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Post by shaxper on Nov 4, 2015 20:48:05 GMT -5
Point system: Week 1 vote = 1 point Week 2 vote = 2 points Week 3 vote = 3 points Week 4 vote = 4 points Week 5 vote = 5 points So let's rank the CCF's Top Classic Comic Horror Artists of All Time... Number 1: Bernie Wrightson (31 points)
Number 2: Gene Colan (16 points)
Number 3: Stephen R. Bissette (13 points)
The Rest:
Frank Frazetta: 10
Graham Ingels: 10
Neal Adams: 8
Richard Corben: 7
Jim Aparo: 5
DAN BRERETON: 5
Ted McKeever: 5
Basil Wolverton: 5
LB Cole: 4
Reed Crandall: 4
Junji Ito: 4
TOM MANDRAKE: 4
Charles Burns: 3
Charles Dallas: 3
Lee Elias: 3
Bill Everett: 3
Duncan Fegredo: 3
Sanho Kim: 3
Joe Maneely: 3
Mike Ploog: 3
JILL THOMPSON: 3
Harry Anderson: 2
Bernard Baily: 2
Jesse Jacobs: 2
Dave McKean: 2
Gray Morrow: 2
RICHARD SALA: 2
Tom Sutton: 2
Alex Toth: 2
John Coulthart: 1
Steve Ditko: 1
Al Feldstein: 1
H.R. Giger: 1
Scott Hampton: 1
Mike Kaluta: 1
PABLO MARCOS: 1
Estaban Maroto: 1
Kevin O'Neill: 1
Jack Sparling: 1
Thanks, everyone, for participating in this year's event!
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Nov 4, 2015 21:34:02 GMT -5
I think it could be interesting to now discuss our discoveries and epiphanies from this month of love exposure for our beloved horror masters
Out of all the artists feature here, the only one I wasn't familar with was Sanho Kim. I'm not really sure I found him that compeling, but I'm sure I will investigate him a little if I get the chance.
The artist that was featured that I knew of but never really cared for and now will probably seek out a little more is Gene Colan. I was never a fan of his as his art always seemed kinda unfinished to me. And I guess those old Tomb Of Dracula's original colors and paper quality didn't help me get drawn into the panels. But now, with all those black and white drawings featured here, I see some qualities that had escaped me yet. That being said, I still see that very distinct looseness in his style that doesn't appeal to me (same goes with Tom Mandrake and to a lesser extant to Neal Adams), but I'm willing to see beyond that and give it more chance.
I guess a similar case could be made of Jim Aparo whom I've mostly discovered trough his less than stellar 90ies work on Batman. I have some of those old DC mystery titles he worked on but always overlooked them since I didn't buy those because of him. I'll try to check it more thoroughly now.
And about the few entries that bugged me a little, I guess Frazetta always was more of a Fantasy/dark fantasy artist to me, rather than horror. To a certain extant, Dan Berreton is also more of an artist that uses horror themes to is dark fantas art, but his art isn't really "horrific" to me.
All in all thank you for an interesting month on one of my favorite comic book corners.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 4, 2015 21:56:27 GMT -5
The artist that was featured that I knew of but never really cared for and now will probably seek out a little more is Gene Colan. I was never a fan of his as his art always seemed kinda unfinished to me. And I guess those old Tomb Of Dracula's original colors and paper quality didn't help me get drawn into the panels. But now, with all those black and white drawings featured here, I see some qualities that had escaped me yet. That being said, I still see that very distinct looseness in his style that doesn't appeal to me (same goes with Tom Mandrake and to a lesser extant to Neal Adams), but I'm willing to see beyond that and give it more chance. Gene the Dean's absolute best work was on Nathiel Dusk. While he was a great horror artist he was born to draw noir. The second mini was shot directly from his pencils. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Nov 4, 2015 22:02:06 GMT -5
Gene the Dean's absolute best work was on Nathiel Dusk. While he was a great horror artist he was born to draw noir. The second mini was shot directly from his pencils. I think that this was maybe my introduction to him, but I'm not a fan of that technique. Especially for noir or horror : I like my blacks dark and full  Plus it compliments that "unfinished" aspect of his style I'm not so fond of. But alas, I'll try to check it again. |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 4, 2015 22:46:57 GMT -5
I guess Frazetta always was more of a Fantasy/dark fantasy artist to me, rather than horror. While he certainly made his mark upon the fantasy genre, he was also the defining cover artist for the Warren horror mags. I can't not think of horror when someone mentions Frazetta. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 22:54:12 GMT -5
I'm going to try to get more involved in Horror Art and I was stunned to see so many artists out there and I never, ever expect to see so many wide and diverse forms of it. This is my 1st year of participating it and I hope that next year I will try to do a better job of showcasing the right artist for the top spot. Graham Ingels is still my Number 1 - but, seeing others great artists and I was stunned to see that list that Shax puts together it was unbelievable list of talent out there.
It's open up a whole new world for me.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 4, 2015 22:57:38 GMT -5
I know that what I appreciated the most about this year's event was the insight into Atom Age horror -- an area in which I am sadly uninformed. This community tends to lean towards Bronze Age content, so I was grateful that we had knowledgeable folk participating who could counterbalance some of that emphasis. I look forward to seeking out more from those artists in the near future.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 5, 2015 23:49:14 GMT -5
I totally blanked on Colan. I never bought nor read TO Dracula, but loved his Night Force.
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Plus it compliments that "unfinished" aspect of his style I'm not so fond of. But alas, I'll try to check it again.
