Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) Criteria : You can pick only 1 (one) Artist from each Decade from starting in 1940 to 2020. Cannot choose the same artist twice. My Picks : 1940s Will Eisner 1950s Wally Wood 1960s Jack Kirby 1970s Neal Adams 1980s George Perez 1990s Alex Ross 2000s Greg Capullo 2010s Fiona Staples Thoughts? Edited March 1, 2023 by Krydel4 Clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 7:23 PM, Krydel4 said: Criteria : You can pick only 1 (one) Artist from each Decade from starting in 1940 to 2020. Cannot choose the same artist twice. My Picks : 1940s Will Eisner 1950s Wally Wood 1960s Jack Kirby 1970s Neal Adams 1980s George Perez 1990s Alex Ross 2000s Greg Capullo 2010s Fiona Staples Thoughts? Wow! Don’t agree with a single choice. 😆 Foolish Mortal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1978-88 John Byrne BlowUpTheMoon, s-man and Black_Adam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 4:28 PM, jjonahjameson11 said: Wow! Don’t agree with a single choice. 😆 And your picks are...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 4:45 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: 1978-88 John Byrne So 1980s John Byrne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1940’s - Kirby 1950’s - Frazetta 1960’s - Ditko 1970’s - Wrightson 1980’s - Miller (Byrne is a close second) 1990’s - McFarlane (Lee is a close second) 2000’s - Turner 2010’s - Finch B2D327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 7:49 PM, Krydel4 said: So 1980s John Byrne? I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 4:59 PM, jjonahjameson11 said: 1940’s - Kirby 1950’s - Frazetta 1960’s - Ditko 1970’s - Wrightson 1980’s - Miller (Byrne is a close second) 1990’s - McFarlane (Lee is a close second) 2000’s - Turner 2010’s - Finch I could be persuaded on McFarlane for the 90s. Kirby in the 40s had nowhere near the impact he had in the 60s (eventhough he co-created Cap). He was drawing: Fantastic Four Journey into Mystery Tales of Suspense X-Men Avengers Strange Tales Sgt. Fury Some almost all simultaneously. While also doing a ton of covers at the same time. He did the cover to the most famous Marvel book of all-time AF15 cause the Editor thought the one Ditko drew was spoon. He doesn't get enough credit cause Stan Lee took it all from his artists and co-creators (same boat Ditko was put in). buttock and PopKulture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 8:16 PM, Krydel4 said: I could be persuaded on McFarlane for the 90s. Kirby in the 40s had nowhere near the impact he had in the 60s (eventhough he co-created Cap). He was drawing: Fantastic Four Journey into Mystery Tales of Suspense X-Men Avengers Strange Tales Sgt. Fury Some almost all simultaneously. While also doing a ton of covers at the same time. He did the cover to the most famous Marvel book of all-time AF15 cause the Editor thought the one Ditko drew was spoon. He doesn't get enough credit cause Stan Lee took it all from his artists and co-creators (same boat Ditko was put in). Your post didn’t indicate most impactful artist of the decade. If so, my list would be different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 8:16 PM, Krydel4 said: I could be persuaded on McFarlane for the 90s. Kirby in the 40s had nowhere near the impact he had in the 60s (eventhough he co-created Cap). He was drawing: Fantastic Four Journey into Mystery Tales of Suspense X-Men Avengers Strange Tales Sgt. Fury Some almost all simultaneously. While also doing a ton of covers at the same time. He did the cover to the most famous Marvel book of all-time AF15 cause the Editor thought the one Ditko drew was spoon. He doesn't get enough credit cause Stan Lee took it all from his artists and co-creators (same boat Ditko was put in). Is there an image of the Ditko cover? I’m in awe of how great the cover to AF 15 is. The very first time a character appears, and already perfectly polished. No updates necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 5:23 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: Is there an image of the Ditko cover? I’m in awe of how great the cover to AF 15 is. The very first time a character appears, and already perfectly polished. No updates necessary THE_BEYONDER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 5:22 PM, jjonahjameson11 said: Your post didn’t indicate most impactful artist of the decade. If so, my list would be different I kind of take that into account when choosing Blank of the Decade lists. If it was just my favorite artists from each decade my list would also be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) Difficult to choose. For example, in one sense Milton Caniff would work for Golden Age / 1940s, as his style was extremely influential on many artists during that period, such as Toth, Kubert, Infantino, Elias, Robbins. Edited March 1, 2023 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 8:29 PM, Krydel4 said: I wouldn’t mind that either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Honestly. I can’t. I tried doing this. I spent 10 minutes writing, and revising, and editing. But it doesn’t feel right. There are just too many artists that I have such a tremendous respect for, that had such a powerful influence on me. It feels wrong for leaving them out. I decline. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) On 3/1/2023 at 2:14 AM, D2 said: There are just too many artists that I have such a tremendous respect for, that had such a powerful influence on me. Yup. I got dragged down thinking about the standout, most influential creator from each decade. Especially difficult at the beginning and end; 40s, 50s and moderns. Edited March 1, 2023 by Ken Aldred D2 and Bronty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 6:14 PM, D2 said: Honestly. I can’t. I tried doing this. I spent 10 minutes writing, and revising, and editing. But it doesn’t feel right. There are just too many artists that I have such a tremendous respect for, that had such a powerful influence on me. It feels wrong for leaving them out. I decline. D2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 9:19 PM, Ken Aldred said: Yup. I got dragged down thinking about the standout, most influential creator from each decade. Especially difficult at the beginning and end, 40s, 50s and moderns. Exactly. In the 80s alone, there’s Byrne right at 79-81, Miller in 82-86, Mazzucchelli… Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, and Barry Windsor-Smith… all within 10 to 12 years alone. I also know I’m ignoring other… Silvestri, Sienkiewicz… Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 6:28 PM, D2 said: Exactly. In the 80s alone, there’s Byrne right at 79-81, Miller in 82-86, Mazzucchelli… Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, and Barry Windsor-Smith… all within 10 to 12 years alone. I also know I’m ignoring other… Silvestri, Sienkiewicz… I do feel you. I was vacillating between Byrne and Perez for the 80s. I'm a huge Byrne fan. Byrne had X-Men, FF, and my personal favorite Superman. But I looked at Perez' body of work with New Teen Titans (which was outselling X-men at one point) COIE, Wonder Woman and his technical skill and pushed him a smidge above Byrne. Frank Miller I enjoyed for his writing more than his art. D2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 9:44 PM, Krydel4 said: I do feel you. I was vacillating between Byrne and Perez for the 80s. I'm a huge Byrne fan. Byrne had X-Men, FF, and my personal favorite Superman. But I looked at Perez' body of work with New Teen Titans (which was outselling X-men at one point) COIE, Wonder Woman and his technical skill and pushed him a smidge above Byrne. Frank Miller I enjoyed for his writing more than his art. Perez was fantastic, and the only reason I picked up a DC title at all at the time ( until Byrne jumped over). That Titans run was amazing. Can’t put Perez ahead of Byrne though. Even ignoring X-men, his FF run is next level. He did everything ( except colouring/lettering ), and handled Marvel’s 1st family like a champ. I think as already said, it’s better to not decide. So much good stuff in the 80s D2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...