Banksy original goes for $120,000
A print by anonymous graffiti artist Banksy was sold at auction for $120,000. From CNN: The work, “Save or Delete…
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Christies pulls cartoon auction due to hate laws
An early cartoon (1903) by Henry Mayo Bateman will not be auctioned off by Christies after a Jewish amateur antiques…
Lichtenstein’s “Ohhh…Alright…” tops auction
Roy Lichtenstein’s famous “Ohhh…Alright…” comic strip painting took in whopping $42.6 million in a recent auction at Christie’s and Southeby’s….
Cartoons and Cocktails this Thursday
This year’s “Cartoons and Cocktails” will be held this Thursday. The annual event auctions off editorial cartoons donated by the…
Heritage Auctions passes $150 million in auctions
A sizable milestone has been passed by Heritage Auction. The Texas auction house has recently sold over $150 million in…
Webcomics auction for the gulf coast has begun
Back in June I reported that several webcomic creators were planning on auctioning off original art to raise money for…
AZ couple has $350k worth in Peanuts originals
Speaking of original Peanuts artwork, a Phoenix woman took her stash of original Peanuts art that she’s been buying up…
Batman sets world record for comic auction item
The recent auction of Detective #27, which includes the first appearance of Batman, became the highest price ever paid for…
Stephan Pastis original auctioned for $2050
Last week, I mentioned that Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis was auctioning off an original sketch of his comic…
Stephan Pastis auctioning off original to benefit Haiti
Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis is auctioning off an original drawing of the Pearls characters on eBay with the…
Reminder: Help the Hodges auction on-going
Last week I posted a report that the National Cartoonists Society Foundation was holding an auction to raise money for…
NCSF launches Help the Hodges fund-raiser
The charitable, not-for-profit arm of the National Cartoonists Society will be launching an online auction through e-Bay to raise money…
High selling art in Cartoons & Cocktails: $1,750
Politico editorial cartoonist Matt Wuerker had the honor of having the highest-selling cartoon in last nights Cartoons & Cocktails. His…
Cartoons and Cocktails set for October 22 auction
This year’s Cartoons & Cocktails 2009 will be held on October 22 in Washington D.C. with this year’s Pulitzer Prize…
1973 ‘Peanuts’ Sunday strip goes up for auction
A 1973 Peanuts Sunday strip is up for auction. The signed Sunday comic dated April 1, 1973 features Lucy playing…