Auctions: comic books in 'IDW Artifact Edition'

Dave Cockrum's X-Men HC (2020 IDW/Marvel) Artifact Edition 1-1ST NM 9.4

1st printing.

Written by Chris Claremont. Art and cover by Dave Cockrum.

By 1975 the X-Men had been relegated to reprint status for a number of years, and the title was not a safe bet to become one of the most popular comic book franchises of all time-but with the launch that year of GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1, by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, that is precisely what happened! Dave Cockrum was the artist and architect of this newly revamped team, and he co-created Storm, Colossus, and, perhaps most notably, Nightcrawler. After the runaway success of Giant Size X-Men #1, the title began producing all-new stories with X-Men #94... and the rest is the stuff comic book dreams are made of!

This Artifact Edition contains more than 100 pages from Cockrum's initial run on X-Men, as well as some pages when the artist returned later for a second run on the characters several years later. As with all Artist's Edition style books from IDW Publishing (which have so far won six Eisner Awards), the pages presented were all scanned from Cockrum's actual original art and are printed at the same size they were drawn, mimicking the look and feel of the artist's hand-drawn work. As an added bonus, there is a gallery section featuring covers, sketches, and a few surprises-this is an art book MADE for fans of Dave Cockrum's X-Men art!

Hardcover, 12-in. x 17-in., 144 pages, B&W.

Jim Starlin's Marvel Cosmic HC (2019 IDW/Marvel) Artifact Edition 1-1ST VF 8.0

1st printing.

Art by Jim Starlin.

Jim Starlin was one of the driving creative forces at Marvel Comics in the 1970s and '80s. His turns on Warlock, Captain Marvel, and others have laid the groundwork for much of the Marvel Universe for decades. This Artifact Edition will include beautiful pages that have been scanned from the original art. We've been fortunate enough to track down many key and important pages. This is definitely a book any Jim Starlin fan will want in their library. (I know I want a copy!)

• Featuring art from the first appearances of Thanos and Drax the Destroyer, both created by Starlin!

• Releasing just before Avengers: Infinity War, which is named after and features ideas from Starlin's storylines!

Hardcover, 15-in. x 20-in., 144 pages, B&W.