Popular Post kav Posted May 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) I'm arguing with someone on face book who claims "Many John Byrne comics are undervalued. Change my mind. He’s his generation’s Neal Adams. I just think Byrne goes down as his era’s greatest." I stated "the problem with byrne is he can only draw one male face and one female face. he just changes hair. many comic artists are guilty of this but byrne takes it to whole new level. Adams drew different faces. he could also draw children. Byrne's children look like adult midgets. Perez is the greatest artist of that era. orig art for byrne can be found cheap. perez is pricey. that says it all. So whats the consensus-who will go down as the better artist of that era? Edited May 28, 2020 by kav Dave2739, PopKulture, Comics4All and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post romanheart Posted May 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 I can look at Perez's art all day. Unique, realistic, monumental detail, and very pleasing to the eye. I like Byrne too, but I'd vote Perez. Dave2739, kav, JJ-4 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Wow, tough choice! I choose Byrne, but just barely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ-4 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I like them both but prefer Perez for the reasons listed above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, kav said: I'm arguing with someone on face book who claims "Many John Byrne comics are undervalued. Change my mind. He’s his generation’s Neal Adams. I just think Byrne goes down as his era’s greatest." I stated "the problem with byrne is he can only draw one male face and one female face. he just changes hair. many comic artists are guilty of this but byrne takes it to whole new level. Adams drew different faces. he could also draw children. Byrne's children look like adult midgets. Perez is the greatest artist of that era. orig art for byrne can be found cheap. perez is pricey. that says it all. So whats the consensus-who will go down as the better artist of that era? Byrne can only draw one male face and one female face? Juno Beach and Logan510 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, THE_BEYONDER said: Byrne can only draw one male face and one female face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, kav said: Convince me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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littledoom Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Perez... was just thinking about his work the other day in particular what he did for DC: New Teen Titans, Crisis on Freaking Infinite Earths, Batman, DC Comics Presents.. Byrne is mainly known for X-Men.. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE_BEYONDER Posted May 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, littledoom said: Perez... was just thinking about his work the other day in particular what he did for DC: New Teen Titans, Crisis on Freaking Infinite Earths, Batman, DC Comics Presents.. Byrne is mainly known for X-Men.. FF Mercury Man, KirbyJack, Comics4All and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Black_Adam Posted May 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 Byrne Juno Beach, 1950's war comics, Comics4All and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, littledoom said: Perez... was just thinking about his work the other day in particular what he did for DC: New Teen Titans, Crisis on Freaking Infinite Earths, Batman, DC Comics Presents.. Byrne is mainly known for X-Men.. JLA vs Avengers was so incredible I would have said no one could draw those panels and splashes. JJ-4, 1950's war comics, littledoom and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 23 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: Byrne can only draw one male face and one female face? yup. totally agree with kav here. maybe he has one third face for a non attractive weirdo character, but even then, not really. i cant believe how much i used to love byrne as a kid. perez holds up waaay better now that decades have passed. vote perez for sure. Readcomix and JJ-4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: you just proved kavs point lol. these are all identical! Readcomix, MatterEaterLad and kav 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz G. Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: FF I love and respect a lot of Byrne's work. His work on X-Men hooked me as a teen. But I've never been crazy about his art on FF. Not at all. They seemed emaciated with large heads. Perez's Avengers, New Teen Titans, Crisis & Wonder Woman were amazing. It's Perez for me. Edited May 28, 2020 by Chazgee Readcomix, Point Five, Talapas1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, www.alexgross.com said: you just proved kavs point lol. these are all identical! Thx. tweaking minor things and also using the best examples of drawing 'different' faces you can possibly muster doesnt cut it. 99% of byrne faces are identical. Sure if he draws the beast or a robot of course it aint gonna look like all the standard faces thats hardly an argument tho. JJ-4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 For me? A tie! They were the guys to beat when i was coming up on comics. Love 'em both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Chazgee said: I love and respect a lot of Byrne's work. His work on X-Men hooked me as a teen. But I've never been crazy about his art on FF. Not at all. They seemed emaciated with large heads. Perez's Avengers, New Teen Titans, Crisis & Wonder Woman were amazing. It's Perez for me. You think Perez did a better job on Avengers than Byrne? I love Perez, and New Teen Titans was the only DC book I was regularly reading at that time because of him. He’s also a great guy whereas Byrne is a jerk. Byrne is the better artist though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I like Byrne's work; love Perez! There's a brightness to it that's perfect for superheroes. People were gaga for X-Men in their heyday and I enjoyed them too, but the Shooter/Perez Avengers were always my first read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, sagii said: Love 'em both! Byrne over Perez, as Byrne drew FF, She-hulk, Alpha Flight, Superman, etc. Funny how some of the best Claremont/Byrne era X-men covers were drawn by the team of Perez/Austin! Black_Adam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...