Top 6 Original Comic Art Sites for 2023

After crawling original comic art sites over 35 million times, Nerd Crawler knows a little something about which original comic art websites people are most interested in.

In this post, we will reveal the 6 websites that our community of comic art fans are most interested in and which ones have the most buyers eagerly awaiting for their real-time original comic art alerts from Nerd Crawler.

1. Paul Martin Smith (www.paulmartinsmith.com)

First up is the legendary Paul Martin Smith's website paulmartinsmith.com If you don't know, PMS is a world-renowned comic artist who has worked on iconic titles like "Uncanny X-Men" and "The Avengers." His official website serves as a direct portal for collectors to acquire original art directly from the artist himself. When he drops art, he usually drops 2-5 sketches; however, the big question is when will he drop sketches as drops are random. It's for this reason that PMS' site is the #1 site integration on Nerd Crawler, and we're happy to know that multiple members of our 400+ strong community have been able to get a PMS piece because of our site integration. 

Sign up for a Nerd Crawler account and get real-time alerts for Paul Martin Smith original comic art.

2. Capullo Art (www.capulloart.com)

Capullo Art is the official website of comic artist Greg Capullo, known for his groundbreaking work on titles like "Spawn" and "Batman." The website offers collectors an opportunity to purchase original art, limited-edition prints , and more. With his dynamic style and distinctive storytelling, Capullo's artwork captures the essence of beloved characters and brings them to life on the page, and if you can afford it, owning one of his fully rendered OA pieces is an immediate grail in your collection.

For those searching for a lower price point option, Capullo randomly drops grab bags on his site, which sell for only $75. Grab bags are original Thumbnail sketches drawn by Greg while he works on cover and page layouts, splash pages, character poses, and when he’s just killing time. These are a super affordable way to get original art from Capullo at a fraction of the cost. The tricky part is being on the site when a grab bag drops as these happen randomly, but that's why Nerd Crawler exists! We've helped multiple members in our community score a grab bag and grow their OA collection.

Sign up for a Nerd Crawler account and get real-time alerts for Greg Capullo's grab bags and original comic art.

3. Artcoholics (www.artcoholics.net)

Artcoholics is an online gallery and dealer specializing in original comic art, representing some of the hottest Spanish artists including Jesús Merino, Juan GIménez, Alfonso Azpiri, and Jordi Bernet.  Collectors can explore a range of styles and characters, from classic superheroes to independent comic creations. Art drops are random but can range from very affordable remarques and sketches for under 100 euro to more elaborate commission-quality sketches and covers.

Sign up for a Nerd Crawler account and get real-time alerts for Artcoholics original comic art.

4. Skottie Young (www.skottieyoung.com)

Skottie Young's official website stands as a must-visit destination for collectors enamored with his unique and whimsical style. Known for his work on titles such as "Rocket Raccoon" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Young's website provides collectors with an opportunity to explore and acquire OA, books, exclusive variants, and more. For the original art collectors, Young drops original art (usually covers) and daily sketches. If you're subscribed to Skottie Young's Substack, make sure you read his newsletters, which will tell you when new drops are planned. 

Only want to get notified the moment there's a Skottie Young art drop? Sign up for a Nerd Crawler account and get real-time alerts for Skottie Young original comic art.

5. Albert Moy (www.albertmoy.com)

Albert Moy is a trusted name in the world of comic art dealers, known for his extensive collection, expertise, and wide-range of artists he reps including Jim Lee. The website offers collectors an opportunity to browse and acquire original artwork from a range of comic book artists with prices as low as $100 to upwards of $30,000. Part of the ComicArtFans network of sites, the best way to stay up to date on art drops from Albert Moy is either to join his waitlist or sign up for a Premium ComicArtFans membership.

Alternatively, Nerd Crawler has a partnership with sites on the Comic Art Fans network, and you can get original art alerts for Albert Moy when Nerd Crawler detects an update.

6. Cadence Comic Art (www.cadencecomicart.com)

Cadence Comic Art is a prominent original art dealer specializing in original comic book artwork from amazing artists like Rafael Albuquerque, Becky Cloonan, Jill Thompson, and many more. Whether you're looking for sketches, pages, or covers, Cadence Comic Art is the go-to source for original art from their large network of repped artists, and if you want to be notified of when an upcoming art drop is, you can join their mailing list here.

But, if you just want to be notified the moment an original art drop is happening, sign up for a Nerd Crawler account and get real-time alerts for original comic art sold on Cadence Comic Art.

Wrapping Up

Though there are many more amazing artist and art dealer sites that Nerd Crawler monitors for original art drops, these are the 6 most popular from our community of collectors. Also, if you need a way to organize and share your own original characters, be sure to check out our friends at CharacterHub, which is a platform to share your original characters

To see the other popular sites that Nerd Crawler integrates with check out our original comic art site integrations page. 

Happy collecting!