HEROES AUCTION Heroes Auction at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue, New York City 17 January 2002, 6:00PM George Pérez's 9/11 Heroes book art is displayed and on sale. Related GALLERY HEROES

January 26, 2002 | CBG #1474

From COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE Electronic Bulletin 1474.1

Auctions: MARVEL 'HEROES' AUCTION EVENT RAISES MORE THAN $66,750 FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER BENEFIT

With Kevin Smith as auctioneer, a Jan. 17 sale of 20 pieces of art from Marvel Comics' Heroes tribute comic-book magazine raised $66,750 to benefit the World Trade Center Fund. The event included a full dinner as well as a live auction, held by All Star Auctions, and attendees included members of the New York Fire Department, New York Police Department, New York Emergency Medical Services, and New York Port Authority as well as such comics professionals as Neal Adams, Chris Claremont, Adam Kubert, Tom Palmer, and Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada. In addition to the auction total were admission fees ($250 per attendee) and silent auctions.

Prices realized for work by the following creators:

$10,000 Alex Ross
$7,000 Joe Quesada-Todd McFarlane
$6,500 Frank Miller (pen and ink)
$5,000 Sam Kieth
$5,000 John Romita Sr. and Jr.
$4,600 Neal Adams
$4,000 Mike Deodato (pen and ink)
$3,500 Bill Sienkiewicz
$3,500 Brian Stelfreeze
$3,000 Tom Palmer
$3,000 Steve Rude
$2,000 Jim Lee (pen and ink)
$1,800 George Pérez (pen and ink)
$1,600 Dave Gibbons-Alan Moore
$1,350 Joe Kubert
$900 Adam Kubert (pencil)
$900 Jae Lee-Neil Gaiman (pen and ink)
$800 J. Scott Campbell (pencil)
$800 Richard Corben (pen and ink)
$800 Gene Ha (pen and ink)

Additional art from Heroes will be sold by All Star Auctions at a later date.

Sample art appears in CBG #1474. Ask for it at your comics shop or subscribe to the print edition at http://www.comicsbuyersguide.com

ALL STAR AUCTIONS HONORS HEROES
Benefit auction to sell original art

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The crowd was extremely supportive and bidding was fast and furious. Over $67,000 were raised for the 20 pieces offered. All funds directly benefit the Twin Towers Fund.

Building on this success, All Star Auctions is proud to offer the additional art from the Heroes book in our upcoming catalogue and on-line sale. For further information you can contact us via e-mail at: art@allstarauctions.net or via phone at: (201) 652-1305.

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All prices listed are the prices actually realized.

George Pérez (pen and ink)
$1,800

[ Read more at All Star Auctions ]

'HEROES' AUCTIONS SHATTERS EXPECTATIONS, RAISES OVER $60,000
by Jonah Weiland, Executive Producer
Posted: January 21, 2002

(excerpt)

20 paintings and illustrations were auctioned, raising a staggering $66,750.00! Considering that the estimated bids would total a little over $20,000.00, this final amount raised was indeed impressive. The highest bid went to Alex Ross's HEROES cover painting -- which raised $10,000.00 alone -- followed by a $7,000.00 winning bid for the HEROES back cover illustration by Marvel Editor In Chief Joe Quesada and Todd McFarlane -- purchased by Joe's wife, Nanci Quesada! The icing on the cake? Kevin Smith outbid himself to purchase a painting by Brian Stelfreeze!

The artwork's creators and the winning bids included:

1. Neal Adams - $4,600.00
2. J. Scott Campbell - $800.00
3. Richard Corben - $800.00
4. Mike Deodato - $4,000.00
5. Gene Ha - $800.00
6. Sam Kieth - $6,000.00
7. Adam Kubert - $900.00
8. Joe Kubert - $1,350.00
9. Jim Lee - $2,000.00
10. Jae Lee & Neil Gaiman - $900.00
11. Frank Miller - $6,500.00
12. Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons - $1,600.00
13. Tom Palmer - $3,000.00
14. George Pérez - $1,500.00
15. Joe Quesada & Todd McFarlane - $7,000.00
16. John Romita Sr. & Jr. - $5,000.00
17. Alex Ross - $10,000.00
18. Steve Rude - $3,000.00
19. Bill Sienkiewicz - $3,500.00
20. Brian Stelfreeze - $3,500.00
    Total Winning Bids - $66,750.00

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January 11, 2002 | Heroes on the Block

From Wizard (as previously mentioned, see related)

HEROES ON THE BLOCK
January 10, 2002

Marvel Comics is helping take Heroes one step further.

Marvel has already sold over 300,000 copies of Heroes, the tribute book benefiting the Twin Towers Fund in the wake of Sept. 11's terrorist attacks. Now, Marvel is putting much of the original art from that book up for auction.

Club 101, located at 101 Park Ave. in New York City, will play host to an auction on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 PM. Live attendees of the auction will be charged a $250 donation to the Twin Towers Fund, and the auction will be run simultaneously by All-Star Auctions at www.allstarauc.com. Kevin Smith will serve as live auctioneer.

Art from Neal Adams, J. Scott Campbell, Richard Corben, Mike Deodato Jr., Gene Ha, Sam Kieth, Adam Kubert, Joe Kubert, Jae Lee, Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Dave Gibbons, Tom Palmer Sr., George Pérez, Joe Quesada and Todd McFarlane, John Romita Jr. and Sr., Alex Ross, Steve Rude, Bill Sienkiewicz, Brian Stelfreeze and more will be available.

HEROES AUCTION

Marvel Comics extends an invitation on behalf of our artists to bid on select pieces of original art from the acclaimed HEROES book.

All proceeds from this charity aution will go to the victims of the World Trade Center. Please join us as we auction off these original pieces by:

Neal Adams
J Scott Campbell
Richard Corben
Mike Deodato
Gene Ha
Sam Kieth
Jae Lee/Neil Gaiman
Jim Lee
Frank Miller
Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons
Tom Palmer
George Pérez
Joe Quesada/Todd McFarlane
John Romita Jr
John Romita Sr
Alex Ross
Steve Rude
Bill Sienkiewicz
Brian Stelfreeze
Additional pieces to be auctioned online

Thursday, January 17, 2002
6:00 pm
Hosted by Kevin Smith
$250.00 per plate at
Club 101
101 Park Avenue
New York City

For details, contact Marc Kaye at 646-227-8400
or Andrew Lis at 917-472-2100