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Favorite Comic Artists A-Z

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I thought I'd try this out - not a list of all-time favorite artists, but my top pick for each letter of the alphabet. Some letters had a lot of competition - and in many cases were close enough to a tie that my decision could easily change (i.e. Adams instead of Allred, Wolverton instead of Wood) or at least one fave knocks another off the list (Crumb vs. Clowes). Other letters were really tough - surprisingly there aren't a lot of N artists to choose from, and several artists listed wouldn't make my top 100 list in general, they were just the best (or in the case of Uderzo - of Asterix fame - the only) one I could think of for the letter. Still, I didn't have to resort to picking anyone I don't actually like. I'd like to see picks from other boardies - Strip artists(Gould), pen names (Quitely), and real names (Prapuolenis, Kazimieras) allowed. If I were more ambitious I'd include an image for each artist - but I'm lazy - please don't let it stop you.

 

A is for Allred, Mike

B is for Bagge, Peter

C is for Crumb, Robert

D is for Deitch, Kim

E is for Everett, Bill

F is for Frazetta, Frank

G is for Gould, Chester

H is for Herge

I is for Infantino, Carmine

J is for Jones, Jeff

K is for Kubert, Joe

L is for Lark, Michael

M is for Mignola, Mike

N is for Nostrand, Howard (thanks to Mutant Manatee)

O is for Ott, Thomas

P is for Prapuolenis, Kazimieras (Kaz)

Q is for Quitely, Frank

R is for Risso, Eduardo

S is for Steranko, Jim

T is for Toth, Alex

U is for Uderzo, Albert

V is for Vess, Charles

W is for Wood, Wally

X is for Xela (Alex Schomburg airbrush)

Y is for Yoe, Craig

Z is for Zingarelli, Mark

 

 

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A is for Adams, Neal

B is for Brunner, Frank

C is for Crandall, Reed

D is for Davis, Jack

E is for Everett, Bill

F is for Frazetta, Frank

G is for Gulacy, Paul

H is for Heath, Russ

I is for Ingels, Graham

J is for Jones, Jeffrey

K is for Kaluta, Michael

L is for Lee, Jim

M is for Morrow, Gray

N is for Nostrand, Howard

O is for Ordway, Jerry

P is for Pratt, George

Q is for Quitely, Frank

R is for Russell, P. Craig

S is for Starlin, Jim

T is for Totleben, John

U is for (I got nothin')

V is for Vess, Charles

W is for Wrightson, Bernie

X is for Xela

Y is for Yambar, Chris

Z is for Zolnerowich, Dan

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Very cool thread. (thumbs u

 

This was not easy. Rudy Nebres was my choice for "N". That guy is an amazing inker. The weird thing is, he works in a style (overly linear) that, as a rule, I don't enjoy. Go figure.

 

A is for Anderson, Murphy

B is for Baker, Matt

C is for Cole, Jack

D is for DeCarlo, Dan

E is for Elder, Wil

F is for Foster, Hal

G is for Gibrat, Jean-Pierre

H is for Herge

I is for Ingles, Graham

J is for Johnson, Dave

K is for Kurtzman, Harvey

L is for Lark, Michael

M is for Manning, Russ

N is for Nebres, Rudy

O is for Oksner, Bob

P is for Prado, Miguelanxo

Q is for Quitely, Frank

R is for Raymond, Alex

S is for Steranko, Jim

T is for Toth, Alex

U is for Usero, Adolfo

V is for Vess, Charles

W is for Wood, Wally

X is for "Xela" Schomburg, Alex

Y is for Young, Murat (Chic)

Z is for Zolnerowich, Dan

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A is for Adams, Neal

B is for Brunner, Frank

C is for Crandall, Reed

D is for Davis, Jack

E is for Everett, Bill

F is for Frazetta, Frank

G is for Gulacy, Paul

H is for Heath, Russ

I is for Ingels, Graham

J is for Jones, Jeffrey

K is for Kaluta, Michael

L is for Lee, Jim

M is for Morrow, Gray

N is for Nodell, Mart

O is for Ordway, Jerry

P is for Pratt, George

Q is for Quitely, Frank

R is for Russell, P. Craig

S is for Starlin, Jim

T is for Totleben, John

U is for (I got nothin')

V is for Vess, Charles

W is for Wrightson, Bernie

X is for Xela

Y is for Yambar, Chris

Z is for Zolnerowich, Dan

 

Great list.

I'd never heard of Chris Yambar - though googling him I realized I'd seen his work.

I thought about Martin Nodell for N - he did some really nice GL covers - but I always found his interior work a bit rushed looking.

Heath would have been my H if I'd listed Herge as Georges Remi.

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I thought about Martin Nodell for N - he did some really nice GL covers - but I always found his interior work a bit rushed looking.

 

I actually just edited my "N" choice to Howard Nostrand. I always enjoyed meeting Mart Nodell, but I wouldn't say that he was my favorite artist. I forgot about Nostrand.

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I thought about Martin Nodell for N - he did some really nice GL covers - but I always found his interior work a bit rushed looking.

 

I actually just edited by "N" choice to Howard Nostrand. I always enjoyed meeting Mart Nodell, but I wouldn't say that he was my favorite artist. I forgot about Nostrand.

doh! Me too - I will be joining you in that change.

 

 

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A is for Adams, Neal

B is for Wayne Boring...Buscema (John or Sal), Honorable Mention

C is for Johnny Craig...Chris Claremont, Honorable mention

D is for Steve Ditko

E is for George Evans

F is for Frank Frazetta....Al Feldstein, Honorable mention

H is for Russ Heath

I is for Carmine Infanto

K is for Jack Kirby...Gil Kane, honorable mention

L is for Jim Lee

M is for Frank Miller

P is for George Perez

Q is for Frank Quitely

R is for Alex Ross...John Romita Sr., honorable mention

S is for Joe Schuster...Curtis Swan & Jim Steranko, Honorable mention

T is for Michael Turner

W is for Wally Wood

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Very cool thread. (thumbs u

 

This was not easy. Rudy Nebres was my choice for "N". That guy is an amazing inker. The weird thing is, he works in a style (overly linear) that, as a rule, I don't enjoy. Go figure.

 

A is for Anderson, Murphy

B is for Baker, Matt

C is for Cole, Jack

D is for DeCarlo, Dan

E is for Elder, Wil

F is for Foster, Hal

G is for Gibrat, Jean-Pierre

H is for Herge

I is for Ingles, Graham

J is for Johnson, Dave

K is for Kurtzman, Harvey

L is for Lark, Michael

M is for Manning, Russ

N is for Nebres, Rudy

O is for Oksner, Bob

P is for Prado, Miguelanxo

Q is for Quitely, Frank

R is for Raymond, Alex

S is for Steranko, Jim

T is for Toth, Alex

U is for Usero, Adolfo

V is for Vess, Charles

W is for Wood, Wally

X is for "Xela" Schomburg, Alex

Y is for Young, Murat (Chic)

Z is for Zolnerowich, Dan

 

Another great list - with a few foreigners that I had to go look up. I'll have to pick up some Prado.

I never knew Chic Young's name was Murat.

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All I could think of... :shrug:

A - Adams, Neal and Art

B - Byrne, John (Also Brunner, Frank)

C - Cockrum, Dave (Also Colan, Gene)

D - Ditko, Steve

E - Eisner, Will

F - Frazetta, Frank

G - Golden, Michael

H - Heck, Don

I - ???

J - Jusko, Joe

K - Kirby, The King

L - Leonardo, Rick

M - Miller, Frank

N - Nasser, Michael

O - ???

P - Perez, George

Q - Quesada, Joe

R - Rogers, Marshall (Also Romita, Ross)

S - Smith, Barry (also Starlin, Steranko)

T - Turner, Michael

U - ???

V - Vess, Charles

W - Wood, Wally

X - ???

Y - ???

Z - Zeck, Mike

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Another great list - with a few foreigners that I had to go look up. I'll have to pick up some Prado.

I never knew Chic Young's name was Murat.

 

Me neither. I got that info from lambiek.net

 

Prado is great. "Tangents" is just a beautifully drawn book. "Streaks of Chalk" doesn't really translate well from pastel to print. His originals must be stunning.

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Here is my alphabet: I didn't stress too much on picking more than one. And there are a couple I had to get creative on...

 

A: Sergio Aragones, Alfredo Alcala

 

B: Big John Buscema, Frank Brunner, John Byrne

 

C: Robert Crumb, ErnieChan, David Cockrum

 

D: Steve Ditko, Geoff Darrow

 

E: Kevin Eastman

 

F: Frank Frazetta

 

G: Jackson Guice, Mike Grell, Peter Gross

 

H: Tony Harris

 

I: Carmine Infantino

 

J: Phil Jimenez

 

K: Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Michael Kaluta

 

L: Peter Laird, Erik Larsen, Jae Lee

 

M: Frank Miller, Todd McFarlane, Mike Mignola

 

N: Rudy Nebres, Cary Nord

 

O: James O’Barr

 

P: Mike Ploog, George Perez, Eric Powell

 

Q : Frank Quitely

 

R: Bill Reinhold, Darick Robertson, P Craig Russell

 

S: Stan Sakai, Barry Windsor Smith, Jim Starlin, Dave Sim, Bill Sienkiewicz

T: Herb Trimpe, Mark Texiera, Tim Truman

 

U: Uh… Uncanny X-men Artists?

 

V: Charles Vess, Boris Vallejo, Ethan Van Sciver

 

W: Bernie Wrightson, Michael Whelan, Mike Wieringo

 

X: X-men Artists?

 

Y: Thomas Yeates

 

Z: Michael Zeck, Michael Zulli

 

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