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Heritage Auctions expected to bring in $100,000 for page 10 of The Dark Knight Returns #3. It turns out their estimate was a little bit on the low side.

The piece actually sold for $448,125 to an anonymous collector — “the single most valuable piece of American comic art to ever sell,” the auction house said in a press release.

“I’ve always loved that drawing,” said Frank Miller, who drew the landmark Batman: The Dark Knight Returns miniseries, before the auction. “Danced around my studio like a fool when I drew it. I hope it finds a good home.”

“Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns defined the best of 1980s comics, and has since been universally acknowledged as one of the most important and influential stories ever published,” said Ed Jaster, senior vice president of Heritage Auctions, “and no image from that important comic series is more iconic than this Splash Page. It’s a little surprising, yes, but fitting that this piece is now the most expensive piece of American comic art ever sold at auction.”

Per the press release, the previous record price for a piece of original American comic book art was set last year when the cover of EC comics Weird Fantasy #29, by artist Frank Frazetta, sold at Heritage via a private treaty sale for $380,000. That of course was a cover, which typically sell for higher prices than interior art. Typically ….

“Heritage auctioned Frank Miller’s original artwork for the cover of Daredevil #188 for $101,575 last year,” said Jaster, “so we knew there were serious buyers out there, especially for Miller’s top work. Now we know for sure what collectors are willing to pay. This piece is far away the current king. Nothing else has even come close.”

May 6, 2011 @ 03:40 PM by JK ParkinTagged: auctions, batman, comic art, Frank Miller, the dark knight returns

5 CommentsScudMay 6, 2011 at 5:19 pm

Whoa… having that much money to throw around must be nice.

hondobrodeMay 6, 2011 at 7:35 pm

That’s absolutely unbelievable. Great piece of course.

PaulMay 7, 2011 at 3:16 am

Looks like somebody was very gullible.

DorianMay 7, 2011 at 12:20 pm

Pretty crazy, and I would never spend that much money on one drawing (even if I had $450,000 to throw away), but it’s nice that there’s some comic art being recognized as much as some classic fine arts work. If someone can sell a big red circle on a canvas for half a mil, then a great Miller page should be able to sell close to that much.

RobMay 7, 2011 at 3:08 pm

I’ve gotten into the habit of buying original art (fyi David Mack and Darick Robertson are both absolute gentlemen to work with). Could never imagine $450k on one page though. How much is Batman’s first appearance going for? Was this page worth more than that?

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Akira by Dustin Weaver

The artists associated with Periscope Studios regularly post some pretty awesome artwork on their sketch blog, to the point where you kinda have to wonder how they could make it even more awesome. Which they have.

Last week Dylan Meconis, Colleen Coover, Dustin Weaver and several more of their artists created pieces that they’re auctioning off on eBay to benefit Peace Winds Japan, an organization providing emergency relief efforts in the earthquake and tsunami-ravaged country.

“I had pretty much told myself that I wouldn’t be participating in many more Periscope sketch challenges for a while because I need to be focused on work,” Weaver wrote on his LiveJournal. “But when the idea of doing a Japan week was suggested I was immediately on board. There are probably a lot of artists who feel this way, but for me this is a chance to give a little back to a country that has given me so much. Many of my greatest artistic inspirations are Japanese.” Weaver’s piece, above, should look familiar to fans of Akira.

You can find all the pieces up for auction on the studio’s eBay page.

March 28, 2011 @ 10:30 AM by JK ParkinTagged: Akira, charity, comic art, dustin weaver, earthquake, ebay auctions, Periscope Studio

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