Happy Valentine's Day

Greeting Card Illustration Original Art Signed by Robert Crumb 

Happy Valentine's Day! Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this R. Crumb Valentine Original Art (American Greetings, c. 1963). Underground cartoonist Robert Crumb got his first job as a professional artist in the fall of 1962, when he returned to Cleveland, doing color separations and art detail for American Greetings. A year later, he was promoted to the company's Hi-Brow department, designing humorous cards like the one offered here. The lettering and pupils of the birds are drawn on an acetate overlay, with most of the artwork on a 4 x 9.5 inch piece of bristol board. Other than some minor color loss from the background, the art is in Excellent condition. A signature was added later in the lower right corner. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Johnny Ryan

Angry Youth Comix Signed with a sketch by Johnny Ryan

Happy birthday to cartoonist Johnny Ryan, best known as the creator of the underground comic Angry Youth Comix and co-creator of the Nickelodeon animated series Pig Goat Banana Cricket. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this hardcover collection of all fourteen issues of Ryan's career-defining comic book series Angry Youth Comix (2000-2008). All the comics, the covers, and even the contentious letters pages. Hand-signed in person with an original drawing by Johnny Ryan (may differ from the example shown). Brand new hardcover. COA

Happy Birthday Coop

Shut Up Little Man Original Illustration Art Signed by Coop

Happy birthday to Lowbrow and Kustom Kulture artist Coop! Real name Chris Cooper, Coop is best known for his sexy devil girls and artwork for bands that include The Reverend Horton Heat, Lords of Acid, Green Day, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and The Foo Fighters. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original ink and watercolor unpublished artwork for the 1993 cult CD Shut Up, Little Man!  These "audio vérité recordings" consists of the arguments between two violent alcoholics, Peter J. Haskett and Raymond Huffman in San Francisco. With a large cult following, the recordings were adapted into comic books, zines, a theatrical production and the 2002 independent film Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth. Approximately 17 x 19 inches. Hand-signed by Coop. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Brom

The Art of Brom Book Hand-Signed with an Original Drawing by Brom

Happy birthday to dark fantasy artist Brom! His art is a harmony of extremes: dark and beautiful, haunting and inspiring, majestic and raw. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this hand-signed copy of The Art of Brom with an original drawing. Collecting together the very best of his art spanning his 30 year career, The Art of Brom includes images made iconic through his illustrated novels and his work in film and games. Brand new First Edition hardcover. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Curt Swan

Superman Family Temporary Tattoos Original Art by Curt Swan

Happy birthday to legendary Superman artist Curt Swan (1920 - 1996)! Starting in the 1950s and by the middle 1960s, his version of the Man of Steel's world would remain the gold standard well into the 1980s. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original Silver Age Curt Swan Superman artwork that was used for DC's line of temporary tattoos. We have all 6 varieties on a single board featuring 2 action images of Superman, the classic origin image of Superboy lifting a couch, a classic image of Supergirl and Superman in flight, Supergirl clothes shopping and Clark Kent getting hit in the head with a flower pot (an interesting choice indeed). The art has an image area of approximately 8 x 12 inches. Excellent condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Frank Frazetta

Fighting Figures Original Art Signed by Frank Frazetta

Today marks the birthday of fantasy and science fiction artist Frank Frazetta (1928 - 2010), best known for his work for comics, book covers, paintings, movie posters, and LP record album covers. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this drawing by Frazetta on a sheet of sketch paper and matted to 8 x 7 inches - a bold example of Frazetta's pure line unleashed.  The agony of defeat flows from this tense image by Frank Frazetta. Frazetta's uncanny ability to express motion and emotion in a few simple lines was never better represented than in this stimulating 4 x 3 inch image. In excellent condition. Signed by Frank Frazetta. Provenance Heritage Auctions. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland Illustration Original Art Signed by Willy Pogany

Today marks the birthday of author and mathematician Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original illustration of shrinking Alice from the Art Nouveau-inspired 1929 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by artist Willy Pogany (1882-1955). Hand-Signed by Pogany. Pen and ink on paper. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

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The Santa Claus Golden Shape Book Original Cover Art by Richard Scarry

The Three Caballeros Las Posadas Prints Hand-Signed by Mary Blair

Happy Birthday Ernie Chan

Master of Kung Fu #60 Cover Original Art Signed by Ernie Chan

Today marks the birthday of Ernie Chan (1940 - 2012), a Filipino-American comic book artist, known for work published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is his original cover art for Master of Kung Fu #60 (Marvel, 1978). This cover explodes with martial arts action as Shang-Chi takes on Doctor Doom and his pawns. Hand-signed by Ernie Chan.  Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Mother's Day

Momma Comic Strip Original Art Hand-Signed by Mell Lazarus

Happy Mother's Day! Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original art for the Momma Sunday comic strip dated 4/28/96. Black thin marker pen on 14 x 8.5 inch bond paper signed and inscribed by creator Mell Lazarus. Includes cut-out from published newspaper. In Excellent condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Easter

Dennis The Menace Comic Strip Original Art Signed by Hank Ketcham

Happy Easter! Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original hand-inked single panel Dennis The Menace daily comic strip dated 3/29/1986, on white sheet of 7.5 x 9.5 heavy stock paper. Captioned in ink "This is the guy I was telling you about! He's the one who lays the Easter Eggs!" Signed by creator Hank Ketcham (1920-2001), who wrote and drew the strip from 1951 to 1994. In Excellent condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Frank Frazetta

Fighting Figures Original Art Signed by Frank Frazetta

Today marks the birthday of fantasy and science fiction artist Frank Frazetta (1928 - 2010), best known for his work for comics, book covers, paintings, movie posters, and LP record album covers. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this drawing by Frazetta on a sheet of sketch paper and matted to 8 x 7 inches - a bold example of Frazetta's pure line unleashed.  The agony of defeat flows from this tense image by Frank Frazetta. Frazetta's uncanny ability to express motion and emotion in a few simple lines was never better represented than in this stimulating 4 x 3 inch image. In excellent condition. Signed by Frank Frazetta. Provenance Heritage Auctions. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland Illustration Original Art Signed by Willy Pogany

Today marks the birthday of author and mathematician Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original illustration of shrinking Alice from the Art Nouveau-inspired 1929 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by artist Willy Pogany (1882-1955). Hand-Signed by Pogany. Pen and ink on paper. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Jack Davis

The Commuter's Best Friend Original Art by Jack Davis

Happy 90th birthday to cartoonist Jack Davis, best known for his work at MAD Magazine. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original pencil drawing by Davis for a print ad done for Group W's news service. Group W is an alternate name for the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. The firm hired Davis to design several print ads for them, among them this one depicting a man nervously looking at his watch near a train track. A copy of the final ad is included, featuring the tagline "The commuter's best friend".  Approximately 7 x 9 inches. Fine condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life.

Happy Birthday Charles Schulz

Peanuts Comic Strip Original Art Signed by Charles M. Schulz

Happy birthday to Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), best known for his comic strip Peanuts and its cast of characters (including the timeless Snoopy and Charlie Brown). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this superb original hand-inked three-panel Peanuts daily comic strip, dated March 4, 1996, on an off-white 20.75 x 7 sheet of artist's cardstock. Panel features Snoopy, Woodstock, and Linus, with Snoopy appearing in all three panels as a pirate, with Woodstock on his shoulder. Signed vertically in black ink in the last panel, "Schulz," and also signed and inscribed in black felt tip in the top border, "For Chris with friendship and appreciation - Charles M. Schulz." Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Schulz presenting the strip. In fine condition. A pristine example featuring one of Schulz's best loved characters in costume. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La plus third party COA. Payment plans are available for this item - please inquire. On sale this week only for $4000 off!

Happy Birthday Chet Zar

The Art of Sketch Theatre Book Signed by 24 Artists with Original Drawings

Happy birthday to dark artist Chet Zar, best known for his work with the band Tool. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this multi-artist hand-signed and sketched copy of The Art of Sketch Theatre Volume 1, an inspiring collection of sketches, finished work and insightful profiles by over 50 professional artists who have participated in the ongoing SketchTheatre.com project. Participants read as a who's who of the "lowbrow" contemporary art scene. This brand new First Edition hardcover copy has been hand-signed by 24 of the artists with many adding original drawings: Aimee Kuester, Alex Alvarez, Ana Bagayan, Apricot Mantle, Axel#13, Brandi Milne, Brian Smith, Charles Hu, Chet Zar, Christian Lorenz-Scheurer, The Chung, Daphne Yap, Greg Crayola Simkins, Gris Grimly, Kali Fontecchio, Luke Chueh, Marshall Vandruff, Meats Meir, Michael Broom, Miss Mindy, Munk One, Nate Frizell, Rick O Brien, Sam Shearon, and Steven Daily. Truly a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the contemporary art collector! Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

New Travis Louie Original Art In-Stock

Boogie Men Original Art Signed by Travis Louie

Travis Louie is a revered figure in the contemporary art movement known as pop surrealism. His imaginary world is grounded in Victorian and Edwardian times and inhabited by human oddities, mythical beings, and otherworldly characters. Each portrait (in this case, Ornamental Boogie Man and Gardening Boogie Man) is accompanied by biographical or anecdotal text that encourages the viewer to look past the physical. These intimate revelations are what differentiate Louie’s strange visitors from everyday strangers encountered in the real world, whose individual oddities are either up for interpretation or stowed neatly out of sight. Abnormality is normal, it is simply a matter of whether it exists on a sleeve or in a closet. Approximately 11 x 14 inches. Graphite on paper. Hand-signed by Travis Louie. Very fine condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Spotlight on Illustrator Charles Gates Sheldon

  

  

Charles Gates Sheldon (1889 - 1960) is an artist best known for his pin-ups, Hollywood, and fashion drawings for magazines from about 1900 to the 1930s. He was one of the highest paid illustrators of his time and studied under the famed Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha in Paris. Collector's Shangri-La is proud to feature several newly acquired Sheldon originals including work from the Estate of Charles Martignette, collector, historian, and author of The Great American Pin-Up.

Happy Birthday to Lowbrow and Kustom Kulture Artist Coop

Shut Up Little Man Original Illustration Art Signed by Coop

Happy birthday to Lowbrow and Kustom Kulture artist Coop! Real name Chris Cooper, Coop is best known for his sexy devil girls and artwork for bands that include The Reverend Horton Heat, Lords of Acid, Green Day, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and The Foo Fighters. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original ink and watercolor unpublished artwork for the 1993 cult CD Shut Up, Little Man!  These "audio vérité recordings" consists of the arguments between two violent alcoholics, Peter J. Haskett and Raymond Huffman in San Francisco. With a large cult following, the recordings were adapted into comic books, zines, a theatrical production and the 2002 independent film Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth. Approximately 17 x 19 inches. Hand-signed by Coop. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday to Underground Cartoonist Robert Crumb

Monster Greeting Cards Illustration Original Art Signed by Robert Crumb

Happy birthday to underground comic artist R. Crumb, well known for his countercultural characters Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, his "Keep on Truckin'" strip, and his work for Zap Comix and Weirdo.  Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this early Monster Greeting Cards original art. "You Look Like a Million Dollars... All Green and Wrinkled!" Every kid in the neighborhood loved these wacky cards, with a nice illustration on the front and a "treated" photo of a girl or guy on the back with a zinger punch line. Robert did these card illustrations while moonlighting for Woody Gelman's Topps Gum Company in New York. This original art from #33 is in mixed media on a card measuring approximately 3.5 x 5 inches. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.