Catawiki International Comic Art Auction Spotlight: Trigan Empire and more!

By John Freeman on 1 June 2021

The latest International Comic Art Auction on Catawiki closes later today (closing Thursday 3rd June 2021) and includes a few British creators’ work, including “Trigan Empire” art by Don Lawrence, alongside a range of European artists’ creations.

Here are some of art highlights from this week’s auction…

Robot Archie, Man of Steel – The Mole Men – (1964) by Ernest Kearon
Very fine – 1 Original artwork – Format: 42 x 52 cm

Original page drawn by Ernest Kearon. Black and white ink drawing of robot Archie, the man of steel, first published in Lion.

The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire – The Imposter – (1971) by Don Lawrence
Good – 1 Original artwork – Formaat: 33 x 43 cm

A beautiful, original page from the “Trigan Empire” series by Don Lawrence, featuring the main characters of the album.

A page from Princess – (1965) by Leslie Otway
Very good – 1 Original artwork – Formaat: 39 x 50 cm.

A beautiful gouache page by Leslie Otway, published in June 1965 in the girls comic, Princess.

Be aware that in addition to auction fees, the cost shipping of art from Europe has significantly increased due to Brexit

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.