Some more early Marvel UK artworks and other goodies go under the hammer soon
Bernie Wrightson
New “The Pacific Comics Companion” charts meteoric rise and fall of the American comics publisher
A new book about a legendary but short-lived US comic publisher of the 1990s
In Review and in Pictures: KAPOW – the exhibition – The Art of Making Comics and Films
James Bacon visited Rugby Art Gallery and Museum to check out an incredible comic art exhibition…
Creating Comics: José Villarrubia’s incredible colour restoration on new “Absolute Swamp Thing” collection surely makes it a “must buy”
Check out this stunning new hardcover Absolute Swamp Thing collection featuring new, carefully restored colour work by José Villarrubia
Webfind: Michael Kaluta’s unpublished strip for “Web of Horror “ – America’s nightmare magazine!
Web of Horror was an anthology horror comic published by Long Island-based Major Publications in the United States between 1969 to 1970. It ran for just three issues – but material from an unpublished fourth issue by some top comic artists is out there…
British comics art helps boost Heritage Auction sales record, first European auction date revealed
Numerous records set by Heritage Auctions‘ Comics & Comic Art category in 2017 include total sales of $44.3 million (almost £32 million) – the highest ever in the 16-year history of the category and a new standard for the second… Read More ›
IDW launches Artist’s Editions site
If you’re a fan of great comic art and have already discovered US publisher IDW’s Artist’s Editions, then you’ll want to check out the dedicated web space for the range. An Artist’s Edition is an art book that mimics the… Read More ›
In Memoriam and Celebration: Comic Artist Bernie Wrightson
We’re sorry to report the passing of US comic artist Bernard Albert “Bernie” Wrightson, sometimes credited as Berni Wrightson, after a battle with brain cancer. The news was shared on his web site by his wife, Liz Wrightson. He was 68. He… Read More ›
Records shattered in New York Comics & Comic Art Auction, X-Men cover bought for £30 sells for $155,350
Collectors converged in force on Heritage Auctions‘ May 13-14, 2016 Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, driving a stunning $6.55+ million total prices realised behind a near-perfect 99.9% sell-through rate by both value and total… Read More ›
Inkwell Awards Ballot open until 15th May
The Inkwell Awards, a non-profit organization devoted to the education and promotion of the art of inking, invites everyone to vote for the industry’s best of the past year. The official public ballot will be available on the Inkwell Awards’ homepage until… Read More ›
TwoMorrows’ long-awaited Swampmen book rises from the muck at last
Originally planned for release in 2005 by TwoMorrows Publishing, Swampmen: Muck-Monsters And Their Makers succumbed to a myriad of logistical problems that caused the book to languish in the mire of never-documented comic book history — until now. After a… Read More ›
Frank Bellamy TV Century 21 “Thunderbirds” art up for auction
Three Thunderbirds art boards drawn by Frank Bellamy for TV Century 21 Issues 141 and 142 are up for auction through the US Heritage Auctions web site in February 2015. The pages – all a trifle faded with age – are from… Read More ›