Reach out: Comic book groups!

[Knightslayer]

So... not quite a call to action, but I was thinking it'd also be a good idea to reach out to Comic book fans on Facebook and similar social networks, seeing as they might be sympathetic to our cause, and possibly even former players of the game.
An example of what I mean: https://www.facebook.com/comicsnmanga
I've sent them a message, asking if they would mind helping us out by spreading the word of what we're trying to do.

Heya guys! I was wondering if you know the Super Hero MMORPG, City of Heroes - if you do, you might have already heard about this game being shutdown. Since we're all comic book fans, I was wondering if you guys would be willing to help us save the game by raising some awareness. I'm sharing a few links with you related to our efforts;
 http://www.savecoh.com/ A quick overview site of what we're doing, along with helpful links.
 http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/board,134.0.html Titan Networks has been the go to site for CoH players for years, they are the people which also created a wikia for City of Heroes, so it's no surprise this has become our place to organize things.
 http://www.change.org/petitions/ncsoft-keep-ncsoft-from-shutting-down-city-of-heroes# This is a petition where people can show their support.
 And finally, some links that provide a look at the game itself, in case you're unfamiliar with it and want to see why we love it so much!
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R4huHUzVP8 The awesome character creator, which lets you make anything from a tights wearing archer to a full power armored hero that fires energy blasts from his gauntlets, and everything in between!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pC3tseY-ic0 A video made by the community when our fight started, it's also hosted on http://www.mercedeslackey.com/ who's a big part of the movement to save our community.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U6gs9d0Kkk&feature=youtu.be A fun tribute to City of Heroes, made by a player.
 
Thanks for your time guys!
 
PS: Love the page!

I'll post an update if they reply, but it might be nice to reach out to other comic fans on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook as well if you guys know any!

[frostcoh]

I like it.

[Moonfyire101]

good idea

[Aquashock]

Semi-related but I'm drafting an email to MoCCA at the moment as well. Plus they're going to have a RL space again!!

[Knightslayer]

Well, I got a reply back;

HI Johan, we can advertise your link in our Comics page AND Fantasy page with 44,000 Likes at http://www.facebook.com/fantasyscifi and Twitter page with 40,000+ Followers with a message of your choice for only $30 US (We will advertise it 3x this month)

Let me know if you're interested or have any questions.

Respectfully,
Admin. Jake

[Victoria Victrix]

Well, I got a reply back;

Don't be discouraged.

Those are probably sock-puppet "likes" and "followers" anyway.  Persevere!  Find more places that have real live people behind them!

[Knightslayer]

Don't be discouraged.

Those are probably sock-puppet "likes" and "followers" anyway.  Persevere!  Find more places that have real live people behind them!

Yeah, I'll keep trying. 

[Quinch]

Sorry to keep bringing this up, but what about the Google ad fundraiser? Does anyone have experience with that?

[Knightslayer]

Sorry to keep bringing this up, but what about the Google ad fundraiser? Does anyone have experience with that?

Can't say that I do... =/

I also came across this one while looking for more comic groups https://www.facebook.com/Gamingbabes might be one for our ladies to reach out to? (I recall someone reaching out to a similar group... or was it this one?)

[Mantic]

It might be more fruitful if we could get any comics professionals to support the effort. Get someone high-profile like Erik Larsen, or Rob Liefeld (you may not like his work but almost anything he does makes news in the comics media) to actually speak in support of #SaveCOH, that would make news on dozens of top sites.

Problem is, I suspect a lot of comics people see video games as a dangerous competitor for the comic-book market... or they've got their hands in their own games as well.