Worst comic book artists of all time

Fast forward to 2008, when comic book mad scientist grant morrison resurrected batman of zur en arrh in one of the more shining examples of his out there creative decisions. The image has been parodied and paid homage to countless times, and remains one of the greatest comic book covers of all time. Jrjr humberto ramos and all others that draw in the same style bachelo sam keith jim valentino crain his works isnt bad its just too dang. As time passes things that were in style and popular in the present will. Dec 05, 2019 the artists of batman universe, war of the realms, and more are all up for the best artist of 2019. A descriptive listing and ranking of the 100 greatest american comic book artists of all time.

Many of comics most iconic and enduring characters are ones that are multifaceted in their personalities, and have unforgettable designs every artist that comes to draw one of these iconic characters tends to put their spin on the character, integrate something new, or undo something someone did before them. Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Take a spin through our collection of amazing artists. Bradstreet, who started out in 1990 with a oneoff comic book called dragon chiang, is. Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast.

Jun 11, 2019 to celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. Allstar superman is a twelveissue maxiseries written by grant morrison and drawn by frank quitely. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. I think even portacios perennially late wetworks came out with more issues than youngblood, which was the first image issue to come out.

Jun 25, 2014 the 10 greatest comic book writers of all time. Here are ten marvelous comic book artists through the years, whove never failed to make sheer magic appear at the flick of their wrists. Who do you think are some of the greatest american comic book artists of all time. Dillon was great at composition, not so much in anatomy or facial expressions. Dean ormston 1950s hollywood permeates into science fiction as jeff lemire and dean ormstons black hammer peer into the lives of superheroes that are stuck together in a small town.

Ive heard the stories about suydam taking other artists table space at conventions and the like and wont defend him on his accussed assholery but with regard to the pictures above, surely he was hired by dc to do zombie versions of famous dc covers. So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick covers of all time. Since then, he was worked at many major comics companies and contributed his talent to many genres of comics. Oct 01, 2015 the omnipresent influence of comic books is undeniable, and here we take a look at the famous artists from the medium who have shaped the surface of popular culture. Yes, modern interpretations of heroes are often more grounded and real, but stan lee stared the trend. He is a terrible artist with no concept whatsoever of basic human anatomy, physics, or how things operate. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. The rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j. Top ten worst comic strips ever while the world gives us cool strips, like bloom county, pearls before swine, and calvin and hobbes, we get a few bad strips as well. The term worst comic book of all time or worst comic ever gets bandied about quite a bit, and while there have been some recent strong contenders to that title make that one contender, such assessments lack some historical scope in order to make such a claim. He had the basics down, but knees, elbows, feet basically any place where joints articulate looked. With his own publishing company supergraphics, steranko was able to appraise the industry in the remarkable. May 23, 2017 the 10 best comic artists of 2017 so far.

The worst of the alltooreal worst in comic books newsarama. Work on these three major comic book heroes makes him one of the greatest comic book artists of all time. Comic book talk rob liefeld worst comic book artist ever. If you want to know why, its because people dont give a shit. We start off with one of the first artists to have worked in the american comic book industry. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad art.

Sep 24, 2010 the worst comic book of all time the term worst comic book of all time or worst comic ever gets bandied about quite a bit, and while there have been some recent strong contenders to that title make that one contender, such assessments lack some historical scope in order to make such a claim. I have a huge amount of respect for all of the artists i cover in todays video regardless fo whether im talking about some good or bad art from their. Worst comic book artist of all time comic book talk. Dec 31, 2017 pichelli is quickly becoming not only one of the best spiderman artists of all time, but one of the best comic book artists in history. Spawning out of the already monumentally terrible cry for justice event, the rise of arsenal follows roy. Our every four years countdown of your alltime favorite comic book writers and artists concludes.

Even by comic book standards, the women are also drawn with ridiculous proportions. Well, since this isnt a list of whos the best, but most influential, i would say. It all feels cheap and sleazy, and its a shame that the ultimate universe basically ended after this point, with low interest and sales finally sealing its fate. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. Comic book movies are the biggest trend in entertainment right now, but the same genre that has brought us the dark knight trilogy, the mcu, dceu, and a. In the case of liefeld, as this page from youngblood shows, he really was pretty awful in his time. This was a time when most comic book heroes had no serious personal problems, like getting bullied at school, or paying taxes. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book movies worst comic book artists. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years syfy wire.

A multi talented draftsman, reed could do everything. At the climax of the comic, veidt famously declares, after fooling both men who think they are gods and a man who has become one, that hes not a supervillian out of a film. Trust me, it was hard to whittle the sheer volume of poorly adapted comic book movies down to just these few, but i think youll agree. Comic book covers both good and bad can make us gasp, but for very different reasons.

If you think theres a strip i missed, feel free to add one. With his own publishing company supergraphics, steranko was able to appraise the industry in the remarkable twovolume history of comics, a must read for any graphic artist. He is the worst comic book artist to ever get his own levis commercial. Pichelli is quickly becoming not only one of the best spiderman artists of all time, but one of the best comic book artists in history. In my recent research, i have come across the worst comic of all time, and after reading it, i longed for the simple pleasures. The silver surfer by tyler breon living life one comic book at a time. Jack kirby will eisner neal adams carl barks harvey kurtzman wally wood frank frazetta steve ditko bernard krigstein lou fine alex toth al williamson gil kane. Like darwyn cookes work, francavillas art transports you to a time when radio dramas.

As a very visual person, comic book art has a huge impact on my enjoyment of a comic. So, without further ado heres my list of 27 of the lamest characters created in comic book history. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. German blogger christian schmidt called it the worst book he had ever read.

The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings, part 3 of 4 comic book artists, comic. View entire discussion 40 comments more posts from the comicbooks community. He may not be the aesthetically worst artist ever but just the genericness and lifelessness of. Id rather read something funny instead with a better title like the born winner i hope this bad comic strip ends real soon because nobody likes it. The series was developed to allow major comics creators a chance to tell stories showcasing characters without being restricted by dc universe continuity. I havent read nearly enough comics to be qualified to judge that. See more ideas about comic books art, marvel comics and bad comics. Jul 28, 2016 tlano and his technicolor dreamcoat batsuit promptly disappeared, because this was the silver age of comic books and they were full of oneoff nonsense like that. Although, herb trimpe, who i cant remember the last time i saw his art, has to be my least favorite of all time. Top 25 best comic book writers of all time comic watch. May 06, 2003 but out of them all, id have to select al milgrom as the worst artist ever, bar none, undisputed champion.

Who would you consider the 3 most influential comic book. Frank miller reckons joe kubert is the best comic artist of alltime. 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. 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. They have friends and models pose and they set up the. Over the years, there have been numerous spoton portrayals of comic book characters portrayed on. I wont even buy a book if he is the artist i dont care what book it is. And in the midst of it all, long time fanfavorites from fiona staples to doug mahnke continue to produce highquality work.

The artists of batman universe, war of the realms, and more are all up for the best artist of 2019. Unlike most other artists who hit a peak and then decline, curts work is great from his first ever superman story in 49 up to the one page he pencilled for the superman wedding album in 96, he drew the man of steel troughout 5 decades, gave. The humor, abilities, and personality of peter parker and spiderman are as we all expect, however the angle from which the story is told puts ultimate spiderman in an elite class of comic books. We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. Apr 21, 2012 rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Top 10 best comic book artists of all time 2 1 top 10 comic book artists of the 1940s. I cant stand artists like rob liefeld, j scott campbell and a lot of the 90s image crop. Spawning out of the already monumentally terrible cry for justice event, the rise of arsenal follows roy harper, the green arrows former side kick, as he recovers from the events that destroyed his life. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. He kickstarted the atrocious new era of modern comics that spanned well into the mid 90s. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. Dc has the worst reputation for creating superheros worthy of a headdesk, but marvel have a fair share of facepalms too.

In this video we talk about some comic book covers that are among the worst that have been published over the years. Aug 09, 2018 they say you shouldnt judge a book by its cover. Dec 04, 2012 here are ten marvelous comic book artists through the years, whove never failed to make sheer magic appear at the flick of their wrists. Unless you read all the comics, its easy to get behind on the latest superhero. 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. So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick covers of alltime. And, of course, artists who distort human figures into positions absurd even. It could even be the death of spiderman and i wouldnt buy it. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links.

Jack kirby will eisner neal adams carl barks harvey kurtzman wally wood frank frazetta steve ditko bernard krigstein lou fine alex toth al williamson gil kane joe kubert barry windsorsmith john romita. Atlas comics presents the top 100 artists of american comic books. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad. Sep 05, 2017 comic book movies are the biggest trend in entertainment right now, but the same genre that has brought us the dark knight trilogy, the mcu, dceu, and a growing number of comic book tv show. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art youtube. Captain marvel in particular looks like she has a side racket smuggling beachballs. 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. 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. I have heard it said that he makes all characters look tumorous, and i cant disagree. First of all yes, there are actually 11 films on this list. Swiss comedians andreas storm and catherine stormer featured the book in their stage program and called it the worst book ever written in german tongue. Some of mine are the same as others on here howard chaykin being the worst in my book. Ultimate spiderman takes one of the best comic book stories of all time and tells it in a unique and amazing way.

Again, good inkers like dick giordano helped him a lot. I find myself on and off with some artists like david lafuente and ron garney who has done good work recently but others not so great. 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. People will be saying the same thing about artists of today 15 years from now. Ive put together a list of my top 20 current comic book artists. The greatest comic book artists of all time, according to me. The biggest comic book names since 1992, all combined in one place. Anyway, shatterstar has all these swords all the time, and rob liefeld cannot grasp. Mar 11, 2014 the image has been parodied and paid homage to countless times, and remains one of the greatest comic book covers of all time. Jul 20, 2016 mutant x the worst liveaction comic book tv series of all time 17 of 21 pretend youre a hollywood executive in 2000 and youd just seen the longawaited xmen movie become a blockbuster hit. Bad astronomy podcasts forgotten women of genre debate club dream casting. Krul managed to become the worst comic book ever written before it even ended. I do not like this title the born loser its a negative title. Jun 23, 2017 top 5 spiderman comic book artist of all time.

And in the midst of it all, longtime fanfavorites from fiona staples to doug mahnke continue to. Mar 26, 2018 in this video we talk about some comic book covers that are among the worst that have been published over the years. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. Bradstreet, who started out in 1990 with a oneoff comic book called dragon chiang, is mostly a cover artist. If i dont like the art, im probably going to hate the work.

This paragraph is not nearly long enough to explain the allure of reed crandall. Oct 28, 2019 the rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j. As such, he lends the unique ability to raise your expectations about the. If ive missed any of your favourites for the title, let me know. Will eisner look at almost any innovation in the first 75 years of american comicbook history, and odds are that will eisner got there first.