NCS Popeye Auction Is On Now
Notice from the National Cartoonists Society: In case you’re not aware, the Great NCS Popeye Auction is underway on the Heritage…
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National Cartoonists Society Popeye Auction
The National Cartoonists Society is celebrating Popeye‘s 90th year (and Olive Oyl‘s 100th) by auctioning off a number of specialty…
$5.4 Million for Original Comic Book Cover Art
Yeah, it’s Frazetta. Frank Frazetta’s original art for the cover of Eerie #23 (September 1969) sold for $5,400,000.00…
Charles Schulz was a Keen Observer
When it comes to comic strips, none is as iconic or beloved as Peanuts, created by Charles “Sparky” Schulz…
Charity Auctions – Buy Original Cartoon Art
Only a week to go for two charity events highlighted by auctioning of cartoons. Editorial and magazine cartoonists have made…
Spinning the Cartoon Wheel Again
Whhhiirrrrr…clik…clik…clik…clak Awards The Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the nominees for…
Going, Going, Gone! …Sold for $12,000
The early Little Orphan Annie original art up for auction I had mentioned elsewhere has sold. August 26, 1924…
Original Tintin art sold for $1.2 million in Hong Kong
An original 1936 original art piece by Belgian cartoonist Herge for a Tintin comic has fetched $1.2 million at a…
Another Calvin and Hobbes original hits auction
Just a couple of months after an original Bill Watterson watercolor Sunday of Calvin & Hobbes went for an outstanding…
Tintin cover auctioned for $1.6 Million
The BBC reports that a rare 1932 Tintin comic book cover was auctioned off in Paris for a record 1.3…
Team Cul de Sac Auction opens
At last the auction of all the generously donated art to The Team Cul de Sac book is now available…
Irrational exuberance or true appreciation for original comic art?
Gerry Giovinco looks at the uptick in value of comic related art as seen in recent auctions and speculates as…
Lichtenstein piece sold for $43M, comic that inspired it? $431
Last week I posted news about a Roy Lichtenstein painting had sold at auction for $43 million. Jeff Darcy (in…
Lichtenstein painting auctions off for $43 million
A painting by Roy Lichtenstein, the father of pop art and noted for using cartoon images and techniques, has sold…
Vintage Superman costumes up for auction
Not sure where Mike Peters bought his Superman costume, but if you need one the Antique Helper Auctions in Indianapolis,…