If i dont like the art, im probably going to hate the work. A lot of you are blaming artists for editorial dictums estradas wonder woman was supposed to evoke the golden age or bad inkers vince colletta. Jrjr humberto ramos and all others that draw in the same style bachelo sam keith jim valentino crain his works isnt bad its just too dang. Comic books exploded when bill and myself were about ten years old. The rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j. It could even be the death of spiderman and i wouldnt buy it. I dunno, for me if a book has good enough art it still gets a decent in my mind. We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. Dillons artwork along with clever and addictive storylines have enabled preacher to become one of the most renowned comic series of our generation. This is the same album that sold over six million copies in the us alone.
When you flip through a comic book, you enter a brightly colored world of heroes and villains where right is right and evil is. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. If not, then who would you rank lower than liefeld. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. But one of the worst things about one more day was that it was a key example of a disturbing trend among comic book companies. Liefeld has been called one of the most controversial figures in the comic.
Weve detailed the best of the best, but now we can see the downside of the success of those great covers. Commandos and italian partisans capture the most hated nazi in italy. Spawning out of the already monumentally terrible cry for justice event, the rise of arsenal follows roy harper, the green arrows former side kick, as he recovers from the events that destroyed his life. Even guys like jackson butch guice can produce good work now and then. In 1917, duchamp submitted a urinal to the newly established society of independent artists. Although they derive from all kinds of musical genres, these artists have become some of the most hated musicians in recent years. I enjoyed keith giffen on legion but yeah his artwork morphed over time into something that came off as smug. This comic is mean, this comic is ugly the phillip tan art doesnt do it any favors, this comic is offensive, and this comic is all around bad. Cartoonists include the artists who handle all aspects of the work and those who contribute only part of. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. Thankfully, the story is just as engaging and fun as the artwork.
What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad. Artists known exclusively for their work in comic books are not included. Xmen artist extraordinaire draws this comic book panelesque album cover. Though his true origins may be unknown, the clown prince of crimes psychotic appearances in hundreds of comic books has shaped the way we look at batman, comic books, and ourselves.
Mrs danger points out that most guys who are mediocre artists can still draw womens breasts really well. I hate rob liefelds art heromachine character portrait creator. Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast. Looking back at the sheer variety of comic art in 20, its hard to imagine that this industry once relied on homogenized house styles only a few decades ago. For this list, we are focusing on individual artists only. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. Some of mine are the same as others on here howard chaykin being the worst in my book. Hes better than quite a bit of artists who still get.
Reginald hudlinhe needs to stay away from comic books, but hes supposedly a talented novelist, although ive never even. Weve also made an arbitrary decision to rule out underground artists. Worst comic book artist of all time comic book talk. The icon of music, performance, film, and fashion was lauded through art, music. This comic takes the thesis of xmen, and makes it not count.
It got to a point in the early 1990s when a comic book title not having a gimmick cover was seen as an insult towards that comic book. Youre most hated artwork in comics for xmen characters. The biggest comic book names since 1992, all combined in one place. The greatest comic book artists of all time, according to me. Take a spin through our collection of amazing artists. Comic book talk rob liefeld worst comic book artist ever.
Which comic book artists did you absolutely hate growing up. However there are others i wanted to mention, if anyone wanted other names to hate on. A comprehensive look at the greatest comic book villain. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices. All comic paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. Most casual tumblr users view the site as a veritable goldmine of funny gifs, memes and pictures of the supernatural cast. As a very visual person, comic book art has a huge impact on my enjoyment of a comic. Yu chaykin bachalo marvel used to have some great artist but it seems theyve moved on to dc because thats where the great artwork is these days. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices keep climbing action comics no. Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Second, the comic book industry is our pool, so even though many excellent strip artists began or worked a portion of their career in the comic book industry, you wont find a walt kelly or lyman young listed. The wonderful world of oz, rocket racoon, i hate fairyland. Krul managed to become the worst comic book ever written before it even ended. Just look at his spiderman comics below and you will agree.
They are the distributors of comics featuring xmen, the incredible hulk, captain america and of course the. Bad bowie this artwork is not a sculpture, but we feel it deserves a place of honor on the list due to the sheer level of public ire that came its way. Also, you can find the sequel, 40 more of the worst rob liefeld. Plus, our artists showcase spotlights neverbeforeseen pencil pages to an unpublished master of kungfu graphic novel by paul gulacy. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about comic book art.
As time passes things that were in style and popular in the present will. Liefeld later said that he hated the times article, calling it a hit piece. Choose your favorite comic book paintings from millions of available designs. This week were trying a little something different in the stack and i am talking about some of my favorite artists right now. So dont expect to find perennially hated bands like creed or nickelback on here, or even viral video stars like rebecca black. When david bowie died earlier this year, the world mourned. People will be saying the same thing about artists of today 15 years from now.
So if you consider all of his extraordinary comic book work, it becomes obvious that he is one of the best comic book artists of all time. The comic baddie does retain his coloring and infinity gauntlet, but his eyes. Famous marvel comic book artists a knowledge archive. What many dont realize is that tumblr is also home to an extremely. The colorful artwork pushes thanos to be more like black beard, one of the most hated villains in all of one piece. There are a myriad of comic book artists who painstakingly research anatomy and medical photographs and watch cinematic masterpieces to try and emulate the. This is a list of science fiction and fantasy artists, notable and wellknown 20th and 21stcentury artists who have created book covers or interior illustrations for books, or who have had their own books or comic books of fantastic art with science fiction or fantasy themes published. I remember buying it when it was around 12 issues into the run and the book had already had 5 different artists. This book targets artists who want to create their own graphic novels from scratch. It tries to ruin xmen, and super heroes as a whole. And throughout, youll find more of the rare art and behindthescenes exclusives youve come to expect from comic book artist. The man behind gorillaz artwork, tank girl and several editions of judge dredd, amongst other things. There are plenty of examples out there of artists who end up hating some of their most successful songs.
Yes, thats true, but this is what were they thinking the place where we look at the stupidest most illadvised things in all of comic book. All comic book paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad art. Top 10 marvel comic book artists its nice to see that some things stay the same. He had the basics down, but knees, elbows, feet basically any place where joints articulate looked. Comic book artists comic books super images war comics adventure movies pulp art military art illustration artists mans world. Arguably the most controversial artwork of the 20 th century, fountain is the quintessential readymade, an everyday object that is turned into an artwork because the artist decides it is art. Graphic novels and superherotype comic books follow a different structure than the humorous comic panels you find in a newspaper. Damien hirst is the most prominent member of a group of modern artists, the young british artists, which dominated the uk contemporary art scene in the 90s. A collection of comic and fantasy art plus artwork from the golden age of illustration and whatever else sparks my interest.
In july 2007 he sold it to hollywood for a movietv adaptation. Image comics when all the hot artists ditched their classic gigs like. There was a time when people got kinda sick of bruce waynes crusade and decided to stop reading him. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years syfy. Joe quesada became one of the most hated people in the industry, even getting booed off the stage at conventions. Top 10 influential marvel comic book artists youtube. In the case of liefeld, as this page from youngblood shows, he really was pretty awful in his time.
Ill defend jrjrs spiderman artwork until my final breath leaves my body dont. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. This is the book where iceman explodes out of a person, and makes a bad pee gag. In the 1960s, stan lee wooed gil kane to join marvel comics. And thats where the book foundations in comic book art comes into play. List of science fiction and fantasy artists wikipedia. In the 1970s, he began working on amazing spiderman, including the death of gwen stacy, one of the most famous comic book stories of alltime. Hes well known for his contributions to making batman the icon that he is right now. Top 10 top 20 comic book artists ever are especially marked hottest headlines of 2008 previous toplist. He is a terrible artist with no concept whatsoever of basic human anatomy, physics, or how things operate.
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