By the time the 1990s rolled around, I was looking to fresh ideas and artwork for my addiction… ummm I mean comic collecting needs. Buy, Value or Appraise Your Comics Bid or buy comic books and illustrations for sale, value your item, or request a free appraisal to sell your collection. I never really liked […]
One of the Largest and Best Collections of Original Lady and the Tramp Artwork Coming to Auction
Walt Disney’s classic 1955 animated feature Lady and the Tramp has endured as a favorite among cartoon aficionados for being the sweetest and most romantic of all the Disney films up to that date. This is a love story unlike any other, yet it retains the time-honored plotline of the attraction of opposites – Lady […]
Lists that Make Cents: Comic Books with Box Office Smashes
In 1989, something miraculous happened. That year, Batman arrived in the theatres. While the movie itself was good, that is not what the miracle really was. It was the first time the comics saw how much movies could directly influence the market. For years after, prices exploded and the market saw prices never realized. Unfortunately, […]
Newell Convers Wyeth: Father of American Illustration, Patriarch of ‘First Family of American Art’
If Howard Pyle is considered the “Grandfather of American illustration,” then his arguably most successful student, Newell Convers Wyeth, would have to be thought of as the “Father.” Illustrating more than 112 books, including Treasure Island, The Last of the Mohicans, Rip Van Winkle, Robinson Crusoe and Robin Hood as well as numerous magazines including […]
Baseball’s First Champions … and the Pioneer That Powered Them
Long before baseball was officially anointed America’s National Pastime — in truth, before even the first drop of blood was spilled in the American Civil War — there existed the Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn. In 1857, the Atlantics built baseball’s first dynasty, winning multiple league championships that started with an 11-1 record in […]
Lists That Make Cents: Top 10 Most Violent Comic Covers
For years, my biggest comic collecting regret has been that I didn’t know or understand how amazing Pre-Code Horror and Crime books were when I was younger. I am not a horror movie junkie. In fact, violent images make me turn green and I don’t handle graphic horror movies well. However, for some reason, if […]
The Numismatic Design Duo: James Earle and Laura Gardin Fraser
While you may have seen some of their designs on coins in your collection, did you ever stop to consider the story of the artists who created the Buffalo Nickel, the Oregon Trail Half Dollar, the 1922 Grant Gold Dollar, or the 1921 Alabama Half Dollar? Laura Gardin Fraser and James Earle Fraser were an […]
The History and Evolution of Pop Art
Pop Art was an art movement characterized by imagery of popular culture and consumerism. The word “Pop” was coined in 1955 by British curator Lawrence Alloway to describe a new form of “popular” art. Buy, Value or Appraise Your Pop Art Bid or buy art for sale, value your item, or request a free appraisal […]