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Post by benday-dot on Jan 2, 2015 23:35:43 GMT -5
I always enjoyed Pat Broderick's work. When Broderick had the time and agency to really stretch his artistic muscles he could turn out truly wonderful stuff. Such was the case with a piece he did for Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #25 that I've never forgotten all these years later. Here is a splash:   |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 3, 2015 0:46:09 GMT -5
Yes indeed to Barretto.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 3, 2015 0:59:20 GMT -5
Two of them made my favorite art team list a couple of Christmas' back.
Ed Barreto and J. L. Garcia-Lopez.
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Post by Pól Rua on Jan 3, 2015 1:28:29 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. Garry Leach does phenomenal work, but unfortunately, he's one of those guys who can't work to an ongoing monthly schedule. It was so nice to see so many of those guys show up on Warren Ellis' 'Global Frequency' (including Leach). Another British Gary I'm very fond of is Gary Erskine, whose work I fell in love with on the original 'Knights of Pendragon' series. But yeah, definitely put me down as a fan of Don Newton. I never know if Jim Aparo and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez are underrated, because I'm not 100% sure on how well they're regarded in general, but I'm a massive fan of both gents. JLGL in particular is just insane. His work, especially his composition, page structure and layouts are almost unequalled. He's a master of what Scott McCloud calls 'The Invisible Art' - incorporating a lot of stuff into his art which improves the storytelling without calling attention to its presence. |
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Post by Pól Rua on Jan 3, 2015 1:35:36 GMT -5
Eduardo Barreto was producing some insanely good stuff there. 'The Shadow Strikes' was just wonderful, and the two books he did for Oni Press - 'The Long Haul' and 'Union Station' were glorious.
I'm also a big fan of the Filipino guys who came over in the wake of Tony DeZuniga... Alfredo Alcala, Nestor Redondo, Francisco Coching, Ernie Chan and Alex Nino. Most people who are aware of their work are crazy for 'em, but I never felt they made as massive a splash as their style, talent and craft deserved.
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Post by Pól Rua on Jan 3, 2015 1:41:42 GMT -5
Also, I have no idea how well or highly he's generally regarded, but man alive do I love Kurt Schaffenberger.
His linework is just so clean, and his work is just straight-up nice to look at. It's the visual equivalent of a relaxing in a warm bath after a long day.
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Post by DubipR on Jan 3, 2015 9:52:46 GMT -5
Also, I have no idea how well or highly he's generally regarded, but man alive do I love Kurt Schaffenberger. His linework is just so clean, and his work is just straight-up nice to look at. It's the visual equivalent of a relaxing in a warm bath after a long day. I'm a big Schaffenberger fan. I wish he'd get more credit. Along with Swan, his run on Lois Lane produced some of the wackiest and most fun Superman books of that era. Another couple of artists that are underrated from the 80s... Dean Motter and Paul Rivoche. Dean, while best known for writing his creation, is a fantastic draftsman and designer. And when Rivoche took over it was wonderful. Also Paul's stuff on Superman and doing Alan Moore's ABC line.. some solid stuff there. |
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Post by Pól Rua on Jan 3, 2015 10:17:53 GMT -5
Paul Rivoche is another guy whose art is just so damn nice to look at. Glorious. It was always a tragedy that Rivoche bailed on Mister X without drawing an issue.
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Post by fanboystranger on Jan 3, 2015 11:16:03 GMT -5
Paul Rivoche is another guy whose art is just so damn nice to look at. Glorious. It was always a tragedy that Rivoche bailed on Mister X without drawing an issue. Paul Rivoche is one of the all-time greats, in my opinion. I love his design sense, and his use of black ink is unparalleled. Everyone loves Darwyn Cooke's work-- as they should-- but so few know the influence that Paul had on Darwyn's work. Another case of a guy with a small body of work that's far more influencial to other creators than appreciated by fans. Hell, DC's animated style owes a huge debt to Rivoche (and the equally underrated Rian Hughes), but most people cite Bruce Timm alone. |
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Post by MWGallaher on Jan 3, 2015 15:11:57 GMT -5
I never see anybody talk about Sid Greene, whose gorgeously slick artwork graced many of Julius Schwartz's science fiction comics. I loved his work on Star Rovers, for which he's probably best remembered (other than for his work inking at DC). I absolutely adore every brush stroke of his that I've ever seen. His characters were dashingly attractive and suave, and always seemed to be really enjoying themselves. Such fun!  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 3, 2015 15:27:35 GMT -5
I never see anybody talk about Sid Greene, whose gorgeously slick artwork graced many of Julius Schwartz's science fiction comics. I loved his work on Star Rovers, for which he's probably best remembered (other than for his work inking at DC). I absolutely adore every brush stroke of his that I've ever seen. His characters were dashingly attractive and suave, and always seemed to be really enjoying themselves. Such fun! Agreed! Greene did exceptional work on Gil Kane (The Atom, in particular), and was always a plus when he inked Sekowsky on the JLA: brought some order to the Sekowsky's style, which could look chaotic at times, and Bernard Sachs could never tame him as well as Greene. (I like Sekowsky's JLA, btw, just think Greene saved him better than Sachs did.) |
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Post by hondobrode on Jan 3, 2015 16:42:54 GMT -5
Yes, Dougie Braithwaite is doing some nice stuff over at Valiant now.  Bogdanove, yes, is HIGHLY underrated IMO.  Tony Salmons, what little work he's done, has been very good.  |
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