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SA ARTIST SURVIVOR SERIES: RD.4

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SA ARTIST SURVIVOR SERIES  

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toro

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I have to vote off Joe Maneely for the main fact that he died in 1958 and so I don't really see why he should be considered a silver age great. Atomic Age yes, silver, well I just don't get it.

 

 

I'll also be tossing out Jerry Grandenetti.

 

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JohnT

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You know, these threads should be prefaced by a gallery of thumbnails with a classic example of each artists' work for us to reference.

 

Frankly, there are still more than a few artists whom I'm not very familiar with, so it ends up being a lot like those ballots where we get to vote on which judge should retain their seat.

 

Who do you want to see?

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burntboy

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I haven't chimed in much, but I wanted to say that you're doing a great job, Watcher. I don't know enough of the more obscure names but I'll probably weigh in more when it comes down to the big guns.

 

Yes, this is turning out fun.

 

I'm surprised to see Ross Andru getting a lot of votes. OK, maybe he couldn't draw like Frazetta, but a lot of his work was quintessentially Silver Age. Here are some examples from several genres, early to mid-Silver Age.

 

Early DC historical adventure:

 

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A long run of classic Wonder Woman covers ranging from classic to goofy.

Peter wasn't the easiest act to follow!

 

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Lots of soldiers/ task force vs. dinosaur covers.

 

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And a long run of Metal Men covers that I like a lot! A really different, lighter book. Here's a nice fanciful example. shiverbones might like this one.

 

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I wasn't crazy about his later-SA Marvel work, but I bet some people here would call it some of his best. Maybe they'll post some examples.

 

Jack

 

 

was always glad to see Andru/Esposito covers during the SA............ (thumbs u

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TheWatcher

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What did Frazetta do that was so great in the SA?

 

It's not about quantity, it's about quality. His Eerie & Creepy covers redefined the sci-fantasy genre (and his paperback covers) for a whole new generation. That alone, in my opinion, gives him the right to be on the list.

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Scrooge

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What did Frazetta do that was so great in the SA?

 

It's not about quantity, it's about quality. His Eerie & Creepy covers redefined the sci-fantasy genre (and his paperback covers) for a whole new generation. That alone, in my opinion, gives him the right to be on the list.

 

:makepoint: That's not comic-book art, that's illustration art. But you're right, Frazetta's cover art on those magazines and the many that were made into posters do define the era for many. Where else were we supposed to see semi-clad buxomed (sp?) ladies back then? :cloud9:

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