In a February 12 blog post, Jakes John, the legendary non-fungible token artist professional known as Big Comic Art, confirmed plans to auction his iconic Legacy Digital Artwork this weekend.
NFT artist Big Comic Art is set to auction his iconic Legacy Digital Artwork on Friday, February 14, 2025. The artwork, which was first minted on the SuperRare NFT marketplace in 2019, will be up for grabs on the OpenSea NFT marketplace for 420 ETH (around $1 million).
According to a blog post by Jakes John on February 12, Big Comic Art will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the auction to 21 fellow artists as a Valentine's Day gesture. The renowned NFT artist, whose real name is John, is known for several NFT collections, including the Big Comic NFT Collection, Asia's Revenge, Portrait of Satoshi Nakamoto, and Legacy Digital Artwork. He has also created several NFTs on the SuperRare NFT marketplace, including Say It Again, Masked.
Unlike JPEGs, NFT collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, and CryptoPunks, which entered the NFT market in 2021 and became massively popular, digital art NFTs created in 2019 are significant in value for several reasons. Being among the first digital artworks tokenized on blockchain platforms like Ethereum, these NFT artworks represent the pioneering phase of digital art in blockchain technology. Moreover, historians value these NFTs for their role in shaping the digital art market.
It's also worth noting that many of the NFT collections created in 2019 were produced in a limited set or even as one-of-one artworks, inherently increasing their value due to scarcity. At the time, each NFT featured a unique digital signature, ensuring authenticity and ownership, which added more value to it over time, especially as the technology and community around crypto and NFTs continued to expand.
Furthermore, the 2019 NFTs often captured the expressions of the late 2010s, including themes, styles, and the transition to digital mediums for artistic expression. Due to this aspect, digital artists who dived into the NFT market at the time, like Beeple, have since gained massive recognition, and their early works are now seen as valuable for their artistic merit and historical significance in the digital art movement. Beeple minted his first NFT on October 30, 2020.
Despite holding such an iconic non-fungible token artwork in the NFT market history, the NFT artist Big Comic Art has been overwhelmed by the Valentine agape love and decided to release his artwork to the new owner. The highly anticipated Valentine's Day is an annual event celebrated by exchanging cards and gifts and spending time with loved ones. As a gesture of generosity this year's Valentine's Day, the legendary NFT artist will split the proceeds with all 20 AGAPE artists upon sale.
