If you’re a fan of
French BD this is as usual an auction to watch, all of the greats are represented with first quality Artwork, the only “stranger” is
Will Eisner with a Spirit cover.
Hergè is represented by many pieces,
some panels from the first edition of
Tintin’s early adventures, some preliminary art and sketches will all go for big prices. A
Michel Vaillant cover from 1958 by
Jean Graton, and a
Buck Danny iconic piece by
Hubinon from 1959. A lot of beautiful originals by
Jean Giraud/Moebius from all of his many series, like
Blueberry from Chihuahua Pearl,
the Incal, and a full-color
Arzach page (eur 60.000 estimated price). The biggest Originals from an already rich auction are a
Spirou page by
Franquin (with an estimated price of eur 80/100.000) and the real historic piece of the auction a
Peyo page from “
La flûte à six schtroumpfs” the album that introduced the
Smurfs to the world (eur 150/180.000)… wish I had enough money!