Micah S.

Metropolis Gallery is pleased to announce a virtual exhibition of original artwork by renowned artist and writer Sean Gordon Murphy, who will be bringing his unique and awe-inspiring originals to a venue where they can be appreciated in all of their hand crafted glory. The show opens on Thursday, January 21st with a virtual reception featuring a live interview with Sean that will be viewable through our social media outlets. Art will go live for sale opening night. Check back for a link to the art for sale. Murphy is most well-known for his series of books that began with Batman: White Knight, featuring an alternate reality in which the roles of the Joker and Batman are reversed from hero to villain and vice-versa. The series proved so successful that it spawned a ‘Murphyverse’ including the sequel series Batman: Curse of the White Knight, a one-shot featuring Mr. Freeze, and a mini-series focusing on his new iteration of Harley Quinn. “Sean has such a distinctive style his work is instantly identifiable as his own, which is a rare quality,” said Metropolis Gallery curator and owner Vincent Zurzolo. “The detail and craftsmanship in these pieces are stunning. From the architecture to the vehicles, you can plainly see his work is something he takes great pride in.” Murphy began drawing comic books while still attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, working on several projects with DC and Oni Press. In 2005 he wrote and illustrated the original graphic novel Off Road, which would win an American Library Award for young adults. Murphy’s first high profile work was the DC/Vertigo mini-series Joe the Barbarian written by Grant Morrison. That began a trend of Murphy working with some of the most revered writers in comics, including American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest and The Wake with Scott Snyder, Chrononauts with Mark Millar, and Tokyo Ghost with Rick Remender. The success of these books would allow Murphy to return to writing his own material, first with the Vertigo series Punk Rock Jesus, which told the tale of a plan to resurrect Jesus Christ through cloning. The book was Murphy’s attempt to provide commentary on the current state of religion, politics, and the media. The exhibition will predominantly feature Murphy’s work from the White Knight series, with Curse of the White Knight #2 featured nearly in its entirety. There will also be a few pieces from his, increasingly in demand, covers and variant covers for a variety of other titles. “We have a great selection of work from Sean, with prices ranging from $300 - $15,000, there’s a really nice selection of preliminary drawings in addition to the published pages and covers, something for collectors at every level,” added Zurzolo. “We expect demand for the work in this show to be quite high, as Sean’s originals should only increase in value over time.” “While it’s unfortunate that we’re not able to make this exhibition as grand as it deserves, it is exciting to be able to use new technologies to bring Sean’s work to his devoted fans.” Metropolis Gallery is located at 36 West 37th Street, 6th Floor, a short walk from both Grand Central and Penn Station. Metropolis Gallery is the creation of Metropolis Collectibles, the world’s largest vintage comic collectibles dealer. Together with its online auction house, ComicConnect, the company has an evolving inventory of more than 150,000 collectibles and holds five Guinness World Records. While there will not be a large opening reception, if you’re in the New York area the work is available to view in the gallery by appointment only, call 212-260-4147 or 1-800-229-6387 to make arrangements.

Hi, this is Micah from ComicConnect, I handle most of the original art consignments. Vincent asked me to post this in reply to the discussion that has been going on here in the forum. We read your comments and wanted to address them. First, thanks for bidding in our last auction. We really appreciate it. ComicConnect will not be charging buyer’s premiums on all items in our auctions. For the most part, comics and art will not have buyer’s premiums. However there are cases wherein clients have expressed interest in using buyer’s premiums. We are trying to accommodate their needs. In our first Event Auction of 2021 there will be a large collection with a buyer’s premium. Those comics will be sold in separate sessions. Again, we are not moving to a standard fixed buyer’s premium on all auctions. I hope this clears things up. Happy Holidays and all the best in the New Year! Thank you, Vincent Zurzolo

The BP is a case by case decision, and generally up to the consignors discretion.

Bump. Ending tonight!

Thanks Dan. Now I have something to live up to.

Oh, it's going to be broad. Don't worry, I'll be sure to bring up a few artists that people have heard of

Bump. Ends one week from today.

Just a few of the highlights in ComicConnect’s current Event auction. Bidding is underway, the art session ends on December 14th. Be sure to head over to comiccconnect.com to see the full list. Mark America Heavy Metal, October 1984 cover Ross Andru and John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #162 cover Ayers The Original Ghost Rider #4 complete 3 page story Ed Benes Green Lantern #45 cover Brian Bolland 2000 A.D. #65, Judge Dredd, page 19 Sal Buscema Defenders #21, page 1 splash and page 32 Nick Cardy Brave and the Bold #95, page 8 Howard Chaykin American Flagg! portfolio plate Dave Cockrum X-Men #105, pages 2-3 double page spread Dave Cockrum X-Men #155, page 2 Gene Colan Daredevil #40 cover Gene Colan Marvel Spotlight #18, Son of Satan, page 26 and page 27 Jack Davis Dinah & Friends illustration Jack Davis advertising illustration Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema The Black Knight #4 cover Don Heck Tales of Suspense #66, page 10 Marc Hempel Sandman #67, page 18 Gil Kane Doctor Strange #8 cover Dale Keown Guardians of the Galaxy #13 variant cover Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott Silver Surfer graphic novel, page 62 Jack Kirby Tales of Suspense #27 title splash Joe Kubert Tales of the Green Beret strip #1 and #2 Joe Kubert G.I. Combat #174 cover Alan Kupperberg Captain America #240, page 10 Bernie Krigstein Aces High #1, The Mascot, page 2 Jim Lee Wizard #148 cover Todd McFarlane Amazing Spider-Man #313, page 13 Frank Miller Daredevil #166 cover Frank Miller Detective Comics #27 variant cover Frank Miller Wizard #31 Sin City cover element Frank Miller sketches #1, #2, #3 and #4 Jim Mooney Marvel Team-Up #10, page 21 Bob Oksner Lois Lane #122 cover Fred Ray Superman #12 cover recreation John Romita Amazing Spider-Man Bubble Funnies #1 cover John Romita Creatures on the Loose #24 cover John Romita Jr. and Jim Mooney Amazing Spider-Man #227, page 4 Bill Sienkiewicz Anachronisms painted cover Jim Starlin Star*Reach #1 cover Jim Starlin Detective Comics #482, page 21 Herb Trimpe Incredible Hulk #181 cover reimagining Bernie Wrightson Heavy Metal concept illustration There’s also a nice selection of rare R. Crumb and other underground items. The whole selection of art can be found here. Good luck and happy bidding.

This will be in auction from ComicConnect in the fall. https://www.comicconnect.com/item/893257

if you add the pieces to your watch list you'll be able to see the final prices there. Or you can use the advanced search to see sold auction items.

Bump. Auction ends Monday the 24th.

I don't believe the reserves will be revealed, the reserves on the Byrne's are near the original asking prices.

Thanks.

You're a funny guy. I don't think there's a way to move the post but I will make sure the posts in the future are in the correct place.

Can you move a post?

Fair enough. I'll do that in the future.

I'm in the sales/consignment department, dealing with most of the original comic art.

ComicConnect‘s August Event Auction Is live and features a host of great original art offerings. Below are only a sample, be sure to check out the auction for the complete list. The art session ends on August 24th staring at 7:30 pm eastern time.. John Byrne/Terry Austin - X-Men #113 page 2 John Byrne/Terry Austin - X-Men #125 page 26 John Byrne/Terry Austin - X-Men #137 page 18 (Death of Phoenix!) John Byrne/Terry Austin - X-Men #137 page 25 (Death of Phoenix!) John Byrne/Terry Austin - X-Men #138 page 26 John Byrne - 1979 Wolverine illustration John Byrne - X-Men Portfolio Cover John Byrne - Fantastic Four #260 page 5 Jack Kirby - Tales to Astonish #37 page 4 (1962 - 3rd Ant-Man!) Joe Orlando - Daredevil #4 page 18 (1st Purple Man!) Don Heck/ Ayers - Avengers #10 page 6 (1st Immortus) Don Heck/ Ayers - Tales of Suspense #60 page 13 (2nd Hawkeye/4th Black Widow!) Ross Andru/Bill Everett - Marvel Feature #1 page 13 (1st Defenders!) Jack Kirby - Mister Miracle #14 page 4 Jack Kirby - Mister Miracle #14 page 7 Stephen Bissette - Swamp Thing #64 pages 14-15 double spread Joe Quesasda - X-O Manowar promotional illustration George Perez - DC Heroes - Wonder Woman Role Playing Game Cover George Perez - Avengers #201 page 9 Herb Trimpe - Incredible Hulk #174 page 2 Herb Trime - Incredible Hulk #204 page 26 Michael Zulli - Sandman - Morpheus and Daniel Bookends designs (2 pieces) Bernie Wrightson - Batman/Aliens #1 prelim Mark Bagley - Ultimate Spider-Man #73 pages 18-19 double splash Ken Kelly - Warlord of Antares painted Cover Romeo Tanghal - House of Secrets Abel intro page Stan Goldberg - Archie Comics #255 Cover John Pound - Pandemonium Cover Wayne Boring - 1/28/1965 Superman daily strip Joe Giella - Color Superman illustration Irwin Hasen - All-Star Comics #37 Injustice Society color recreation Marvin Stein - Justice Traps the Guilty #36 Cover Alex Ross - The Riddler character study Bill Sienkiewicz - Warlock illustration Sean Chen - Grimm Fairy Tales #2 Alice in Wonderland Cover Lee Garbett - Midnighter #18 Cover Todd Nauck - Young Justice #24 Cover Darryl Banks - Green Lantern #62 Cover Also possibly of interest to art collectors is this rare statue sculpted by Jeffrey Jones cast only once in 1973 in an edition of 100. Lots more great stuff to choose from, check it all out here. Good luck and happy bidding.

ComicConnect has almost 200 pieces of art ending Monday, highlights include. Batman #184 cover by Carmine Infantino Spider-Man #40 unused pencils by John Romita King Kobra presentation drawing by Jack Kirby Mister Miracle #14 page 8 by Jack Kirby Mister Miracle #14 page 18 by Jack Kirby Kamandi #33 page 5 by Jack Kirby Tales to Astonish #31 page by Jack Kirby Love and Rockets T-Shirt ad by Los Bros. Hernandez Crime Patrol #9 page by Al Feldstein - His 1st crime story at EC Vampirella painting by Sanjulian The Unexpected #193 'House of Secrets' splash by Romeo Tanghal Detective Comics #31 homage by Sheldon Moldoff Kong of Skull Island #1 variant cover by Adam Hughes Uncanny Avengers #1 Deadpool "Call Me Maybe" variant cover by Mark Brooks Savage Sword of Conan pin-up inked by Walt Simonson Green Lantern T-Shirt art by George Perez Sub-Mariner #6 page 13 by John Buscema Wolverine: Bloody Choices page 6 by John Buscema American Gods #9 cover by Glenn Fabry Bill Ward Humorama illustration Captain America #126 page 16 by Gene Colan Vampirella/Dejah Thoris cover by Joe Jusko Marvel Zombies 2 #1 page 1 by Sean Phillips Silke #3 cover by Tony Daniel Love and Romance #23 cover by Jack Abel Superman/Batman Annual #1 page 24 by Sean Murphy The Shadow #18 variant cover by Tim Bradstreet There's much more than that, head over to comicconnect.com to have a look at all of it. I can be reached at micahs@metropoliscomics.com with any questions. Good luck and happy bidding!