The ComicLink Fall Featured Auction is currently open for bidding and includes over 500 high quality works of original art from the worlds of comic books and fantasy. There are paintings by master artists like Michael Kaluta and Frank Frazetta; comic book covers by Gene Colan, Joe Kubert, Jim Aparo, Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Dave McKean, and John Cassaday; and panel pages and splash pages by John Romita, John Buscema, Todd McFarlane, John Byrne, and Bernie Wrightson. 

The Featured Auction original art session closes on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Comic book highlights from the Fall Featured Auction are covered in a separate article in this issue of Scoop.

Original art offerings include Michael Kaluta painted Conan cover to Epic Illustrated #4, arguably the finest painting of Kaluta’s long career; Frank Frazetta Dracula paperback cover painting; Gene Colan Daredevil #26 large twice-up cover with Daredevil battling the Stilt-Man and Tomb of Dracula #42 cover featuring Blade; John Buscema Fantastic Four #112 page featuring a Thing/Hulk battle that reflects the issue’s famous cover; Joe Kubert Star Spangled War Stories #145 cover with Enemy Ace; Jim Aparo Brave and the Bold #140 Batman and Wonder Woman and Aquaman #62 cover with Aquaman and Mera mourning the death of their son; and Rich Buckler Avengers #104 cover from the early Bronze Age with the Scarlet Witch taking charge.

Ross Andru’s title splash page to Amazing Spider-Man #134 and DC Comics Presents #5 cover with Superman and Aquaman vs. Ocean Master; Ernie Chan Master of Kung-Fu #17 cover from the first issue of the title; Carmine Infantino Detective Comics #403 title splash featuring gothic Batman image and several early Silver Age pages from The Flash; Todd McFarlane Incredible Hulk #336 page with the original X-Men; Jim Lee Icons: The DC Comics and Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee cover (PX Edition) with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman; and John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2018) variant cover featuring Spidey and most of his major foes including Romita’s only cover with Venom, a page from Amazing Spider-Man #118 with Spider-Man swinging through the city and Peter Parker kissing Gwen Stacy and a page from Captain America #141 with Cap and the Falcon battling the Grey Gargoyle are included.

John Byrne Man of Steel #2 title splash with Lois seeing Superman in uniform for first time and Superman #8 title splash with Clark Kent pulling out a tree with his bare hands in front Lana Lang; Bernie Wrightson painted Spider-Man vs. monster page from the “Hooky” Marvel Graphic Novel; Dave McKean painted cover to Amazing Heroes #152 promoting (and predating) his classic Black Orchid miniseries with Neil Gaiman; Denys Cowan Jonah Hex #92 cover to the final issue of the long-running series featuring Hex as a skeleton with Klaus Janson inks; Steve Dillon finale splash from Preacher #60 with Jesse and the Saint of Killers; Barry Windsor-Smith Conan the Barbarian #10 page; Alex Ross Paradise X #9 painted cover with Iron Man 2020, Deathlok and Machine Man, and the #12 painted cover with the Thing and Mister Fantastic; and Olivier Coipel Mighty Thor Omnibus cover homage to Journey Into Mystery #83 will be offered.

Additional original art includes Art Adams and Mike Mignola Defenders #142 cover; Art Adams Avengers Classic #5 cover; John Cassaday Shadowland #1 cover with Spider-Man, Daredevil, Punisher, Moon Knight, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Shadowland #3 cover with Punisher, Spider-Man, Moon Knight, and Ghost Rider, and Uncanny Avengers #4 variant cover homage to Kirby’s Avengers #4 cover with Cap; Kevin Nowlan Wolverine #12 cover; Bill Sienkiewicz multiple pages from Moon Knight; Bret Blevins New Mutants #49 cover; Gabriele Dell’Otto Ghost Rider painting; Paolo Rivera Attack on Titan Anthology painted cover; Adam Hughes Amazing Heroes #190 cover featuring a collection of Hughes’ favorite women; Ed Hannigan Rom #16 cover; Brian Bolland Joker illustration and a Camelot 3000 page; Joe Quesada Iron Man #29 cover; and Sean Murphy Batman: White Knight #5 page with Batman and Harley Quinn.

There are hundreds more original art highlights, including many covers by other popular artists.

ComicLink is currently accepting consignments for upcoming auctions including the January Focused Auction and the Winter Featured Auction beginning in February (previews for both will post soon), as well as other upcoming auctions. ComicLink and its affiliates (sportscardlink.com, certifiedlink.com) are seeking consignments of vintage comic books, comic related artwork, vintage sports cards, and certified coins. The firm provides upfront cash advances for consigned material, third party grading evaluation and submission, and promotion to their base of global bidders acquired over 22 years in the hobby ‒ all for a low commission rate.

Interested sellers may contact ComicLink 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.

More on the Featured Auction, their auction schedule, and the Comic Book and Art Exchanges can be found on ComicLink’s website.