If you’ve been watching our Twitter and Facebook, you’ve probably heard the news: this year’s Hero/Villain Ceasefire is happening November 12 at Ella St. Social Club. Today we’ve got even more exciting news for you… This year we’re doing online ticket sales to our annual fundraiser for p:ear, and ticket sales are LIVE!

The team at AES Headquarters is really looking forward to this year’s event, and we’ve been working hard on planning a great evening for you. We’ll have live music performed by The Doubleclicks and Robot Uprise (that means dancing!), contests for best costumes and super powers, raffle prizes, even video games! For all the information about this year’s Ceasefire fundraising event, and a full list of our awesome sponsors, check out the main event page: Alter Egos Society’s 5th Annual Hero/Villain Ceasefire 2011.

One of the coolest things about our fundraiser this year is that we’ve created tiered event packages to help raise even more money for p:ear’s youth mentorship program. Tickets start at $10 and go on to include Alter Egos Society swag, prize bags from our sponsors, even a professional photoshoot of your super persona! We thought this would be a fun way to encourage attendees to give more while still getting something fun in the deal. And it’s the perfect opportunity to pick up some of our awesome swag if you haven’t already!

If you’ve never attended an Hero/Villain Ceasefire, here’s the low-down: Our annual fall event is half party, half charity fundraiser for our favorite non-profit group, p:ear. We ask that you attend costumed as a superhero or super villain (or sidekick, minion, ambivalent mastermind, etc.)of your own creation; it’s okay if you don’t have a solid origin story or your mask is a little loose. We won’t judge! Just come out, have fun, and help us raise money for a great cause.

We’ll see you there!

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Attention costumed villains or heroes! You already like to dress in tights and wander around in public in the persona you created for yourself. You love to attend superhero (or villain) events. The next “logical” step is to slap down $25 for a year long membership to The Alter Egos Society!

We had a soft membership launch during April’s Stumptown Comics Festival, but now sign-up is regularly available for Portlanders at Sequential Art Gallery + Studio, 
328 NW Broadway #113, open every Saturday from 11am to 5pm. What are the benefits of membership, you ask? Exclusive thingies! BEHOLD:

Certificate of Membership (signed in invisible ink to protect your identity).
Looks great hanging next the picture of you shaking the President’s hand!

An Alter Egos Society t-shirt!
Adds +10 to your sexy.

An exclusive MEMBERS ONLY Alter Egos Society patch!
It doesn’t explicitly say you’re better than other people, it just strongly implies it.

An AES ID card for your super identity!
Tired of going through security at the airport? Just flash this baby. (Who knows, right?)

A Secret Decoder card!
So you can write and receive coded messages from other members of the Society!

Your super identity listed on the Alter Egos Society website, with a photo and your origin story!
How did you acquire that fantastic haircut?

Exclusive invites to quarterly costumed outings with other members!
Go bowling with the mightiest beings on Earth!

Aiding the Alter Egos Society’s annual events.
That’s right, the money from your membership goes to putting on some of the most spectacular and colorful parties in town!

The Alter Egos Society is fortunate to work with Sequential Art Gallery to bring official AES membership to the super citizens of Portland. Soon we’ll be offering online signup, for those of you unable to travel to the gallery (what, no super flight?)! You’ll start seeing new member profiles posted on this site in the coming days; we’re so excited to see the ranks of superheroes and supervillains grow!

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In celebration of the one-year anniversary of ARCHIVES OF THE FANTASTIC: The Ninth Cosmic Convergence, the film has been recut for a new DVD edition that will be released in partnership with local comic book shops, starting June 30. Produced by costumed events group The Alter Egos Society, this 45 minute tongue-in-cheek labor of love brought colorful superheroes and villains to the screen. Retail sales from the partnering comic book shops will go to p:ear, a local organization known for building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation.

Directed by artists Benja Barker and Daniel Miller, ARCHIVES OF THE FANTASTIC was made over the course of a year and a half in Portland with the enthusiasm of an all-volunteer cast and crew. The production received nothing but positive press after premiering in July 2009 at the Bagdad Theater. The film is a DIY effort that includes professional elements such as sci-fi props, miniature models and an original score by local composer Paul Evans (From One Rose: The Story of the Rose Festival). This new release includes a refined edit of the film and new DVD extras. ARCHIVES OF THE FANTASTIC: The Ninth Cosmic Convergence will be available for $10 at Things From Another World, Bridge City Comics, Cosmic Monkey Comics, Excalibur Books & Comics, and Floating World Comics, as well as online at the Alter Egos Society website.

Click here to learn more about the production and where you can purchase the DVD.

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