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Dave Mckean Joker Arkham Asylum UKCAC charity piece Dave's 1st Joker/Arkham piece published before Arkham Asylum

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Artist: Dave Mckean (All)

Location: Dave Mckean other Published art
Title: Dave Mckean Joker Arkham Asylum UKCAC charity piece Dave's 1st Joker/Arkham piece published before Arkham Asylum*
Artist: Dave Mckean (All)
Media Type: Mixed Media
Art Type: Pin Up
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 43291
Likes on CAF: 19
Favorited on CAF: 10
Comments: 49
Added to Site: 8/24/2008

This piece has just become a bit more historic
It 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.

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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.

Alberto Pagella Member Since 2005

Posted On 8/26/2008

NICE!!!!!!

Eric Seffinga Member Since 2005

Posted On 8/27/2008

Holy crap on a taco, that's farking cool!

!Seamus !! Member Since 2007

Posted On 8/28/2008

Hauntingly awesome!

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!!!! !@$#%$^^

Maxfield T. 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!!! ;-)

David C. Member Since 2007

Posted On 4/24/2009

AMAZING!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

Sofia Oertly Member Since 2009

Posted On 6/3/2009

Simply the best McKean piece EVER !

Mario Rhodanos Member Since 2004

Posted On 6/18/2009

holy mother...uffffffffffffffff...absolut fantastico !

Luca Milazzo Member Since 2008

Posted On 3/19/2010

Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!

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.

aric shapiro Member Since 2006

Posted On 3/23/2010

Remarkable piece by a remarkable artist

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

Crees Tyler Member Since 2008

Posted On 4/3/2010

superb! WoW

Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
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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.

Patrick Brooks Member Since 2008

Posted On 8/31/2010

In a word, INSANE!!!!!

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.

Manrico Avorio Member Since 2004

Posted On 10/13/2010

W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L !

Dan McDonald Member Since 2010

Posted On 6/25/2011

A True Masterpiece...........

Mister A Member Since 2007

Posted On 9/22/2011

this i would like to hang on my wall... amazing

A N Member Since 2012

Posted On 6/6/2012

Holy crap.

Frederic Lorge Member Since 2007

Posted On 9/30/2012

We can really hear him laugh

Timothy Guerrero Member Since 2009

Posted On 10/4/2012

Wonderful art!

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!

Fan Comics Member Since 2012

Posted On 8/26/2015

Nice page

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...

J. Sid Member Since 2004

Posted On 12/13/2017

Very cool...

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. ;-)

Jeffrey Freshcorn Member Since 2012

Posted On 5/26/2022

Just stunning....

Jeffrey Freshcorn Member Since 2012

Posted On 10/26/2022

WOW

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.

Julien . Member Since 2017

Posted On 8/20/2025

A real masterpiece!

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