Pascal Girard original art Archie Comics Doug Wright Awards Fundraising Auction

This is a one-of-a-kind, original artwork created by award-winning cartoonist Pascal Girard (Petty Theft, Reunion, Bigfoot, Nicola) exclusively for the 2017 Doug Wright Awards Fundraising Auction, which features more than a dozen pieces of art inspired by the 75th anniversary of Archie Comics. 

“Sock Hop” by two-time Doug Wright Award-winner Girard, measures 8" wide x 10" tall (5.5" wide x 7" tall, art size) and is watercolor on watercolor paper. The artwork depicts the Riverdale gang (Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica) dancing almost-Peanuts style, to a song playing on a portable record player. This fun, beautiful art is perfect for Archie fans of all ages.

About Archie Comics

In December 1941, Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge made their debut in issue #22 of Pep Comics. Three-quarters of a century later Archie and his gang of timeless teenagers are more popular than ever, continuing to amuse and entertain fans audiences in print, online, TV and other media. 

According to Archie Comics more than one million copies of Archie comics are sold every month, 30 percent of which are bought in Canada — the highest per capita readership internationally.

About the Auction

In honour of Archie's 75th, the Doug Wright Awards are holding an online auction of original art with 100% of the proceeds going to support the non-profit arts organization. 

More than a dozen of the world’s best cartoonists, including R. Sikoryak (Masterpiece Comics, Raw magazine), Chester Brown (Louis Riel, Paying For It, Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus), Joe Ollmann (The Abominable Mr. Seabrook, Mid-Life), John Martz (Burt’s Way Home) and Jesse Jacobs (Safari Honeymoon, Even the Giants), have created original artwork inspired by the 75th anniversary of Archie Comics for the 2017 Doug Wright Awards Fundraising Auction. 

They will be joined by Connor Willumsen, John Martz, Patrick Kyle, Dakota McFadzean, Zach Worton, David Collier and Steven Gilbert for this unique Archie homage. Read more about the auction on our website. 

About the Doug Wright Awards

The Doug Wright Awards are a non-profit organization formed in 2004 to honour the lasting legacy of the late, great Canadian cartoonist Doug Wright (1917–1983), whose weekly strip, Doug Wright’s Family, ran in newspapers in Canada and around the world from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. The Doug Wright Awards recognize comics and graphic novels published in the previous calendar year. 

To check out the other items of art up for auction, check out our eBay page!

This item ships internationally from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  

A note about shipping

This item is one of a total of 13 pieces in an ongoing fundraising auction which is scheduled to end on June 22, 2017. All pieces will be shipped within 5 business days of the end of the last auction.

Also, some people have inquired about shipping rates, which are displaying very high to some potential bidders. Rest assured, shipping will be reasonable and will be based on where you live and how quickly you want it shipped. Sorry for any confusion. Thanks for your understanding.