A rare complete 3-page story from Lloyd Llewellyn #5, 1987—and one of the great self-contained LLL yarns, starring fan fave Ernie Hoyle. One couldn’t find a better example of Clowes’ vintage style. And as an added bonus, Clowes will also supply the artwork for the special, climactic final panel! Ink and zipatone on Bristol board, with each page measuring 15.5 x 11.75.” Price: Inquire

Great preliminary art for one of Clowes’ most popular New Yorker covers, the October 12, 2009 issue titled “The Food Chain.” The artist’s artwork for the august publication is virtually non-existent on the market. An excellent window into the Clowes’ working process and a great work of art on its own. Ink and pencil on paper, 11 x 8.5.” Price: Sold

"Sawdust," 2008, complete single-page strip for the anthology Kramer's Ergot #7. A great, incredibly detailed complete story. Ink on Bristol board, 28 x 20.5 inches. Price: Sold

A great 2010 self-portrait used for numerous features and interviews and published in the Wilson graphic novel. Ink on Bristol board (also contains inked detail overlays), 8 x 9 inches. Price: Sold

Pages from Clowes’ first graphic novel Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron have become very difficult to track down, and this is an excellent example from the penultimate chapter, prominently featuring a struggling Clay struggling in the midst of impending doom. Page 119, Eightball #9, 1992. Ink and zipatone on Bristol board, 18.75 x 12.25 inches. Price: Sold

Eightball #21 Letters page art, 2000. The Eightball letters pages were classic, and this example features beautiful artwork, including the intricate Eightball lettering and great images of Clowes’ most popular characters, including Lloyd Llewellyn, Dan Pussey, and Enid from Ghost World. Ink and blue pencil on Bristol board (also contains inked lettering overlays for the upper right book titles), 19.5 x 14.5 inches. Price: Sold

Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, first edition back cover sketch, c. 1993. A vintage and nicely definitive image of Clay! Ink and graphite on tracing paper, 12 x 5.5 inches. Price: Sold

A beautiful color sketch for the cover for the widely acclaimed 2017 Criterion Collection DVD release of Ghost World, featuring a classic image of Enid and Rebecca. Ghost World art in any format or medium is rare, as very little has ever been sold by the artist—and this is an absolutely great standalone image of Clowes’ most perennially popular characters. Ink and colored pencil on paper, 13.75 x 10.5.” Price: Sold

An excellent page from the autobiographical “Blue Italian Shit,” which chronicles Clowes stand-in Rodger Young’s coming of age in the late 1970s New York punk and art school milieu. Clowes’ originals from this era are large, immaculate, and extremely impressive in person, full of classic, memorable imagery (such as the punk girl in panel 5). Originally published in Eightball #13, 1994, the story was among the nine collected in the classic book Caricature, and pages from these stories, which are certainly among Clowes’ very best, are rare and coveted. Page 4, ink, white paint, and zipatone on Bristol board, 20..5 x 13.25.” Price: Sold

As Clowes’ first ever cover for the New Yorker, the May 12, 2008 issue actually featured two cover images by the artist, each depicting stages of an urban bachelor building a robot pal, titled “Man's Best Friend.” This charming, detailed color sketch is for one of the published versions, and is an excellent insight into the artist’s working process. Ink and colored pencil on paper, 11 x 8.5.” Price: Sold

A large sketch of the “Black Nylon” protagonist from the back cover of the first edition hardcover collection Caricature, 1998. The pose is a variation on the image that first appeared as the inside-front cover letters page in Eightball #18, 1997, where the classic story originally appeared. Such Clowes preliminary sketches look great framed. Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 14.25 x 10” (with additional 2” folded over). Price: Sold

Clowes' 2017 key artwork for Season 4 of the acclaimed show was used extensively to promote the premiere, including on posters and billboards in Los Angeles and Times Square. Ink and colored pencil on paper, measuring a huge 24 x 16.5." Price: Sold

All the main characters are featured in this dramatic, beautifully rendered color cover sketch for the brand new edition of the classic and influential graphic novel Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron. 2017, ink and colored pencil on paper, 14 x 11.” Price: Sold

A recent college graduate returns to the nest in this cover preliminary for the May 24, 2010 issue of the New Yorker, one of the artist’s most popular images. An excellent window into Clowes’ working process and, as typical of his tightly drawn sketches, a great work of art on its own. Ink and pencil on paper, 11 x 8.” Price: Sold

Of the small handful of major paintings Clowes has created, this is the only example to ever be offered for sale. Such detailed, full-color paintings are created exclusively for significant projects, and this cover for the 2017 prestigious Criterion Collection depicts an iconic image of Enid and Rebecca, the main characters from Ghost World, perhaps Clowes’ most popular feature. Additionally, virtually no Ghost World art in any medium has ever been sold by the artist, so this painting represents a very rare opportunity. Gouache on heavy illustration board, an impressive 21 x 16.” Price: Sold

One of Clowes’ most elaborate illustrations, this book design for the 2007 Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition of Frankenstein—the complete artwork for the front cover (shown), back cover and spine, front, and rear flaps—encompasses a dramatic and boldly drawn self-contained comic strip, which intertwines selected key events from the classic story and functions as a uniquely Clowesian introduction to the text, as well as a short strip introducing Frankenstein author Mary Shelley.  This special series of classic books was of particular importance to contemporary comic art, as many of the best cartoonists—including Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Art Spiegelman, Ivan Brunetti, and Seth—were commissioned to create new covers for classic works of literature that strongly resonated with their particular sensibilities. Clowes’ cover stands out as one of the most striking aesthetic pairings, as well as one the most intricate designs, demonstrating the full capabilities and impressive range of the comic language. Ink on Bristol board, 4 pieces, with the largest measuring 19 x 14.5.” Additional images available upon request. Price: Sold

This large complete two-page strip from the 2006 softcover edition of the classic collection is one of the most important autobiographical comics Clowes has done, as well as both a complete origin story for the popular Dan Pussey character and capsule history of the comics industry from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Ink on Bristol board, each page 21 x 14.” Additional images available upon request. Price: Sold

A huge and boldly striking cover sketch for the legendary unpublished 2001 DC collection. Ink and pencil on vellum, affixed to paper, 21.5 x 14.” Price: Sold