A descriptive listing and ranking of the 100 greatest american comic book artists of all time. After over 1,000 ballots cast something like 1,008, here is the master list of your picks for the top comic book writers and artists of alltime. Jul 18, 2012 rapping was not on the horizon for the young boy growing up in detroit, deeply interested in storytelling, eminem intended to have a career as a comic book artist. Eminem was once near the top 30 in the highest scoring donkey kong games in the world. Dec 01, 2012 yesterday, we published a list of the best new comic books of 2012, but its worth taking a look at the best comicbook collections and reissues that also came out this year. On 4 may 2012, john sketched characters and signed comics for 50 hours straight to raise money for. Bradstreet, who started out in 1990 with a oneoff comic book called dragon chiang, is mostly a cover artist.
Another comic book artist who rose to stardom through at least some work on marvel comics and the spiderman franchise is todd mcfarlane. Jun 11, 2012 the 10 most controversial comic book stories of all time. Those are among our top 10 graphiccomics reads of 2012 that show just how much a truly. Recently, as reported by the beat, jim lee posited an interesting question. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. Carlos pacheco 2012 one of the best comic books artists in recent years, carlos has one of the most dynamics and detailed art styles to. The third quarterly dollar sales overall were the best since the public records began being kept in. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list.
After directing two documentaries on fidel castro in 2002 comandante and 2003 looking for fidel, filmmaker oliver stone returned to interview castro in 2009 for the first indepth conversation since castro had stepped down as president and recovered from colon surgery. David lapham started his career in 1990 as a penciller at valiant comics. After over 1,000 ballots cast something like 1,044, here is the master list of your picks for the top comic book writers and artists of alltime. I personally despise alan davis and cannot stand looking at it. Spiderman to spawn, how todd mcfarlane became the biggest. Building stories is aptly namedits not so much a comic book, or even a series of comic books, as it is a set of parts for making your own stories out of the materials provided. Can you name the 125 greatest comic book artists according to comic book resources readers. The strain, volume 1 is the first installment of a graphic novel adaptation of the novel written by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan. Test your knowledge on this entertainment quiz to see how you do. Todd mcfarlane opens up about his career as a comic book artist that includes making spiderman cooler and creating the spawn character. Famous marvel comic book artists a knowledge archive.
I specialize in sequential art and comic book illustration as a penciler and colorist. We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. Comic book artist collection volume 1 cooke, jon b. Top 10 graphic, comic novels of 2012 the washington post. Feb 19, 20 one of my person favorite artists is rick leonardi, whose work particularly on spiderman inspired me to try to break into comics myself, took some time at nycc 2012 to talk at length about his. Nov, 2012 i think the strain, volume 1 makes for an interesting and entertaining modernday vampire story, without being particularly brilliant or groundbreaking. Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below. Also, it won the eisner for best writerartist in 2012. Today we look at the dilemma of being a geek in india and the status of comic book artists. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. How to pitch your comic by or possibly to larry young. Why daryl dixon never appeared in the walking dead comics. Investigatoring one of the best kids comics available on free comic book day. Jun 01, 2012 home bc network top stories how to pitch your comic by or possibly to larry young posted on june 1, 2012 by rich johnston larry young writes from bleeding cool.
One of dcs hidden gems of the new 52 is the horrorromanceadventure series i, vampire. This was a rebooted cyber force as part of the companys top cow rebirth initiative. The data is drawn from comic book artist john jackson millers estimates of overall sales based on diamond comic distributors deliveries to comic book stores, so it does not include subscribers. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age 1992date. Ill start by saying that ive had the privilege of watching this movie early. After jack davis, frazetta is probably comics best known graduate to the mainstream, and the one who compares most favorably with the great strip artists and illustrators of the past. The canadian artist, writer, cartoonist, toy designer and entrepreneur is best known for creating the fantasy series spawn. Click on any artist or writer for a writeup on that creators work including samples of their art andor writing. Ive put together a list of my top 20 current comic book artists. Who would you say in recent years were some of the worst comic book artists. It became an underground success, and was later adapted into a film of the same name in.
Dec 19, 2012 two of the years biggest storylines in comicsthe court of owls and death of the familyall stem from the same place. The series, which was originally created by obarr as a means of dealing with the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver, was first published by caliber comics in 1989. I joined comics alliance in january of 2012, and my first pitch out of the gate was for this column. Dec 19, 2012 weve been telling you since the beginning that saga was a series to watch, and well, we hate to say we told you so except we totally did. In 2012, choi provided the cover to green lantern vol. Atlas comics presents the top 100 artists of american comic books. By creative bloq staff computer arts 11 march 2014.
Top 25 best comic book writers of all time comic watch. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Part of what makes the book so exciting is the fact. David lapham is an american comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist best known for his work on the independent comic book, stray bullets. Yesterday, we published a list of the best new comic books of 2012, but its worth taking a look at the best comicbook collections and reissues that also came out this year. Just one week after the loss of star wars conceptual artist ralph mcquarrie and golden age comic book artist sheldon moldoff, fans were in mourning yet again when the publisher dargaud announced the death of jean giraud, sometimes known by the pseudonym moebius, had died over the weekend at the a. He drew marvels wolverine with author mark millar as part of the characters 30thanniversary celebration. Sep 10, 2012 the worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices keep climbing.
Apr 21, 2012 rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. The top 100 artists of american comic books atlas comics. The crow is a superhero comic book series created by james obarr revolving around the titular character of the same name. Nov 16, 2012 top 10 graphic, comic novels of 2012 1 of 20. New jersey based illustrator and sequential artist. This is the second article of a twopart series exploring the indian comic book industry. Reading comic books and graphic novels for 15 years of my life span i would like to list my top ten comic book artist on. Lingering influence of comic artistcan be seen in various animated threads throughout his career, including his slim shady show series and the moshvideo. Funded through a kickstarter campaign, the first five issues were released for free. But through all this art, cloonan has never stopped writing, continuing to publish minicomics, and even some. Irving also served as associate editor on the multipleeisneraward winning comic book artist magazine. But as of now, i will refer to my friends opinion, who after intensely shaming me for not reading it, informed me that sandman is transcendent, like, so much more than just a comic book, than art itself. The 25 best animated comic book tv shows of all time complex.
As such, he lends the unique ability to raise your expectations about the. Units, dollars, comicbook title, issue, price, publisher, est. Jun 28, 20 the data is drawn from comic book artist john jackson millers estimates of overall sales based on diamond comic distributors deliveries to comic book stores, so it does not include subscribers. The comic creator has penned, sketched and inked many titles for vertigo and tokyopop comics. Two of the years biggest storylines in comicsthe court of owls and death of the familyall stem from the same place. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Jul 24, 2017 todd mcfarlane opens up about his career as a comic book artist that includes making spiderman cooler and creating the spawn character. The best writing can really be brought down by a bad artist, but a good artist can make a mediocre book awesome. Here are ten marvelous comic book artists through the years, whove never failed to make sheer magic appear at the flick of their wrists. How todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices. Legendary comic book artist rick leonardi at nycc 2012 youtube. Jul 04, 2012 top rated shows most popular shows browse tv shows by genre tv. Christopher irving is a pop culture journalist who has written four prior books on the history of comics, as well as dozens of articles.
A multidimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist. Its a she said more, but i stopped listening because she can be a little pretentious and overbearing. In this new film, castro is interviewed at home, surrounded by his family. With the focus in comic book collecting shifting to high end pieces with a view to investment, the original art from the most iconic issues is hot property on the auction circuit, with collectors paying top prices for the original pencil drawings that would lead to the greatest moments in comic book history. It has a cheesy feel to it, characters acting strange and the dialogue is odd. Its a great dinner party question for comic fans, but one that requires a lot of research to clarify whether or not the artists fit into that five year window. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. John cusack to play comic book artist in stephen kings cell. Image comics was born 20 years ago, but 2012 will be remembered as the year it grew up, graduated college early and elbowed its way into the top echelon of comicbook publishers. Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast. Click on any name below for more information about the writer listed. On monday, we explained the growth of the indian comic book industry. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Here is the top 125 comic book artists master list.
After a few years mastering the pen and ink medium, frank left comicbooks behind, shifted gears to painting and. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. Best comic book series best of 2012 wiki guide ign. How to pitch your comic by or possibly to larry young posted on june 1, 2012 by rich johnston larry young writes from bleeding cool. Those are among our top 10 graphiccomics reads of 2012 that show just how much a truly gifted writer artist can do with words and pictures. Legendary comic book artist rick leonardi at nycc 2012. Amecomi girls by dc comics written by justin gray, jimmy palmiotti and art by eduardo francisco this story is my favorite digital read. I have my ba in visual arts from the ramapo college of new jersey and student of the kubert school of cartooning and graphic design. Mar 24, 2020 the french comicbook artist created the beloved character asterix scourge of the roman invaders in ancient gaul with writer rene goscinny. Dec 24, 2012 image comics was born 20 years ago, but 2012 will be remembered as the year it grew up, graduated college early and elbowed its way into the top echelon of comic book publishers. John romita jr was nominated for a will eisner comic industry award in 1989 for his work on daredevil. Best comic book covers ever this year 2012 edition.
Ign s best comic book series of 2012, scott snyder and greg capullos batman. On top of her prolific comic career she has created artwork for the punk band leftover cracks label qn5. Michael choi is a comic book artist and video game concept artist, known for his work on books by dc comics, marvel comics and top. A list of the top twenty comic book artists who are creating comic book art right now from. One of my person favorite artists is rick leonardi, whose work particularly on spiderman inspired me to try to break into comics myself, took. 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. One of my person favorite artists is rick leonardi, whose work particularly on spiderman inspired me to try to break into comics myself, took some time at nycc 2012 to talk at length about his. Eminems true dream was to become a comic book artist. May 01, 2012 this is the second article of a twopart series exploring the indian comic book industry. Jan, 2012 the 25 best animated comic book tv shows of all time by jason serafino jason serafino is a contributing writer at complex who covers movies, tv, and comic books. The 10 most controversial comic book stories of all time. He went on to work under editor jim shooter at defiant comics, where they cocreated warriors of plasm in 1993.
Movies might have a big impact on lesservalued books, but not a huge effect on top shelf collectibles. They are the distributors of comics featuring xmen, the incredible hulk, captain america and of course the. John cusack will reportedly play the lead in a film adaptation of cell, stephen kings novel about a zombie apocalypse brought on by cell phone use. With so much to choose from, usa todays comic book enthusiasts brian truitt, john geddes and. Tributes pour in for comics artist jean moebius giraud. While it was released in 2012, it feels more like a dated mid 2000s movie. It is by far the best indie comic published by one of the biggest comic publishers in the world. In 2012, becky became the first female comic artist to draw the main batman title for dc comics.
When i turn the page and read the pages from any graphic novel i can instantly recognized the art and the artist that drew in each comic panel. Top 125 greatest comic book artists quiz by alstair. Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. On october 17, 2012, top cow debuted the fourth volume of the series. Cyber force is a fictional comic book superhero team created in 1992 by writerartist marc silvestri in 1992 through his publishing studio. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. The 10 best comicbook collections and reissues of 2012.