Walt Simonson Original Art – Charity Auctions and Commission List

Walt Simonson: Thor Original Art, 9″x12″ – Sold on October, 11 2020 for $4,6k

The 10th Ney York ComiCon Charity auction was online-only due to Covid19, this piece was inked over a blueline print of the pencils, taken from a 2010 Avengers panel.

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Walt Simonson: Beta Ray Bill Sketch Card, 2,5″x3,5″ – Sold on January, 19 2021 for $1,034

Really surprised by this auction result, drawn on a small Hero Initiative branded sketch card (with profits of course benefiting H.I.). Usually Beta Ray Bill sketches on regular 9″x12″ paper sell on eBay for $100-300. I hope the price went so high for the charity purpose, not because prices are out of control.

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Walt Simonson and Greg Hildebrandt: Thor/Zyra Original Comic Art, 12×18″ – Sold on March, 17 2021 for $6,200

A Jam illustration for the Hero Initiative. Greg penciled Zyra, Walt drew Thor, the background and inked the whole drawing. One of the “double Visions” illustrations, drawn by two artists jamming together and auctioned by the Hero Initiative on eBay.

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Walt Simonson: Thor sketch, 11×17″ – Sold on May, 2 2021 for $1,225

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, there were three ways to obtain Walt Simonson’s original art: quick sketches at conventions, the very rare auction of published art, and the annual IDW dinner at San Diego. IDW sold 20 $500 tickets that comprised the dinner and a finished 11×17″ head sketch. As you can see, in two years, the value of those sketches on the secondary market has more than doubled.

Bonus! comparable pieces on Heritage’s Auction archives:

The original art to a great Thor cover by Simonson/Sinnott was sold for $15k in 2017.

A very detailed Beta Ray Bill pinup (created for charity in 2007) was sold in 2009 for $2,8k.

A published Odin pinup by Simonson/Rubinstein was sold in 2019 for $2k.

You can see all of the Walt Simonson Original Art pieces sold on Heritage at this link.