Exploring comics and more on the Web Since 1998
The very first original cover art featuring the beloved comic character Tintin, Hergé’s The Adventures of Tintin Volume 1: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, sold for more than $1.12 million by Heritage Auctions on Saturday, 8th June, in a sale of European Comic Art held in Dallas, Texas. The remarkable discovery is oneContinue reading Tintin in the Land of the Soviets cover art sells for $1.12 million
The first cover appearance of Hergé‘s Tintin, arguably the most popular comic character worldwide, as well as a pair of lots by Osama Tezuka, the artist who has been called “the Japanese equivalent of Walt Disney” and a group of more than 50 lots of Walt Disney animation art, come to auction 8th – 9thContinue reading First ever Tintin cover looks set for one million dollar plus sale in June
The 1969 fantasy painting Egyptian Queen, one of the most legendary artworks by famed artist Frank Frazetta, sold for a world record $5.4 million (£4.2m) yesterday, Thursday, 16th May, at a public auction of vintage comic books and comic art held by Heritage Auctions in Chicago, Illinois. The painting bests the world record as theContinue reading Egyptian Queen by Frank Frazetta Sets $5.4 Million World Record at Heritage Auctions
Top US auction house Heritage Auctions, which has been actively expanding its offering of European comic art and related items over the last year, will be at the MCM Comic Con in London later this month (24th – 26th May 2019)Continue reading Heritage Auctions heads to MCM, seeks UK comics collections
There are some amazing items of original comic art and illustration in the next Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction taking place in Chicago (16th – 18th May), including work by Carl Barks, Brian Bolland, Alan Davis and Paul Neary, Steve Dillon, Hal Foster, Dave Gibbons, Jack Kirby, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Moebius,Continue reading Upcoming Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction offers Frazetta, Gibbons, Kirby and more