Striving to increase awareness and representation for individuals with invisible illnesses and disabilities, Ripple Effects: The Deluxe Edition will feature a new foreword by Eisner and Harvey Awards-winning writer Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Uncanny X-Men), study guides by Eisner Award nominee and educator Tim Smyth (Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels) and comics literacy advocate Creators, Assemble!, and an art gallery which pairs youth artists who have invisible disabilities and illnesses ranging from deafness to Autism Spectrum Disorder with superstar artists including Liana Kangas (Mariko, Between Worlds), Ray-Anthony Height (Midnight Tiger), Don Aguillo (Spawn), and Manuel Martinez (DC, Marvel). Wish kid Devland has created a piece of art that will be paired with a work by Drew Zucker. 

David M. Booher (Ghostbusters, Dungeons & Dragons, Canto) will host a Whatnot livestream auction on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 7 p.m./PT, where all original artwork from the hardcover’s art gallery highlighting invisible illnesses and disabilities will be auctioned, benefiting Make-A-Wish^® Central Coast and Southern Central Valley.