The Hi-Ex Charity Auction in 2008 was a lot of fun and raised raised a considerable sum of money for our chosen charity Children 1st. Many thanks to everyone who helped make the auction such a success by donating items and / or bidding for some of our unique goodies!
Here are just some of the incredible items that were donated to the convention!
A gorgeous A3 fully-inked pin-up of Predator X by Trevor Hairsine, which was "the very last thing I did for Marvel."
Trevor's also generously donated a pencil version of the pin-up and an A4 sketch version (which will be one
of the Hi-Ex raffle prizes!).
For more of Trevor's stunning artwork, see his page on
The Art of Comics website.
We have two gloriously detailed Anderson: Psi Division pencil pages from the
Judge Dredd Megazine strip, drawn to perfection by one of the most amazing and
unique artists around: Mr Boo Cook!
Because the story has yet to see print in the Megazine, we're not going to show
you Boo's pages in their entirety, just these two panels to give you a little taste of
how good they are!
Rufus Dayglo has donated his original artwork for the Hi-Ex poster to the charity auction. The Dennis the Menace and Gnasher pics are A4 size, while Judge Dredd is a whopping A3!
Richard Elson.
Page of original artwork.
Judge Dredd.
Need we say more?
You know you want this!
(Click on the image to see a larger version!)
From the lovely people at Dark Horse comics
we have a hardback copy of the acclaimed graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley!
They've also kindly given us a copy of 300: The Art of the Film,
a behind-the-scenes hardback book detailling every aspect of the movie, from its origins as a
graphic novel to the stunning Zack Snyder movie.
Also donated by Dark Horse comics is
a copy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Omnibus Volume 1
A huge compendium of Buffy comics, including "The Origin", a faithful adaptation of Joss Whedon's original screenplay for the movie (before the studio got their hands on it and started making changes).
Forbidden Planet have generously donated
a beautiful print of Hellboy, size 46cm x 61 cm. Best of all,
the print is signed by Hellboy's creator Mike Mignola!
Kindly donated by Gary at
Heroes for Sale - Inverness's only comic shop - is a gorgeous
hardback copy of the new Buffy The Vampire Slayer graphic novel!
The Long Way Home collects the first four issues of the "Season 8" series that continues
from where the classic TV show ended. Written by Buffy's creator Joss Whedon, with art
by Georges Jeanty and Andy Owens, the comic was a commercial and critical success: Entertainment Weekly
hailed the series as one of "The Twenty Big Events of 2007", while Amazon.com placed the graphic
novel on the list of their ten best books of the year.
Some lucky bidder at the Hi-Ex Charity Auction will be going home with this superb painting
by Hi-Ex guest Graeme Neil Reid of Neil Gaiman's
legendary character Sandman.
Again, web limitations prevent us from showing you this image in a scale that does it justice.
Artist extraordinaire Liam Sharp has generously donated this pair of stunning
A3 size (297mm x 420mm, or 11.7" x 16.5") pencil sketches: The Huntress and Killer Croc,
drawn on official DC Comics paper!
The limitations of the web prevent us from showing you these masterpieces in
the manner in which they deserve, but trust us: they are magnificent and a
more-than-worthy addition to anyone's collection!
Legendary comic writer John Wagner (creator of Judge Dredd
and Strontium Dog, to name but two) has kindly donated two signed hardback copies of
his acclaimed Star Wars graphic novel Boba Fett: Death, Lies and Treachery, featuring
typically superlative art by Hi-Ex guest Cam Kennedy!
If you're unable to attend Hi-Ex, but are interested in bidding on some of the Auction Items, we now have an "Auction Only" membership available; see the Tickets & Info page for more details.
Remember, all profits from the convention will be donated to Children 1st, so please bid early and bid often!