Comic Books & Illustration Art
Issue of Captain America #1 set for potentially record-breaking auction
A copy of Captain America #1 could be heading for a world-record price when it hits the block at Heritage Auctions next month. The rare book will be amongst the […]
2019-07-05
2019-06-27
Tintin’s first comic book cover could set new auction record
The first appearance of Tintin on a comic book cover is expected to sell for over $1 million when it hits the auction block at Heritage later this week. The […]
2019-06-04
Frank Frazetta’s masterpiece Egyptian Queen to auction at Heritage
A masterpiece by the American artist Frank Frazetta could achieve a new world record when it goes up for sale at Heritage Auctions later this month. Frazetta is one of […]
2019-05-09
Important Mickey Mouse production drawings for sale at Heritage Auctions
An original drawing from the landmark Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie will lead a sale of animation art at Heritage Auctions next week. Released in November 1928, the animated short […]
2018-11-28
‘Master Race’, the “Citizen Kane” of comic book stories, sells for $600,000
The original artwork for ‘Master Race’, regarded as one of the most important comic book stories of all-time, has sold for $600,000 at Heritage Auctions. Published in 1955, the EC […]
2018-11-21
Superman’s sinister origins revealed in RR Auction’s ‘Remarkable Rarities’ sale
The first Superman comic ever created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster is up for sale at RR Auction – although collectors expecting a hero in a cape could be […]
2018-09-19
Frank Frazetta war paintings headline at Hake’s Americana
Two war paintings by legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta led an auction at Hake’s Americana last week. Both canvases were originally produced in the mid-1960s for American comic book series […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-18
Old Master Q comics offered at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
Sotheby’s will feature a collection of original artwork from the wildly popular Hong Kong comic Old Master Q in a second dedicated auction. Created by Alphonso Wong in 1961 this […]
By Dan Wade
2018-07-17
Original Frank Frazetta paintings to make up to $100,000
Demand for original paintings by iconic fantasy artist Frank Frazetta is at an all time high, following the sale of Death Dealer 6 for a record $1.7m earlier this year. […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-25
Quentin Blake’s lifetime collection to sell at Christie’s
Christie’s will offer a lifetime collection of works consigned by Roald Dahl illustrator Quentin Blake in a series of upcoming sales. Titled “Quentin Blake: A Retrospective; Forty Years of Alternative […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-20
Charles Schulz Peanuts exhibition to show in London
A major exhibition of work from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz will be shown at Somerset House in London starting in the autumn. Titled Good Grief, Charlie Brown, the show will […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-14
Rare copy of Action Comics #1 breaks $2 million
A rare copy of Action Comics #1, featuring the first appearance of Superman, has sold at auction in the US for more than $2m. The 1938 book is considered the […]
Herge’s ‘Red Sea Sharks’ Tintin artwork realises $425,000
Herge’s original 12-panel artwork for a page from classic Tintin story The Red Sea Sharks made $425,000 at Heritage Auctions over the weekend (June 4). The piece was the star […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-04
Stephen Geppi’s comic collection donated to Library of Congress
Comic book dealer Stephen A Geppi has donated more than 3,000 pieces from his personal collection to the Library of Congress. Geppi founded Diamond Comic Distributors in the early 1980s, […]
By Tom Meyrick