This is my list of the 100 best comic book covers from the period 1980present. There are three separate lists, for three different comic book publication. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of. On 4 may 2012, john sketched characters and signed comics for 50 hours. As part of the studio with barry smith, bernie wrightson and jeff jones, he helped fuel a renaissance in the illustrative aspects of comic storytelling, and a revival of interest in younger fans for the works of master artists such as aubrey beardsley, howard pyle and the like.
Here are 50 outstanding comics graphic novels of literary fiction. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. The series was developed to allow major comics creators a chance to tell stories showcasing characters without being restricted by dc universe continuity. Doug wildey is known to a generation of fans as the man who designed johnny quest for television, but his comic book accomplishments are as a western artist par excellence. If you want to know why, its because people dont give a shit. You will vote up until february 18th, then ill tally the voted and count down the top 50 beginning on february 20th, hopefully shedding some worthwhile spotlights on some. Click on any artist or writer for a writeup on that creators work including samples of their art andor writing. Since then, he was worked at many major comics companies and contributed his talent to many genres of comics, including science fiction, horror, and mystery. Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose. May 08, 2011 the last part, you know how i feel about comments, post them, please. Allstar superman is a twelveissue maxiseries written by grant morrison and drawn by frank quitely. Top 10 influential marvel comic book artists youtube.
Jan 18, 2014 these are just a few of my fav comic book artists of today and since i started collecting in 1992. After over 1,000 ballots cast something like 1,008, here is the master list of your picks for the top comic book writers and artists of all time. Jul 23, 2011 for kicks and giggles, im assembling my list of the top comic book writers of all time. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. We cap off our series of 100 littleknown facts about comic books. Comic book creators, comic strip creators and webcomic creators are all eligible. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. If you read jerry lewis or angel and the ape comics in the 50 s and 60s, youve probably seen stories by bob oksner. If you were reading a gil kane comic book, you knew you were almost certainly going to get some great action inside your comic. The 30 bestselling comic book series of all time best life. Spanish artists have traditionally worked in other markets finding great. Very rarely does the medium rely on digital technology, or anything more than a talented individuals fine motor skills, and a clean sheet of paper to manifest the contents of their wildest imagination.
The artist went on to write all sorts of comics including the. The top 100 artists of american comic books atlas comics. Buy comic books from simplemans comics online store. Jun 23, 2017 blueprint s1 e3 spiderman to spawn, how todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist ever blueprint duration. After two careers, first as a comic artist, then as a designer and storyboard artist, wildey returned to the industry in the early 80s with rio, a beautiful, naturalistic series with some of the most breathtaking western.
Here are the greatest comicstory collections that dont feature caped crusaders. May 01, 2018 the 25 most iconic comic book covers of all time 26 images for more on your favorite comic book heroes, check out our roundup of the craziest retcons marvel and dc have ever made. Dec 04, 2012 its nice to see that some things stay the same. Jul 12, 2017 100 best comics and graphic novels we asked readers to name their favorite comics and graphic novels, and we got thousands of answers. Robert kirkman before then relaunching batman with scott snyder in 2011 as part of dcs new 52. This video highlights great artists such as frank frazetta, bernard b. Like darwyn cookes work, francavillas art transports you to a time. Few comic book artists are as influential as alex ross, who not only created.
Through a slight mistake on my part, i accidentally had an extra artist on the list. In 2006 it won the eagle award for favourite new comic book and favourite comics cover for the first issue, as well as the 2007 favourite colour comicbook american eagle. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history vulture. After searching for the best and most iconic comic books covers ever made, and continually coming up short, i took it upon myself to create my own list. One of the reasons that i chose a time frame instead of going for the best of all time is because the art of the covers, the methods of creating them, and the role that covers play has changed drastically over the history of the comic book industry. The popularity was so high for allstar superman that it also went on to become an animated move from warner bros. His covers alone during the 40s stand as some of the bestdesigned and most exiting work ever produced for any comic book publisher. Wed venture to say many of them are also the best comics of all time. We conclude our countdown of your picks for the top comic book artists of alltime. And for more chartsmashers, check out these 30 bestselling novels of all time. Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. Top 100 marvel graphic novels and stories comic vine. With his own publishing company supergraphics, steranko was able to appraise the industry in the remarkable twovolume history of comics, a must read for any graphic artist.
In 2017, cloonan was one of several artists participating in the pow. And one of the primary reasons for its profitbusting record is the cover by fanfavorite artist jim lee. Vote for the top 50 black comic writers and artists of alltime. We begin our countdown of your picks for the top comic book artists of all time. One of the reasons that i chose a time frame instead of going for the best of all time is because the art of the covers, the methods of creating them, and the role that covers play has changed. Nov 16, 2019 the 50 best nonsuperhero graphic novels disaffected hipsters, cyberpunk dystopias, cranky ducks and boy geniuses. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all time.
Well, my favorite dc artists are ivan reis, jim lee, and greg capullo. The greatest comic book artists of all time list items. The 25 most iconic comic book covers of all time ign. Atlas comics presents the top 100 artists of american comic books. Hopefully the lure of comics will soon draw kaluta back to the fold. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years syfy.
Our every four years countdown of your all time favorite comic book writers and artists concludes. Aug 21, 20 im not too sure who to blame on this one, it just seems like a joint effort to crap out one of the worst cbms of all time. This is changing all the time as i reread marvel series as part of my marvelous year and subsequently rank the. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all.
Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Jun 03, 2017 heres my response to the youtube tag thats been going around for everyone to post their top 50 books in their collection. A descriptive listing and ranking of the 100 greatest american comic book artists of all time. The top 25 issues were then reprinted in trade paperback form, with a list in the back of each volume listing the results of the poll from the 100th issue to the. Who are some of todays top comic bookgraphic novel artists. Here are the last three artists that you voted as your favorites of alltime out of roughly 1,040 ballots.
Nevertheless, it was one of the years best books and is definitely worth a read. Empire counts down the 50 greatest comic book characters in the pantheon. Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast. Herein, weve gathered together the bestselling comic book series ever, according to the expert counters at guinness world records and education week. Here are the first ten artists that you voted as your favorites of alltime. Many would place his name at the top of any comic book artistrelated list, for his work has undeniably defined the culture of comics. Vote for the top 50 black comic writers and artists of all. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order.
May 30, 2014 top 10 marvel comic book artists its nice to see that some things stay the same. Best dragon ball drawings by top manga artists part 2. Among artists in mainstream by which i mean superhero comics, these are three whose involvement in any new project would ensure fan approval and jh williams 3, whose artistry and design sense makes him one of the most innovative comic artists. The top 10 comic book writerartists of all time berkeley place. The biggest comic book names since 1992, all combined in one.
One of comics first illustrative stars, he influenced and astounded such later greats as alex toth, jim steranko, and gil kane. In the best pages, one is torn between staring endlessly at whats in front of you. He drew marvels wolverine with author mark millar as part of the. Unlike most other artists who hit a peak and then decline, curts work is great from his first ever superman story in 49 up to the one page he pencilled for the superman wedding album in 96, he drew the man of steel troughout 5 decades, gave him his classic look and whenever a fellow jla member showed up you could see how easily he could have changed to. The most famous hispanic character is bane, a villain from batman. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. Work on these three major comic book heroes makes him one of the greatest comic book artists of all time. The best writing can really be brought down by a bad artist, but a good artist can make a mediocre book awesome.
We begin our countdown of your picks for the top comic book artists of alltime. Mar 11, 2014 the image has been parodied and paid homage to countless times, and remains one of the greatest comic book covers of all time. Back over here, youll remember that i began this count with 25 of the most wellknown comic covers in existence. Not only were they using comic books as a means of recruiting all americans, they.
The greatest comic book artists of alltime list items. Here, we choose a collection of comic book artists whove excelled in painting pictures on. Williams iii first worked on a few small comic companies in the early 1990s, then got his first somewhat major project for milestone comics, drawing deathwish looking at the pages now, you can barely tell it is williams. The image has been parodied and paid homage to countless times, and remains one of the greatest comic book covers of all time. Superman features in the daily planet batman, comic superman. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists. He was a brilliant writer and artist, able to produce comicbook. In this video i highlight 5021 of s top 50 precode horror comics. After much deserved recognition in the mainstream press for his accomplishments, in 1987, jack kirby became one of the three inaugural inductees of the will eisner comic book hall of fame. Go vote for the top 50 female comic writers and artists of. Top rated lists for agro4562 73 items dc legion of superheroes tas. The 100 greatest marvels of all time was a series of trade paperbacks published in 2001 by marvel comics.
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