This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Rick Veitch - ‘ABC’ Pitch Script with Greyshirt Illustration
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Jim Lee – DC LEGENDS – Artifact Edition signed
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Bob McLeod – Original Professor Xavier Drawing
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Liniers - Original Character Illustration
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Walter Simonson & Stan Sakai – Ragnorak/Usagi Yojimbo Jam Cover
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Cathy Guisewite - Original Art for CBLDF
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Emil Ferris - Original Drawing
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Stan Sakai & Kevin Eastman - Signed limited edition print
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend! http://cbldf.org/2019/07/just-announced-cbldf-comic-con-auction-open-to-all/
Win The Walking Dead originals from Charlie Adlard for your personal collection with CBDLF’s Annual SDCC Auction! No attendeence required.
These are just two of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend! http://cbldf.org/2019/07/just-announced-cbldf-comic-con-auction-open-to-all/
Will Eisner - The Spirit
This is just one of the many pieces you can add to your collection this year when you support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend!
Dave Gibbons - Original Rorschach Drawing
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend! http://cbldf.org/2019/07/just-announced-cbldf-comic-con-auction-open-to-all/
Terry Moore - Strangers in Paradise
This is just one of many pieces you can bid on to support CBLDF and the fight for free expression!
It is almost time for the 2019 Live Art Auction At SDCC, sponsored by IDW Publishing! Featuring live art by Gabriel Rodriguez and a keynote by Paul Levitz, do not miss this night of exceptional art all to benefit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Remote bidding is available! Don’t wait, learn how you can register now! This event is open to all – you don’t need a Comic-Con badge to attend! http://cbldf.org/2019/07/just-announced-cbldf-comic-con-auction-open-to-all/
Register to Bid: cbldfauction2019.eventbrite.com
Join IDW Publishing to support Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Comic-Con Auction, happening Saturday, July 20, at the Hilton Bayfront Sapphire AB.
The event kicks off at 8:00 p.m. Gabriel Rodriguez, acclaimed artist of Locke & Key and Sword of Ages will be on hand creating live art that will be auctioned off at the end of the night. Comics icon Paul Levitz will offer a keynote address to start the night!
Bid on original art including work by Walter Simonson & Stan Sakai, Tula Lotay, Frank Miller, Charlie Adlard, Cathy Guisewite, Jeff Lemire, Emil Ferris, Jock, Sam Kieth, Terry Moore, Charles Vess, Floyd Norman, Alex Toth, and many more! Plus scripts, prints, and memorabilia, including an incredible assortment of art portfolios from the 1970s featuring signed works from Frank Frazetta, R. Crumb, Robt. Williams, Wendy Pini, John Pound and more!
Close the night with our VIP Toast, where donors can be part of a group photo with Gabriel Rodriguez and his live art. Donate to be part of the toast and get a drink ticket when you sign up to bid!
This auction is open to all — YOU DO NOT NEED A COMIC CON BADGE TO ATTEND! Sign up to bid at: https://cbldfauction2019.eventbrite.com
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 auctions@cbldf.org by 3:00 p.m. PACIFIC TIME July 20 to be eligible. You will be contacted immediately after the auction with any winning bids.
John Layman, the creative mastermind behind the hit series Chew & Outer Darkness is showing his support for CBLDF by personalizing limited edition art bookplates for CBLDF Supporters to benefit our First Amendment work! For a limited time only, we’re offering the chance to have John Layman inscribe one of his great graphic novels! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity--grab a personalized copy of one of these incredible graphic novels at https://cbldf.myshopify.com/collections/john-layman-personalization-collection
Hurry! Personalization ends on May 13th!
CBLDF is proud to offer our donors the chance to get file copies of rare art portfolios from the collection of industry legend Bill Schanes! Schanes is the co-founder of Pacific Comics, the groundbreaking west coast independent comics publisher. These portfolios are Schanes’ personal file copies, and most are signed with very low numbers! CBLDF is currently offering portfolios by Frank Frazetta, Wendy Pini, P. Craig Russell, Mike Grell, and William Stout, available now on our eBay fundraising page. Don’t miss your chance to own this amazing art and a piece of industry history, all while supporting CBLDF’s important work! Read on for a glimpse of these incredible portfolios, and bid on them here!
