ComicLink's Summer Featured Auction begins on August 25, 2016 and the Summer Auction Preview is already filled with an impressive list of quality original art as well as vintage comic books. If you are interested in selling in this auction, ComicLink encourages you to get in touch with the firm as soon as possible to reserve placement for your items. The firm is also taking consignments for the September Focused Auction (a preview will post soon). To reserve your auction placement for either auction email buysell@comiclink.com or phone (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Jason Crosby, or Ross Kearney about consigning. As always, upfront cash advances are being offered for both auctions.

It’s still early in the consignment process, and much more is incoming, but the Summer Featured Auction already has some amazing art highlights lined up (see separate article for vintage comic book highlights). They include Gil Kane cover to Giant-Size X-Men #2 featuring the original X-Men vs. the Sentinels, the cover to Marvel Team-Up #41 featuring Spider-Man and the Scarlet Witch; Dave Gibbons cover to Watchmen #8 – the only cover featuring heroes from the series; John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #164 cover featuring Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin; Steve Ditko Amazing Spider-Man #10 page, House of Mystery #258 rare complete 6-page story, and Tales to Astonish #25 page 1 title splash; Gene Colan 1968 cover to Doctor Strange #172 featuring the first major Doctor Strange vs. Dormammu battle cover; and John Byrne cover to Legends #3 featuring the first ever appearance of the modern Suicide Squad that is in the new movie plus Superman, Batman, Flash, and Beast Boy/Changeling and Iron Fist #4 battle page.

George Pérez Official Crisis on Infinite Earths index cover featuring a portrait of all of the heroes who died in the series including The Flash and Supergirl and many more, Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 page featuring a key moment in the history of Guy Gardner, Fantastic Four #172 double page spread featuring the entire Fantastic Four plus the High Evolutionary and the Destroyer, and Infinity Gauntlet #1 page featuring Captain America witnessing the death of Hawkeye; Mike Grell Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #2 wraparound cover – one of only three covers for this landmark series that reestablished Green Arrow post-Crisis and the first cover featuring Green Arrow and Shado together; and Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo Spawn art – yes, you read that right, a rarely seen McFarlane specimen featuring Spawn vs. Violator from Spawn #33 and Amazing Spider-Man #312 page with Spider-Man and Green Goblin battling Hobgoblin are offered.

ComicLink has Barry Windsor-Smith Poetry Illustration Opus #2 – a stunning example of the artist’s fine art paintings in the tradition of romantic art; Greg Capullo fist public artwork on Batman used for a published print he distributed to promote the New 52 Batman title launch; Jack Kirby Fantastic Four #39 page featuring Doctor Doom as well as Wally Wood inked panels of Matt (Daredevil) Murdock, a Tales of Suspense #60 page featuring early Kirby Captain America artwork – a finale page where Cap defeats and humiliates Baron Zemo, Captain America #200 page featuring the Falcon from a key anniversary issue, Black Cat #60 complete 5-page story, and Prisoner complete 17-page story from 1976; Frank Miller Wolverine #2 page featuring Wolverine in costume; Jim Lee and Scott Williams artwork for Batman #612 splash page featuring Batman vs. Superman from the landmark "Hush" story, All Star Batman and Robin (a splash), and Justice League (a battle page vs. Darkseid); and Jim Lee (pencils and inks) Wonder Woman #175 cover featuring the Joker and Superman.

Neal Adams Kree-Skrull War pages from Avengers #95 and #96 and a Deadman page from Strange Adventures #210; John Buscema Silver Surfer #7 page featuring the Surfer in space; Don Heck Avengers #9 page featuring Captain America, and Wonder Man (in his very first appearance) vs. Zemo and the Masters of Evil; Tales to Astonish #45 page featuring the second appearance of the Wasp; Alex Ross Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #5A cover featuring Hitler; Michael Kaluta Weird Worlds #4 cover; Wally Wood Haunt of Fear #6 page 1 title splash; Confessions Illustrated #1 page 1 splash from EC picto-fiction line; Vampirella #9 page 1 title splash featuring classic horror art; Frank Brunner Marvel Premiere #10 two key Dr. Strange pages (sold separately) from the important story where the Ancient One dies and Dr. Strange becomes the Sorcerer Supreme at last; and Frank Thorne Marvel Feature (V2) #4 and Red Sonja #10 both featuring rarely available Red Sonja pages are in the Summer Featured Auction.

Michael Golden Punisher War Zone #18 cover and color guide; John Cassaday Star Wars #2 two pages (sold separately), one featuring Han and Leia and one featuring Darth Vader and Astonishing X-Men #1 page featuring a battle between Wolverine and Cyclops; David Petersen Star Wars #1 (2014) variant cover featuring the creatures of Mos Eisley; Mike Zeck Web of Spider-Man #32 page from the classic “Kraven’s Last Hunt” story featuring Spider-Man escaping the grave where Kraven held him prisoner; Kevin Maguire Justice League #4 cover featuring a memorable early cover from the classic '80s JLI era; Adam Hughes Justice League America #40 cover featuring Mister Miracle's funeral from 1990, Black Cat illustration, Red Sonja illustration; Jae Lee Batman #1 variant cover from 2016 and the Namor, the Sub-Mariner #37 cover featuring a stunning image of Namor turned savage; and Jim Aparo Phantom Stranger #9 complete 20-page story will be sold.

Jackson "Butch" Guice Action Comics #684 title splash from a key chapter in the acclaimed "Death of Superman" saga; Tom Sutton Marvel Spotlight (Vol. 2) #6 featuring a page from the first color comic book story starring Starlord, a/k/a Peter Quill from the Guardians of the Galaxy; Dale Keown Incredible Hulk #381 cover; Ron Lim Infinity Gauntlet #6 key climatic page featuring Warlock, Thanos, and other key characters from one of the most popular Marvel stories ever; Ernie Chan and José Luis García-López Superman Family #171 1975 cover featuring Batgirl, Supergirl, and the Justice League of America; Gary Frank Action Comics #8 Superman cover from the New 52 era; Adi Granov Agents of Atlas #3 cover featuring Captain America vs. the AOA; Steve McNiven Civil War #3 double page spread featuring several key players from the landmark series; Al Williamson Shock Illustrated #2 half splash; Bernie Wrightson Badtime Stories contents page; and Dick Ayers Strange Tales #125 page featuring the Thing and the Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner are at ComicLink.

Additional highlights are Russ Manning Korak Son of Tarzan #8 page 1 title splash; Sergio Aragones Groo trade paperback (Spanish edition) featuring an insanely detailed wrap-around cover and self-portrait; Sigmund Pifko large painted cover to Tales of the Dark Knight: Batman's First 50 Years 1939-1989 coffee table book; Hal Foster Prince Valiant panel; Marshall Rogers Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #136 cover – rare cover from the legendary Batman artist; Phil Jimenez Justice League America Annual #10 stunningly detailed cover featuring the original Justice League International cast; Tony Moore The Walking Dead #6 two pages; John Romita Jr. Harley Quinn #27 cover with Klaus Janson inks; Bill Sienkiewicz Elektra: Assassin pages from #2 and #4; Dave McKean Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch page; Larry Lieber Tales of Suspense #52 complete 5-page Tales of the Watcher story; Jaime Hernandez Love and Rockets early store promo poster; and Rob Liefeld New Mutants early try-out splash page.

These are just a few of the original highlights within the initial auction preview and much, much more is to come. According to ComicLink, they would love for you to be a part of it. Interested sellers may contact the firm by emailing buysell@comiclink.com or by calling (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli, or other sales associates.

In addition to auctioning items for consignors, ComicLink is also always accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright.