Dave Mckean Joker Arkham Asylum UKCAC charity piece Dave's 1st Joker/Arkham piece published before Arkham Asylum
Artist: Dave Mckean (All)
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Joker unframed
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DescriptionThis piece has just become a bit more historicIt is published in the 25th anniversary edition of Arkham Asylum Where Dave confirms that this is his first Arkham Asylum piece and that it was published before Arkham Asylum was released! It's always difficult to photograph an object behind glass All the art is visible and I have framed the piece slightly floating above the background, all acid free materials and UV filtering glass For me this is a dream come true. I have finally got my Mckean Joker piece. There are many good Joker pieces out there by many great artists, but for me Dave's Joker is the only Joker that shows his absolute and complete lunacy Ever since I discovered that this beautiful Joker piece existed I knew this was the piece I wanted, simply because I think this is by far the best Joker piece. All Joker, the way Mckean does it best. This was made for the charity auction for the 1988 UKCAC (Brittish comic book convention, for those of you that are unfamiliar with this) . This piece caused quite a stir during that convention because it realized a record sale price in the history of the UKCAC charity auctions. Two London based comicshop owners ended up bidding against each other. It measures 29 ½ x 21 ½ inches and is done in inks,pencils acrylics and collage. Dave made the poker cards himself. Very few people outside the UK knew that this piece even existed, until now. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Social/Sharing |
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John Bamber 
Member Since 2004
Posted on 8/24/2008
That ..... Is simply magnificent. Probably my favourite McKean piece....! Phenomenal....
Steve W.
Member Since 2005
Posted on 8/24/2008
That is just beyond words , Thanks for sharing this beauty .
J L
Member Since 2005
Posted on 8/24/2008
Marc---this is amazing piece of artwork!!!! Congrats!!!! 8 )
Hans from Germany
Member Since 2007
Posted on 8/25/2008
Sheesh, it is tough to comment and not use profane language. This is one beautiful piece, and I why you were after it. Congratulations, Marc, and thank you for sharing this!
Duane Murray
Member Since 2005
Posted on 8/25/2008
Wow...WOW...wow...that is...wow. Man. Marc...spectacular.
Scott Eder
Member Since 2006
Posted on 9/1/2008
quite simply marc. you suck! more than 3 reasons why i'm upset: numero uno- i don't own this piece! dos- 10 people complimented him before me! tres- i don't own this, still. quatro- how the hell did you find this?? cinco- it's the best joker piece of art. probably by any artist. six- (that's how high i can spell in spanish)- am i in your will? didn't think so! 7- (that's how high i can spell in english)- waaaaaaaaaah!!!! a thing to think about marc- it's better to give than receive. so put me in your will! congrats buddy!!!! !@$#%$^^
Spam & Ramen
Member Since 2005
Posted on 9/15/2008
Hands down the BEST piece in your already ridiculously fantastical gallery. AWESOME
Olivier D
Member Since 2006
Posted on 10/13/2008
You see Marc I didn't had to go far to comment the nicest piece of art (to me) you have here on the CAF. Creepy face expression, I totally lôôve that one. Nice to have met you at FACTS 2008. Be well, Olivier
Icon UK
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/1/2008
Have to agree, I think that's a better Mckean Joker than in all of Arkham Asylum!
G. C.
Member Since 2006
Posted on 1/17/2009
How is it possible ? i didn't post a comment on this piece... I need to fix this : your Joker painting is for me the definitive Dave McKean masterpiece !! Congrats Marc !
M,B The collector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/12/2009
Hi Marc, Really fantastic page!!!! Congratulation!!! ;-)
Malcolm Bourne
Member Since 2005
Posted on 5/30/2009
Stunning piece, Marc - I was at that UKCAC auction and still remember that bidding war!! Congratulations!!
Aldo Ixnay
Member Since 2009
Posted on 5/30/2009
The stuff of nightmares. Absolutely, stunning. The perfect incarnation of the Joker... dark and terrifying.
Mike W
Member Since 2007
Posted on 5/30/2009
This is beyond awesome!! One of the best, if not THE BEST, Joker pieces I have ever seen!! Congratulations!!
Daniel Lang
Member Since 2004
Posted on 5/30/2009
Awesome! Dave does a magnificent job of bringing out the Joker's insanity.
Stephen Kane
Member Since 2009
Posted on 5/31/2009
This is really cool! I was sitting right behind McKean at the UKCAC show when this was being bid on. McKean was obviously stunned at how much this was going for compared to the other pieces (and there were some REALLY good pieces that year) that were up too. It was a really amazing auction to sit in on. I lost my con booklet years ago, so it was really neat to see this piece again. Thanks for sharing.
Mario B.
Member Since 2004
Posted on 6/18/2009
holy mother...uffffffffffffffff...absolut fantastico !
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/21/2010
It's no wonder this masterpiece is featured so frequently. You truly scored here fellow art collector.
Marc Mokken
Member Since 2004
Posted on 3/29/2010
Within a week or two I will finally have had the time to frame it so it will be properly displayed and protected. Took a long time deciding how I should frame it. New picture will be added as soon as it's done
Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator
Posted on 4/3/2010
This is an astounding piece of work. Congratulations on a successful search.
Giovanni Zagaria
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/7/2010
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lee C.
Member Since 2005
Posted on 6/24/2010
Such a powerful image. Captures the intensity of the character as I have never seen it done before. Dave really is a genius.
Robert Altamura
Member Since 2006
Posted on 10/5/2010
I think it's the best McKean page I've seen, and he's got a lot of great pages. And so do you.
Xavier .
Member Since 2010
Posted on 11/20/2012
That's amazing! (What I actually said out loud when I saw this.) Thanks for sharing!
Chris K.
Member Since 2008
Posted on 1/28/2017
Can't believe I have not seen nor commented on this...what an oversight. Amazing piece of art.
William Lawson
Member Since 2015
Posted on 7/16/2017
Yup, greatest Joker ever. Period. WOW, just absolutely WOW!!! Thanks for sharing, I didn't know this existed and I'm going to not sleep for a week...
Thomas F
Member Since 2010
Posted on 9/1/2018
Hey Marc, this got featured on the CAF's main page... Next time I drop by you have to tell me the whole story of this piece. ;-)
Matt E.
Member Since 2004
Posted on 7/31/2023
This is probably my favorite painting of the Joker I have ever seen. I do not know what would be better. So amazing!!
Tony Parker
Member Since 2024
Posted on 5/18/2024
I was at that auction and worked for one of the shop owners and there was already a rumour going round that both owners were prepared to bid a lot for the artwork.
As I recall if the price got unrealistically high, the plan was to bid up the other, far wealthier shop owner as far as my boss dared go with no intention of winning the auction and that's exactly what happened.
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