Jim lee arguably the most popular artist of the 1990s, jim lee rose to fame drawing the xmen for marvel in the early years of the decade before breaking away to form image and his company, wildstorm productions. Long time collector and comic book enthusiast looking to share my collecting hobby with like minded collectors. Bleeding cool news and rumors comics, movies, tv, games. Todd mcfarlane came into comic books after his lifelong aspirations of being a baseball player were. Villains best dc comics characters alexandr best comic book super villains fortnight best avengers characters bkallmighty top ten best comic strips best marvel comics characters 11111 top ten spiderman villains best clan in cardfight vanguard nahyer 10 best xmen heroes celestius top 10 smartest superheroes. Jonathan is a graphic artist, illustrator, writer, and game designer. Carlos ezquerra is the most notable spanish artist to have worked in british comics. And if you re a fan of the doctor, check out our list of top 10 doctor who. For all the latest news in the comic book world, visit comic book resources. Bradstreet, who started out in 1990 with a oneoff comic book called dragon chiang, is mostly a cover artist. Atlas comics presents the top 100 artists of american comic books. After jack kirby left marvel in 1970, buscema soon became more or less the face of marvel. Ive been a comic book artist for 32 years, having worked for both marvel and dc comics on the likes of the x men and spider man to batman and the justice league. While its not actually aimed at directly at artists and designers, the site is literally full of gorgeous comic inspired images to inspire you.
Top 10 influential marvel comic book artists youtube. Marvel unlimited now offering free access to iconic comic book stories. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. My top ten comic book artist and their art styles marvel. Famous marvel comic book artists a knowledge archive. Neil has illustrated for dc comics, valiant comics, marvel comics, titan. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Marvel uk later produced original material by british creators such as alan moore, john wagner, dave gibbons, steve dillon, and grant morrison there were a number of editors in charge of overseeing the uk editions. And so far, the 2010s have proved to be a decade thats left fans with more fourcolor eye candy than ever, whether you like marvel, dc or indie comics. Who would you say in recent years were some of the worst comic book artists. Venom 2 brandon davis 11 hours ago shangchi and the legend of the ten rings adam barnhardt 11 hours ago avengers. Joseba morales, spanish illustrator, he has worked for more than six years as a freelance artist. He has covered fields ranging from childrens books to comics, noir co. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comics featuring that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america.
Another comic book artist who rose to stardom through at least some work on marvel comics and the spiderman franchise is todd mcfarlane. Here, we choose a collection of comic book artists whove excelled in painting. Fingers and arachnid appendages crossed that ottleys run at marvel is just as long as his tenure at image comics. The uk comics also reprinted several other supporting strips in each issue from other marvel. Paolo rivera an eisner awardwinning comic book artist, paolo rivera is mostly known for his work on marvel titles like daredevil, avengers, allnew x. A descriptive listing and ranking of the 100 greatest american comic book artists of all time. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. Top 10 most influential comics of the 1980s culture. Best silkscreenselling pop surrealist storyboard and comics artist.
While we cant accept your unsolicited submissions, please know that marvel is always looking for new comic book artists and writers. In 1972, marvel set up a publishing arm in the uk, marvel uk, reprinting. 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. 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. They are the distributors of comics featuring xmen, the incredible hulk, captain america and of course the. 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. Lees style contains heavy linework, chiseled jawlines, extreme detail, and dynamic. These, though, are the best of the best, the ones that drop jaws, bulge eyes, and make all comic book fans hearts swoon. I personally despise alan davis and cannot stand looking at it. The series was created by a british collaboration consisting of writer alan moore, artist dave gibbons, and colorist john higgins. 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.
If you ever wanted to try and create your own superhero, have a look at our. He gained critical acclaim in the late 1980s and early. Its nearly impossible to narrow down the top cover artists working in comic books today, but we gave it our best shot 10. Marvel uk was an imprint of marvel comics formed in 1972 to reprint us produced stories for the british weekly comic market. Marvel uk was an imprint of marvel comics formed in 1972 to reprint us produced stories for. A british comic is a periodical published in the united kingdom that contains comic strips. Quite apart from being one of my favourite comic book characters of all time, this guy is hands down one of the best martial artists in the marvel universe. As such, he lends the unique ability to raise your expectations about the. Here are 10 writers and artists who had exceptional years, deserving credit as the top creators of the year.
Vincent deighan aka frank quietly began to get more high profile work in england. 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. Comic book artists have created a whole new world which inspired many hit. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. A journey to recover a forgotten part of canadas pop culture and a national treasure few have ever heard about, the tale of a small country striving to create its own heroes, but finding itself constantly out muscled by betterfunded and bettermarketed superheroes from the media empire next door. Copiels drawn many of marvel s top characters as a mainstay of the avengers and xmen creative stables, bringing a highlyhoned european comics approach to american. Comic book resources is dedicated to the coverage of comic book related news and discussions. We now list the top ten comic books that comic book collectors would want. Top 10 comic books most sought after by collectors movie. Top 10 marvel comic book artists its nice to see that some things stay the same. The incredible hulk 181 first appearance of wolverine publisher. Comics dc starter pack comics sale includes batman, superman, and more sales sean fallon 2 hours ago. Home all news comics news top 10 comic books most sought.
Im always in awe of what comic book artists do so effortlessly, and these artists in particular create a story that, at the end of the year, has led me back to. Theres no real status quo anymore when it comes to how comic books are expected to look. The result was four months of alternatereality comic books. Kane cocreated the modernday versions of the superheroes green lantern and the atom for dc comics, and cocreated iron fist with roy thomas for marvel comics. Even though american comics didnt quite reach the uk until 1959, brian. Ever since the earliest comic books appeared on newsstands in 1933 they followed many of the precepts laid down by comic. Canadas forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators.
The marvel way was one of the first to use the concept of circles, cylinders and squares as the building blocks for the human figure. In the late 90s, he sold his company to dc, bringing his signature style over to the brand. Bleeding cool is your independent source for news about comic books, film, tv, games, collectibles, and more. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Age of ultron kofi outlaw 11 hours ago marvel studios brandon davis 11 hours ago. Before the dawn of the marvel age of comics, the writer, generally speaking, was the guiding force in the creation of a typical comic book.
Hire comic book artist comic book artists comic book. The 100 greatest comic books, comics, graphic novels, and story runs of all. London st christophers place london westfield stratford manchester. His work at warren and marvel has a highly polished quality, but lacks the spark of wood or joe orlando. Comic artist george perez has worked primarily with marvel comics and dc comics throughout his long career, and is probably best known for his work on the new teen titans and crisis on infinite earths for dc, his avengers relaunch in the 1990s for marvel comics, and his jlaavengers crossover in 2003. His spiderman season one graphic novel was also a new york times best seller. The 10 greatest comic book writers of all time culture. The top 100 artists of american comic books atlas comics.
The two most popular british comics, the beano and the dandy, were. We ranked the top 10 martial artists in the marvel universe. Here are ten marvel ous comic book artists through the years, whove never failed to make sheer magic appear at the flick of their wrists. Although american comics didnt actually appear in the uk until 1959. Alex marvel comics arte dc comics marvel art marvel heroes ms marvel bruce timm marvel women marvel girls comics girls. Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and every major comics company and character. Earn 500 points for making a purchase at the marvel digital comics shop. The 10 best comic book creators of 2019 screen rant. These are some of the people artists, editors, executives, writers who have been associated with the company in its history, as marvel and its predecessors, timely comics and atlas comics. The book is filled with the bombastic text of stan lee and the artwork of marvel staff artist sal buscema.