Can anyone recommend any comic book artists that have unique styles?

[logan_weapon_x]

I mean not in the superhero sense, more just artistic work. I'm not looking for Jim Lee or anything like that, just really good covers that are kinda simplistic or rather don't go towards the general superhero consensus. I hope people understand what I mean.

[Odin's Lapdog]

i was going to say chris bachalo but now i'm not sure exactly what you are looking for.

[logan_weapon_x]

I basically mean artists that do non-superhero comics.

[nite-owl]

Ben Templesmith.

[spidey-dude]

i'm not 100%sure what you are looking for but Tim Sale certainly has a unique style

[The Question]

Darwyn Cooke


http://www.newsarama.com/DC/Page5.jpg


http://www.rackham.dk/anmeldelse/billeder/dc_new_frontier/jordan_ferris.jpg


http://www.newsarama.com/SDCC05/DC/Spirit/BATMANSPIRIT.jpg

[spidey-dude]

wow his stuff looks good!!! defo gonna check some of the books out, any recomendations (im mainlty a marvel fan)

[nite-owl]

wow his stuff looks good!!! defo gonna check some of the books out, any recomendations (im mainlty a marvel fan)

DC New Frontier is a must, and try finding Batman:Ego as well.

[deathshead2]

Mike mignola!

[Odin's Lapdog]

I basically mean artists that do non-superhero comics.
is science fiction allowed?

and is it just covers you are looking for?

[logan_weapon_x]

is science fiction allowed?

and is it just covers you are looking for?


Yeah sci-fi is fine. Superhero comics can be fine. Its just I want artists that have unique styles. Not your standard, as much as I like him, Jim Lee type comic work.

[Elijya]

ooo, have I got some for you. gimme a minute

[Elijya]

Dave Johnson - Mainly does 100 Bullets covers, but they're all gorgeous and he has other work as well

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/00094640266.13.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/00094640266.14.gifhttp://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/00094640266.34.gif
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/00094640266.48.gifhttp://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/00094640266.54.gif

[Elijya]

Geoff Darrow - one of the masters. His pencils are INCREDIBLY intricate

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/38636405736.2.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/pages/73630368377.2.P2.GIFhttp://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/pages/73630368377.2.P3.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/89606948996.3.GIF

[Dope Nose]

Terry Moore

http://www.flowerfire.com/seized/comics/SiP/David.jpeg

[Elijya]

and you can't go wrong with Crumb

http://www.iangilman.com/birthdays/crumb.jpg



Tony Harris


http://www.comicon.com/pulse/images/starman_infernaldevices.jpg
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/30175276240.4.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/18716561177.24.GIF

[Elijya]

James Jean - absultely gorgeous covers. Has done all of Fables cover's, and more

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/37047801271.58.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/30527762945.42.GIF
http://www.jamesjean.com/illustrations/bodyrecords-2.jpg

[Elijya]

Eduardo Risso - does interiors for 100 Bullets. amazing line work, very noir
http://risso.redsectorart.com/index.html

http://www.sufferingsappho.com/wrap/wall/risso_ww_wallpaper.jpg
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/risso_eduardo/risso_100bullets.jpg

[ampersand]

Tony Moore
http://badelements.net/tonymoore.jpg

Guy Davis
http://www.guydavisartworks.com/BPRDPOF2.cvr.jpg
http://www.guydavisartworks.com/Murderist.jpg

[Elijya]

Glenn Fabry, absolutely incredible at anatomy. He both paints and draws

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/87458228671.1.GIF

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/87458228671.2.GIF

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/63256394934.35.GIF

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/56571656591.2.GIF

[Elijya]

ya know, LWX, gotta thank you for starting this thread. Cause it's not about Alex Ross, or Jim Lee, or any of those over big (*coughoverratedcough*) names. We get to talk about the underappreciated guys.

[Odin's Lapdog]

i still prefer bachalo

:o

[The Question]

Mike Mignola


http://www.blam.be/dossiers/img/mignola_art_05.jpg


http://planetario.blogsome.com/uploads/planetario/increiblespq.jpg


http://www.sugarbombs.com/kavalier/mignola1.jpg


http://www.thecliffguy.com/mignola02.jpg


http://www.universohq.com/quadrinhos/2003/imagens/hellboytp.jpg


http://www.newsarama.com/Burlyman/shaolin_02_cover_alternate.jpg


http://www.comicvia.net/images/noticias/buffy-vampiros.jpg

[Lackey]

DC New Frontier is a must, and try finding Batman:Ego as well.


Catwoman: Selina's Big Score is an great story written and drawn by Cooke.

[Lackey]

I mean not in the superhero sense, more just artistic work. I'm not looking for Jim Lee or anything like that, just really good covers that are kinda simplistic or rather don't go towards the general superhero consensus. I hope people understand what I mean.


Paul Pope - I think you'll love him. Writes his own amazing stories too.



http://dccomics.com/media/covers/2735_400x600.jpg
100%
Written by Paul Pope; Art and cover by Pope

All five issues of the edgy, groundbreaking miniseries from writer/artist Paul Pope are collected in one stunning package. This "graphic movie" tells three separate but interconnected stories in Pope's trademark dynamic style, shifting viewpoints and characters across the urban maze of 2038 Manhattan. Filled with wit, charm, sex and menace, 100% brings a surprisingly true-feeling future to gritty life. The collection also includes a host of character sketches, designs, and other material from creator Pope.

"Beautifully harsh slash-and-burn drawings, combined with terse, funny dialogue. A-"
— Entertainment Weekly


http://dccomics.com/media/covers/1610_400x600.jpg
Heavy Liquid
In a future where New York has evolved into a sci-fi metropolis, "S," a man addicted to "heavy liquid," a substance that is both a drug and an art form, finds himself trapped in a mystery littered with love and drugs. This Eisner Award-nominated tale follows S's journey across two continents as he searches for the one artist skilled enough to render heavy liquid into a perfect sculpture. But as he attempts to complete this mission, S finds himself battling deadly psychopathic foes and inner demons of addiction. If he can survive these physical and mental trials, S just may discover the shocking secret of heavy liquid and a love he thought lost forever.

[Elijya]

Kyle Baker


http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/19340414359.1.GIF

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/61745047829.1.GIF

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/45862866047.1.GIF

[Elijya]

100% was excellent

[nite-owl]

Catwoman: Selina's Big Score is an great story written and drawn by Cooke.

I've heard about it, what's it about?

[Lackey]

something I posted in the "this week's Diamond comics list" some time ago (you got a link to a preview below, too)
________________________________________

Concrete Volume 1: Depths TPB

http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=10-733

http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/med/10/10733.jpg

By: Paul Chadwick (http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?sstring=Paul+Chadwick&match=all&scope=products)
Cover Artist: Paul Chadwick (http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?sstring=Paul+Chadwick&match=all&scope=products)

Features: Preview (http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php?theid=10-733), 1 Ecomic (http://www.darkhorse.com/downloads.php?sku=10-733&dltype=ecomic)

Awards: Paul Chadwick: Winner 2005 Eisner Award Best Writer/Artist for Concrete: The Human Dilemma (http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=00-069)

Part man, part...rock? Over seven feet tall and weighing over a thousand pounds, he is known as Concrete but is in reality the mind of one Ronald Lithgow, trapped inside a shell of stone, a body that allows him to walk unaided on the ocean's floor or survive the crush of a thousand tons of rubble in a collapsed mineshaft...but prevents him from feeling the touch of a human hand.

These stories of Concrete are as rich and satisfying as any in comics: funny, heartbreaking, and singularly human. Depths, the first in a series of new collections reprinting the classic early Concrete stories along with never-before-collected short stories, includes the Eisner-nominated "Orange Glow" and "Vagabond," Paul Chadwick's autobiographical account of a cross-country hitchiking trip.

• "...probably the best comic being published today by anyone, anywhere." -Harlan Ellison

• Paul Chadwick's Concrete has won five Eisner Awards and three Harvey Awards.

__________________________________________________ ___________

http://www.thefourthrail.com/features/0405/downthelineapril.shtml

DAVE'S PICK OF THE MONTH:
Concrete Vol. 1: Depths TPB -DAVE: What can I say of this book that Harlan Ellison didn't cover with the following quote in the '80s?
"...probably the best comic being published today by anyone, anywhere."And here's a more recent assessment from Brian K. Vaughan:
"If you haven't read any Concrete, you don't really love comics. What genius stuff..."Hard to top those, but let me just add: you couldn't ask for a better means of sampling Concrete than this trade. Sized ala Dark Horse's new Sin City reprints (which look real sharp), it appears this trade will for the first time merge the full-length stories from the original Concrete series with the related stories that ran concurrent with 'em in Dark Horse Presents. Kick ass! And what's more, the trade also features a few short stories that've *never* been collected previously, so longtime fans should investigate as well.

For the newcomers, Concrete's about a shy political speechwriter who finds his mind mysteriously transported into a giant, rocky, alien body. What comes next I can't describe with justice in this little write-up, but at the risk of nutty-cuckoo over-hyping... I recommend Concrete more than any other title I've ever mentioned or ever will mention in this column.

RANDY: Uh. Wow. I don't think there's much I can add to that, except that I'm nowhere near the Paul Chadwick fan that you are in general, and even I am blown away by how good Concrete is, now that I'm getting back into reading it. Looking forward to re-reading some of these stories that I have read and finally catching up on everything I missed in the previous reprints of the books.

__________________________________________________ _______

There are now 6 new volumes out for Concrete

[nite-owl]

Eduardo Risso - does interiors for 100 Bullets. amazing line work, very noir
http://risso.redsectorart.com/index.html

http://www.sufferingsappho.com/wrap/wall/risso_ww_wallpaper.jpg


Where's this from?

[Elijya]

Mike Allred


http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/76170928375.7.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/pages/76170928375.7.P1.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/pages/76170928375.7.P2.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/97720903230.116.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/49900528824.1.GIF

[Elijya]

Where's this from?
no clue. may just be promotional, a pin-up or something

[Lackey]

I've heard about it, what's it about?


It's about Selina's return to Gotham and doing one last heist to reestablish herself and get on her feet (she wants to give up the theif business).

The story is told with the action and supsense of any great heist movie but all with Cooke's unique style.
This graphic novel was written to launch Brubaker's new Catwoman series where she became more anti-hero and less villain.

10/10 from the Fourth Rail (http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/snapjudgments/080502/catwomanselinasbigscorehc.shtml)

[Elijya]

Sam Keith

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/52604536424.2.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/52604536424.11.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/99771603279.1.GIF
http://comicartcommunity.com/gallery/data/media/325/BATMAN_SECRETS_1.jpg

[Lackey]

Kyle Baker
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/45862866047.1.GIF


Good one, gotta love Kyle Baker :up:

[nite-owl]

It's about Selina's return to Gotham and doing one last heist to reestablish herself and get on her feet (she wants to give up the theif business).

The story is told with the action and supsense of any great heist movie but all with Cooke's unique style.
This graphic novel was written to launch Brubaker's new Catwoman series where she became more anti-hero and less villain.

10/10 from the Fourth Rail (http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/snapjudgments/080502/catwomanselinasbigscorehc.shtml)

Sounds good I'll probably get it one day.

[nite-owl]

This thread needs some Ben Templesmith

http://www.steveniles.com/images/30days/30_days_of_night_tpb.jpg
http://www.comicsvf.com/scans/vf/carabas/criminalmacabre.jpg
http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/features/criminalmacabre/images/criminalmacabre_5.jpg

[Elijya]

Frank Quitely

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/Superpouvoir/3506_3.jpg
http://theages.superman.ws/origins/all-star-origin.jpg
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0305/20/sandmanposter.jpg
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/05666827356.20.GIF

[TheCorpulent1]

People have already mentioned most of the artists I would have, but here are a few more:

Craig Thompson

http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/previews/blankets/blankets_01.jpg
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/covers/chunky_fullcolor_lg.gif

Teddy Kristiansen

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/76170928375.8.GIF
http://www.dccomics.com/media/covers/1630_400x600.jpg

Dave McKean (I don't know if you were only looking for pencilers and painters, but artists don't really get more unconventional than McKean, mixed media or otherwise)

http://www.dccomics.com/media/covers/4353_400x600.jpg
http://www.dccomics.com/media/covers/1715_400x600.jpg

[TheCorpulent1]

Wouldn't want to forget the old school:

Will Eisner

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/thecorpulent1/contractwithgod.jpg
http://www.scarletthill.com/2004-mf/mainstream/spiritmag-750w-75ppi.jpg

Winsor McCay

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0930193644.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1933160055.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V56541860_.jpg

[Tropico]

Bill Sienkiewicz (http://www.billsienkiewicz.com/)- He's even got a digital comic at the Matrix site. His site is incredibly bare but he did a short run in the early New Mutants. Another link (http://www.comicorange.gr/sienkiewicz.htm)to a page that has a small gallery.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/DDude/epost02.jpg


Dan Brereton: Did "The Psycho" for DC and a bunch of cover, also the "7 Caskets" JLA Elseworld. You should check out his Nocturnals.com (http://www.nocturnals.com/) which is named after his creator owned comic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/DDude/nocturnl.jpg

[TheCorpulent1]

Brereton reminds me of Phil Noto, who's another awesome cover artist:

http://www.dccomics.com/media/covers/5047_400x600.jpg
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/10721390134.44.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/10721390134.45.GIF

And Noto, in turn, reminded me of Jo Chen, who's painting is vastly underrated amidst the Rosses and Dell'Ottos of the comic industry today:

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0409/22/thorson11.jpg
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/70391715702.6.GIF

[ampersand]

Francesco Francavilla
http://www.francescofrancavilla.com/drawingboard/batman_low.jpg
http://www.francescofrancavilla.com/drawingboard/ff_fa_pinup_col_low.jpg
http://www.francescofrancavilla.com/drawingboard/ironman3.jpg\
http://www.aztechstudio.com/sketchbooksessions/death.jpg
http://www.aztechstudio.com/sketchbooksessions/bat_tech2b.jpg

[Fenriswolf]

My favorite artist right now is Jae Lee. You can see he has a very distinct style. Very dark, I love it.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/FenrisWolf-Ben/wanteddossier.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/FenrisWolf-Ben/batmangothamknights_57.jpg

[Elijya]

The Luna Brothers


http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Ultra/Ultra2.jpg
http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Ultra1_14.jpg
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/35814097803.7.GIF
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/78666099673.4.GIF

[DBM]

James Turner is one of my current favorite writer/artists and has a very unique style.

From Rex Libris.
http://www.slavelabor.com/prev_rex/rex-1.gif
http://www.slavelabor.com/prev_rex/rex-2.gif
http://www.slavelabor.com/prev_rex/rex-3.gif

From NIL: A Land Beyond Belief.
http://www.slavelabor.com/prev_nil/nil-1.gif
http://www.slavelabor.com/prev_nil/nil-2.gif
http://www.slavelabor.com/prev_nil/nil-3.gif

[TheCorpulent1]

Haha, I may have to read Rex Libris as a fellow librarian myself. :D

[DBM]

Haha, I may have to read Rex Libris as a fellow librarian myself. :D

Rex Libris is amazing. Unique and interesting art and a fun and dense story. I don't think I could recommend it highly enough. Issue #4 came out on May 3rd. It's one of my favorite comics every month.

[TheCorpulent1]

My comic shop's woefully understocked on really out there indie titles, unfortunately. I'll check for the issues tomorrow, though.

[logan_weapon_x]

Thanks alot, guys. Lots of great artists in here. Nice to break away from the 'big guns' once in a while.

[Lackey]

Haha, I may have to read Rex Libris as a fellow librarian myself. :D


cool, didn't know you were a librarian


I completely agree with DBM, Rex Libris is a great, fun book. You also get a lot of bang for you buck, each issue is packed... none of that Bendis dialogue, far from it.

The scanned pages above are from the first issue and if you notice at the bottom of every page there's small text...that's actually a running commentary on the story (like DVD audio commentaries) and it's hilarious. I hope he does that again on another issue.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I've worked at my college library for the last 3 years or so. Rex Libris sounds really cool. I love the title, too. I'm hoping my shop has it. I don't really like ordering comics online if I can help it.

[DBM]

Yeah, I've worked at my college library for the last 3 years or so. Rex Libris sounds really cool. I love the title, too. I'm hoping my shop has it. I don't really like ordering comics online if I can help it.

Well, there's a couple issues left in the current Rex Libris storyline, so they might put a trade out in the not too distant future, since SLG is more known for TPBs & OGNs rather than singles. I don't know for sure if they are, but you might want to just wait and see.

I completely agree with DBM, Rex Libris is a great, fun book. You also get a lot of bang for you buck, each issue is packed... none of that Bendis dialogue, far from it.

The scanned pages above are from the first issue and if you notice at the bottom of every page there's small text...that's actually a running commentary on the story (like DVD audio commentaries) and it's hilarious. I hope he does that again on another issue.
I'm glad you're reading it. This is the type of indy book that really needs the support because it's actually good. I think I'm the only one who gets it at my LCS.

[TheCorpulent1]

I think my LCS might have it, actually. I looked up SLG's website and recognized the cover of #3. I'd seen it at the shop and flipped through it. It looked cool but I saw it was #3 and I had no context for anything, so I put it back and told myself I'd look into it, but I forgot. Strange how things work out. :)

[Br'er]

I'm really surprised no one has mentioned Ashley Wood

http://www.ashleywoodartist.com/img/gallery_images/68.jpg
http://www.ashleywoodartist.com/img/gallery_images/67.jpg

[ampersand]

Nudity is a no-no around here.