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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 31, 2014 22:35:21 GMT -5
Yet another guy i always thought did nice work, but never really became a huge name, carrying on in the shadow of his pal Jim Starlin, was Alan Weiss. Weiss is one of those guys that pros tend to like a lot more than fans, mostly because his body of work is so small, but so good. He wouldn't play the industry's game as he had no interest in the monthly ongoing grind, so he became what I like to think of as the "prestige fill-in" guy, an artist whose work would make his fill-in issues head and shoulders better than the work that surrounded it. A decade later, we'd get Art Adams, who mostly did the same thing, but the industry seemed more willing to accomodate his schedule, so he (rightfully) became a superstar. Maybe if Weiss had broken in a few years later...
When people laugh about "Cap-Wolf", mostly because of the Gruenwald story from the '90s, I always point them to Weiss' original Cap-Wolf story during the Englehart run (which I believe was written by John Warner). I like Our Pal Sal's work on the regular Cap stories during that. run, but Weiss' work on those issues blows it out of the water.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 31, 2014 23:13:53 GMT -5
Dan Spiegle could use a bit more recognition, too... (Domino from his excellent Blackhawk run with Mark Evanier)  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 31, 2014 23:15:27 GMT -5
Here's another gem from Spiegle:  |
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Post by berkley on Jan 1, 2015 2:45:49 GMT -5
Garry Leach is British and not as many over here have been exposed to his work, but he's an incredible artist as well as writer, editor, publisher and colorist. The guy's amazing IMO. The best known work of his is Marvelman / Miracleman.  Great pick, should have thought of Leach myself. His issues of Marvel/Miracleman were my favourites as far as the artwork was concerned - I'm not a great fan of Alan Davis's style. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Jan 1, 2015 3:17:10 GMT -5
Oh, I love Leach's work. That generation of British artists was/is really something special-- Leach, Davis, Mick McMahon, Cam Kennedy, Dave Gibbons, Brendan McCarthy, Kevin O'Neill, David Lloyd, Brian Bolland, John Bolton... So much talent that had been simmering waiting for stories that would blow the doors off.
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Post by MDG on Jan 1, 2015 12:00:06 GMT -5
This cover really bugs me. It feels incomplete or unfinished--neither stylized nor "slick." |
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Post by MDG on Jan 1, 2015 12:07:09 GMT -5
Though I know a lot of people don't like his work, I'm a fan of Jack Sparling. also, Carol Lay should get more recognition.   |
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Post by hondobrode on Jan 1, 2015 20:43:43 GMT -5
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 1, 2015 21:13:38 GMT -5
I think a lot of golden age artists are underrated. Sure, there were a lot of dud working back then, but there were a lot of excellent artists whose good work was maybe obscured by the very poor printing techniques of the time. I know he's not for everyone, but the more I see of H.G. Peter's work, the more I like it. I just finished reading The Secret History of Wonder Woman and there are a (very) few examples of his original art in black and white in it, and it's really good. I'm also a fan of Norman Maurer's art on the Crimebuster strip in Boy Comics (big surprise). He rarely had a chance to cut loose or be showy, partially because Charles Biro's scripts were so densely packed with dialogue that there wasn't much room. But he was a really good draftsman and storyteller.   |
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Post by dupersuper on Jan 1, 2015 21:46:25 GMT -5
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Post by paulie on Jan 1, 2015 23:54:33 GMT -5
Rich Buckler is a fine storyteller but I can never get past his swipes. It's hard to stay in the narrative when part of my brain is constantly saying "Oh, there's a Neal Adams face from Spectre #4," or "That drawing started life as a John Buscema figure for Sub-Mariner #2." Do, however, number me among both Tom Sutton and Herb Trimpe's fans. Trimpe, especially, is a master of pacing and page composition. Cei-U! I summon the good guys! This I so true. I personally could never pin down what Buckler's pencils actually looked like. He always seemed to be copying a style or feel. Of course it doesn't help that he never stayed on a book for more than 4 or 5 issues. |
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Post by paulie on Jan 2, 2015 0:06:48 GMT -5
Geof Isherwood had kind of a John Severin feel to his work. Underrated.
Dan Spiegel is a good mention.
Eduardo Baretto finally got out of Perez' shadow on... Shadow Strikes! Terrific, underrated stuff.
And yes... I think Gene Day can be considered an all-time great. Thankfully he did tons of work during his career. When you think about it he did more interior work in five years than folks like Kaluta, Wrightson, and Steranko did in 40.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jan 2, 2015 16:46:34 GMT -5
Dan Spiegle could use a bit more recognition, too... (Domino from his excellent Blackhawk run with Mark Evanier) If that were a cover, it should be in the "Sexy Covers" thread. Zoinks! |
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Post by thebeastofyuccaflats on Jan 2, 2015 17:44:57 GMT -5
Ditto on Eduardo Barretto.
Jon Bogdanove
Doug Braithwaite
Stewart "Staz" Johnson
Roger Robinson
Tony Salmons
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Post by Action Ace on Jan 2, 2015 21:41:00 GMT -5
I'm going to agree with Eduardo Barretto and Doug Braithwaite too.
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