Ryan Stegman KING IN BLACK update! + NEW AUCTIONS!

Published on December 14, 2020

Those who follow us on social media and/or have participated in our chats already know: Ryan Stegman's KING IN BLACK #1 has sold complete.

KING IN BLACK is the culmination of the work Ryan and writer Donny Cates started with VENOM in 2018. Since then, VENOM has become Marvel's #1 book. With the introduction of new super-villain Knull in issue #3, Venom, the character and the title, has never been hotter.

The first Stegman/Cates Venomverse event, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, was a monster hit for Marvel in 2019. KING IN BLACK is even bigger.

Those who follow us also know that we've popularized the selling/collecting of complete issues of original art in the hobby. KING IN BLACK may represent a first for us there: The ENTIRE series may be sold complete. To one very motivated collector. The deal isn't finalized yet, but it's trending that way. We will continue to share scans, though, so that everyone can enjoy Ryan and inker JP Mayer's beautiful work!

What this means is that everyone who has already bought Ryan's VENOM (193/194 sold...just ONE page left!) and ABSOLUTE CARNAGE (128/136 sold, only 8 pages left!) did well. You got an early piece of this Stegman/Cates Venom saga. If you've been thinking about getting a page that's out there, you may want to keep in mind that there might not be any more (at least not from KING IN BLACK). Ryan is aware that the entire KIB series could sell complete, so he has pledged to let me have pages from his Marvel archives if that happens. So one way or another, there WILL be an opportunity coming up for Stegman art, at least!

We took a few days off, but our charity art auctions to benefit The Lu Family Fund resume today!:

From MATÍAS BERGARA: A color 9"X10" Silver Surfer Black!

From LESLIE HUNG: A color 9"X12" Snotgirl!

From STUART IMMONEN: An 8.5"X11" Luke Skywalker!

Remember, ALL proceeds benefit cancer patients and their families via The Lu Family Fund. If your company offers a donation match, let us know, we'll count that in your bid! Your payment to Paltown may be tax deductible (consult your accountant). This round of auctions ends on Wednesday, December 16th, at 5PM PST/8PM EST. Please place your bids in the post for any (or all!) pieces on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Whichever is your social media outlet of choice. OR you can submit your bid to me directly. I will then update social media with the high bid. Thank you, bid high, and good luck!