Comics I'm Reading For the Art
Hunter/Killer - I like the 90's Image style. A lot of people complain about it, because it spawned the likes of Stephen Platt, Pat Lee, and Marat Mychaels. But on the other hand, you have people like David Finch, Michael Turner, and Jim Lee, whose books sell in the hundreds of thousands. Hunter/Killer is the book I'm buying to help me tap into some of the older, flashier stuff. Silvestri's art looks even edgier now than before, because a lot of artists are choosing to travel the "realistic" route.Ultimate Fantastic Four and Wolverine - If John Romita and Joe Kubert are art gods, then Adam and Junior are Jesuses! Both these gents excel at telling a story, pure and simple. Without being flashy, they both pick dynamic angles to narrate a scene effectively. Really, 'nuff said.
Astonishing XMen - Mostly, I'm trying to steal the way John Cassaday draws faces. The man is a genius. Even the supporting characters have unique faces, and you can characters apart quite easily. Also, John's a genius at facial expressions. He can do the easy ones (happy, sad, angry, etc.), and the more subtle ones as well (subdued, contemplative, dead serious, etc.).
Doc Frankenstein - Steve Skroce. No one touches this guy when it comkes to action, pure and simple. You'll never get confused, even though steve draws some pretty complex action scenes. Also, he's doing some funky widescreen stuff in this book that just blows me away.
posted by butch @ 2/28/2005
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