Ken Aldred

Another comparison would be the FF with much earlier Simon and Kirby art from the late 40s to early 50s.

Yup. That's all it was, basically. In the 70s I was very envious of American kids being able to run silent and deep in one beneath a reservoir, lake, etc. So, I was glad to hear I didn't miss anything.

It's mandatory for comic artists to spend years honing their skills in that environment. Even Rob Liefeld spent some time interning at an advertising company, experience which taught him how to draw with his customary photo-realistic brilliance.

I never bought them by post, living in England. But, I have seen them. They're a bit rubbish.

Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth is a masterpiece.

+1 Even in the early days of his career, in the 90s, it was obvious that he was exceptionally talented and had tremendous potential.

Yup. He really excels at page layout and storytelling. Again, someone I've followed since the 90s, not really that new, more a contemporary of Greg Capullo, but a great example of a creator who really understands sequential comic art.

Nah. Bound to happen on a board dominated by Y chromosomes and testosterone. Only takes one image to set off a chain reaction. Especially if Druuna gets posted.

It's true. Back in the olden days of 2008 it was brutal. I remember it well. The subsequent medication and counselling helped, though.

We might be put on ignore, or, as it used to be called, 'talk to the hand', IIRC.

They weren't bad at all. Mark Gruenwald stories, many with Capullo art. Very promising even back then.

Yup. Good call. One of comics' masters of chiaroscuro. Here's another example from Toth, which is very similar to a Frank Miller page with Spillane-like dialogue, and also predates Sin City... And, Toth's Batman...

Yup. There's no need for more hate on the boards.

I have difficulty thinking of Capullo as that modern an artist because I enjoyed his work on Quasar, which was 1991 or so.

It really is magnificent.

I like Edam cheese. Up until recently I'd always bought a quarter of a wax-covered ball of it, and it took me years to notice that the supermarket did packs containing ten extremely-convenient flat, unwaxed, oblong slices. I now favour the latter, on some nice crackers.

I don't think I'd go as far as to say I hate the name Likefro, but I really do like the name Hatefro.

His Godzilla art is impressive as well.

Eisner's post WW 2 Spirit Sections - my favourite Golden Age reading material. I'm surprised it took a while for him to be mentioned. I posted Krigstein's work, someone who doesn't get as much recognition as an influence on Miller's technique.

I always think of Arthur Suydam as an artist from Wrightson's peak era, rather than a modern artist. His art was a highlight of early Heavy Metal magazine. Then again, I am that old.

On Daredevil he used Bernard Krigstein's congruent panel breakdown technique.

Chris Samnee Steve Epting Skottie Young Gabriel Hardman

If the thread did actually get moved to the Water Cooler, this would be one of the first posts...

I’d already been reading American comics for about 5 years before I even saw any of his artwork. I started collecting seriously in 1977, and found a store in Manchester which had some material from the more gifted comic artists of the time. I bought my copy of The Studio there and was absolutely amazed by Wrightson, also purchasing a couple of his exhibition catalogues and art books. I received considerable ridicule at school for being extremely enthusiastic about the comic book medium, but it was Bernie’s fine art in particular which made me realise how very, very wrong and ignorant all of that nonsense was, creating a resolve to continue on the same path; a diehard geek for 4 decades now.

I did have the privilege of meeting him. One of the nicest comic creators I’ve ever spoken to. A lifelong fan of his work, one of the most significant (horror) comic artists of all time, and for me in this genre’s top 3 along with Graham Ingels and Richard Corben. Tragic news.