Like so many american art forms that have grown and spread throughout the global audiences, comic books have been one of the most successful ones to become popularized in the nation that has brought us a variety of influences. It has it all, shitty plots, mischaracterization, mary sue self insertion, and even some statutory rape in front of a girls parents. In the early 1990s, liefeld gained popularity due to his work on marvel comics the new mutants and later xforce. Comics are a visual mediumbut most comics still rely heavily on narration and dialogue. Comic book artists, comic books, marvel dc, marvel comics, bad comics, rob liefeld. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 4 youtube. So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick covers of alltime. The art looks like a parody of the anime style at best, and like a bad fan comic at worst. Comic book talk rob liefeld worst comic book artist ever. In the case of liefeld, as this page from youngblood shows, he really was pretty awful in his time.
A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Alli watchdog ratings are based on careful appraisals of multiple criteria. What comic book artists are generally seen having bad art. The writer of the first few issues, jose roberto pereira, openly admitted that he didnt care for the mega man franchise, and wrote an author avatar named princess, who would go on an unsubtle author filibuster which included the word retarded. We get more specific from here, but if we didnt lump these together the entire list would be broken spines and colossal hooters. May 12, 2017 10 worst comic book animated series of all time. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. I hate when series have good looking art for a while and then you just get some janky looking stuff later on. But, it also cannot be denied that every now and then marvel has dropped the ball and.
Jul 22, 2019 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. Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. The comic book tie in for the video game injustice. Jul 20, 2016 the comic book tie in for the video game injustice. The book spotlights several, not every single one, but a big chunk of some of the worst gimmicks and events to happen in the modern sport of entertainment we know as professional wrestling. This is a short book and its one of the more recent publications in this list. Sometimes she looks normal but a lot of the time shes looks bug eyes or her eyes are at the far edges of her head or its just bad art. To learn more about what the average career of a comic book illustrator is like, we spoke with matt haley. See more ideas about comic books art, comic art and marvel. The series was created by a british collaboration consisting of writer alan moore.
Here are two from the silver age that were very polarizing. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 5 moebius, bryan lee omalley and more duration. Moreover, lichtenstein imbued his comic pictures with some degree of personal experience, albeit at one remove. Gods among us is a spectacular example of superman being duped into doing the worst imaginable misdeeds superman is overjoyed to learn that. Matts been illustrating comics professionally for over twenty years with dc, marvel, and. 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. John doppler, head of allis watchdog desk and author of choosing the best selfpublishing services for you, identifies and rates the best and worst selfpublishing services here on this page. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. 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. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad. Several of them represent failed tech rather than failed art, such as.
Jul 22, 2011 marvel comics is responsible for a complete revitalization of the comic book industry in the 60s, some of the greatest and most beloved characters and superhero stories in history, and helping to convince the mainstream that comic books are a legitimate art form. The worst of the alltooreal worst in comic books newsarama. They have friends and models pose and they set up the. Then we get to chapters four and fivethe worst socalled professional art that i have ever seen in a comic book. 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. 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. With the first versions of superman and famous funnies dating back to 1930s, illustrators and artists have found a new way of displaying their talent. But alex simmons art of making comics does a pretty good job at it. A veteran of the comics industry with a line of credits dating back to the early 1990s, hester discovered he was losing his vision after having a separate scare about his heart. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. And the worst part is, he acts like he is comic books messiah.
Steranko ranked 4th because he was one of the most influential comic book artist that push away the comic books code restrictions. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. The 10 worst comic book characters to invite to your holiday dinner. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about comic book art. They say love is blind, but anyone can see these relationships are bad news. Top 25 best comic book writers of all time comic watch. No wonder he calls this last year the worst year of my life professionally. Post goodbad comic book art stop posting liefeld the. There is a real art to making comics and its tough to teach. It is the best selling graphic novel in comic book history and spun off a major motion picture. Tom lyle and bob smith were a great art pairing on the series. For every detractor who thinks hes the worst thing to happen to comic books.
Unfortunately this one was in print so i have to go off memory. Over 80 pages alex covers the basics of art for comic creation including ideas, writing, sketching, and. Shehulk for me is the character that most of the time has bad art. He got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing. Since you cant barter sexual favors for comic books in most circles, especially when most of your bartering energy is spent on obtaining slurpees and canned corn, i had to let that hobby go. In how to draw comics the marvel way, drawing comics in the style of. Thats what happened to comic artist phil hester last year. 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. Sep 14, 2019 illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 5 moebius, bryan lee omalley and more duration. See more ideas about rob liefeld, comic book artists and artist. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. The british paper the guardian has a weekend supplement called the guide. I know this is an old topic that hasnt been updated in awhile but i saw this on a fb group that im in. Mar 26, 2020 the comic as a cohesive whole is a very strong and professional effort with all the elements of art working together with the writing for an excellent second installment that leaves you wanting more.
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. An aesthetic history studies in popular culture paperback. To me looking at sterankos art work of various comic book covers is like watching a 1960 and 1970 political thriller. But i remember it fondly, and a recent look at a list of terrible art by the comic worlds answer to a chimp with a paintbrush in its ass, rob liefeld. He had the basics down, but knees, elbows, feet basically any place where joints articulate looked.
It has it all, shitty plots, mischaracterization, mary sue self insertion, and. Its robs own fb page for comic book artists and fans too i suppose. One ironic thing i find about the image 7, specifically about erik larsen, is that he post a lot on social media on what artists today are doing completely wrong. Steranko is featured in the will eisner comic book hall of fame and became a comic book historian. The same is true when it comes to the comicbook world. Apr 28, 2015 steranko is featured in the will eisner comic book hall of fame and became a comic book historian. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad art. Two of the key things i was concerned about was that the book not just be a repetition of death of wcw, and that they didnt just rip on hogan the entire. Luckily for those who do practice comic book therapy, there are legislative bodies that support it on some level, like the american counseling association, of which kuniak is a member. The comic as a cohesive whole is a very strong and professional effort with all the elements of art working together with the writing for an excellent second installment that leaves you wanting more. Kenneth rocaforts art for outlaws, the starfirered hood book that no one needed or asked for, was utterly painful. Comic book covers both good and bad can make us gasp, but for very different.
Watchmen was a graphic novel published by dc comics in 1986 and 1987. 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. Which comic book artists did you absolutely hate growing up. An aesthetic history studies in popular culture paperback harvey, robert c. The second chapter had art by rather pedestrian but obviously at least professional hands.
Chapter three, although uncredited, looks to me to be the work of just deceased ric estrada. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art youtube. Jul 12, 2017 luckily for those who do practice comic book therapy, there are legislative bodies that support it on some level, like the american counseling association, of which kuniak is a member. While i understand his criticism, its become the exact same situation in which the artists from the 70s and 80s criticized the image 7 for the way. See more ideas about comic books art, marvel comics and bad. He is a terrible artist with no concept whatsoever of basic human anatomy, physics, or how things operate. Ive loved watching the trend of professionals reacting to good and bad things in their own field of work. Notorious for its incoherent prose and irrelevant digressions. This was a five part story that started out with a script by archie goodwin and art by al williamson.
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