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Donate to Comics for Soldiers

Find out how you can help our overseas troops.

Have you ever wondered what to do with comics when you've run out of room to store them? Have you ever wanted to donate comics to a good cause? There is currently a Comics for Troops drive going. Check out the details below.

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You may know Jason Inman (@Jawiin) as the co-host of DC All Access, DC Comics’ own Youtube Show, but you may not know that he is a veteran. That’s right from 2000-2006, Jason served in the Army and even spent time overseas in Iraq, which is why he’s looking for your help to support the troops overseas!

Jason is looking to send 10,000 comics overseas for the troops to read by Jan 1, and he's teamed up with Comics for Soldiers (http://comicsforsoldiers.org/) to do that! They want all our soldiers overseas to have something cool and nerdy to read in the new year. Comics new and old are welcome and the only cost to you is shipping! (For example, a USPS medium flat rate box is $12.65 and can fit 55 comic books.)

If you want to participate in the Jawiin Comic Drive, you need to complete these two steps.

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1 - Box and ship the comics to

COMICS FOR SOLDIERS

c/o Jawiin Comic Drive

4780 SPRINGFIELD DR.

TERRE HAUTE, IN 47803

2 - Send a picture of your comics and the number of books you are donating to jawiincomicdrive@gmail.com.

(If you don’t send your number to the email, they will have an inaccurate count and the drive could fail. Let’s get these soldiers some comics for the new year! )

Here’s a video where he explains the full details of his drive

So if you’re looking for the nerdy way to give this holiday season, please support the Jawiin Comic Book Drive! DC Comics has already stepped up and donated 2600 books, so the comic drive is already 25% of the way to their goal of 10,000 comics. Let’s give these soldiers some comics for 2016!

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Fun fact, that's the guy who got me into comics :)

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Jawiin!!!! What an awesome dude!

~MiB

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That's really cool initiative. I bet comics are in short supply with the troops overseas.

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I think I will do this.

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Speaking from experience, care packages with any sort of non-electric entertainment is always a welcome surprise. Most FOBs that have power only have generator power used for mission essential causes.

This is a great idea.

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Wow. I never knew that about him. That's actually quite interesting.

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But...I love my comics... D:

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All my books fell apart in Afghanistan, the heat melts the binding glue.

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Please contribute to this, nothing better than comic books and helping out a soldier!

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Oh you, 'murica.

Sincerely,

the rest of the world.

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Seems like a great cause. We could argue about foreign policy, but at the end of the day it's the politicians decision to go to war rather than the troops. Troops are just trying to do their job.

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I had heard about something like this, and wanted to donate some of my comics (I tend to buy lots, and wind up with doubles often), but couldn't find out info on it. I can easily send a couple dozen.

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Sadly I get all my comics digital.

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i don't get why they are doing this...

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Thats a good thing they're doing. But im curious as to why do they need a picture of them ?

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Danger Girl might be a good series to send out. :P

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This is awesome! I will find a way to do this!

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This is awesome. (However I can't help but wonder why REAL heroes would be interested in fake heroes. That was not an insult to comics it was a compliment to our troops)

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Here's everything I'm sending out. 216 books. Hopefully, other people can enjoy them as much as I did.

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@theman44: real heroes dont stay in pointless wars, because thats the current situation, and take innocent lives away. REAL heroes are the ones who went to world war 2 where it was absolutely critical so that lives may be saved. Whats going on right now isnt even a war. Its a hopeless endeavor that is only consuming lives. too bad people have this weird of obeying anyone. They send out soldiers to an unjust war, and they are simply too stupid to rationalize.

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@spider-manwins: you do realize once you join the military you just can't leave right?

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Never been a massive fan of the armed forces to be honest. Then again a bit biased with the ones i've met.

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@inferiorego: Some cool titles you got there Inferio, I'm positive they'll find many eager hands to thumb through the pages.

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Personally, i disaproove of 99% of the army actions. I do admire their bravery, but they are puppets of the elites, but then again it is not totally their fault. Opinion aside, this is probably a good idea. Entertain them for a moment.