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Post by MDG on Oct 10, 2015 15:43:39 GMT -5
It's exciting to see artists already being repeated! Well, if it'd been a top ten, Toth and Sala would've definitely been on my list. Maybe even Sutton. Anderson is a new name to me-- this one anyway. It's kind've sad that post-hero Marvel is so obsessively studied and indexed while several very good Atlas era artists are essentially unknown. |
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Oct 11, 2015 16:34:46 GMT -5
Next up for me is Bernard Baily!
I should hope he is known because he did some great covers during the 50's and also is the co-creator of Spectre, arguably one of the first main horror characters in comics. Here are 3 of my most favourite works by Baily.
Love the moon in the background and the detail of this cover. Definitely a great cover!
Similar to the one where we have the needle going into the eye, I like this cover because the eyes really add to the creepiness of this cover.
I just love the detail in the faces in the sky. One of the earlier examples of floating faces? Maybe not but definitely a cool one in my books! |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Oct 11, 2015 20:28:29 GMT -5
That's a solid pick, Floyd. Bernard Baily is a powerhouse, very well-known to golden and atom-age collectors. I stupidly neglected to add him to my now-invalid list. Oh, ignominy!  |
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Oct 11, 2015 21:27:06 GMT -5
Thanks! I know he did some More Fun comic covers but in general I believe he did a lot more interiors.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Oct 15, 2015 3:16:57 GMT -5
Week 4. Bernie WrightsonI'm no expert but he is probably best known for co-creating Swamp Thing.  Among many other projects, my personal favourite was his work illustrating this rather famous story, in which he gives us some of the most memorable and beautiful illustrations ever. Think what you like of the book, there is no denying the talent behind these amazing pictures.  As with my choice last week, I have gone for people whose work has left an indelible mark on my memory, whether out of sheer horror, beauty, or absolute wonder. Wrightson is one of those artists, especially for a child of the 70s, you couldnt read comics then and not be exposed to his work.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 15, 2015 4:35:35 GMT -5
Week 4. Bernie WrightsonI'm no expert Yeah, terrible choice, man. Only a fool would choose him for #4, and it would take a total moron to choose him for #3  |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Oct 15, 2015 19:50:09 GMT -5
I feel kinda bad that my selections arent really wide ranging, theyre quite narrow in timeframe, all being very 70/80s centric.
This is obviously driven by 2 major factors, I havent read much "horror" from other times(certainly virtually NO EC etc), and I was mainly active as a collector from 78 to 95 or so(being the era imprinted on my peabrain).
However as stated they all spoke to me on such a level that their work has never really left me, and that IMHO is an essential thing for an artist.
Im well aware that a lot of the oldtimers are/were great, just dont have the personal connection to their work, which saddens me too as there is so much work Ive missed out on.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Oct 15, 2015 21:30:07 GMT -5
Week 4. Bernie WrightsonI'm no expert but he is probably best known for co-creating Swamp Thing. Among many other projects, my personal favourite was his work illustrating this rather famous story, in which he gives us some of the most memorable and beautiful illustrations ever. Think what you like of the book, there is no denying the talent behind these amazing pictures. As with my choice last week, I have gone for people whose work has left an indelible mark on my memory, whether out of sheer horror, beauty, or absolute wonder. Wrightson is one of those artists, especially for a child of the 70s, you couldnt read comics then and not be exposed to his work. That looks amazing! I love seeing something I haven't before. Is the story any good at all or is it all just about the art?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 22:52:28 GMT -5
It's a straight up adaptation of Shelly's novel (not the Universal movie most people think is the "true" Frankenstein story). So if you like the story of the novel, you'll like the story in the adaptation.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 16, 2015 0:58:43 GMT -5
I feel kinda bad that my selections arent really wide ranging, theyre quite narrow in timeframe, all being very 70/80s centric. This is obviously driven by 2 major factors, I havent read much "horror" from other times(certainly virtually NO EC etc), and I was mainly active as a collector from 78 to 95 or so(being the era imprinted on my peabrain). However as stated they all spoke to me on such a level that their work has never really left me, and that IMHO is an essential thing for an artist. Im well aware that a lot of the oldtimers are/were great, just dont have the personal connection to their work, which saddens me too as there is so much work Ive missed out on. This describes me pretty accurately too. But that's part of the fun of this event -- learning the output from other decades. I think my favorite thing I've learned from the first two weeks alone is what Bernard Bailey did outside of The Spectre. I probably could have guessed he'd done other horror-related work, but I'd never seen nor heard of any of it before. We're all novices in some areas of classic comicdom. There's no shame in acknowledging that and looking to fill those knowledge gaps. In fact, it's one of my favorite things about this community -- so many willing teachers here  |
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Post by MDG on Oct 16, 2015 8:09:51 GMT -5
It's a straight up adaptation of Shelly's novel (not the Universal movie most people think is the "true" Frankenstein story). So if you like the story of the novel, you'll like the story in the adaptation. -M It's not an adaptation--it's the novel, with illustrations by Wrightson. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Oct 16, 2015 16:39:28 GMT -5
I feel kinda bad that my selections arent really wide ranging, theyre quite narrow in timeframe, all being very 70/80s centric. This describes me pretty accurately too. But that's part of the fun of this event -- learning the output from other decades. I think my favorite thing I've learned from the first two weeks alone is what Bernard Bailey did outside of The Spectre. I probably could have guessed he'd done other horror-related work, but I'd never seen nor heard of any of it before. We're all novices in some areas of classic comicdom. There's no shame in acknowledging that and looking to fill those knowledge gaps. In fact, it's one of my favorite things about this community -- so many willing teachers here I'm on the opposite end. My chief area of interest is the pre-Code era. After 1955, with regard to horror at least, my knowledge level declines rapidly. This does not concern me. I know that the varied ages and tastes of our forum members have the rest covered, and I defer to their wisdom.
I'm grateful that this event asks us to simply name our favorite artists rather than produce a comprehensive "Best Of" list, for which I'd have no choice but to sit in the audience.
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Post by benday-dot on Oct 16, 2015 21:07:21 GMT -5
4. Jesse Jacobs I'm not sure how many on this board will be familar with jesse Jacobs and of those who are I'm equally unsure if they consider him a horror artist. His art is definitely in the category of the surreal, but as I mentioned in my previous selection of Charles Burns it is often in the realm of the surreal, with its uneasy gathering of the quotidian and its perversion or merely its bafflement, that we find the true power to disturb. With the fastidiousness of the architect or cartographer Jacobs, again not unlike Burns, gives us the veneer of the pleasant, even of the cute and naive, and confounds it with a biological turmoil of parasitical, scatological and and inter-species imagery. Insect morphology, weird space gods, gigantism and miniaturiam all play a role in disemboweling the norm in Jacobs creepy work.    ![]()  |
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Post by benday-dot on Oct 16, 2015 21:10:53 GMT -5
Tom Sutton, Steve Bisette and of course Berni Wrightson are names that have come up and would easily make my top 10 if the goal had been to compose such a list.
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