There’s some smashing British comic art up for sale in the upcoming International Original Art & Anime Signature Auction #7257 from Heritage Auctions, taking place this weekend (1st – 3rd October 2021), including a number of covers by Mick Austin, including his preliminary cover art for the very first issue of Sonic the Comic and some of his Doctor Who art, too – and a smashing “Dark Judges” con poster by Carlos Ezquerra.
In all there are some 470 artworks on offer from artists around the globe, including Charlie Adlard, Mick Austin, Luis Bermejo, Brian Bolland and Garry Leach, some fantastic “Wrath of the Gods” pages from the 1960s adventure comic, Boys’ World by John M. Burns, John Buscema, the late, great Darwyn Cooke, Carl Critchlow, Carlos Ezquerra, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Gibbons, Charles Gillespie, Jose “Pepe” Gonzalez, Hergé, Hideki Kakinuma, Jack Kirby, Régis Loisel, Moebius, Marshall Rogers, Don Rosa, Steve Sampson, Ron Smith, Kôji Tani, Osamu Tezuka, Albert Uderzo, Charles Vess, Wally Wood and many, many more.
Spider-Man Comic Weekly #510 Cover Original Art by Mick Austin (Marvel UK, 1982) 
Marvel UK Thor #16 Cover Original Art by Mick Austin for issue cover dated 3rd August 1983 
Judge Dredd Megazine Volume 2 #80 Splash Page 2 Original Art by Charles Gillespie (Fleetway, 1995) 
Judge Anderson – Crusade (part 4) 2000AD Prog 1053 Splash Page 31 Original Art by Steve Sampson (Fleetway Publications, 1997) 
2000AD Sci-Fi Special Back Cover Original Art by Mark Harrison (Fleetway Publications, 1994) 
“Wrath Of The Gods” Original Art by John M. Burns (Boys’ World, 1963-64) 
2000AD Judge Dredd, Mean Machine Angel Unpublished Cover Original Art by David Millgate (Fleetway Publications, 1995) 
Judge Dredd, Dark Judges, Strontium Dog Convention Poster Illustration Original Art (Undated) by Carlos Ezquerra. If you are a Carlos Ezquerra fan and love the exceptional universe he created, this original illustration, featuring a host of his characters, is for you. Designed for a convention, it covers Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Judge Death and the Dark Judges (Fear, Fire and Mortis), Stix, Durham Red, Middenface McNulty, the Gronk 
Doctor Who Monthly No. 58 Splash Page Original Art by Mick Austin (Marvel UK, November 1981) for “Skywatch 7”, Part 1 
Doctor Who Monthly No. 79 Title Page 1 Original Art y Mick Austin (Marvel UK, 1983) for “4-Dimensional Vistas” Part 2. A legendary title page for any Doctor Who fan, with the TARDIS in full view 
2000AD Prog 1142 Cover Original Art by Duncan Fegredo (Fleetway Publications, 1999) 
Flesh The Legend of Shamana Book One Cover Original Art by Carl Critchlow (Rebellion, 2011) 
Rogue Trooper The Final Warrior 2000 AD Prog 791 Cover Original Art by Ron Smith (Fleetway Publications, 1992)
Here’s small selection of just some of the great items up for sale – check out the full International Original Art & Anime Signature Auction #7257 catalogue, including art, comics and more, here.
Thanks to Julius Howe for highlighting some of the artworks featured in this auction
John Freeman
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”. He’s the writer of "Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies" for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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