vintage DC Thomson art up for sale soon

Collectors of original illustrations / cartoons /comic art will hopefully find an upcoming auction in Essex has something for them. Lots 125-160 in this sale on 1st October contains art by Dudley D Watkins, Charles Grigg, David Law, James McConnell, Mac, Jak, Larry, Gerald Scarfe and more. Here are just some of the highlights - good luck if you bid!

this lot - art by David Law

this lot - art by Dudley D Watkins

this lot - art by Dudley D Watkins

this lot - art by Charles Henry Chapman

Ka-Boom - the art of creating comics (part 2)

Currently running at the Story Museum in Oxford is "Ka-Boom - the art of creating comics" - details here. There's plenty of original art featured in the exhibition. 

I showed an initial selection here

And here's some more...

Some David Law Dennis the Menace art from 1952

Leo Baxendale art for 'When the bell rings'

Minnie the Minx - by Leo Baxendale - from the Beano 3rd March 1962

27th December 1969 Dennis the Menace artwork by David Law

more Minnie the Minx artwork

Ka-Boom - the art of creating comics (part 1)

Currently running at the Story Museum in Oxford is "Ka-Boom - the art of creating comics" - details here. There's plenty of original art featured in the exhibition, here's an initial selection...

Here's Minnie the minx as drawn by Laura Howell

Here's more Minnie the minx as drawn by Laura Howell

Here are some pages for The Phoneix by Zak Simmonds

Here's Leo Baxendale drawing the Bash Street kids

Here's David Law drawing Dennis the Menace

Beano @ Somerset House; David Law

If you've not yet made it to the current exhibition at Somerset House, Beano: The art of breaking the rules, I thought I might try and tempt you with these examples of the original art that's on display...

Previously I looked at the 

Leo Baxendale art here

Dudley D Watkins art here

And here's the David Law art...

First ever Dennis the Menace strip on display

For anyone making the trip to the Victoria & Albert Museum to see their (small) display of Beano related material there's a real treat in store, not only is there original artwork by David Law but there's the original artwork to the first ever Dennis the Menace strip...

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all items are (c) DC Thomson