Comic book industry icons Stan Lee, Peter David, Ron Marz, Mike Deodato, Larry Hama, and dozens more have joined forces for Japan Needs Heroes an aptly named graphic novel project which donates 100% of it’s revenue to the Japan disaster relief effort. comiXology, distribution giant of digital comic book content, has joined the cause in handling the digital distribution of Japan Needs Heroes.

Indie publisher, Red Giant Entertainment (RGE) are the folks responsible for getting the ball rolling on this movement and the response by both creators and fans alike has been inspiring.

“It was always part of the plan to allow as many people as possible to have a digital version of the book,” said Benny R. Powell, CEO of RGE. “We quickly realized, however, that as this project began picking up steam, we weren’t equipped to try to deal with delivering the electronic versions by ourselves. We needed help.”

“We’re so glad Benny reached out to us to be the digital partner for Japan Needs Heroes,” said David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology. “The support he has garnered for the relief effort is like a real-life superhero team up and we are honored to digitally distribute the graphic novel for such an important cause.”

All proceeds from the book are donated to the Japan Society, a non-profit organization that has created a special disaster relief fund to aid victims of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan. So far, over $4.5 million has been raised in this effort, all of which goes toward directly helping victims recover from the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunamis that struck Japan on March 11th.

[Source] Pitch Engine