Hunt the Dark Knight
April 8, 2011
Heritage Auction Galleries will be holding another large comic art auction this May. The auction will span several decades, and includes the work of Kirby, Crumb, Miller, and Gibbons, among many others. One of the highlights will be a splash page from the third Dark Knight Returns book:
"The iconic original art for the page 10 splash page from issue #3 of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's The Dark Knight Returns, the comic series that almost single-handedly re-vitalized Batman, and defined the best of 1980s comics, is expected to bring $100,000+ when it comes up for auction as part of Heritage Auctions' New York Signature Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction, May 5, at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukranian Institute), 2 East 79th Street (at 5th Ave.)"
The official description drones on about the history and importance of the work, laying it on pretty thick. It's a great piece—a classic, no question—but Miller's series contained many a highlight. Batman and Joker in the Tunnel of Love, stomping Superman's head, tussling' with the Mutant Leader... One of Frank's better Daredevil covers brought down an impressive $100k last year, which makes me think the image above will have no problem reaching goal.
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