Top comic book artists 2010

His covers alone during the 40s stand as some of the bestdesigned and most exiting work ever produced for any comic book publisher. While its not actually aimed at directly at artists and designers, the site is literally full of gorgeous comicinspired images to inspire you. Like neal adams, jim steranko influenced a generation of comic artists with his bravura layouts and sleek, stylized drawing. Oct 07, 2010 this is part 1 of my creating a comic book page tutorial video. Some were actually produced by small press publishers, like alvin buenaventuras new pigeon press or tom kaczynskis uncivilized books. But in light of the comics boom that has taken place over the past 10 years, the artists, writers and publishers that make up the vibrant african american independent comics community have remained relatively unknown until now. Peter the artist behind wonder woman, john stanley the writer and artist for little lulu, harry lucey one of the artists behind archie, jesse marsh the artist for tarzan, and bill. San diego comic con international is famous, as well as feared and loathed, for its lengthy lines of lemmings endlessly waiting to get into mammoth show biz hypefests that are usually available to the whole world on youtube within hours. This thread is for you to list which were the best comic books of the decade in your opinion, please share your thoughts. With digital art advancements comic book artists have created truly amazing work in the 2010s. Art in time is a companion to dan nadels previous book, art out of time. Aug 14, 2015 but what gets all the press is just a piddling part of the con experience, qualitywise.

Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. From miles morales and superboy to kamala khan and spidergwen, these are our favorites. Avengersnew avengers by hickman uncanny avengers by rick remender uncanny xforce by rick remender house of xpowers of x by hickman spiderman. Comic book and graphic novel artists are the best at visually telling a story from multiple viewpoints and perspectives. As another decade dawns for the comic book industry, it only makes sense to look back on the best comics of the past ten years. Lissa treiman, a story artist for disney who worked on tangled, big hero 6. African american independent comics, art and culture duffy, damian, jennings, john, knight, keith on. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose career. Education and career roadmap found the following related articles, links, and information useful. Nov 09, 2019 the 2010s were a great time for new superheroes, whether in marvel or dc comics or even manga.

Female comic book writers and artists women in comics. Jim exploded onto the scene in the later sixties, rounding up influences as diverse as bernard krigstein, peter max, and salvador dali. In the 2010s, in comics, there was saga, a book that paved the way for a new kind of blockbuster image comic. Starting monday, may 31, 2010, the comics cube began a series on the top ten most influential comics artists of all time. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. When i turn the page and read the pages from any graphic novel i can instantly recognized the art and the artist that drew in each comic panel. Comic book resources is dedicated to the coverage of comic book related news and discussions. Covering everything from his humble beginnings to his rise as one of the industrys top creative talents, this book follows the journey of one of the industrys most fascinating. Welcome to the final installment of the top 10 most influential artists of all time. Enjoy this awesomeness and disregard the order in which these artists are listed. Marvel comics has been the top dog in comic book publishing recently, because of its wellreceived highprofile movies, strong sales, and popular characters. Looking back at the sheer variety of comic art in 20, its hard to imagine that this industry once relied on homogenized house styles only a. Dont be a jerk about creators in the comments section. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years.

The marvel cinematic universe has helped bring in new readers and has kept the spotlight on superheroes as a medium. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. The best new superheroes created in the 2010s decade polygon. Desperado and idw are proud to present a retrospective volume devoted to the career of one of the most popular comic book artists of the last 35 years, jim starlin. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age 1992date.

After setting up his own studio, top cow productions, he expanded into other comics, launching codename. The great treasury of christmas comic book stories kelly, walt, stanley, john, yoe, craig, scarry, richard, yoe, craig, kelly, walt, stanley, john, various artists, scarry, richard on. His layouts, while wild, always enhanced the story, a fact sorely missed by many of his more recent devotees. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent.

Steranko ranked 4th because he was one of the most influential comic book artist that push away the comic books code restrictions. By creative bloq staff computer arts 11 march 2014 11 march 2014. Which comic book artists did you absolutely hate growing up. This list is limited to japanese manga and does not include manhwa, manhua or original englishlanguage manga. May 08, 2011 i talk about the artistic talents who have astonished me in my life of reading comic books, leave a comment please. Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast. The 2010 s were certainly a time of major upheaval, from dcs new 52. Here is the top 125 comic book artists master list. Vaughan brought one of the best comics of the past decade to a close and found a way to top his y the last man finale in the process. In this engaging and smart volume, nadel focuses on the lesserknown comic works by celebrated icons of the industry, like h. What was the artists overall impact on the look of comics. Whether youre an expert or just picking up your first comic book, these guides to the best reads, screen adaptations, characters, creators, and conventions will take you from sidekick to hero. This book is eerie, suspenseful, and shouldnt be missed. Part 1, 10081 december 7, 2015 by losercityboss leave a comment people tend to reminisce about long gone eras, arguing that things were always better way back when.

A doonesbury retrospective, garry trudeaus massive new career treasury thats well worth picking up for any true fan of the pulitzerwinning comic. Fans of horror comics who havent read cullen bunn and tyler crooks harrow county. Jul 12, 2017 100 best comics and graphic novels we asked readers to name their favorite comics and graphic novels, and we got thousands of answers. To me looking at sterankos art work of various comic book covers is like watching a 1960 and 1970 political thriller. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user.

He drew and contributed to the creation of as varied of comic books as fantastic four, captain america, the incredible hulk, the mighty thor, the avengers, xmen, black panther, the eternals, kamandi, challengers of the unknown, the demon, and o. Click on any name below for more information about the writer listed. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Not the ten best, not my ten favorite, just the ten most influential. While so many books about famous artists choose a linear approach to. Apr 28, 2015 steranko is featured in the will eisner comic book hall of fame and became a comic book historian. His greatest comic book creation is groo, the obtuse swordsman whose stories sergio.

Top ten most influential comics artists of all time. A comprehensive comic art theory chapter will help you get to grips with narrative, composition, perspective, depth, light, color, anatomy, and environments. The great treasury of christmas comic book stories. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Here are the next three artists that you voted as your favorites of alltime based on over one thousand ballots cast. The video details my work process in creating the artwork layouts, pencils, and inks for the colossus story published in. Welcome to comic book heralds best comic books of the 2010s. But hes best known in comic circles for his artist writer creation batman. Art of jim starlin a life in words and pictures hc 2010 idw. Mar 11, 2014 from action blockbusters to the lego movie, the influence of comic artists on popular culture has never been greater. Our artists of the month discuss the best music of the 2010s. Throughout the remainder of 2019, dave and john will be picking the best 70 books of the 2010s, and writing a few thoughts on their picks. Cartoonists include the artists who handle all aspects of the work and those who contribute only part of the production. In the 80s, you always knew your favorite comic book was on the verge of cancellation if don heck was added as series artist.

The 100 best comics of the first half of the 2010s. Individuals searching for become a comic book artist. The dark knight returns, part of the holy trinity of modern graphic novels along with moores watchmen and v for vendetta which transformed the world of comics to cater for a. As such, my top 25 list of 2010 contains some comics that look like minicomics, but werent necessarily handmade. He has written two books about comics for penguinrandom house was superman a spy. Aaron albert, a collector of and an expert on comic books, has studied, taught, and written about the comic book genre for more than 20 years. Nov 29, 2010 with the holiday shopping season upon us, comic riffs kicks off its list of some of its favorite books of 2010. Reading comic books and graphic novels for 15 years of my life span i would like to list my top ten comic book artist on. After over 1,000 ballots cast something like 1,044, here is the master list of your picks for the top comic book writers and artists of alltime. Click on any artist or writer for a writeup on that creators work including samples of their art andor writing.

In the silver age of comic book art, arlen schumer said that neal adams was dcs single bulwark against the artistic hegemony of marvels jim steranko and jack kirby. The cocreator of the strange talent of luther strode and more recent contributor. Deafheavens george clarke on the past decade, his bands breakthrough, and why metal will. If you are looking for some name or comic book title simply use your web browsers search function. They are named after joe shuster, the canadian artist that cocreated a character that has had tremendous impact on the industry and the world. So heres a list of the top 10 sequential artists you should be checking out this decade at least. Now, with the help of our expert panel, weve curated a list. Jack the king kirby was an influential comic book writer and artist, particularly famous for creating or cocreating some of the most famous characters for both dc comics and marvel comics.

Learn the tricks of the trade as top artists create a mini comic book from scratch, describing in detail their working process. My top ten comic book artist and their art styles art. My top ten comic book artist and their art styles when i turn the page and read the pages from any graphic novel i can instantly recognized the art and the artist that drew in each comic panel. Jun 26, 2018 marvel comics has been the top dog in comic book publishing recently, because of its wellreceived highprofile movies, strong sales, and popular characters. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. Since that fateful day in 1938 when superman bounded into life in the first issue of action comics, artists and illustrators have found. The immense popularity of comics and graphic novels cannot be ignored. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Thank you comic book action for this very helpful guide to unique figure positioning and sorting out tough foreshortening poses. Sep 24, 2019 with so much going on in the world of comic art, its not easy to narrow down the list of great artists you can currently read.

When discussing minicomics, i tend to err on the side of being inclusive. The decade from 20102019 was a transformative one for comics. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. Many of todays top designers were actually students of his. In 1917, kirby was born under the name jacob kurtzberg on the lower east side of manhattan in new york. For all the latest news in the comic book world, visit comic book resources.

One of comics first illustrative stars, he influenced and astounded such later greats as alex toth, jim steranko, and gil kane. A cartoonist also comic strip creator, comic book artist, graphic novel artist, or comic book illustrator is a visual artist who specializes in drawing cartoons individual images or comics sequential images. The canadian comic book creator awards association seeks to identify and provide free resources on the who, what, when and where of canadians working in comics, selling comics, and celebrating comics. During the early years of image comics, which was founded in 1992, cofounder, marc silvestri shared a studio with jim lee, where he created his first creatorowned comic book, cyberforce, as part of images initial lineup. The worlds largest comic book convention has some secrets that are practically unknown to lovers of graphic design and illustration. The eisner awards were established in 1988 and are presented each year at. We did our best to bring you only the best comic book artists you should know. Illustration for article titled the 25 best comics of the 2010s. It seems like most of the top artists go downhill as they get older. Besides the nearly 2,000 strips here, the book offers.

Mar 01, 2010 art in time is a companion to dan nadels previous book, art out of time. Nowadays twitter, facebook and deviant art, an online community for artists, can also help with getting your work seen by publishers and an open online. With so much going on in the world of comic art, its not easy to narrow down the list of great artists you can currently read. Well, what remender and artist matteo scalera have done is make an entire series just about that, as selfdescribed anarchist scientist grant. San diego comiccon international is famous, as well as feared and loathed, for its lengthy lines of lemmings endlessly waiting to get into mammoth show biz hypefests that are usually available to the whole world on youtube. Peter the artist behind wonder woman, john stanley the writer and artist for little lulu, harry lucey one of the artists behind archie, jesse marsh the artist for. The great treasury of christmas comic book stories kelly, walt, stanley, john, yoe, craig, scarry, richard, yoe, craig, kelly, walt, stanley, john, various artists. It includes any relevant comicsrelated events, deaths of notable comicsrelated people, conventions and first issues by title. The truth is, you can easily spend most of your time in the company of likeminded creative spirits and comic book artists who share your passions, whether its cartooning and illustration, storyboards and animation, product and poster design, or whatever. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq.