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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 25, 2018 13:20:09 GMT -5
Billy Graham. He mainly worked for Marvel, but also Warren and Eclipse, mainly in the 1970s. Probably best known for his work on the Black Panther stories penned by Donald McGregor in Jungle Action and on the initial run of Hero for Hire, usually inking George Tuska's pencils, but occasionally doing the full art himself. Here's a few samples from Giant-size Power Man #1, which reprints the 3-part story originally published in Hero for Hire #s 14-16 - Graham not only did the art here, but also co-wrote the story.   coke & comics posted some really nice examples of Graham's art in Jungle Action in his thread about the Black Panther.
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Post by MDG on Jul 31, 2018 12:02:02 GMT -5
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Post by cee on Aug 1, 2018 7:03:02 GMT -5
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 1, 2018 15:30:02 GMT -5
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Post by Farrar on Aug 1, 2018 16:14:56 GMT -5
One of my all-time favorites is Matt Baker, known for his glamour gal stuff but when he inked his own work he was easily one of the best artists comic books ever saw... I tried to find a promo piece for his Flamingo newspaper comic strip but doesn't seem to show up anymore... I have a nice photostat the owner of the original made for me long ago... There's even a book about him finally...  I wouldn't call Matt Baker under-recognized, but at any rate it's always great to see his art/read about him. A true master! And I have that book--highly recommended for fans of Baker, romance comics, 1950s comics, etc. Also, Alter Ego #47 contains a lot of material about him, some of which is included in the TwoMorrows book. And I hope CCFer Rob Allen doesn't mind if I mention that he was instrumental in finding/contacting some of Baker's relatives who are interviewed in the AE issue. The print AE is out of stock but I managed to buy one off ebay a while back. The link to the digital version: twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=301 |
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Post by brutalis on Aug 1, 2018 16:17:32 GMT -5
6 come to mind for me.
1960’s Doom Patrol artist Bruno Premiani. Outside of doing Doom Patrol I don't believe I have seen any other artwork of his.
Mike Vosburg: Has worked for many companies on various titles like G.I. Joe, John Carter, Warlord of Mars and Sisterhood of Steel to name a few.
William Messner-Loebs for Journey: The Adventures of Wolverine MacAlistaire, his comic about the 19th-century Michigan frontier life which he both wrote and illustrated!
Don Perlin: always reliable and a go to guy for Marvel for many years. Strong runs on Werewolf by night, Ghost Rider and Defenders.
Tom Sutton: he did all sorts of styles of stories in his time. War, horror, science-fiction, fantasy. Known for his Charlton comics work, Planet of the Apes magazine back up stories, Star Trek and Grimjack.
Bob Brown: worked both DC and Marvel. Solid and dependable if not overly stylized or dynamic looking art. Worked on Doom Patrol, Challengers of the Unknown, Avengers and Daredevil.
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 1, 2018 16:19:22 GMT -5
And I have that book--highly recommended for fans of Baker, romance comics, 1950s comics, etc. Also, Alter Ego #47 contains a lot of material about him, some of which is included in the TwoMorrows book. And I hope CCFer Rob Allen doesn't mind if I mention that he was instrumental in finding/contacting some of Baker's relatives who are interviewed in the AE issue. The print AE is out of stock but I managed to buy one off ebay a while back. The link to the digital version: twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=301I don't mind at all! That was one of the best things that happened in my life in 2004. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 1, 2018 16:56:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, reading the Baker pages now. So little was known about Mr. Baker for such a long time! Those St. John covers are my favorites, beautiful color as well as ink line.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 1, 2018 16:59:58 GMT -5
Tom Sutton: he did all sorts of styles of stories in his time. War, horror, science-fiction, fantasy. Known for his Charlton comics work, Planet of the Apes magazine back up stories, Star Trek and Grimjack. I liked Tom Sutton at Charlton comics best, did some great giant rat comics that would make you actually itchy looking at them! I liked Bruno Premiani's Doom Patrol, don't know of any of his other work either. Also John Rosenberger who did the Fly and Jaguar comics at Archie, quite similar, both great at figure drawing. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 1, 2018 17:25:35 GMT -5
(...) Mike Vosburg: Has worked for many companies on various titles like G.I. Joe, John Carter, Warlord of Mars and Sisterhood of Steel to name a few. (...) Tom Sutton: he did all sorts of styles of stories in his time. War, horror, science-fiction, fantasy. Known for his Charlton comics work, Planet of the Apes magazine back up stories, Star Trek and Grimjack. I only recently read Sisterhood of Steel (have it in digital format) and really liked it, both the story (by Christy Marx) and Vosburg's art. I also really liked Vosburg's work on the now almost forgotten Starfire series from the late '70s - it suffered from a lack of consistent writing, but the art throughout is good.
On Sutton, I would just add that he was also good at humor as well. The best part of Schlomo Raven: Public Detective (one of Byron Preiss' Fiction Illustrated books) is Sutton's art. And he also did the art in two issues of Marvel Premiere I really enjoyed, featuring Seeker 3000 (#41) and Paladin (#43).
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 1, 2018 18:01:13 GMT -5
Got Alter Ego 21 to go with with 47. I'll probably be back for some Alex Toth (another favorite) stuff I noticed there too, but so cool to learn more about Matt Baker.
Speaking of Alex Toth, he wouldn't qualify as under-recognized, but I wonder of Jerry Grandinetti would? He did the occasional non-war SF comic which I really admired! Looks like he did a Sub-Mariner story at least once too.
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Post by comicsandwho on Aug 1, 2018 19:10:14 GMT -5
Matt Baker's work in the above examples looks impressive. Is it just me, or does the guy on the 'Teenage Romance' cover look like...'young, but far from teenaged' Ronald Reagan?
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Post by Confessor on Aug 1, 2018 19:33:04 GMT -5
One of my all-time favorites is Matt Baker, known for his glamour gal stuff but when he inked his own work he was easily one of the best artists comic books ever saw... I tried to find a promo piece for his Flamingo newspaper comic strip but doesn't seem to show up anymore... I have a nice photostat the owner of the original made for me long ago...  That almost looks like Dave Stevens artwork. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 1, 2018 19:37:21 GMT -5
Matt Baker's work in the above examples looks impressive. Is it just me, or does the guy on the 'Teenage Romance' cover look like...'young, but far from teenaged' Ronald Reagan? Teenagers were older looking back then.  He looks Irish, and a bit Reaganish... I'm so used to the super-old Reagan it's a bit hard to remember the young one so maybe he looks a lot like Reagan did further back. |
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Post by comicsandwho on Aug 2, 2018 0:46:41 GMT -5
Yeah...'Win One for the Gipper' era. Then, he asked if he could show her Bonzo's etchings...  |
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He looks Irish, and a bit Reaganish... I'm so used to the super-old Reagan it's a bit hard to remember the young one so maybe he looks a lot like Reagan did further back.