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Artists for future collectors?

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What young artist working today do you think has the same staying power of say Neal Adams, Kirby, Steranko, Byrne? In other words, whose art will your grandkids be collecting?

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I think Ethan Van Sciver is amazing and is going to get a lot bigger, so he would have to be on my list...

Besides that, I think Cassaday is doing great stuff too.

 

Those were just two that I could think of. I think Greg Land does great covers, and I hope to get a cover or two from him in the next couple of months, but I don't know if he has the same staying power as those...

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i agree......Land's stuff is amazing. I think you will see a rise in his prices, as it's allready starting to happen. His style is very distinct. Ethan's also. Essad Ribic is very good, in that Alex Ross painting kind of thing. I think that Bolland, & Lee are in the same category as Adams, Steranko and Ross......

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I'd echo Cassaday. I'd add Bryan Hitch without reservation. I think those two guys have done some amazing work over the years and have been at a high level for long enough that iI don't think they're going to fall off the map any time soon.

 

Other potentials (off the top of my head): Van Sciver, Rags Morales, Steve McNiven, Frank Quitely...

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I agree on Cassaday.

 

I disagree on Jim Lee. I don't think he will become a "classic artist" 10-20 years from now. Frankly, I'm surprised by the attention he's gotten over the past few years during his 'comeback'.

 

I'll add Darwyn Cooke and Chris Ware.

 

I'm curious about where Alex Ross' star goes from here...

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well. i would have to say. sciver. bolland. cassaday. not sure on jim lee if his style does not change i don,t see people 10 - 15 years running after this guys stuff. it all starting to look the same. x-men. batman. superman.

 

 

larry.

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Jim Lee has the kind of style that leaves a lasting and easily recognizable impression...kinda like Neal Adams...

 

And I don't know what it is but I really like Ron Garneys style (kinda like Herb Trimpe) although I'm not sure if my Grandkids will feel the same...

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I wouldn't say that I have a "wild admiration" for Jim Lee...heck I just like what I see...I think he portrays power very well...and that's what I like to see in a super-hero...not goofy or campy but PowerFull....

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My two favorite cover artists: Tony Moore and James Jean.

 

I love James Jean's Fables work. It's perfect for that kind of storytelling.

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I'd say Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane have already entered superstardom in comic art terms... but the next big artist is going to be Rags Morales. DC is giving him a lot of exposure and Identity Crisis was big for his career. Travis Charest's art is already some of the hottest art on the market. There aren't that many Frank Millers and Neal Adamses out there these days, but some artists, like Lee, Charest and McFarlane, bring some pretty big bucks in the original art market.

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Good question, Anne.

 

I'd say Jim Lee is pretty much there. As others have said, John Cassady is one of the best today.

 

I hope Rags Morales lasts. His stuff is great, IMO.

 

JG Jones puts out beautiful work. I can't wait to see the new stuff he's doing for DC/Vertigo.

 

Agree with Rob, that Hitch is phenomenal.

 

And, of course, I'd love to see more people start appreciating Eduardo Risso. He's won multiple Eisner's and Harvey's (so industry people recognize his talent). He's one of the few artists today that can do so much with so little. His layouts are great and he's (probably) the best with use of composition today. Unfortunately, I doubt he'll ever get to the super-star level.

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There are a number of artists working today that are good, but I don't see any really obvious candidates for being regarded in the same pantheon as the likes of the greats (e.g., Adams, Kirby, Steranko) mentioned, aside from those who first made their impact in the '80s and early '90s (e.g., Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Brian Bolland, Bill Sienkiewicz, etc.) A lot of collectors of GA, SA/BA/Copper art have complained that today's comic art just isn't as collectible as it used to be now that the storytelling is decompressed and the lettering is done digitally.

 

For example, there was a Cassaday Astonishing X-Men page up on eBay recently, and it just left me cold. I mean, the art was nice, but I think it had only 3 panels, tons of blank space, and no lettering of any kind to put the scene in context. Panel pages from today's books just aren't very interesting to collect, for the most part, no matter who the artist is. Unfortunately, without the words, sound effects, etc., as well as the density of the compressed storytelling of the past, today's OA really looks very lightweight, incomplete and much farther away from the finished product that got people hooked in the first place than old-style original comic art. I think it's a little different for full-blown cover and splash images, but even these often don't have quite the feel as the pre-digital age artwork with the dialogue balloons, etc.

 

As a result, I think it's going to be very difficult for the works of any of the artists who have started or made their reputations in the past 5 years to really gain the collectibility as the big names of the '50s-'90s. I think certain types of artists working today have a chance of being more collectible than their peers, though, such as cover specialists (like a Greg Land), painters (like an Alex Ross-type starting today, or perhaps someone like a Greg Horn or Esad Ribic) or someone who draws a lot of both very attractive & splashy images (like Jim Lee does nowadays, or maybe a Frank Cho). Still, even then, I think the big names of the past will continue to remain considerably more collectible than the newer names.

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Couldn't one say this is just a natural style progression of comic art? Some early 19th century artists probably said of Seurat "He paints with freakin little dots!" But you're right, I like the richness and I guess you could call it the busyness (sp?) of old style art.

 

I understand though what you're saying in regards to blank space. Todays comics leave themselves a bit more open to personal interpretation whereas comics of the sixties spelled out the story for you.

 

I appreciate everyones input. I'm trying to educate myself in regards to OA. If you see a confused looking woman running around artist alley in Chicago muttering to herself, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, that's me.

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anne. i think you should at first buy what ever artwork that you like first. that way when you look at it you never get tired of it. and if it turns out to be a hot artist later down the road and commands stupid money. then that a big bonus for you.

 

have fun with the hobby. larry

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hi! just started off my OA collections this week when i received from the mail my first page -- something by Mark Bagley from Ultimate Spider-Man. Got it from artist's choice's auction in ebay. that started things off and i got 2 pages from McKone's Teen Titans.

 

when i finally set aside money, i would like to own an OA piece by andy kubert, john cassaday, jimmy chueng and david finch. choices are mainly based on the comics they did that i absolutely enjoyed.

 

rags morales is the bomb but i really prefer his raw pencils that those already inked so a commission would most probably be the way to go for me when it comes to the IC artist.

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