-nineties when I got hooked on his Superboy series for DC comics and suddenly found myself in total fangirl crush-mode on Kon-El.
But his list of accomplishments are not just limited to the Superboy title, oh no, Kesel has been a a mainstay in the comic industry for DC, Marvel and Darkhorse since the early 80s working on such comics as Fantastic Four (where he revealed that The Thing was Jewish), Harley Quinn, Superman and so many more that to list them all would require keeping your attention for more than five minutes.
But here's, the downer portion.
Kesel and his wife Myra just adopted a son who was born addicted to heroin and the combination of doctor's bills and adoption fees (upwards of $67,000) are forcing Kesel to sell off his prized collection of rare comics that's taken 40+ years to accumulate (which he is happy to do considering he has a wonderful and now, thankfully, healthy son Issac-click HERE to buy some).
Which leads me to plug an indiegogo fundraising opportunity set up by some people who think that one shouldn't have to sell your awesome shit to pay for something like medical bills.
If you happen to be a fan of Kesel's and the idea of seeing him having to sell off such comics as: Amazing Spiderman #1 just so the insurance can suckle at the teat of American pocketbooks some more makes your head explode, then maybe you can help a brother out by donating a couple of bucks HERE.
I know times can be tough but there's no reason we can't support the people who make being a huge Nerd worth it right? So help out if you can or spread the word.
Superboy would want you to.
Source: io9
