Greatest American comic book artists of all time. 2 2

[Electricmastro]

Who do you think are some of the greatest American comic book artists of all time? My choices:

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 Windsor-Smith
John Romita Sr.
Jim Steranko
John Buscema
Jack Cole
Reed Crandall
Johnny Craig
Frank Miller
Mac Raboy
Basil Wolverton
Gene Colan

Edited May 24, 2020 by Electricmastro

[aardvark88]

Sheesh, I guess no one else liked Sal Buscema on Avengers like I did. Frank Miller's art  devolved too much?

I don't really like Vess, Mort Meskin, Paul Smith, Doug Wildey or Mignola art. I would add to the list of fave USA artists:

Todd McFarlane (born in Canada but moved to USA like John Byrne)

Adam Hughes.

[aardvark88]

No love for Jim Starlin  as an artist? Perhaps stronger as a writer over these several decades: Marvel, Epic, Malibu.

[Lazyboy]

46 minutes ago, Electricmastro said:

American comic book artists

Defined as an artist who had any work originally published by an American publisher, I assume?

[Ken Aldred]

Richard Corben

Jaime Hernandez

Milton Caniff

Chris Ware

J H Williams III

Charles Burns

Jack Kamen - very underrated EC artist.

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[Ken Aldred]

8 hours ago, Electricmastro said:

Bob Kane

No.
 

A hack.

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[Prince Namor]

Didn't we just do this?

[jjonahjameson11]

8 hours ago, aardvark88 said:

Sheesh, I guess no one else liked Sal Buscema on Avengers like I did. Frank Miller's art  devolved too much?

I don't really like Vess, Mort Meskin, Paul Smith, Doug Wildey or Mignola art. I would add to the list of fave USA artists:

Todd McFarlane (born in Canada but moved to USA like John Byrne)

Adam Hughes.

Minor clarification --> Byrne was born in England, then moved to Canada prior to moving to the USA

[jjonahjameson11]

8 hours ago, aardvark88 said:

No love for Jim Starlin  as an artist? Perhaps stronger as a writer over these several decades: Marvel, Epic, Malibu.

Starlin also wrote some interesting stories for DC, including Ten Nights of the Beast (KGBeast) and the Death of Robin, among other noteworthy stories,

[Electricmastro]

11 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

Defined as an artist who had any work originally published by an American publisher, I assume?

Yep.

[Aweandlorder]

Jack & John

[aardvark88]

16 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

Defined as an artist who had any work originally published by an American publisher, I assume?

Charles Schulz 'Peanuts'

Robert Crumb: too extreme for mainstream.

Nice Joe Shuster and Zeck/Beatty covers but interior pencils a bit pedestrian/simple?

Alex Raymond 'Flash Gordon'

Leo O'Mealia early GA DC (Action, Adventure Comics)

Hal Foster 'Prince Valiant' that I liked better than his early 'Tarzan.'

Disqualified: Dave Sim 'Cerebus' published by  Aardvark-Vanaheim in Canada.

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by aardvark88
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[Ken Aldred]

5 hours ago, Hieronymus Bosch said:

Didn't we just do this?

I think there are a few of these threads.

[aardvark88]

4 hours ago, Aweandlorder said:

Jack & John

Actually, I would choose Mike Golden over Jack Guice, a clone of Golden. John Stanley on Little Lulu and Tubby art?

Joe Simon and Marshall Rogers did not even make it on the OP's list.

[telerites]

Can't argue with any of the ones listed and it comes to personal preference.  The ones below would be considered for my list.

Charles Biro

Rudy Palais

Dan Zolnerowich

And I am sure no one will agree but Charles Sultan - he emulated the best, Lou Fine, but he was a damned good artist.  

[steveinthecity]

Dan DeCarlo?

[Aweandlorder]

2 hours ago, aardvark88 said:

Actually, I would choose Mike Golden over Jack Guice, a clone of Golden. John Stanley on Little Lulu and Tubby art?

Joe Simon and Marshall Rogers did not even make it on the OP's list.

I never thought about Jackson guice being a Golden clone but now that you mention it....

[SBRobin]

21 hours ago, aardvark88 said:

Sheesh, I guess no one else liked Sal Buscema on Avengers like I did. 

Always a controversial opinion, but I would rank Sal buscema on my worst artist list in the #3 spot, followed closely by John Romita Jr. at #4.

[aardvark88]

3 minutes ago, SBRobin said:

Always a controversial opinion, but I would rank Sal buscema on my worst artist list in the #3 spot, followed closely by John Romita Jr. at #4.

Do tell. Worst USA comic artist:

1. Frank Robbins

2. Rob Liefeld ?

3. Sal Buscema

4. JR Jr.

5. ...

[KirbyJack]

27 minutes ago, aardvark88 said:

Do tell. Worst USA comic artist:

1. Frank Robbins

2. Rob Liefeld ?

3. Sal Buscema

4. JR Jr.

5. ...

I could defend three of those artists. Not saying I’m right and you’re wrong; Just goes to show that it’s hard to argue matters of taste.