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Post by mh on Feb 2, 2014 0:19:17 GMT -6
any era. who do you like, or who do you consider best? in order, if possible! and if you have an honorable mention, put that in there too. like if yer thinking, rob liefeld is no rick buckler, but I sure liek the way he draws feet!
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Post by Ariana Grande's Armpit on Feb 2, 2014 3:25:25 GMT -6
I have very low standards when it comes to art, as long as it's not ridiculously ugly or an obvious moe rip-off, I'm fine with it. But as for 5 artists that I really liked, in no particular order:
Dan Jurgens - Superman was the first comic book superhero that I really got into, and around that time the SUperman artists I was exposed to were Byrne (which I considered decent enough), Bogdanove (which I didn't like because his Superman had way too much chin), and Jurgens. I liked Jurgens' designs the most as Superman looked properly handsome and Christopher Reeves-like.
Marc Hempel - I first saw his work on Sandman: The Kindly Ones, and I loved how he was able to express a lot of detail and story with a very clean, minimalistic style.
Dave McKean - mostly just for his mixed media covers. His style is so distinctive that it's very easy to spot new artists who grew up on Sandman.
Alex Ross - the painted ones.
Peter Gross - came across his works via Lucifer. His Lucifer was the one I really liked, as the other artists tend to portray Lucifer as some sort of handsome effeminate man but Gross' version was more masculine and had really nasty eyes. It's not over the top angst or teeth-baring faux edginess like you'd expect from a Rob Liefield character, but a genuine seriousness that shows character as someone who has no time for BS.
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Post by Babu Baboon on Feb 2, 2014 15:33:56 GMT -6
Philip Jose Garcia-Lopez- My favorite guy to draw Superman. He used to be the face of DC in the old days, doing all their promotional stuff
Bryan Hitch- I love how expressive his faces are
Ethan Van Sciver- Same reason's as Bryan Hitch. Only his work seems more dynamic.
Alex Ross- I enjoy the realistic, painted style he brings to the medium
Brian Bolland- His work was great, but for some reason very rare to see.
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Post by williscorto on Feb 3, 2014 1:01:01 GMT -6
Bolland is slow. Camelot 3000 #12 had some year long delay before its release, IIRC. He pretty much sticks to covers nowadays. I have a book on his collected art. Its a good read, because it contains a lot of his thoughts. He sounds like a nice, humble Englishman who is a little embarrassed by some of his nudes. BB - think you are thinking of Jose Luis Garcia Lopez. Lovely clean lines. Most DC merchandise features his art. For me, in no particular order: a. Michael Zulli. Notable works include the pencils on The Wake (the last book in the Sandman series). Lots of fascinating, well-defined faces. Some real craftsmanship in his work. b. Dean Ormston. Another Lucifer artists (I wasn't a fan of Peter Gross, sorry Neil). The monsters are disturbing. Lots of blobs representing things which disturb you. I love his rendition of ... is it Z'imet? Cute kinda indie girl with some street smarts, kind of girl you'd take to the movies, who can very unexpectedly turn into a huge, powerful blobby demon. c. the guy who does www.druuna.net (definitiely not safe for work!). Setting aside the pornographic aspects of it, its lovely art with a lot of finish in the shading. Some real study of anatomy obviously in his work. d. Jim Balent. This is the guy who was on Catwoman's pencils for 5 years (which is really saying something about committment to a title in this day and age). Known mostly for drawing boobs, and sadly went on to found Braodsword Comics, which contains nothing but boobs. But I loved his fun superhero art on Catwoman. e. Ryan Sook. He did the Zatanna art in Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory. www.ryansook.com A little like Adam Hughes, but with less polish and more style. |
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