With San Diego Comic Con just around the corner I keep hearing from the Comic Con veterans about the good old days of less people and cheap art. That last one is especially no longer the case. While at SDCC two years ago I was looking at some Alex Ross 8.5″x11″ sketches of buildings that looked like something a 5th grader produced right before nap time. The price tag was a whopping $8,000! I personally think that’s way too high, but the page from Batman the Killing Joke (pictured above) just went for $31,000. If you’re interested in learning more about collecting original comic art be sure to check out this NY Times article.