BobBain Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) I for one love Liefeld's art and will be picking up every issue of this series. He is by far one of the better artists drawing comics today. I cannot stand those poor amateurish artists like Humberto Ramos. Edited March 4, 2019 by BobBain Avi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBain Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 1/23/2019 at 4:20 PM, HarrisonJohn said: He draws like a 6th grader draws in their notebook during Math class. Show me any sixth grader that has sold millions of copies of a single book with their art. Today's artists are generally worse than the greats of the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 14 hours ago, BobBain said: I for one love Liefeld's art and will be picking up every issue of this series. He is by far one of the better artists drawing comics today. I cannot stand those poor amateurish artists like Humberto Ramos. Fortunately someone better than Rob is doing the interior art after issue one. Rob had a fair amount of good art back in the day, but there is A LOT of really bad stuff too. More recently all his art has very similar (ugly) characteristics. All the faces are basically squares with triangles for chins, most of the mouths are drawn open in a strange like look and people have lost lips...to name a few issues I have. Sure he sold a million copies back in the day (when his art was pretty good), but his work now has not improved for the better. If you truly like his art thats cool and we can agree to disagree on style, but dont like his art just because he had a few hits back in the day and has been riding that wave for the past 20 something years. KEY ISSUES Comics, BobBain and MB1952 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500Club Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 15 hours ago, BobBain said: I for one love Liefeld's art and will be picking up every issue of this series. He is by far one of the better artists drawing comics today. I cannot stand those poor amateurish artists like Humberto Ramos. What you love is the dynamicism of Rob's art. It's the technical aspects of art that Rob has trouble with. BobBain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBain Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Hey, I agree there are times where his art leaves you to wonder "WTF" but I genuinely like his style for the most part. The other guys that will be drawing should be good too! Whilce Portacio is another one of those X-Greats that I look forward to seeing his art again. Rob will be doing the bookends of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500Club Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 One thing that Rob and his cohort tended to do well was use a heavy line to delineate foreground from background. Somehow this basic skill seems to have been lost. I don't know if it's the artists today, or the consistent jumble of earth toned, pastel, or sepia computer coloring, but there's way too many panels in today's books where I have to try to figure out what the image is, or what action is being conveyed. iggykoopa and Artboy99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeksAreMyPeeps Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, BobBain said: I for one love Liefeld's art and will be picking up every issue of this series.He is by far one of the better artists drawing comics today. Edited March 5, 2019 by GeeksAreMyPeeps ygogolak and Juno Beach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 6 hours ago, 500Club said: One thing that Rob and his cohort tended to do well was use a heavy line to delineate foreground from background. Somehow this basic skill seems to have been lost. I don't know if it's the artists today, or the consistent jumble of earth toned, pastel, or sepia computer coloring, but there's way too many panels in today's books where I have to try to figure out what the image is, or what action is being conveyed. I think it's called "drawing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 1/23/2019 at 12:50 PM, stinkininkin said: Thanks! Someday, I'll find my photocopy of the original pencils and post it next to my inks. Scott promises, promises. i can only wonder what the mindset of any professional inker is when they are handed a piece of work like this. on the one hand, it's probably tougher than a normal job by someone with tight pencils, who has actually done live figure drawing and/or who owns a copy of Gray's Anatomy (the book, not the tv show). but on the other hand, the pressure is probably lower since the only thing that can be done is improvement, with the scale of said improvement being the only variable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 1/21/2019 at 9:52 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: I know wolverine is supposed to have an ugly mug, but "Vot ze holy farken haff occurred here! Ze Count he is no critic of ze art form, but holy mother bejezus zis work haff ze artistic qualities of ze sh of a dog" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I thought the cover is supposed to make you want to pick up and buy the book. I picked this up, saw the cover and put the book down. I know $4 does not mean that much to Marvel....... OK I take that back, with how new books sell $4 could mean a lot. Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 "It is correct zat you like ze Count's postage ze Man Adam and his Tea Van, as zis is in ze realms of expectment. Zis art, why it is ze crime most prolific! Ze Count he would prefer to haff ze sandy papering of ze ball sacks zan haff to look at zis creation of ze turd for any moments longer. Please, I beg ze, shield ze eyes of ze Count! Zey burn!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 "Major X? Major vant to stick ze pins in ze eyeballs more like! Heh heh. See, ze Count he knows his wordy playments" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 "Jesus it's sh isnt it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: "Jesus it's sh isnt it" They all look like they're 90 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said: I kn Spoiler In spoiler, but just an example of what I mean...... there's nothing wrong with that, but I doubt it's Lefields's intent here.... Edited April 18, 2019 by ADAMANTIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: They all look like they're 90 years old! They do. Count nonsense aside, it's so banal looking isn't it. Crushingly ordinary, stultifyingly dull and uninspired. X this, X that, X the other. Is there any connotation of X left that hasn't been mined to death ad nauseum. I am sick to the back (lipless) teeth of X related comics. What's next; Barry X? For God's sake give it a rest Marvel. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: 9 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: They all look like they're 90 years old! They do. Count nonsense aside, it's so banal looking isn't it. Crushingly ordinary, stultifyingly dull and uninspired. X this, X that, X the other. Is there any connotation of X left that hasn't been mined to death ad nauseum. I am sick to the back (lipless) teeth of X related comics. What's next; Barry X? For God's sake give it a rest Marvel. Really. Nothing wrong with older looker's to be superhero's, it's just was it the intent? X-anything sounds like a bad pun now but to us who knew some of the 90's, perhaps nostalgia, or perhaps Lefield has the longing for what in his mind were glory days. It's just I've seen drawings of his, and this was not his best effort for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Really. Nothing wrong with older looker's to be superhero's, it's just was it the intent? X-anything sounds like a bad pun now but to us who knew some of the 90's, perhaps nostalgia, or perhaps Lefield has the longing for what in his mind were glory days. It's just I've seen drawings of his, and this was not his best effort for sure "Thank you for coming Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to the 61st annual 'What shall the next X title be' discussion forum. Please turn to slide B in your presentation pack, titled 'new title ideas'" Slide B - New X Title Ideas The X Coffee Table Crew Barry and the X Gang The X Pletives X X X Fireball XL5 X X Plain A Cup of X Ultimate X Five The All New X Coffee Table Crew X: The 3rd From Last Letter X Marks the Rot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 X-tastically X-tatic preview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
