The ComicLink Summer Featured Auction is underway with an exceptional selection of original comic artwork from all eras as well as an impressive crop of certified comic books. “The original art market continues to expand as worldwide interest in both vintage and modern characters grows due to the massive exposure our favorites are receiving from successful Hollywood movies and TV series. In addition to comic art, the market for fine art by comic related artists like Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, and Barry Windsor-Smith continues to grow,” ComicLink President Josh Nathanson said.

By its very nature, the Featured Auction is packed with highlights, but here is a very small sample of the major original art highlights you will find within the Summer Featured Auction (comic books are covered in a separate article).

Original art includes Neal Adams Kree-Skrull War pages from Avengers #95 and #96; Simon Bisley "Snow Leopard" painting used for Heavy Metal Magazine Vol. 24 #3 cover and other places; John Buscema Silver Surfer #7 three pages offered separately and Savage Sword of Conan #2 page; John Byrne cover to Legends #3 (Superman, Batman, Flash, Beast Boy, and the first modern Suicide Squad) and the historic finale page of X-Men #141, the legendary "Days of Future Past" storyline; Gene Colan 1968 cover to Doctor Strange #172 featuring the first major Doctor Strange vs. Dormammu battle cover; Greg Capullo's first public artwork on Batman used for a published print he distributed to promote the New 52 Batman title launch; and Steve Ditko Amazing Spider-Man #10 page featuring large Spider-Man images with our hero in dynamic Ditko battle action poses within every single panel, House of Mystery #258 rare complete six-page story, and two ink washed Eerie splash pages.

Kevin Eastman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 preliminary page – a rare artifact from one of the most important comic books of the past 50 years plus Eastman and Laird page from Fugitoid #1; Frank Frazetta – very impressive large scale illustration of an Indian Fighter descending on an Indian holding a damsel in distress; Dave Gibbons cover to Watchmen #8 – only cover featuring heroes from the series; Mike Grell Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #2 wraparound cover – first cover featuring Green Arrow and Shado together; Jaime Hernandez Love and Rockets early store promo poster; J.G. Jones Catwoman #16 cover; Kelley Jones Sandman #26 page from the epic "Season of Mists"; Gil Kane Giant-Size X-Men #2 cover featuring the original X-Men vs. the Sentinels; Dale Keown Incredible Hulk #381 cover and Spider-Man/Deadpool #1 cover; and Jack Kirby Fantastic Four Annual #1 page featuring the entire Fantastic Four and the Sub-Mariner, Fantastic Four #28 page from the X-Men crossover issue featuring the entire original X-Men team and the Fantastic Four, #39 page featuring Doctor Doom and Wally Wood inked panels of Matt (Daredevil) Murdock, a Tales of Suspense #60 page featuring early Kirby Captain America artwork with Baron Zemo, Black Panther #6 cover, Prisoner complete 17-page story from 1976, a gigantic Darkseid Illustration and much more are offered.

Joe Kubert Our Army At War #129 title splash; Jae Lee Batman #1, All Star Batman #1, and Harley Quinn #1 variant covers from 2016; Jim Lee splash pages for Batman #612, All Star Batman and Robin, the cover to Wonder Woman #175, the variant cover to Titans Hunt #1 (the prelude to DC's successful new Rebirth initiative) and more; Todd McFarlane Amazing Spider-Man #312 page with Spider-Man and Green Goblin battling Hobgoblin; Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo Spawn art – rarely seen McFarlane specimen featuring Spawn vs. Violator from Spawn #33; Ron Lim Infinity Gauntlet #6 key climatic page featuring Warlock, Thanos, and other key characters from one of the most popular Marvel stories ever; Frank Miller Daredevil, Wolverine, and Captain America pages; George Pérez Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index cover featuring a portrait of all of the heroes who died in the series, Avengers: Visionaries trade paperback cover; and Stephen Platt Supreme #12 cover will be sold.

Additional highlights are John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #164 cover featuring Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin and Spidey Super Stories #17 cover featuring a bicentennial tribute with Captain America; Alex Ross Marvels #3 Galactus vs. Silver Surfer splash; Bill Sienkiewicz Elektra: Assassin pages; Paul Smith Uncanny X-Men #170 memorable page dealing with the aftermath of Storm stabbing Callisto; Jim Starlin Iron Man #55 page from the historic first appearance of Thanos and Drax featuring Thanos on the page (only the second page in the story to feature him) and the origin of Drax; Dave Stevens Rocketeer illustration and page from Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #2; Frank Thorne Red Sonja #5 cover plus two Red Sonja panel pages and two DC mystery story pages; Boris Vallejo Conan the Barbarian movie painting; Chris Warner Moon Knight #1 cover from 1985; Barry Windsor-Smith Poetry Illustration Opus #2 – a stunning example of the artist’s fine art paintings in the tradition of Romantic Art, Conan #7 page, and Vampirella #9 page; and Bernie Wrightson Swamp Thing #4 page plus several other pieces.

ComicLink is currently accepting consignments for auctions to be held in the remaining months of 2016, including the September Focused Auction and the Fall Featured Auction which will begin in November. There is no time like the present to contact ComicLink! 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 Ross Kearney. 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. 

To review ComicLink’s auction schedule and auction previews visit their website.