Original Comic Art Tips #318 – November, 04 2023
Welcome! The big auctions have started, we’ll look at the second part of Heritage Signature (covers), Comiclink and at a few high results.
Have You Seen THAT Liefeld Captain America Original Art? #318
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Original Comic Art Auction Results
eBay: very high $15k for the Iron-Man trading card original art by Simone Bianchi, $8k for the Loki omnibus cover by Mark Brooks, $2,7k for a Webspinners Spider-Man page by John Romita.
$3k for a zombie sketch by Bernie Wrightson, $4,5k for the Aurora model box art by Cockrum, $2,2k for a Spidey page by Pollard, $2k for an Infinity War page by Ron Lim.
$1,8k for a CGC Invincible sketch cover by Ryan Ottley, $1,7k for a Blackstone Golden Age splash, $1,5 for the Venom pinup by Frank Cho, $1,3k (Best Offer) for a vintage Manhunter commission by Walt Simonson, $1,5k (B.O) for a Dawn pinup by Linsner.
$1,2k for a CGC Batman sketch cover by Miller/Janson, $1k for an Elric page by Russell, $900 for the Avengers/X-Men page by Silvestri.
Heritage Weekly Auction: $5k for two dinosaur sketches by Frazetta, $4,4k for the two Spidey 2099 pages by Leonardi, $4k for a Legion page by Giffen, $2,5k for the Droids page by Colon/Williamson, $2k for a Catwoman page by Novick.
Catawiki Auctions: some high results for once, €7k for the Tanguy et Laverdure page by Jijé, €6,5k for the Spirou page by Schwarz, €5k for a Buck Danny page by Arroyo, €3,2k for the panel by Bilal, €2,5k for a Manara page, €1,4k for the Altuna page, €700 for the pencil owned by Albert Uderzo.
A good deal for a Zagor cover by Ferri, €650, €300 for the Disney page by Cavazzano, €100 for the Batman sketch by Frezzato.
Heritage Charity Auction: new commission prices for Adam Hughes came out just a few days before the auction, top tier was $12k for a full figure on 11×17″ paper. Then this 7×10″ Snow White bust ends with a $17k price. $8,5k for an Hellboy cover by Mignola, good deal on this cover quality Batman piece by Cliff Chiang, sold for $500 and $450 for a Batman commission by Ryan Sook.
This Week on eBay
Marvel: Daredevil by Bob Brown, a Namor page by Buscema, Avengers by Infantino, a Fantastic Four page by Immonen, a Hulk page by Gary Frank, the price is not bad.
A remarked and slabbed Spidey comic book by Frank Cho, a Red Sonja commission by Craig Hamilton, a Captain America sketch cover by John Romita, a Venom commission by Art Adams, a Captain America pinup by Dave Johnson.
DC: a Teen Titans page by George Perez, this Jim Lee Batman sketch is a little weird but I think it’s real, a Batman commission by Barry Kitson, a 1989 Batman/E-Man commission by Joe Staton, a CGC Lobo Blank by Bisley, a detailed Aragones sketch, the JLA illustration by Simone Bianchi is still going and very low priced.
A Boba Fett commission and a Darth Vader sketch by Dave Dorman, a Hellboy sketch by Mignola, a pinup by Linsner, a painted Crow illustration by James O’Barr.
A TMNT page by Frank Fosco, some Invincible pages, from #28, #56, a Walking Dead page with zombies, Madman pages one and two, a Judge Dredd commission by Fabry, a Fire Power commission by Chris Samnee.
A 1946 Li’l Abner Sunday strip, a signed Calvin & Hobbes print by Watterson.
Heritage Weekly Auction
Marvel: many Aragones pages, here’s Groo, many Conan pages by Buscema, X-Men by Gammill, Droids by Colon/Williamson, Invaders by Mooney, Spidey by Mortimer, an Iron-Man sketch by Dell’Otto.
DC: Batman by Novick, Lobo by Critchlow, the Authority by Fabry, a Batman splash by Olivetti.
A Garfield daily, Invincible by Ottley, a Playboy cartoon by Rowland Wilson.
Catawiki Auctions
A Obelix sketch by Uderzo, a Tintin sketch and a signed print by Hergé, look at this great Durango illustration by Girod, a Corto Maltese sketch by Pellejero.
A new auction of Keramidas original art, most are the pieces unsold in the previous auction, new pieces are this Disney illustration, this Luuna cover and this Mic Mac page.
A Tex page by Ticci, a Tex model sheet by Romanini, a Tex illustration by Dotti, Tex by Laura Zuccheri, a page of studies by Gipi, a nice Alan Ford page by Magnus.
A Spider-Man page by Olliffe/Williamson.
Heritage Signature Auction part 2 – Covers/illustrations
Okay, have you seen? there’s one of the most talked about pieces of the last 30 years, the Captain America promo by Rob Liefeld. Record breaking? a flop? Let’s see.
Other than the Liefeld piece there are not many top covers.
A Batman cover by Aparo, Wonder Woman by Bolland, Wonder Woman by Cho, Deathblow #1 by Jim Lee, some Preacher covers by Fabry, Guy Gardner #1 by Staton.
X-Men by Romita Jr, Avengers by Buscema, Spidey by Campbell, Avengers by Finch, look at this Avengers cover by Pacheco, Moon Knight by Texeira.
Funny Frankenstein by Wrightson, Lloyd Lewellin by Clowes, Weirdo by Crumb, 300 by Simone Bianchi.
Look at this Moebius illustration! Hellboy by Mignola, Casey Jones by Eastman, Jonni Future by Art Adams, then Carl Barks, Bruce Timm.
Comiclink Auction
Here we are with the second half of the auction, a nice Garcia Lopez/Nowlan Batman page, issue #1 page 1 of Spidey & his Amazing Friends by Mortimer, Ploog recreates a Werewolf cover, some Vigilante pages are going pretty high, nice Team-Up page by Gammill.
A Robin DPS and a Batman page by Breyfogle, Star Wars by Immonen, Dejah Thoris by Anacleto, Deadman by Aparo, some Conan pages by Buscema, a Ultimate Spidey splash by Bagley, look at this Chaykin page, Wonder Woman by Byrne.
Misc, Auctions
Doyle Auctions is selling a Charles Addams cartoon and one, two rare Peter Arno cartoons.
Sadde Auctions is selling a Caravaggio illustration and a Declic page by Manara.
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