J.Sid Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Kind of a spin-off from the Batman 251 thread. As of 2019, is Neal the most important / impactful living comic artist? If not Neal, then who? Miller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thethedew Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 30 minutes ago, J.Sid said: If not Neal, then who? You can trace a huge chunk of the inspiration behind the Image Comics style of art to Art Adams, and from Art directly to Michael Golden. Many artists I've talked to confirm this. But I concede I might be biased. A bit. But you were asking for opinions. Catwoman_Fan and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Man, I think this one is impossible. A quick list of 10 off the top of my head Neal Adams Frank Miller Jim Lee Art Adams John Byrne BWS Mignolia Starlin Laird/Eastman camd and Catwoman_Fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) For my money it’s Alan Moore in a landslide Then Miller, Crumb or N. Adams Edited September 9, 2019 by Bronty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 26 minutes ago, Bronty said: For my money it’s Alan Moore in a landslide 1. Rob Liefeld 2. Julie Bell 3. Art Suydam (Zombie 'homages') 4. Neal Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glendgold Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 1. Crumb. 2. Or do you mean superhero artist? vodou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 How about Steranko or Romita Sr.? Some might also list Perez. Chaz G., telerites and Pete Marino 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareChaos Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) Art Adams Neal Adams Miller Edit: poor reading skills on my part tonight Edited September 10, 2019 by SquareChaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shemp Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, SquareChaos said: Art Adams Moebius Neal Adams Miller Kirby I guess we all have a different definition of living... Edited September 10, 2019 by Shemp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareChaos Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, Shemp said: I guess we all have a different definition of living... Oh, I somehow totally blipped over that! I'll edit it out, thanks for pointing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz G. Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) In no order: Steranko, Adams, Miller, Ross, Perez and Sienkiewicz. Edited September 10, 2019 by Chazgee grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Namor Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Who's doing work in comics today that is inspired by any of those guys??? Geez, I wish someone was... grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhero Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Neal Adams Todd McFarlane George Perez Brian Bolland Art Adams Steranko Alex Ross All of the above influenced other artists and made a huge impact on the art of comics and how they were perceived. I also think each advanced the medium significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Sid Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 5 hours ago, glendgold said: 1. Crumb. 2. Or do you mean superhero artist? Crumb is interesting. Would love to hear you elaborate on your criteria and how he fits it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 As a variation on this topic, who is currently having the greatest impact on OA? Neal Adams, I think, has been responsible for the greatest impact over time, but right now is a little different. Perhaps Lee? Peter L 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbydarnit Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Neal Adams. I think Neal Adams was the art father of many great artists, the most important to me being John Byrne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) You old guys crack me up. Go look at the actual books on the stands. The most influential American comic artists living today are Jim Lee/Scott Williams. Edited September 10, 2019 by BCarter27 Peter L, Andahaion and grapeape 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareChaos Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 minute ago, BCarter27 said: You old guys crack me up. Go look at the actual books on the stands. The most influential American comic artists living today are Jim Lee/Scott Williams. I also thought about adding Frank Quietly. His influence will only continue to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glendgold Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 10 hours ago, J.Sid said: Crumb is interesting. Would love to hear you elaborate on your criteria and how he fits it... It's funny -- it's like trying to explain how Dylan is important. He's a figure so baked into where comics are now that he's almost invisible, huh? Since his influence over the beginnings of underground artwork is massive, you can see his shadow over most autobiographical work, too, pretty much anything you'd see from Fantagraphics and Drawn & Quarterly. His transgressive work, his self-analysis, his joining of funny animal work with a genius eye toward social satire...I can't say he's one of my heroes or anything -- his work is intensely problematic -- but we're talking about "impactful/important." And in the larger culture, those kind of comics have a lot of mainstream readers. I think you can make the argument that no Crumb/no Maus, or no Crumb/no Ware/Barry/Groening/Clowes, for instance. He doesn't have much to do with superhero stuff, however, so if that's everyone else's criterion, I wouldn't nominate him. Neal and Jim Lee and the other names above are more valid in that case, I think. namisgr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipB2k17 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Dark horse candidate, Jose Louis Garcia-Lopez. His DC style guide is legendary, and there is a movement to get DC to publish it. jjonahjameson11 and Catwoman_Fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...