Who are the most talented but underrated artists since 1961? 2 2

[dekeuk]

Underrated?

 

Brunner, Gulacy, Aparo

 

Aparo was on my original list, he has to be one of the most under rated of all time. And he did pencils, inks, and lettering.

 

If he had worked for Marvel instead of DC, and had drawn Spiderman for 20 years instead of Batman, he would have so much more recognition I think.

 

[40sJohn]

Mike Grell.....Can't believe he hasn't been mentioned. His work on Superboy and the Legion in the '70s was fantastic - especially the 207 cover.

 

 

GRELL (thumbs u

 

 

 

I just picked up this Grell, one of his rare Batman covers:

 

 

 

[Dale Roberts]

Gene Colan

Gil Kane

Bob Layton

Mike Grell

Alan Davis

[JohnT]

As far as underrated, I'd say some of the most overlooked of the Bronze/copper would be:

 

Jeff Jones

Keith Giffen

Alex Nino

 

When I was buying off the rack I'd buy any comic they drew.

 

From the Atomic/Silver age, I'd say Mort Meskin and Ruben Moreira.

 

 

[Silver]

Swanderson

[Silver]

Swanderson

 

seriously Perez

[Wally's Comics]

Wow no mention yet, please don't forget Ross Andru.

 

Jim

 

My favorite Comic Artist of all time!

 

The absolute king of character development.

(he had a certain cool style that breathed life into ALL of his characters - big or small)

 

(thumbs u

 

 

[rodan57]

No mention of Don Heck? Where's the love, man?

 

Heck drew GORGEOUS women.

 

Don Heck (1929-1995). I had to read to the end of this thread to find Mr. Heck. A shame that. He had a feeling for line in both pencils and inks that made him, at his prime, one of the greats.

 

Wikipedia entry: well worth the read.

POVonline Heck Obituary: nicely written.

 

 

[maloney414]

Rick Leonardi

 

This guy has been in the business for almost 20 years, and hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet. I really liked his work on Daredevil and some of his Spider-Man stuff.

[aardvark88]

IMO, the Philippine artists who worked on Warren mag covers like Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella are overlooked. e.g. Sanjulian and Esteban Maroto.

 

Fans remember other mag painters more like Frazetta on Epic, Creepy, Eerie, or Boris on Savage Sword of Conan.

[Point Five]

The great & hopefully not forgotten, Don Newton (never seen these posted): ...

Thanks for those covers! (thumbs u

[Scrooge]

No mention of Don Heck? Where's the love, man?

 

Heck drew GORGEOUS women.

 

Don Heck (1929-1995). I had to read to the end of this thread to find Mr. Heck. A shame that. He had a feeling for line in both pencils and inks that made him, at his prime, one of the greats.

 

Wikipedia entry: well worth the read.

POVonline Heck Obituary: nicely written.

 

 

Anytime I get a chance, here's my favorite Heck cover -

[Scrooge]

Underrated?

 

Brunner, Gulacy, Aparo

 

Aparo was on my original list, he has to be one of the most under rated of all time. And he did pencils, inks, and lettering.

 

If he had worked for Marvel instead of DC, and had drawn Spiderman for 20 years instead of Batman, he would have so much more recognition I think.

 

Speaking of which I think I'm going to pre-order this kick- Batman statue based on Aparo's Batman

[The Troll King]

IMO, the Philippine artists who worked on Warren mag covers like Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella are overlooked. e.g. Sanjulian and Esteban Maroto.

 

Fans remember other mag painters more like Frazetta on Epic, Creepy, Eerie, or Boris on Savage Sword of Conan.

 

Those islands are still pumping out some great art like this piece:

 

[Unca Ben]

No mention of Don Heck? Where's the love, man?

 

Heck drew GORGEOUS women.

 

Don Heck was my first choice for underrated artist. When inking his own pencils, or with the right inker like Wood or Ayers, he rocked.

[Mr.Diggler]

BIZ

[rodan57]

If anyone has the books or, more likely, Essentials, also check out Heck's inks on Kirby in Tales of Suspense #40-43.

 

Ignore the splash page for #40 --obviously not Heck --but it does provide a great contrast to his delicate inks. In fact, keep in mind if you are looking at the Essential Iron Man, the reproduction process actually muddies the inks the same way that Ditko's work is muted in the Essential Spider-Man. If you can check out any of the early Tales of Suspense for Heck's pencils and inks, you'd be truly impressed at the consistent quality.

 

It's also somewhat ironic that Lee probably was having Heck ink Kirby in those four issues to help "teach" Heck how to draw in what Lee wanted as the "House Style". Heck's very fine style (akin to the best in the Golden Age of newspaper comic strips) was pretty much unsubmergable.

[Mephisto]

Jeffro:

 

 

Remind me what exactly is worth throwing up in you mouth over here?

 

Jim

 

I want to see more of your OA.

[CAP Freak]

Alex Nino is good.

[batman_fan]

I really like Norm Breyfogle and Ross Andru. Here is a sample of Ross's work.