The group, Comicpalooza, reached out to ArtLoveMagic to host their Dallas event at 2826 Arnetic in Deep Ellum (Dallas, TX). The live art event featured artists painting/drawing art based on comic book characters and styles. The floor was then open for the general public to bid on their works in an auction and take the art home.

Proceeds from the art sales went to benefit the Hero Initiative, a charity whose mission is to provide financial or medical assistance to the comic creators who gave us their stories, their labor, and their love but all too often ended up without pensions, royalties, or insurance. Writers and artists who created the characters we now cherish are now in their latter years and facing poverty.

The night featured a mixture of a unique social mixture of music, live art and a wide variety of people and personalities. Here we see ArtLoveMagic's Dave Rodriguez working on a painting of Kitty Pryde and Colossus from X-Men. Also, we have Ghetto Manga's Samax Amen creating a portrait of Marvel's Incredible Hulk from marker. One of the most interesting things about this show was that it was an auction with each piece going at bargain prices. People walked away with some of the most unique art work of their favorite comic heroes.