Ok - class is in session, let me put you straight on a few things you might not want to hear.
What do -
Jae Lee
Alex Ross and
Todd McFarlane
All have in common? Answer: They are all terrible comic artists. They can draw for sure - they have style out the wazzoo - but as comic artists they fail because they don't have a clue about sequential art.
Comic art isn't all about how cool you can make the characters look - the panels have to flow from one to the next, they eye has to be guided across the page and from panel to panel - they art has to tell the story in terms of pacing and flow much the way a cinematographer does in a movie. Lee, Ross and Mcfarlane are great at individual still pictures but have zero talent for comics art.
As mentioned here in this thread - Neal Adams, Dave Gibbons, George Perez, John Cassaday, Jack (King) Kirby these guys know the art. Hell i dont even LIKE Perez but I know that he has the craft down - your eye goes where he tells it. Thats what makes a great comics artist.
& My 2cents : Top of the whole heap without any doubt - Will Eisner.
If you don't know who Eisner is - all these artists you mention - the highest honor that they can get, the comic book artists equivalent of an Oscar - is called "The Eisner award". Do the math.
Todd McFarlane...I just don't like his style at all. Something about it just puts me off, so I won't complain with you about him being terrible.
Alex Ross' work can sometimes become too grandiose and the pacing of the story, image wise, suffers. Sometimes this happens with Jae Lee as well. I wasn't as impressed with his work on Sentry or Cap as his work on Inhumans. On that assignment in particular, he was fantastic. IMO.
Originally posted by Mr Zero
And I can't believe you both mentioned THEM and not the man who spawned them and taught them how to draw. The legend that is Joe Kubert. Shame on you both.
I thought about mentioning him, but didn't for the same reason I didn't mention Kirby or Ditko. He SHOULD be a name that pops into everyone's head instantly, someone who doesn't NEED mentioning. He has his own art school for crap sake, where Adam and Andy both teach.
Originally posted by Mr Zero
Ok - class is in session, let me put you straight on a few things you might not want to hear.What do -
Jae Lee
Alex Ross and
Todd McFarlaneAll have in common? Answer: They are all terrible comic artists. They can draw for sure - they have style out the wazzoo - but as comic artists they fail because they don't have a clue about sequential art.
Comic art isn't all about how [B]cool
you can make the characters look - the panels have to flow from one to the next, they eye has to be guided across the page and from panel to panel - they art has to tell the story in terms of pacing and flow much the way a cinematographer does in a movie. Lee, Ross and Mcfarlane are great at individual still pictures but have zero talent for comics art.[/B]
What are u talking about??Jim Lee and Alex Ross are the best!!Have u seen the Jim Lee Batman in HUSH? oR ANY Superman or Batman by Alex Ross??These two are wow!!!
And I don't see anything wrong with the panels either... 😕
Originally posted by Punkyhermy
What are u talking about??Jim Lee and Alex Ross are the best!!And I don't see anything wrong with the panels either... 😕
Jim Lee is a good example of stylish art clear storytelling - its Jae Lee I'm Dissing.
And you know I love Alex Ross - the guy can paint - Marvels & Kingdom Come induce goosebumps they are so fine... but its not just about style - im talking about the mechanics of how a page looks and how easy it it to follow, and Alex Ross falls short there....
Originally posted by Punkyhermy
What are u talking about??Jim Lee and Alex Ross are the best!!Have u seen the Jim Lee Batman in HUSH? oR ANY Superman or Batman by Alex Ross??These two are wow!!!
And I don't see anything wrong with the panels either... 😕
No, she was right, Jim Lee sucks and is overrated.
Try Steve Butler or Steve Rude.
Originally posted by Arachnoidfreak
Jim Lee sucks!? You pulled that out of your ass. Jim Lee's attention to detail alone makes him great, not to mention facial expressions and body language. His versatility is great also, he draws in so many different ways. Comic book pencils aren't his only work.
You OBVIOUSLY didn't catch his work back in the early 90's
(Try an old issue of Alpha Flight or West Coast Avengers)
And his work is ok, but not what everyone hypes it up to be.
Yes I did. I have the first few issues of the 1991 volume of the X-men, a title that Marvel put out SOLEY to showcase Jim Lee's art talents. Who else gets that kind of treatment? Of course his work is better now, he's been doing it for a long time. NO artist is their best when they debut. It's been 13 years since 1991, and you think that by pulling up some old ass comics you can prove Jim Lee sucks NOW? Oh yea, that'll work.