It could even be the death of spiderman and i wouldnt buy it. 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. And, of course, artists who distort human figures into positions. Frank springer december 6, 1929 april 2, 2009 was an american comics artist best known for marvel comics dazzler and nick fury, agent of s. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art youtube. May 06, 2003 he may not be the aesthetically worst artist ever but just the genericness and lifelessness of his characters had a negative impact on comicdom as a whole. Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Kinda sucks because al ewing tells great stories but art is 50% of the reason for me to buy a comic. 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. Watch dark knight comic book artist john romita jr. Its not a ranking of the very worst covers, just a selection of memorably awful images. He had the basics down, but knees, elbows, feet basically any place where joints articulate looked.
In the 80s, you always knew your favorite comic book was on the verge of cancellation if don heck was added as series artist. Loeb was a producerwriter on the tv series smallville and lost, writer for the films commando and teen wolf, and a writer and coexecutive producer on the nbc tv show heroes from its premiere in 2006 to november 2008. Covers have a lasting impression on fans, which is why some of the worst covers marvel has done are ones they wish everyone would forget. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Apr 21, 2012 rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time.
But one of the worst things about one more day was that it was a key example of a disturbing trend among comic book companies. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. Another comic book artist who rose to stardom through at least some work on marvel comics and the spiderman franchise is todd mcfarlane.
If not, then who would you rank lower than liefeld. Dec 31, 2017 from a shirtless bear fighter to satanic cults, this year has been one of the most incredible in comic books in terms of atmosphere, use of space, and some of the best damn action that has ever been put on the page. The art is extremely childish and the faces are blocky. Captain marvel in particular looks like she has a side racket smuggling beachballs. Joe quesada became one of the most hated people in the industry, even getting booed off the stage at conventions. Witch of the black rose broadsword until this last few months. Next 10 powers comic book characters only used once. Regardless of the reason, the 1990s saw a massive influx of terrible. Dec 11, 2019 ranker comics has gathered up twenty of the absolute worst things that superheroes of the 90s wore. Beyond his gorgeous style and draftsmanship, jim lees energetic storytelling. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years.
I wont even buy a book if he is the artist i dont care what book it is. 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. Youngblood and supreme are the stars of robs roster. Which comic book artists did you absolutely hate growing up. Ive put together a list of my top 20 current comic book artists. Polls comics comic books top 10 ranker comics total nerd more popular lists famous freemasons list the best arabic movies streaming on netflix the best storebought cookies the best qualities in a person 19 musicians and singers who are mormon the best anime on crunchyroll. Hell, maybe its just because comic book artists arent fashion designers. Love them or hate them, the comic book movie rests on this movies shoulders. Some of the worst comic book art ever created album on imgur. 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. Comic book movies havent always been synonymous with big box offices and critical acclaim.
Dec 04, 2012 here are ten marvelous comic book artists through the years, whove never failed to make sheer magic appear at the flick of their wrists. And the worst part is, he acts like he is comic books messiah. A lot of you are blaming artists for editorial dictums estradas wonder woman was supposed to evoke the golden age or bad inkers vince colletta. Maybe its because comic book fashion was looking to reinvent itself. He set the comic world backwards into a spiraling substanceless, storyless, gimmick cover nightmare that we are just recovering from. This is the book where iceman explodes out of a person, and makes a bad pee gag. Id probably buy those comics today if a competent comic book writer and artist got a hold of them. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Marvels 1986 film howard the duck was an infamous flop across the board. So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick covers of alltime. The character first appeared in captain america comics march from.
The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. It all feels cheap and sleazy, and its a shame that the ultimate universe basically ended after this point, with low interest and sales finally sealing its fate. And thats just how he draws this is not deliberate. In the case of liefeld, as this page from youngblood shows, he really was pretty awful in his time. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose career. So the truth of the matter is that there can never truly be a 40 worst rob liefeld drawings until the dude is dead and gone and his remains have been blasted into the sun in a goldplated space shuttle with diamondencrusted control panel. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad art.
Several of them represent failed tech rather than failed art, such as foilembossed covers that omitted the foil. Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. Ranker comics has gathered up twenty of the absolute worst things that superheroes of the 90s wore. The worst comic book movie ranking of all time geek. May 17, 2017 worst comic book covers ever duration. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 4 youtube. Aug 28, 2015 10 worst covers august 28, 2015 khoi cakes 19 comments let me preface this article by stating that art is subjective and that you, the reader, may not necessarily consider some of these covers the worst ever or even bad in general. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for cocreating the character cable with writer louise simonson and the character deadpool with writer fabian nicieza. He gained critical acclaim in the late 1980s and early. Any good comic book character actually has a superpower and isnt lame ass. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list.
In this respect, don heck was the ted mcginley of comic books. Less creative or well thought out ones need 15 guns, a machete, ninja stars, a bat, a bit of wood, a pouch full of sharp stones, a lathe, some poisonous dice and a dildo with a razor embedded in it. I have a huge amount of respect for all of the artists i cover in todays video regardless fo whether im talking about some good or bad art from. Well, cable was an immediate hit when liefeld created him but deadpool became popular when joe kelly took over the character. In the early 1990s, liefeld gained popularity due to his work on marvel comics the new mutants and later xforce. The rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j. Ultimatum marvel jeph loeb used to be a good writer. The canadian artist, writer, cartoonist, toy designer and entrepreneur is best known for creating the fantasy series spawn. Someone like kurt busiek could do wonders for supreme.
He was a revolutionary and helped cofound image comics when all the hot artists ditched their classic gigs. From a shirtless bear fighter to satanic cults, this year has been one of the most incredible in comic books in terms of atmosphere, use of space, and some of the best damn action that has ever been put on the page. From action blockbusters to the lego movie, the influence of comic artists on popular culture has never been greater. Aug 09, 2018 they say you shouldnt judge a book by its cover. The worst decision you can make as a creative is to pursue a career as a comic book artist.
He is a terrible artist with no concept whatsoever of basic human anatomy, physics, or how things operate. Spawning out of the already monumentally terrible cry for justice event, the rise of arsenal follows roy harper, the green arrows former side kick, as he recovers from the events that destroyed his life. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. This is truly a golden age of comics, as we have artists from a variety of publishers, including marvel, dc, image, idw, dark horse, and valiant in such a variety of styles. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book movies worst comic book artists. Sep 14, 2019 illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 5 moebius, bryan lee omalley and more duration. Enjoy this awesomeness and disregard the order in which these artists are listed. Who do you think is marvels worst artist over the last few years. Oct 28, 2019 the rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j. I havent read nearly enough comics to be qualified to judge that. Even by comic book standards, the women are also drawn with ridiculous proportions.
He didnt have a lot of quality inkers inking him most of the time. Marielle hellers brilliant 2015 film the diary of a teenage girl should appeal to comics fans not only because its. Jun 11, 2019 to celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. And, of course, artists who distort human figures into positions absurd even by the standards of comic book anatomy.
We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. As a very visual person, comic book art has a huge impact on my enjoyment of a comic. Bradstreet, who started out in 1990 with a oneoff comic book called dragon chiang, is mostly a cover artist. This is truly a golden age of comics, as we have artists from a variety of publishers, including marvel, dc, image, idw, dark horse, and valiant in such.
But spiderman is the biggest name in the marvel universe. Krul managed to become the worst comic book ever written before it even ended. Sometimes theyre amazing, but other times, they really suck. While i wouldnt call sal buscema a great artist, i believe he was a very adequate artist. This list presents you with 15 examples of comic book cover mistakes. Jun 14, 2012 do you know how many drawings a comic book artist pumps out over the course of 20 years. Worst comic book artist of all time comic book talk. Here are ten marvelous comic book artists through the years, whove never failed to make sheer magic appear at the flick of their wrists. As such, he lends the unique ability to raise your expectations about the. Comic book covers both good and bad can make us gasp, but for very. Even guys like jackson butch guice can produce good work now and then.
He may not be the aesthetically worst artist ever but just the genericness and lifelessness of his characters had a negative impact on comicdom as a whole. Love em or hate em, publishers are going to keep doing epic comics story events. We did our best to bring you only the best comic book artists you should know. Do you know how many drawings a comic book artist pumps out over the course of 20 years. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links. May 06, 2003 whats worst, is he made good artists look bad. Artist dale keown made a name for himself on the incredible hulk thanks to his powerful. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed.
If i dont like the art, im probably going to hate the work. Jrjr humberto ramos and all others that draw in the same style bachelo sam keith jim valentino crain his works isnt. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 5 moebius, bryan lee omalley and more duration. Jul 22, 2011 the fan backlash was the stuff of legends.
By creative bloq staff computer arts 11 march 2014 11 march 2014. Nothing but respect for iron man but spiderman is the logo. This comic takes the thesis of xmen, and makes it not count. Some of mine are the same as others on here howard chaykin being the worst in my book. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad. In this video we talk about some comic book covers that are among the worst that have been published over the years. Captain america is superhero that appears in comic books published by marvel comics.
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