The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund hosts its biggest auction of the year at Comic-Con — the CBLDF Live Art Auction, happening on Saturday, July 20! Author and activist Cory Doctorow kicks off this year’s auction with a special introduction. Then, the bidding for a treasure trove of fantastic original art begins! Register here for your bidder number to join the fun!
The CBLDF Live Art Auction is your chance to take home pieces by luminaries such as Jim Lee, Neil Gaiman, Charlie Adlard, Jock, Yoshitaka Amano, Jill Thompson, Jeffrey Brown, Alan Moore, Paul Pope, Cliff Chiang, Jonathan Case, Brandon Graham, James Stokoe, and dozens more! The embedded slide show and list below reveal many of the pieces being auctioned so far. But more art will be added up until the auction begins, including a set of pieces curated by Geoff Johns! YOU DO NOT NEED A COMIC CON BADGE TO ATTEND! (Remote bidding instructions follow the list of pieces.)
The CBLDF Live Art Auction is sponsored in part by TFAW.com. The auction kicks off at 7:30 p.m. and continues until 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at the Sapphire Ballroom CD, Hilton San Diego Bayfront.
AUCTION LIST
| 1 | Zombie Doctor | Jeffrey Brown |
| 2 | Beanworld | Larry Marder |
| 3 | Star Wars | Dan Brereton |
| 4 | Batman | Matt Wagner |
| 5 | Superman | M Wagner |
| 6 | What th’ Crackers? | M Jantze |
| 7 | Shadow | Matt Wagner |
| 8 | House of Night | Joelle Jones |
| 9 | Superman 80 Page Giant | Andy McDonald |
| 10 | Huntress | Joe Quinones |
| 11 | Astro City | Brent Anderson |
| 12 | Avengers | Terry Dodson |
| 13 | Superman | Jim Lee |
| 14 | Batman | Jock |
| 15 | Hellfire Club | Charlie Adlard |
| 16 | Angel (1) | Franco Urru |
| 17 | B.P.R.D.: Devil’s Engine (pg 3) | Tyler Crook |
| 18 | B.P.R.D.: Devil’s Engine (pg 13) | Tyler Crook |
| 19 | Prime/CAP AM | Norm Breyfogle |
| 20 | Clone Wars | Tom Hodges |
| 21 | Galactus | Andy McDonald |
| 22 | Betty And Veronica | Dan Parent |
| 23 | Teen Sue and Johnny Storm (set) | Charlie Adlard |
| 24 | Ebenezer Scrooge | Roger Langridge |
| 25 | Girl Profile | Yoshitaka Amano |
| 26 | Samurai | Yoshitaka Amano |
| 27 | Firefly | Phil Noto |
| 28 | Hunger Games | Chris Houghton |
| 29 | Five Weapons | Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen, Five Weapons) |
| 30 | A Distant Soil | Colleen Doran |
| 31 | Wolverine | Mark Texeira |
| 32 | Goon Splash | Eric Powell |
| 33 | Lucifer | Scott Hampton (w/ Lettering by Scott Klein) |
| 34 | TOME, Vol 1 HC – Remarqued by Ben Templesmith | Ben Templesmith |
| 35 | It Will All Hurt, p.70 | Farel Dalrymple |
| 36 | It Will All Hurt, p. 6 | Farel Dalrymple |
| 37 | Amanda Palmer Sketches | Jill Thompson |
| 38 | Welcome Back Cotter | Rick Estrada |
| 39 | Galena | Erik Jones |
| 40 | Superman | Brian Buccellato |
| 41 | Ex Machina/Starman | Tony Harris |
| 42 | Astro City | Brent Anderson |
| 43 | Em from Revival | Tim Seeley |
| 44 | Wolverine & The X-Men sketch | Nick Bradshaw |
| 45 | Hawkeye | Ron Chan |
| 46 | Cliff Chiang | |
| 47 | Colleen Coover | |
| 48 | The Black Beetle | Francesco Francavilla |
| 49 | ||
| 50 | Steve Lieber | |
| 51 | Bean World (2) | Larry Marder |
| 52 | Characters from Dear Creature | Jonathan Case |
| 53 | A Matter of Life | Jeffrey Brown |
| 54 | Multiple Warheads | Brandon Graham |
| 55 | Prophet Issue, page 9 | Simon Roy |
| 56 | Orc Stain Issue 6 Page 18 | James Stokoe |
| 57 | AMAZING Catwoman sketch | Jonathan Case |
| 58 | Wonder Woman | Jill Thompson |
| 59 | Lemire Creations | Jeff Lemire |
| 60 | Angel (2) | Franco Urru |
| 61 | Nicholas Was | Neil Gaiman |
| 62 | Thor: Viking 3, working script, signed | Garth Ennis |
| 63 | Swamp Thing 51 Signed | Alan Moore |
| 64 | TWILIGHT Signed Script | Alan Moore |
REMOTE BIDDING
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 the HIGHEST donation you would be willing to bid. 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.
Your bids should be delivered to Betsy Gomez (betsy.gomez@cbldf.org) by MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME July 19th to be eligible. You will be contacted immediately after the auction with any winning bids.