Latest Catawiki auction - ends Thursday 13th July

Just a reminder that these auction all end tonight - good luck if you're bidding!

Seems ages since I last flagged up a Catawiki auction of original (British) comic artwork but they've a great selection of stuff this week so here we go...

This page by Ferdinando Tacconi from Look and Learn #68 (1963)

This Robot Archie page by Edward Kearon from Lion 1964

This page from School Friend annual 1974 by Giorgio Trevisan

This Mike Hubbard page from Teddy Bear comic (1966)

This Andy Capp strip by Reg Smythe

This Paddy Payne page (from 1965) by (renowned cutaway artist) Peter Sarson

This 1969 page from Once Upon a time (by Juan Gonzalez)

These 2 pages by Alfonso Font from a 1973 issue of Look and Learn

These Modesty Blaise strips by Neville Colvin (from 1982)

Latest Catawiki auction - ends Thursday 13th July

Seems ages since I last flagged up a Catawiki auction of original (British) comic artwork but they've a great selection of stuff this week so here we go...

This page by Ferdinando Tacconi from Look and Learn #68 (1963)

This Robot Archie page by Edward Kearon from Lion 1964

This page from School Friend annual 1974 by Giorgio Trevisan

This Mike Hubbard page from Teddy Bear comic (1966)

This Andy Capp strip by Reg Smythe

This Paddy Payne page (from 1965) by (renowned cutaway artist) Peter Sarson

This 1969 page from Once Upon a time (by Juan Gonzalez)

These 2 pages by Alfonso Font from a 1973 issue of Look and Learn

These Modesty Blaise strips by Neville Colvin (from 1982)

Catawiki auction - ends Thur 15 Dec 2022

Bidding ends tonight on these lots - don't forget! Good luck if you're bidding.

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids. As ever I've picked out my British comic highlights...

This page from the 1974 Dan Dare annual

These Neville Colvin Modesty Blaise pages from 1981 - for the story 'Garvin's travels'

This Phil Gascoine Knight Rider page from Look-In (1986)

This Robot Archie page (by Edward Kearon) from Lion (1959)

This Andy Capp strip from 1991 - by Reg Smythe

These two Gerry Wood Trigan Empire pages (1980)

This strip by Martin Toonder (and Harry Hargreaves) for the strip Panda and the secret of the lonely island - published in The Evening News

Catawiki auction - ends Thur 15 Dec 2022

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids. As ever I've picked out my British comic highlights...

This page from the 1974 Dan Dare annual

These Neville Colvin Modesty Blaise pages from 1981 - for the story 'Garvin's travels'

This Phil Gascoine Knight Rider page from Look-In (1986)

This Robot Archie page (by Edward Kearon) from Lion (1959)

This Andy Capp strip from 1991 - by Reg Smythe

These two Gerry Wood Trigan Empire pages (1980)

This strip by Martin Toonder (and Harry Hargreaves) for the strip Panda and the secret of the lonely island - published in The Evening News

Catawiki auction - 1st December 2022

Bidding closes tonight - don't forget!!

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids. As ever I've picked out the British comic art for you. Good luck if you bid!

Two Mike Noble pages from the Look-In Robin Hood story "The hypnotic sorceror"

This Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from a Lion story entitled "Bodyguard to the menaced rajan"

This Reg Smythe Andy Capp strip from 1992

This set of 3 sequential Modesty Blaise strips by Neville Colvin

This Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from the Lion story "Archie and the mystery of the giant bats"

Catawiki auction - 1st December 2022

The latest Catawiki auction of original (British) comic art is now open for bids. As ever I've picked out the British comic art for you. Good luck if you bid!

Two Mike Noble pages from the Look-In Robin Hood story "The hypnotic sorceror"

This Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from a Lion story entitled "Bodyguard to the menaced rajan"

This Reg Smythe Andy Capp strip from 1992

This set of 3 sequential Modesty Blaise strips by Neville Colvin

This Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from the Lion story "Archie and the mystery of the giant bats"

Andy Capp original art - Cartoon Museum, part 2

One of the highlights of the recent Andy Capp talk at the Cartoon Museum was the opportunity to look at some of the original artwork that was on display. This is a small selection from the family's archive...

I highlighted some of the art previously - here - and now there's a chance to see some of the other art that was on display...

Andy Capp original art - Cartoon Museum, part 1

One of the highlights of the recent Andy Capp talk at the Cartoon Museum was the opportunity to look at some of the original artwork that was on display. This is a small selection from the family's archive...

Andy Capp talk at the Cartoon Museum - tonight!

This is tonight! Don't forget! Grab a ticket while you still can!

Tickets are on sale now (right here in fact) for a talk at the Cartoon Museum (Wells Street, London) on Thursday 4th August about all things Andy Capp

As it says on their website...

The Cartoon Museum is pleased to present a celebration of the 65th anniversary of Reg Smythe’s Andy Capp. A comic strip classic published in the Daily Mirror.

We will look at the history of the cartoon, the story of Reg’s life and his huge success. Join us for a panel discussion looking at how the comic has remained so popular to this day and a viewing of original artworks.

On the panel will be:
Helene Elysee - As Reg Smythe’s niece, Helene was very close to Reg thoughout his life and has a wealth of fascinating stories about the man behind the cartoon. Helene is the author of the wonderful biography of Reg called My Dancing Bear.
Lawrence Goldsmith - Current artist and co-writer of Andy Capp. Lawrence will talk about his long career as a newspaper artist and how he came to work on the strip.
Sean Garnett - Sean co-writes Andy Capp and is hugely respected journalist and writer in his own right too.
Fergus McKenna - Fergus is the Content Sales Director of Reach PLC. He is in charge of the worldwide syndication and licensing of the Andy Capp brand.

Tickets cost £10 and the talk runs from 6:30pm - 8pm