ComicLink’s Spring Featured Auction is now open, featuring an impressive selection of original comic and fantasy art. This article focuses on the original art highlights in the auction while a separate article in this week’s issue of Scoop focuses on the comic book portion of the auction.

Among the many original art highlights are:

• Dave Gibbons Watchmen promotional ad featuring Ozymandias – one of four “Who’s Watching the Watchmen?” ads that ran in DC direct sale titles during the early months of the historic series
• Jim Lee Punisher War Journal #7 splash with Punisher battling Wolverine and #11 full-page Punisher splash inked by Klaus Janson and #4 page from the first Lee and long-time inker Scott Williams pairing; Batman #609 page from “Hush” with the first appearance of Hush; Detective Comics #1000 variant cover of Batman vs. Harley Quinn; Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #1 variant cover; All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #8 splash with Batman and Green Lantern; and Uncanny X-Men #277 page with Wolverine vs. Storm
• John Byrne X-Men #113 page with Magneto attacking Australia and #138 page with Cyclops at Jean Grey’s funeral; X-Men #133 cover recreation “Wolverine Alone!”; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1 wraparound cover packed with characters; and Fantastic Four #277 page with Ben learning that Johnny and Alicia moved in and #293 splash with the team at their origin site
• George Pérez Infinity Gauntlet #1 page with Thanos, Mephisto, and Death where the Mad Titan concocts his plan to destroy half of all living beings and #1 page with Thanos vs. Silver Surfer and Drax and #3 page with the Surfer attempting to keep Galactus from destroying Adam Warlock; and X-Men #112 cover recreation with Wolverine vs. Magneto
• J. Scott Campbell multiple covers including Amazing Spider-Man #9 variant and #18 variant cover with Black Cat, Spider-Woman, Silk, Spider-Man, and Deadpool; Mighty Thor #1 with male Thor vs. female Thor; Spider-Gwen #1 Midtown exclusive; X-Men ’92 variant with Psylocke; Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat #1 variant; and Secret Wars #9 variant cover of Jean Grey
• Charles Schulz Peanuts baseball themed daily comic strip from April 7, 1961     
• Mike Zeck Spectacular Spider-Man #132 page black-suited Spider-Man escapes after being buried alive by Kraven from “Kraven’s Last Hunt”
• Neal Adams Amazing Spider-Man #1 variant cover; and Batman: Odyssey #3 cover reimagining     
• Jim Aparo Batman #336 cover with Batman and the Monarch of Menace
• Dick Ayers Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #2 twice-up cover featuring Baron Strucker from the HYDRA origin issue
• Mark Bagley Amazing Spider-Man #352 cover with Spidey and Nova
• Carl Barks Donald Duck “Unsafe Vehicle” preliminary painting
• Simon Bisley Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham published painting
• Steven Bissette and John Totleben Saga of the Swamp Thing #17 page 1 title splash with the reunion of Swamp Thing and Matt Cable
• Steven Bissette and Tom Yeates Saga of the Swamp Thing #17 cover Bissette’s first Swamp Thing cover
• Brian Bolland Camelot 3000 #12 splash with a huge King Arthur figure; and Outsiders #18 complete 8-page story with Looker and Metamorpho
• Bob Brown and Dick Giordano Detective Comics #411 page – first page to show Talia al Ghul
• Greg Capullo Batman #15 variant cover/trade paperback cover featuring Joker holding his own surgically removed face; and #38 cover with the Dark Knight in the shadow of the Joker
• Frank Cho Hulk #21 and Incredible Hulk #608 covers with She-Hulk vs. Red She-Hulk
• Geof Darrow Wolverine #300 wraparound cover with incredible detail work
• Steve Ditko Nukla #4 cover, a twice-up Silver Age cover
• Armando Gil What If? #50 cover “What if the Hulk had Killed Wolverine?”
• Klaus Janson Punisher #1 (first on-going) three action pages
• Jeffrey Jones Purple Pirate painting cover to the paperback
• Dale Keown Incredible Hulk #393 chapter splash Hulk image
• Sam Kieth Marvel Comics Presents #88 cover
• Jack Kirby Journey Into Mystery #97 page Thor and Jane Foster; Fantastic Four #101 page with the Human Torch; and Fighting American #8 page
• Erik Larsen Amazing Spider-Man #327 splash with Spider-Man vs. Magento
• Ron Lim Infinity Gauntlet #4 and #5 pages with Thanos and a double-page splash from #6 with Galactus
• Todd McFarlane Spawn #50 splash page and two panel pages
• Ed McGuinness Hulk #6 variant cover with the green Hulk and #6 newsstand cover with the Red Hulk; and three other covers
• Dave McKean The Sandman: Seasons of Mists first edition trade paperback cover
• Mike Mignola Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus #4 cover
• Al Milgrom and Klaus Janson Captain America #242 cover with Cap fighting Thor, Iron Man, and Vision to save Falcon
• Frank Miller Daredevil and Black Widow illustration; and Wonder Woman illustration
• Sean Murphy Batman: Curse of the White Knight #8 cover and other Batman art
• Ryan Ottley Invincible #47 cover, #107 complete issue, trade paperback #18 cover, and Compendium #3 cover
• Steven Platt Wolverine #128 unused cover packed with characters
• Joe Quesada Death of Wolverine #1 variant cover
• John Romita 1970 San Diego Comic-Con Program illustration of Spider-Man with Peter, Gwen, and M.J.
• John Romita Jr. and John Romita Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 page from the first appearance Monica Rambeau as she meets the Thing
• Alex Ross three Amazing Spider-Man covers; Spawn #301 variant cover; and JLA: Liberty and Justice painted finale page with Superman and Martian Manhunter
• Dave Ross Avengers West Coast #87 cover with Wolverine
• Jim Starlin Warlock #2 (1983) wraparound cover with Adam Warlock, Gamora, and Pip vs. Magus
• Dave Stevens Bettie Page illustration
• Michael Turner Supergirl #3 cover with Kara being strangled by Lex Luthor; and Black Panther #23 cover with the Panther vs. Captain America
• Wally Wood Astonishing Tales #2 title splash with Doctor Doom
• Bernie Wrightson Swamp Thing #7 (1973) finale page with Batman; and Stephen King’s The Stand book illustration plate

ComicLink is now accepting seller consignments for the next Focused Auction beginning June 10, the July Focused Auction, and the Summer Featured Auction launching in August.

Upfront cash advances are available upon receipt of seller material. Sellers interested in consigning can contact ComicLink at buysell@comiclink.com or (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with one of the firm’s consignment consultants. The firm is seeking comics, original art, and other certified and authenticated collectibles to auction in conjunction with CertifiedLink.com, including trading cards (sports/non-sports), coins, video games, sports memorabilia, and more.