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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Comic' (5)

Most Expensive Piece of American Comic Art Ever Sold



Guess what you're looking at? Ok, so the title gave it away. This is the single most valuable piece of American comic art ever to sell. The original art from Page 10, issue #3 of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 1986) was recently brought for $448,125 as part of Heritage Auctions’ May 5 Vintage Comics and Comic Art Auction.



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Added by alice on May 9, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Comic Book-Inspired Street Art (15 pieces)

Sheffield-based Phlegm is best known for his self-published comics and highly creative street art. Many of his larger-than-life characters originate from his comics.



"I started out as a cartoonist but the graffiti side of things has really taken over the past three years," says Phlegm. "I think it’s because my style has been so effected by what i draw for… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 3, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Deviant Comic Strip Characters (12 total)

What happens when your favorite comic strip characters get "off the strip"? Do they go a little crazy? Would Snoopy really roast Woodstock? WWA Gallery answers those questions and more with their recently opened art exhibition. The show runs now till September 4th.



(First piece, above, is by artist… Continue

Added by alice on July 21, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Japan's Massive Comic Book Mural is a Sweet Send Off



As a sweet send off for Japan's National Team's departure to the World Cup, TBWA/Hakuhodo and Adidas Japan have started a massive mural/comic book project called Sky Comic. Thirteen huge murals are being created in 13 different Japanese cities over a five week period. As they are completed, each of the murals are being photographed from the sky by a hot air balloon. On…

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Added by alice on May 18, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Selection of Comic Book Covers 2009

The people at Complex have a "Best Of The 2000s series". The goal was to find out what were the hottest the past decade in....everything. One of the series was about the best comic book covers of 2009. I was happy to see that JOCK made it to that list. He's my fave. When it comes to covers he never fails. So I put his cover on top of… Continue

Added by Inka Leoni on January 18, 2010 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment

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