More 2000AD and “Trigan Empire” original art offered in latest Book Palace auction
Book Palace are running anotherComic Artworks Auction featuring a range of art from its vaults over on Catawiki, that includes 2000AD originals by Carlos Ezquerra and Ron Smith, Modesty Blaise, “Trigan Empire” and other strip pages – including a future war page by John Cooper for Battle Picture Weekly.
Curated by Filippo Piras, artists whose work features also include Jesus Blasco, Simon Coleby, Philip Corke and Gerry Wood.
Here’s a selection of what’s on offer. The aution runs until Sunday 20th <a href="https://comicvibe.com/betr-entertainment-asxbbt-on-the-radar-what-could-drive-the-next-move-in-september-2026/” title=”Betr Entertainment (ASX:BBT) on the Radar: What Could Drive the Next Move in September 2026?”>September 2026 | Check out the full catalogue here
Original page by Chris Weston from the 2000AD series “Downlode Tales”, titled “Steampunk Willy and Satan Brink Blast them all Away”, published in 2000AD 1158 in 1999, size 27 cm by 39.5 cm, in excellent conditionOriginal page from the Durham Red series by Carlos Ezquerra, published by 2000AD in Prog 768 (1992), titled “I’ve Died and Gone to Hell!’, in excellent condition and measuring 34 cm by 44.6 cmOriginal full colour Rogue Trooper: The Golden Fox Rebellion (1991) by Ron Smith, originally published in 2000AD 715, size 34 cm by 45 cm, in excellent conditionOriginal page from the 2000AD story, “Survivor” (1989) by Ron Smith, measuring 37 cm by 53 cm in excellent condition, signed by the artist in 1995Original page from Part Eleven of “Strontium Dog: The Moses Incident”, art by Carlos Ezquerra, published in 2000AD Prog 345 in 1983, measuring 36 x 45 cm, ink on Caballo 109 Bristol-type stock, in excellent condition with word balloons pastedOriginal page Judge Dredd by Manuel Benet, published in Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 38) in 1993, measuring 34 cm by 47 cm, in excellent condition
Modesty Blaise
Original Modesty Blaise 5671 by Peter O’Donnell, art by Neville Colvin published in 1983, an episode from Pictures of Us Dying!”, measuring 50cm by 18cm and in excellent condition, signedOriginal Modesty Blaise 5672 by Peter O’Donnell, art by Neville Colvin published in 1983, an episode from Pictures of Us Dying!”, measuring 50cm by 18cm and in excellent condition, signed
Trigan Empire
Two original colour art pages by Philip Corke titled The Zith Assassin – Title Page from the Trigan Empire, published by IPC in Look and Learn issue 653 (1974), each measuring 33 cm by 45 cm and in good conditionClick Pictures for Larger ImagesTwo original pages by Gerry Wood for “Trigan Empire”, in which the Skorpiads invade Elekton, 1980; colour-painted boards, in good condition, each page measuring 31 cm by 40 cmClick Pictures for Larger Images
Other Comic Strip Art and Illustration
Original page by Eustaquio Segrelles for the origin story of “The Phantom”, originally published in the 1971 Pow! Annual. Pen and ink wash on Bristol board, 29 cm by 41 cm, dating from 1970 and in good conditionOriginal pen and ink page by John Cooper for the “Plague of Spiders” for IPC’s Battle Weekly, titled “Bombs Away!”, 1987, sized 40.8 × 51.5 cm and in excellent conditionNadir Quinto’s original watercolour illustration Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, an original page from the Peter Pan series (1958), measuring 150 by 150 mm, in excellent conditionUnique original watercolour painting by Nadir Quinto titled Cinderella and the Magic Coach from the Cinderella series, published in Playhour in 1956; one original page, 320 × 180 mm, in excellent condition
John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who MagazineandOverkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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