Stavros Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Name some of your favorite artists, and attach some examples of their work if you can. Arts a huge part of what makes a comic great in my book, and there are probably more artists that I will follow from book to book than actual writers. Phil Hester- probably the most cartoony of my list but at the same time everything is in right proportion and the strong outlines and use of shade really set his work apart from most others. Had a great run on Green Arrow and knocked Ant-man out of the park. Sean Phillips Not only does the man work with Brubaker on Sleeper and Criminal but he also did Marvel Zombies. Similar use of dark to Hester although it all feels like is falling that way on the characters, who are always well proportioned. Does a great job distinguishing his characters in the dark noirish setting he works in. Michael Lark Current Daredevil artist, former Gotham Central artist. A master of grit, grime, action and crime. The last two issues of DD in particular have been astonishing, what started out as a fairly low-key run visually has progressed to magic ninja fights and a scene last issue between Matt Murdock and Dakota North that simply crackled with sexual energy. This is his best work yet. Ryan Ottley Long time Invincible artist regularly walks the line between a sunny happy family book and astonishing violence without ever making it seem out of character for the book. Stuart Immonen of Ultimate Spider-man and Charlie Adlard are also personal favorites. Who do you like & recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Cafu (can't really find much of his stuff online) Ben Templesmith Nick Percival Michael Broussard Paul Pelletier Oh, and the immortal Howard Chaykin, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Michael Turner and Alex Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Saying Alex Ross in this thread is just unfair, Hames. Ron Lim, btw: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Saying Alex Ross in this thread is just unfair, Hames. Ron Lim, btw: That looks like ass to me. I prefer a cleaner, more realistic style. Alex Ross is the best, but he worships the almighty dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'm going to commit blasphemy here and say that I'm not the biggest fan of Alex Ross. Don't get me wrong, his covers are fantastic, but I find a lot of his interior work distracting at best. His stuff is uber pretty, but doesn't always lend itself the best to storytelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Paul Pelletier That's Clint Langley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Fucking google. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Steve Ditko Darwyn Cooke Clayton Crain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Rags Morales Steve McNiven Phil Jimenez http://nitro1.fw.hu/gallery/kepek/Phil%20J...dr._strange.jpg John Cassaday Will Eisner Curt Swan Jim Aparo John Romita, Sr. Oh, and this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 As far as Ron Lim goes, I know he's not realistic, but he has a GREAT stylized look that he sticks with. He's an artist, not a portraitist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 That Deadpool cover is not by Ron Lim. It's by Scottie Young. Lim did the interior pages, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 That looks like ass to me. I prefer a cleaner, more realistic style. I know I shouldn't have an opinion, because only now am I branching out from batman but that looks shit to me as well. Off topic, I'm not a fan of frank Millers Dark Knight work. But I just read The punisher Barracuda, and the art by Goran Palov and really liked that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I know I shouldn't have an opinion… Man, what? Of course you’re entitled to an opinion. It might not be as well informed as some of the other guys here, but if you like or dislike the way something looks you’re perfectly entitled to say as much. I don’t care much for Millar’s art on DKR either, even though I enjoyed the story. I think you’ll find quite a few guys here who feel the same way. I’ll probably post more artists later, but I really liked Sarah Mensinga’s work in Flight #5. This image doesn’t really give the artwork justice, but it’s the best I could find for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Dammit. Well, I love Scotty's work, too. But Lim is my hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Gonna go OLD SKOOL on you all now. 80's Marvel UK artist Geoff Senior. Co-created Death's Head, drew Action Force, Dr Who and many others. All of which pales in comparison to his run from issue 42 to 250 on the UK Transformers title with legendary writer Simon Furman (Seriously, this run surpasses Claremont/Byrne on X-men for my money). Most artists who drew the Transformers back in the day made them look like ass, but Senior made use of thier robotic forms with long sweeping lines to lend them a most flexible action-ready look. They always look like they are ready to spring into a fight. His black and white work is equally awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 JRJR. That's it really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 I usually love the stylised realism (if that makes sense) of guys like Michael Turner and Marc Silvestri. At the moment I'm digging Leoardo Manco on Hellblazer a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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