Least favorite comic artists?

Fugitoid Jones · 11-17-2010, 04:57 PM

Let's talk about those artists whose artwork you find to be just annoying.

I do have to say though, even though these are artists I don't like, I can't deny they have some degree of talent. I mean, I can't draw at all, so I wish I could draw half as well as these guys. Doesn't stop their artwork from bugging me though.

Jim Lawson - Right off the bat, I gotta say his work on TMNT vol. 4 looks horrible IMO. I think his earlier work wasn't so bad, especially on the City At War storyarc. But his current work? Remember what I said about wishing I could draw like some of these artists? I think I could draw like Jim Lawson. Some blocky hands, same faces and a bunch of squiggly lines, and there you go.

Mark Bagley - If he's not drawing Spider-Man, I really don't like his artwork. ALL his characters look the same. Same bodies, same faces, his characters are pretty much cookie cutter.

Greg Land - He draws a woman really well, unfortunetly they all look the same. Something about his artwork I find to be just unappealing.

Rob Liefeld - More Pockets! More Straps! Muscles that don't exist! Body parts out of proportion! Alien looking human faces! Lines lines lines lines lines! Behold Liefeld!

*Candy Kappa* · 11-17-2010, 05:06 PM

Rob Liefeld is infamous

*Brodie* · 11-17-2010, 05:35 PM

That list is pretty spot on. I'd ad John Romita jr, post 2005.

Abnormal Freak · 11-17-2010, 05:42 PM

I never really understood the complaints about Lawson's artwork. I think he's one of the greats. You say you could probably draw like him, but I'd like to see you try. ;) Show me such dynamic, well-constructed poses and high levels of detail in the manner that he does with the texturing techniques he uses, while capturing the sense of simultaneous "cartoony" and "real" that he does.

Some of the layouts in TMNT Vol. 4 can be kind of bogus, but I credit that more to Laird's not-so-hot ideas. I mean, the guy's given only so much to work with, y'know? But even some of those not-so-hot panels I'd still take over the vast majority of current comic book art; and when the guy's doing his own thing, he's incredible (just look at the Paleo books). I go to the comic shop and most of the stuff I see on the shelves and flip through looks like garbage and all-too-samey.

I guess I can't really think of folks whose artwork I really detest, because I avoid what I deem crappy-looking comics.

*Voltron* · 11-17-2010, 06:08 PM

Tim Sale. He is ROUGH on the eyes.

*shuriken* · 11-22-2010, 12:51 PM

^^ I actually like Tim Sale. His characters look different and they each have a quirkiness to them that makes them look either very humorous or just straight up trippy.
Rob Liefeld is pretty bad. Fugitoid Jones is pretty spot in his assesment.
Greg Land i ok. But his generic women renderings hurt more tha help.
I would have said Jim Lee's work, but I think he has really gotten better post his Image run.

*Spitfire* · 11-23-2010, 12:52 AM

Right now I don't like Tom Coker. His artwork suited Daredevil Noir but everything else he's done is horrible. It's muddy and really hard to make out what's happening.

There's some others I noticed when reading through Ultimate X-men and Fantastic Four but I don't recall their names off hand.

Fugitoid Jones · 11-23-2010, 12:57 AM

I agree with shuriken, I too like Tim Sale. I guess I could see why some people could be turned off from his work, but for me, I enjoy the way he's able to tell a story with his images and the use of shapes and shadows. I'm no art expert, so my explanation may sound a little crude. I guess his style is either you like it or you don't.

I just wanna say that I like Rags Morales, I think he's a damn good artist who can really tell a story with his art and does a great job with showing emotion and gives alot of detail. HOWEVER, I can't stand how every guy has the same nose and chin. It's like, he can spend so much time on detail, but not enough to make the facial features different? I dunno, it bugs me. But I do like him.

Fugitoid Jones · 11-23-2010, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

There's some others I noticed when reading through Ultimate X-men and Fantastic Four but I don't recall their names off hand.

I don't know if it's the guy you're thinking of, but Yanick Paquette had a run on Ultimate X-Men, and his work is rough on the eyes. He's supposed to be doing a Batman book I guess.

*Andrew NDB* · 11-23-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones

I don't know if it's the guy you're thinking of, but Yanick Paquette had a run on Ultimate X-Men, and his work is rough on the eyes. He's supposed to be doing a Batman book I guess.

The Batman book right now, Grant Morrison's Batman, Inc.. #1 was by drawn by Paquette and it was amazing.

*Powder* · 11-23-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Abnormal Freak

I never really understood the complaints about Lawson's artwork. I think he's one of the greats. You say you could probably draw like him, but I'd like to see you try.

Show me such dynamic, well-constructed poses and high levels of detail in the manner that he does with the texturing techniques he uses, while capturing the sense of simultaneous "cartoony" and "real" that he does.

For the record, I love Jim's work. It's unorthodox, & very him.

However, mimicking it is super easy, at least for me. I did this a few months back & sent it to him. His response was "Wow. Let me put it to you like this, my son was walking in the room as I opened your email and asked me what I was working on! There's an uncanny resemblance. Thanks for the art!"

Bjarni · 11-23-2010, 12:25 PM

That's a pretty good Lawson pic, Powder.

The lowest of the low is obviously Greg Land. Just because he traces Pamela Anderson (that's his generic woman guys) and porn all the time.
He traces movie scenes, posters, other people's art and not only does he still get work at Marvel, but they keep putting him on the biggest books.

Fugitoid Jones · 11-29-2010, 04:43 AM

^^ Yeah, I can't stand Greg Land. I didn't like his stuff before, but now that I'm aware that he traces other pictures, I have even less respect for him.

*Candy Kappa* · 11-29-2010, 05:18 AM

Greg Land, good choice

Lordmylar06 · 12-05-2010, 10:49 AM

I really hate that Greg Land and Rob Liefeld can get away with what they do, yet I've met such real actual skill from unknown artists that can't get their foot in the door at Marvel, Image or DC to save their lives.

Just for fun, here's some Liefeld factiods:

http://progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html

Be sure to see all 40 points.

Fugitoid Jones · 12-06-2010, 01:04 AM

^^ I've read that list before. It's soo good! Alot of great examples of how awful Liefeld is too. It just pisses me off that they (comic companies) let him get away with that crap.