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Spider-Man

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The longevity of Marvel's most iconic superhero

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Moebius and The Marvel Paintings

Batman

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Creating The Dark Knight Returns - The Genius of Frank Miller
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Daredevil – The Superhero That Launched A Legend
It should come as no surprise that Frank Miller’s genre twisting run on Daredevil in the early 1980’s would launch the career of a creator who is now seen as one of the most towering figures in the comic book industry...
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Pulp Fiction
An in depth look into the art of the pulp noir comic books from the 1930’s and 40’s that inspired the early superhero creators at Timely such as joe Simon and Jack Kirby……
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The Genius of Frank Miller
There can be no doubt that Frank Miller is one of the greatest and most complete comic book creators since ……..
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Comic Book Art - From a Cultural Phenomenon to Collectable Art
We explore how a niche hobby has become one of the fastest growing collectable markets in the world
Cowboys in Comics: How The West was drawn
Delving into the fascination of the romantic myth of the American Wild West as depicted in the comics of Jean Giraud and …..
Silver Lining: The Emblematic Exemplum of the Silver Surfer
We examine how the Silver Surfer issues #40–43 relate to the American recession in 1990 and discusses the result with regard to the superhero genre and the medieval emblematic exemplum
The Extraordinary Growth in Value of Comic Art
An in depth investigation into how comic and fantasy art values have out-paced the traditional art market by a factor of …….
Watchmen: From Comics to Movies to HBO TV Show
A guide to the long journey Watchmen has taken from DC Comics to the critically acclaimed HBO mini series…… No doubt inspired by the Latin phrase “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?,” generally translated into English as “Who watches the Watchmen?,” Alan Moore’s 1986-87 comic book series landed in the DC world like an atomic bomb, shattering preconceived notions of what comic books could be and what they had always been. Mature themes in comics had been explored as early as
The Unheroic Life of Stan Lee
Certainly, Lee helped build the Marvel empire through his work as a writer, editor, and publisher there. But by the mid-’90s, his status as a trailblazing genius was in dispute. The comics artist Jack Kirby, who had worked with Lee for decades, had been saying that he alone was the progenitor of most of the company’s novel and long-lasting heroes and villains. “Stan Lee and I never collaborated on anything!”
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Editorials
CAF – The Next Generation
We explore how the new CAF will offer creators a platform to sell their art directly to collectors
Nick Coleman - Editor
Exploding the Myths and Fallacies Around NFTs
How a new digital format is slowly becoming an accepted way to collect comic art
Nick Coleman - Editor
Comic Art Valuations – How much Further Can it Go?
Multiple year on year growth can’t go on forever right? Or can it comic and fantasy art confound the sceptics for another bull run?
Nick Coleman - Editor
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Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War Preview

The Avengers must stop Thanos, an intergalactic warlord, from getting his hands on all the infinity stones. However, Thanos is prepared to go to any lengths to carry out his...

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HBO's Justice League Movie - The Snyder cut

Zack Snyder's Justice League, often referred to as the "Snyder Cut", is the 2021 director's cut of the 2017 American superhero film Justice League. It presents Justice League—the fifth film of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and the sequel to Batman v Superman:

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The Mandalorian Coming Soon to Disney+

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, lawlessness has spread throughout the galaxy. Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.

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The Dark Knight: The latest in an iconic franchise

Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Harvey Dent's origin. The "Dark Knight" nickname was first applied to Batman in Batman #1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger.

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Features

Creator Spotlight

The Ground Breaking Art of Jim Steranko
Jim Steranko is probably one of the most underrated comic book artists of his generation. He, more than any other artist working for Marvel comics in the 1960’s …..
Love and Rockets – The Story of Maggie and Hopey
Examining the extraordinary graphic work of Jaime Hernandez’s ground breaking Love & Rockets artwork and the stories of entangled relationships he expertly crafts
Moebius and the Key of Dreams
“Even when you reach a certain level of success,” Jean Giraud once said, “there’s still this desire to break the established rules and be a bit of a delinquent.” The cheerfully libertine Frenchman spoke those words in his early seventies, just two years before his death in 2012, but he had voiced similar sentiments throughout most of his adult life. He was already established as an extraordinarily gifted

Featured Comic Art

The Many Artists of Captain America
The character of Captain America was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for publisher Timely Comics (later to become Marvel) in March 1941. From the first issue, Captain America Comics exceeded one million copies sold, equaling thus the success of the other leading heroes of the new industry, such as Superman and Batman.
Wolverine Classic Cover by Barry Windsor Smith
From his days drawing Conan The Barbarian, which he made his own – even if he was still just called Barry Smith then. He would add the "Windsor" to sound more distinguished, more of English nobility, and it worked. We also have a cover from Weapon X for Marvel Comics Presents, his Wolverine origin that
A Hero From A Silent World
Moebius’ classic Arzach stories that originally appeared as a series of 6 short stories in the French science fiction magazine, Metal Hurlant, changed comics forever

Collector’s Insights

Sex & Comic Art – Where To Draw The Line?
Kim Jung Gi has rightly been praised as a genius of the comics world due to his uncanny ability to draw almost anything from memory, but can this prodigious talent excuse…..
Valerian, the Twilight of The Heroes?
We know that the Valérian comic book has inspired science fiction and cinema, but the series by Pierre Christin (screenplay), Jean-Claude Mézières (drawings) and Évelyne Tranlé (colors - sister of the previous one), which appeared in the pages of Pilote in 1966, owes a lot to SF and fantasy which have it. preceded.
Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese
In addition to the culmination that it represents for me in the work of an absolute master, it has many qualities that make it a story more than just the sum of its parts, his mastery of line

CAF Auction Previews

Heritage’s June 2021 Platinum Auction
Heritage’s upcoming auction in June promises to bring some truly mouth watering artwork to the market for the first time…..
ComicLink’s Spring Featured Auction
ComicLink's Spring Featured Auction has started and a Byrne/Austin page from is X-Men #138 currently crushing it. Finally, the Urania Auctions are underway with a wide variety of artwork including a Bill Ward gag cartoon.
Daniel Maghen May 2021 Bande Dessinée Auction
Daniel Maghen’s third main auction as an independent auction house looks like it will be another winner with over 200 lots of the highest calibre Bande Dessinée artworks up for sale

Market Reports

Auction Market Report June 14-20 2021
Sales between June 14-20, 2021 saw 1,718 total auction results from our Market Data Search, selling for just over $8,241,775 US from last week's Heritage Auctions'
Comic Art Dealer Market Report June 14-20 2021
Here are the top 15 sales in our database from June 14-20, 2021. To view all 219 results from this period in our Dealer Market Data Search - with a combined asking price of $193,747 - please note you need to be a Market Data Subscriber to use the search engine. This week there were 50 sales that were listed at or over $1,000 when they were sold - seven fewer than last week.
Auction House Market Report June 7-13 2021
Here are the top 15 sales in our database from June 7-13, 2021. To view all 241 results from this period in our Dealer Market Data Search - with a combined asking price of $314,416 - please note you need to be a Market Data Subscriber to use the search engine. This week there were 57 sales that were listed at or over $1,000 when they were sold - equal to last week. 57 of the result.

Competitions

A Modern Masterpiece on Offer
As a Premium Member of CAF every month a collector has the opportunity to win a piece of artwork, or an artist’s commission. This month’s competition is for this amazing painting by…
Neal Adams Batman Commission!
It doesn’t get any better than this, true believers ……..we are giving away a superb Neal Adams Superman commission for this month’s competition
The Incal Book Plate Original Artwork
In your wildest dreams did you ever think you would own a painting by the renowned European master of comic art, Moebius, aka Jean Giraud? Well now is your chance, all you need to do is …..
Comic Art News
DC Confirm Launch of 1st Batman NFT Series
Finally, after months of prevarication, Warner DC have announced that they are teaming up with CAF to launch a limited edition series of comic art NFTs based on Jim Lee’s iconic Batman series
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Hero Initiative Original Art Auctions
The Hero Initiative creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Since inception, the Hero Initiative has been fortunate enough to benefit creators with more than $1 million worth of much-needed aid, fueled by your contributions! It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
New Moebius Exhibition Announced in NYC
A new exhibition of Moebius’ art has been scheduled to take place at the Academy of Illustrators Guild in NYC in the Fall of 2021….
Baltimore Comicon 2021 Welcomes Joe Quesada
Baltimore Comic-Con is elated to announce the appearance of Marvel Entertainment's Creative Director Joe Quesada.
Steranko Retrospective Scheduled For S/S 22
The ultimate pop artist comics creator finally gets his own one-man show at the prestigious MOMA gallery in NYC with a wide selection of the artist’s work on show
The Real Westworld in Images
A collection of never seen before original art from the greatest comic book artists and illustrators goes on show in San Francisco next month as part of Wild West Year
Watchmen Sequel Coming to a Screen Near You!
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s 1986-87 comic book series landed in the DC world like an atomic bomb, shattering preconceived notions of what comic books could be and what they had always been. Mature themes in comics had been explored as early as
Blogs
The New Safe and Secure Way to Collect Original Comic Art

A complete guide to how the redeveloped CAF blockchain-based marketplace offers collectors a completely safe and secure way to buy, sell and trade original comic art

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How Artificial Intelligence will Revolutionise Collecting

The revolution in machine learning AI is just around the corner, understand how it will revolutionise the authentication and verification of original art and help collectors find

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Empowering The Creators

We explore how the new CAF will offer creators a platform to sell their art directly to collectors and retain the large majority from the sales of their works

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Validating Prices – How to Avoid a Minefield

Trying to figure out the current value of a piece of artwork has long been an issue in the Hobby that, until now, has been an area of purely subjective consideration amongst collectors. This is soon about to change as CAF introduces the first Predictive Pricing Engine powered by AI….

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How to Get Started Collecting Original Comic Art

Wouldn’t it be great to have a pro to walk you through the do’s and don’ts of collecting original art as a rookie. We roll back the covers on the mysteries behind making those all important first purchases and building an outstanding collection ………

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The Value Certification of Original Art Will Unlock

Certification of comic books has long been the reason that the market has seen such exceptional growth over the past five years, but until now it has not been possible to certify original art with any level of certainty …….

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Videos
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Life on a page with Brian Bolland

Brian Bolland is a British comics artist. Best known in the United Kingdom as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for British comics...
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Original comic book art is suddenly selling for millions
Dr. Jeff Singh considers himself an art collector, but he doesn’t own Rembrandt, Van Gogh or Monet paintings.
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Frank Cho
Frank Cho, BSI ("The Duke of Balmoral") is an artist known worldwide in the comic industry. From his early strips...
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Interview with Didier Tronchet
CAF speaks to celebrated French comic artist Didier Tronchet, to talk about his comics career so far, how he writes...
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Interview with Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola has lived that dream. The prolific artist and writer created Hellboy in 1993 for Dark Horse Comics...
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How Jack Kirby Created Marvel
The creator or co-creator of the Avengers, the FantasticFour, and the New Gods, Jack Kirby is one of the most...
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Frank Miller is writing a new sequel to The Dark Knight Returns
Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns completely upended comics when it debuted in 1986.
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Mike Mignola through the last pages of 'Hellboy'
An interview met comic book artist Mike Mignola, the creator of HELLBOY. Analyzing Mike Mignola’s Hellboy short...
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Dave Gibbons talks about Watchmen
Dave Gibbons was the artist on Watchmen, the DC Comic that changed everything. Here he tells us about how he got into comics, his relationship with...
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