By artist, what do you consider to be their masterpiece? 6 6

[lou_fine]

On 5/14/2022 at 6:12 PM, Yorick said:

You put this thread in GA?  Should be in Comics General...

Well, if this was the case, then it would have been easy:  

Liefeld:

[lou_fine]

Well okay, on a more serious note here:    

Fred Ray:

[Joshua33]

On 5/14/2022 at 8:35 PM, lou_fine said:

Well okay, on a more serious note here:    

Fred Ray:

Have to agree with this choice, personally. Too iconic.

[Robot Man]

On 5/14/2022 at 7:47 PM, Joshua33 said:

3 way tie for Craig, can't say one is better than the other 2...

Of those three, VOH hands down and drop the mike. 

[Joshua33]

@Robot ManCOT17 is my personal favorite of the three, mainly because it's a sinister cover without gore. The power of the innuendo on this cover is rarely seen in this manner. 

[OtherEric]

On 5/14/2022 at 5:09 PM, Point Five said:

Frazetta:

It's an awesome cover and I desperately wish I had a copy... but I can't consider that a masterpiece until somebody satisfactorily explains where Buck and Wilma's feet are.

[BitterOldMan]

These are books that I sought especially for the cover.  Not my copies.

Wally Wood

Joe Maneely

Fred Ray

Bernard Bailey, co-creator of Spectre and Hourman

Russ Heath

[lou_fine]

For a lower profile and lesser name recognized artist, then this must be consider to be his masterpiece cover:  

Paul Reinman:  

[lou_fine]

Surely his masterpiece cover as it had long been recognized as being a Fine cover by many, even to the point of Overstreet breaking this issue out separately in his guide back in the mid-90's and denoting it as a Lou Fine cover, with a higher valuation than all of the other issues in the run, save for Mystery Men 1 -3:     

George Tuska:  

[lou_fine]

On 5/14/2022 at 10:40 PM, BitterOldMan said:

These are books that I sought especially for the cover.  Not my copies.

Wally Wood

 

Now, totally agree with your choice here as this is an absolutely gorgeous and classic Wood cover and one that is pretty tough to top.  

[Larryw7]

Shuster

Schomburg

Kane

Raboy

Kirby

Fine

Bailey

C.C. Beck

L.B. Cole

[Joshua33]

Crandall

[Cat-Man_America]

Great idea for a thread, Clark! 

We're all biased in respect to personal favorites and which masterpieces we think are an artist's greatest, but in the moment here are several from my POV...

Jack Binder...

Frank R. Paul

Charles Quinlan...

These might not be everyone's favorites and just a smattering of artists, but selecting faves is always an eye-of-the-beholder thing (especially the Paul cover).

I haven't focused on Alex Schomburg yet, mainly because he had masterpieces in different mediums and styles and one size won't fit all.

Tough call, but I'll get around to considering his work in another post probably tomorrow, assessing other accomplished master illustrators as well!

[Ryan.]

[Mr bla bla]

On 5/15/2022 at 5:33 AM, lou_fine said:

Well, if this was the case, then it would have been easy:  

Liefeld:

Liefeld is the friggin Michelangelo of modern comics …👍

[Point Five]

On 5/15/2022 at 3:52 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

Frank R. Paul

This is fabulous! Never seen it before. 

 

[KirbyJack]

Impossible for me to pick a Kirby cover, so I'll just throw out one of his lesser-known showstoppers.

 

 

[KirbyJack]

Kurtzman

...but here's my personal Kurtzman cover earworm. The 4 soldiers represent 4 different possible experiences in war: 1.) walking thru, seeing but not doing; 2.) Wounded or killed; 3.) actual combat; 4.) in the rear with the gear. The lead soldier's face is what makes this one for me. Perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sfcityduck]

Not a lot of consensus on this thread.  I was trying to think if there is anything comic collectors would agree is a comic artist’s masterpiece and all I could come up with is this:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 5/15/2022 at 10:17 AM, sfcityduck said:

Not a lot of consensus on this thread.

The most loved artists seem like the most prolific, giving us so many to choose from. It’s a good problem. I’ve seen several different choices for LB Cole and for Schomburg, and it’s impossible to argue with any of them. Where do you even start with S & K? I thought maybe Cap 1 for them, but who knows