Original Art From “Finder” Creator Carla Speed McNeil Joins CBLDF Auction at the Small Press Expo
BETHESDA, MARYLAND OCTOBER 1, 2004–When you sit down with “Finder” creator Carla Speed McNeil and ask her opinion on the First Amendment, she has a lot to say. But it’s probably her character Jaeger Ayers who will have the last naked comment.
That’s because McNeil is donating an original pin-up of Jaeger wearing nothing but the tattoo on his hand to join the several pieces of art and merchandise the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will be auctioning off this weekend at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Md.
McNeil’s original artwork has a loyal fanbase among the attendees at SPX, some paying as much as $500 for pages from “Finder” or her arc of Oni Press’ “Queen & Country.” So why is she choosing to donate this one-of-a-kind art, rather than reap the rewards for herself? “I may give all the erotica I draw to the Fund,” McNeil said. “They’re here for all of us.”
“SPX is one of the most important conventions of the Fund year, and it
