CBLDF’s Biggest Comic-Con Art Auction Ever! This Saturday!

At 128 pieces of amazing original art and signed memorabilia, and growing, Comic-Con’s 2012 Benefit Auction stands to be the Fund’s biggest auction ever, with amazing one-of-a-kind pieces up for grabs to benefit the organization’s important First Amendment legal work! See below for a full list of items, including pieces by NEIL GAIMAN, WALTER SIMONSON, PAUL POPE, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, BILLY TUCCI, CHARLIE ADLARD, JOCK, GABRIEL HARDMAN, FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, FRANCIS MANAPUL, JEFFREY BROWN, DAVID LLOYD, SCOTT HAMPTON, TERRY DODSON, MIKE DEODATO, GABRIEL BA, JILL THOMPSON, JONATHAN LUNA, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, ALAN MOORE, WENDY PINI, and dozens more!

Preview images of all items are available at http://tinyurl.com/CBLDFauction or at the CBLDF’s booth, number 1920! This auction will take place at the Hilton Bayfront, in the Sapphire AB Room, at 7:30pm. YOU DO NOT NEED A COMIC CON BADGE TO ATTEND. More art will be added up til the auction begins! A cash bar will be available at the event, and surprise guests will appear throughout the evening! Sponsors include Things From Another World, Valiant Comics, and MTV Geek.

There is art for every collector at this auction… NOT TO BE MISSED!

1. Al Davison – Dr Who interior 2011, 11 by 17, pen and ink
2. Alan Moore – Miracleman Book III Chapter 1, signed reproduction of original script with pencil & ink page reproductions
3. Alan Moore – Twilight, signed reproduction of original pitch
4. Alan Moore – Swamp Thing #54, signed reproduction of original script
5. Alex Ross – Super Obama signed print
6. Alex Ross & Paul Dini – Shazam print
7. Alex Saviuk – Spider-Man Adventures interior, 11 by 17, pen and ink
8. Allison Sohn – Hawkgirl painting
9. Andy MacDonald – Pin up, 8 by 10, pen and ink
10. Ben Templesmith/Dave Crosland – Mash-up painting
11. Bernie Wrightson – Wolf Man pencil drawing
12. Billy Tan – Wolverine drawing
13. Billy Tucci 1 – Heaven and Earth Issue 4 (page 25)
14. Billy Tucci 2 – Birds of Prey Issue 14 (page 11)
15. Bob McLeod – Wolverine pin up, pencil
16. Brian Buccellato – Superman pin up, mixed media
17. Cat Farris – Thor pin up, ink wash,
18. Charlie Adlard – The Walking Dead pin up, ink wash,
19. Charlie Adlard – “Before the 4” Johnny & Sue Storm character design original drawings, set of 3
20. Chris Eliopolous – Cow Boy pin up, pen and ink,
21. Chris Sprouse & Karl Story – Tom Strong #15, p 7
22. Cliff Chiang – Amanda Palmer pin up, pen and ink
23. Cody Vrosh – Red Riding Hood painting
24. Cully Hamner 1 – HellFire Club Interior Page
25. Cully Hamner 2 – HellFire Club Interior Page
26. Cully Hamner 3 – HellFire Club Interior Page
27. Dan Parent – Betty & Veronica Summer Special p. 5
28. Dan Parent – Archie character designs
29. Dave DeVries – Alien Painting
30. Dave Garcia – Winged Monkey drawing
31. Dave Johnson – French Robber drawing
32. Dave Johnson – Dizzy drawing
33. Dave Johnson – Devil Lady drawing
34. Dave Roman – Rocket Boots sketch
35. David Hine – Bulletproof Coffin original drawing
36. David Lloyd – watercolor, interior page (acetate lettering),
37. David Mack – Amanda Palmer Figure drawing
38. David Mack – Death drawing
39. Denys Cowan – Question pin up, pen and ink, 12 by 8
40. Emma Rios – Spider-Man Interior Page
41. Emma Rios – Spider-Man Interior Page
42. Fabio Moon – Floating woman sketch
43. Fábio Moon – pin up, pen and ink,
44. Farel Dalrhymple – Pop Gun War sketch
45. Fernado Blanco – Hulk drawing
46. Fernado Blanco – X-Factor Pin Up
47. Francesco Francavilla – Captain America pin up
48. Francesco Francavilla – Golden age Sandman
49. Francis Manapul – Batman pin up, ink wash
50. Francis Portela – Elf Girl
51. Francis Portela – Hulk
52. Frank Cho – Women limited edition print #61/500
53. Frank Kozik – Blood Banana Print, signed #41/110
54. Gabriel Bá – pin up, pen and ink
55. Gabriel Hardman – Daredevil Pin-Up, Ink Wash
56. Igor Kordey & Scott Hanna – X-Treme X-Men #27, p 9
57. Jeffrey Brown – Thor VS Hulk pin up
58. Jeffrey Brown – Startled Cat drawing
59. Jeremy Haun – Berserker #2, p 19
60. Jill Thompson – Amanda Palmer sketches
61. Jock Batman – The Black Mirror interior page
62. Jonathan Luna – Batman pin up, mixed media
63. Jonathan Case – pin up, pen and ink
64. Joseph Michael Linsner – Dawn: Three Tiers 6 print
65. Joseph Michael Linsner – Cry for Dawn original painting
66. JP Leon – Batman drawing
67. Kody Chamberlin – Batman Cosplay Painting
68. Koi Turnbull – New Warrors #14, p 19
69. Larry Marder – Beanworld pin up, pen and ink,
70. Mark McKenna – Archie & Friends #135, p. 7
71. Mart Nodell – Justice Society of America promotional poster
72. Matt Busch – Anakin Skywalker concept art
73. Michael Broussard & Ryan Winn – Darkness 32, p. 14
74. Michael Dooney – TMNT Raphael original drawing
75. Mike Dawson – Y: The Last Man tribute drawing
76. Mike Deodato – “Wolverine Origins” interior page
77. Mike Perkins & Andrew Hennessy – Union Jack #1, p. 19
78. Ming Doyle – Wonder Woman drawing
79. Molly Crabapple – Mural
80. Natalie Nourigat – Loki (movie) pin up, mixed media
81. Nathan Fox – Pinup , pen and ink
82. Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess – The Village of Wall print, a/p
83. Neil Gaiman & George Walker -A Writer’s Prayer, letterpress, signed A/P
84. Nick Runge & Gabe Eltaeb – Lobo: In Love #1, p2
85. Norm Breyfogle Captain America/Prime p. 3
86. Oliver Nome – Death color drawing
87. Patrick Reynolds – Cloak and Dagger pin up, pen and ink,
88. Paul Lee – Page from Vampires, mixed media, 19 by 14
89. Paul Pope, Cover Art to French Edition of 100%
90. Paul Pope, Cover Art to American Vampire #5
91. Paul Pope, Preliminary Drawing for “Kiss” climax of 100%
92. Peter Kuper – Free Speech original drawing
93. Philip Tan – Merlin pin up, mixed media
94. Rafael Albaquerque – Original Page
95. Rahsan Ekedal – Black Widow pin up, mixed media
96. Rantz Hoseley – Jason & The Argonauts #1 p 21
97. Ray Fawkes – Spectre painting
98. Rich Ellis – pin up, pen and ink
99. Rich Elson – Thor Pin-up
100. Riley Rossmo – Batwoman pin up, mixed media
101. Rob Schrab – SCUD trading cards, uncut sheet, signed
102. Rod Reis – Hulk color painting
103. Roger Langridge – Snarked pin up, pen and ink,
104. Ron Chan – Poison Ivy pin up, mixed media
105. Ron Randall – Supergirl pin up, mixed media
106. Ron Randall – Wonder Woman #218 p. 16
107. Ron Wagner & Dexter Vines – Days of Vengeance #3, p 15
108. Shaky Kane – “Coffin Fly” collage
109. Shannon Wheeler – Rejected NY’er Cartoon
110. Shannon Wheeler – Rejected NY’er Cartoon
111. Simon Bisley, Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot – Melting Pot print
112. Stephanie Hans – Loki Pin-Up, Ink Wash
113. Steve Lieber/Erica Moen – Pin Up, Ink Wash
114. Terry Dodson – Concept art, pencil
115. Terry Moore – Joker pencil drawing
116. Thomas Yeates – interior art from Perseus, pen and ink
117. Tim Seeley – Lovebunny pin up, pen and ink
118. Tom Hodges – Storm Trooper profile
119. Tom Hodges – Clone Wars Season 2, p. 6
120. Tori Amos – Tour book 1996, signed by Tori Amos
121. Tyler Crook – BPRD interior art (page 6), pen and ink
122. Tyler Crook BPRD interior art (page 10), pen and ink
123. Tyler Crook – BPRD interior art (page 22), pen and ink
124. Tyler Crook – Elephant pin up, pen and ink
125. Valentine DeLandro – X-Factor #32, p 16
126. Walt Simonson – Avengers, Interior Page
127. Wendy Pini – Elfquest drawing
128. Zander Cannon – Top 10 drawing

REMOTE BIDDING

There are two options for remote bidding. If you are available during the live auction (Saturday July 14, 7:30 pm PST), we will be streaming the event at ustream.com, on the “CBLDF” channel. To log on and bid live, please contact Alex Cox (alex.cox@cbldf.org) with a ustream bidder name, and your credit card information, to be placed on the authorized bidder list. Please send this information ON or BEFORE MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME July 13th! A proxy attendant will place your bids live, during the auction.

If you are unavailable for the live auction, but still interested in bidding, please send a list of the pieces you are interested in, with your LOWEST bid (this will be used as a starting bid), and the HIGHEST donation you would be willing to bid.This high bid will be placed during the live auction as is appropriate. If the high bid on the auction floor is below your highest bid, your final bid will be 10% higher than the last highest bid on the floor.

This list should be delivered to Alex Cox (alex.cox@cbldf.org) by MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME July 13th to be eligible. You will be contacted immediately after the auction with any winning bids.