Many friends of mine consider heck a low grade jack kirby. He got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing the title story in the first issue of hulk weekly for marvel uk. Ill defend jrjrs spiderman artwork until my final breath leaves my body dont. Professional comic book artists and more public group. Liefelds love of comics began as a child, which led early on to his decision to be a professional artist, a practice that began with his tracing artwork from comic books. I wont even buy a book if he is the artist i dont care what book it is. But, i absolutely love the women liefeld draws arched back, curvy bottoms, and pendulous,yet firm breasts. Ive been a comic book artist for 32 years, having worked for both marvel and dc comics on the likes of the x men and spider man to batman and the justice league. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink.
Blueprint s1 e3 spiderman to spawn, how todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist ever blueprint duration. They have friends and models pose and they set up the. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad. Jrjr humberto ramos and all others that draw in the same style bachelo sam keith jim valentino crain his works isnt bad its just too dang. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings, part 3 of 4 comic book artists, comic.
Some of mine are the same as others on here howard chaykin being the worst in my book. Also, you can find the sequel, 40 more of the worst rob liefeld drawings, right here. Learn about the job, its description and duties, and see how to start your career in comic book art. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. Whats the end game with being a freelance comic book artist. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 4 youtube. Several of them represent failed tech rather than failed art, such as. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art youtube. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about comic book art.
But, as not all comics are the same, neither should all portfolios be identical, and a successful artist will have a variety of artwork to show depending on the client, agency, or company. Post goodbad comic book art stop posting liefeld the. But a tattoo artist is supposed to be a paid professional and you as the client are able to see their work ahead of time. The artist underwent a protracted divorce during the early 1960s, leading lichtensteins confidant and fellow artist letty eisenhauer, to conclude that his comic book works, rather than glorifying massmarket pictorial fiction, expressed his own personal weariness when it came to. Since ive been a professional illustrator and animator for 7 years now, i figured itd be fun for me to break down what may have gone very right or very wrong in some of comics best and worst. Worst comic book artist of all time comic book talk. In fact, in my piece about the diminishing role of artists in comics, i lamented the fact that there arent artists who do tremendously long runs anymore, and by doing so, i exposed my ignorance of. Manns book is more an art product than a story, and even as an art product its kind of jeff koonsy brassy, cheap, focused on evoking.
Comic book covers both good and bad can make us gasp, but for very different. This list is making the rounds, the 40 worst rob liefeld drawings, highlighting his particular style of anatomy, perspective, teethgritting and. All comic book paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The life and times of the modern comic book artist.
All comic book canvas prints ship within 48 hours, include a 30day moneyback guarantee, and arrive readytohang with preattached hanging wire. The worst decision you can make as a creative is to pursue a career as a. It could even be the death of spiderman and i wouldnt buy it. A cartoonist also comic strip creator, comic book artist, graphic novel artist, or comic book illustrator is a visual artist who specializes in drawing cartoons individual images or comics sequential images. So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick covers of alltime.
A long, insightful interview with the amazing new fanfavorite artist selinas big score, catwoman, batman. He had the basics down, but knees, elbows, feet basically any place where joints articulate looked. Find out about the requirements to become a comic book artist in this video. I know a lot of people love it, and thats the nature of art we arent all going to like the same things.
Cartoonists may work in many formats, such as booklets, comic. He got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing. Rob liefeld was born october 3, 1967, the youngest child of a baptist minister and a parttime secretary. For every detractor who thinks hes the worst thing to happen to comic books since fredric wertham, there are a. Blondthecolorist professional, digital artist deviantart. And the worst part is, he acts like he is comic books messiah. Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and every major comics company and character. In how to draw comics the marvel way, drawing comics in the style of detective. Gene colan was originally paired up with inker romeo tanghal on ww and the artwork was good. What i found in the umbrella academy comics is, in my opinion, a story line that might just about qualify as average, conveyed via some of the worst artwork ive ever seen from a professional comic book artist.
Alex ross official online store prints, posters and hard. He is a terrible artist with no concept whatsoever of basic human anatomy, physics, or how things operate. A floppy comic is also known as an american comic book. Books art, comic art, book art, marvel art, marvel dc comics, marvel heroes. At that point, he then goes pfffft fuck it and then inks over it and sends. But the detail in his backgrounds and stuff have made me appreciate him as an artist. He and his sister, seven years his senior, grew up in anaheim, california. There are almost 600 comics that list my name in the credits and 12,000 pages that bear my ink lines on them. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. San diego, california filipino and filipino american artists, comic book creators, animators and authors showcased their abilities to the record 5,000 attendees of the annual san diego comic. Graphic novel is a term whose definition is hard to pin down, but usually refers to selfcontained, booklength form. Headlining this potpourri special is the art of arthur adams, featuring an indepth interview, tons of rarely seen stuff, and a complete checklist of the monkeyman artists work. How to become a comic book artist the art career project.
Filipino artists showcase talents at san diego comic con. A place for fans, collectors, artists and published professional artistswriterscreators working in the comics, gaming, fantasyscifi and entertainment industries to share their work with not only. In 2015, alex was chosen by apple corps ltd to be commissioned as the first artist in over 30 years to paint the fab four. Buy comic book canvas prints designed by millions of independent artists from all over the world. The ramblings of an artist new york comicon this year was a fun experience. I do like those comic books that have realistic art. One of marvels best comic book artists lives right here. Some would have its use restricted only to longform narratives, while at the other extreme are people who use it as a synonym for comics or comic book. We get more specific from here, but if we didnt lump these together the entire list would be broken spines and colossal hooters. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq.
One of the most important tools for any comic book artist is a strong portfolio and website. He drew and contributed to the creation of as varied of comic books as fantastic four, captain america, the incredible hulk, the mighty thor, the avengers, xmen, black panther, the eternals, kamandi, challengers of the unknown, the demon, and o. I havent read nearly enough comics to be qualified to judge that. Join your fellow comic book and scifi lovers on my nerd nation facebook page. Steranko ranked 4th because he was one of the most influential comic book artist that push away the comic books code restrictions. The 5 most embarrassing moments in captain america comic book history marvel news, marvel. We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. Cartoonists include the artists who handle all aspects of the work and those who contribute only part of the production. Which comic book artists did you absolutely hate growing up. Badrock 18 rob liefeld, my second favorite comic artist image comics.
In recent years, ross has applied his artistic skills to outside projects with comic book roots, including a limitededition promotional poster for the academy awards. Choose your favorite comic book paintings from millions of available designs. In the case of liefeld, as this page from youngblood shows, he really was pretty awful in his time. Impressed with the artists enthusiasm and the new art samples he showed them, carlson gave liefeld a test script. Steranko is featured in the will eisner comic book hall of fame and became a comic book historian.
I got to meet some new friends, hung out with old friends, met comic fans, and also go to spend some time with the top brass at dc comics. Kane cocreated the modernday versions of the superheroes green lantern and the atom for dc comics, and cocreated iron fist with roy thomas for marvel comics. Rob liefeld, by contrast, draws a gauntlet going into the forearm all fuckedup in pencil. To me looking at sterankos art work of various comic book covers is like watching a 1960 and 1970 political thriller. There are a myriad of comic book artists who painstakingly research anatomy and medical photographs and watch cinematic masterpieces to try and emulate the great auteur principle of miseenscene. Ive loved watching the trend of professionals reacting to good and bad things in their own field of work. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad art.
Its absolutely true, and its something i myself have done in the past. Yu chaykin bachalo marvel used to have some great artist but it seems theyve moved on to dc because thats where the great artwork is these days. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Ego on his careers in animation and comics, from his.
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