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GV10 [Results]: Best Artist: Check Page 3 for results!
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Our next category is Best Artist.
This category is for your favorite comics artist of the past ten years. They don't have to have debuted in that time, they just have to have produced work you loved over the course of the past decade. And if you like a writer/artist, you can nominate them here, if you want. And hey, this doesn't have to be limited to pencilers
Rules
1) Nominate as many artists as you want! There's no limit
2) We're going to do something a little different, for the next few categories, to keep nominees to a manageable level. To make the voting rounds, an artist will need three nominations. That's a nomination and two seconds.
3) Remember, this is your place to make your case for your favorite artist. Voting will be in a Google form, as usual
4) And: keep it civil. This isn't a place to be shitty to each other.
Alright, and nominations are open...NOW
Put your nominations in BOLD TEXT. You don't need to all caps them, though
This category is for your favorite comics artist of the past ten years. They don't have to have debuted in that time, they just have to have produced work you loved over the course of the past decade. And if you like a writer/artist, you can nominate them here, if you want. And hey, this doesn't have to be limited to pencilers
Rules
1) Nominate as many artists as you want! There's no limit
2) We're going to do something a little different, for the next few categories, to keep nominees to a manageable level. To make the voting rounds, an artist will need three nominations. That's a nomination and two seconds.
3) Remember, this is your place to make your case for your favorite artist. Voting will be in a Google form, as usual
4) And: keep it civil. This isn't a place to be shitty to each other.
Alright, and nominations are open...NOW
Put your nominations in BOLD TEXT. You don't need to all caps them, though
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Fiona manages to somehow make this strange reality the cast of Saga exist in feel real. Nothing feels out of place despite the mash-up of concepts that exist wthin its pages. That in and of itself deserves a nomination.
Phil Noto
If Phil's name is on a book I am reading it. His work is simply gorgeous filled with lush water-esque colors and precision line work. His work on Black Widow has been relevatory.
Chip Zdarsky
I adore Chip Zdarsky both as an artist and a person. I love how he manges to draw Sex Criminals sexy without being lurid, which could have been pornographic in the hands of a lesser artist. Also his twitter account is great.
Babbs Tarr
Babbs art is just fun and I enjoy it. I had given up on DC books before she took over lead artist for Batgirl. The book isn't great and has had a few rough patches, but what never changes is how much I enjoy her artwork. It's just fun.
Stuart Immonen
Have you seen his pencils? Eye candy. Somehow he manages to be some incredibly versatile while still being recognizable as his work, from the almost cartoon-y Nextwave to hyper-detailed All-New X-Men. Incredible.
Jamie McKelvie
Watching Jamie's art evolve over the years from Phonogram to Young Avengers and now The Wicked + the Divine has been a real treat. He's remained faithful to his style will becoming vastly more dynamic and creating some of my favor spreads. It has been a joy watching him grow as an artist.
I would also like to nominate Ron Wimberly, solely for his work on Prince of Cats. I know not many people were fond of his She-Hulk art, but Prince of Cats is pretty much the best comic I've ever read, and the art there is unbelievably dynamic.
Nominating Frank Quietly. Yeah, some people don't like his squishy faces, but he conveys excellent body language. Also, his style has notably improved over the last decade. Just check the difference between New X-Men and Astonishing X-men.
Also, for very similar reasons, I'm nominating Michael Del Mundo for the Elektra series. It's also got a very watercolor feeling to it that captures motion amazingly well. It's a shame the series ended.
I'll second:
Skottie Young
Babbs Tarr
David Aja
Nominating:
Stjepan Šejić: Did a load of stuff for Top Cow and some covers for Marvel. Currently know for Death Vigil and upcoming artist for Rat Queens.
Juanjo Guarnido for Blacksad. Just GIS it.
Honorable mention to David López who I first encountered on G. Willow Wilson's Mystic. Sadly can only vote for 5, so no use in nominating more.
James Stokoe
Ramon Villalobos
Francesco Francavilla
Brittney Williams
For doing the only Superman I've approved of since All Star.
Seth Fisher
At first I hesitated because he passed away in 2006, but he was very busy in 05-06 and my favorite work of his was put out during that time, including Batman: Snow and Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan.
Edit: I'll also second Frank Quitely.
I'd also like to nominate JH Williams III, whose Batwoman art was incredibly gorgeous, and pretty much what made the book for me.
Frank Quitely
Babs Tarr
David Aja
Stewart Immonen
JH Williams III
Phil Noto
Likewise, Jamie McKelvie. I think he's always been excellent at still figures, but he's really improved at dynamic scenes of late.
Williams might have the best page layouts in the industry and Immonen is an amazing chameleon, able to change his style in significant ways for different projects.
I want to nominate John Cassaday, who doesn't have a high output, but makes some of the prettiest cinematic-style comics, as seen in the latter part of his Planetary work and much of his Astonishing X-Men, which both make the cutoff date.
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Frank Quietly didn't draw Astonishing X-Men, John Cassaday did.
He did All-Star Superman though which I thought was a good looking book.
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Also Javier Pulido because She-Hulk looked awesome, dammit.
Nominating:
Karl Kerschl: I still haven't read The Abominable Charles Christopher (because I'm terrible), but his work on stuff like Teen Titans: Year One, Gotham Academy, and All-Flash is nothing short of amazing
Jock - He's very stylized, yet still "grim and gritty", which was perfect for his work on Detective Comics (Dick Grayson) and Green Arrow: Year One
Cliff Chiang - If he draws a book, I will read it. He knows how to do different body types, different fashions, and convey emotion (in both faces and scenes). His work on Wonder Woman was perfect. The first issue of his run had a naked Wonder Woman holding another woman (just wearing t-shirt and underwear) in the air, and he didn't make it sexual at all; he just showed the power of the character.
Francis Manapul - is probably second only to JH Williams III in "best storytelling layouts I've ever seen". He took the shitty New 52 update to The Flash's costume and made it work. I would probably read every book he draws even if there weren't any words because he's just amazing.
I absolutely second this and I'm super happy someone else liked the art style as much as I did.
Becky Cloonan
James Stokoe
Brandon Graham
And you're a damn liar if you try and say your day never got a little happier or brighter because you saw a Mini Marvel or G-Man piece of art.
seconding Stuart Immonen. His own style is amazing, he's incredibly punctual in a time when no one is, and is so good he can mimic other artists when he has to fill-in, like he did with Bryan Hitch on Fantastic Four.
nominating Doug Mahnke, he's basically the DC version of Stuart Immonen, he draws the best Wonder Woman, his Superman is perfect, and his Green Lantern run was fun and drew great constructs.
She has a gorgeous style that's evocative of water-color, and she can deftly tweak it to suit the grotesque just as well as the light and comedic.
Here's some examples from "Beasts of Burden"
And some much lighter stuff from her story in Marvel's "Girl Comics" miniseries
seconding Esad Ribic
Greg Capullo
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Stuart Immonen (X-men: Children of the Atom)
Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman)
David Aja (Hawkguy Hawkeye)
Nicola Scott (Earth 2)
Babs Tarr (Batgirl)
Artists I know will be in my top 5, and therefore that I feel I can nominate without feeling guilty:
Jamie McKelvie
Francesco Francavilla
Esad Ribic
Annie Wu
Jordie Bellaire
And yeah, I'm nominating a colourist in the best artist category, because Jordie is quite simply that good. She brings a different style to every book while still making them her own, and she makes any artist she's paired with look even better. Pretty Deadly and Autumnlands are some great examples, but Moon Knight, where she was working with Declan Shalvey was where she really stood out.
Mike Allred
Totally forgot about him, but he's one of the greats
Skottie Young. I can not not vote for this guy. I absolutely love his style and the energy his art has. From the Wizard of Oz books, to the Marvel Babies covers to his art in New X-men. I just friggin love it all!
Alex Milne. Love, love, love his work in MTMTE. I just love how animated each character looks, like they're straight out of a animated TV show. It's great to see he's made a name of himself after all the shit he had to put up with while ghosting for Superstar Scumbag Pat Lee.
Stewart Immonen. The guy has such a varied art style and they're all great to look at.
Sara Pichelli. New artist with great work on Ultimate Comics Spider-man. I love how all the characters have different faces.
David Marquez. See Sara Pichelli.
Leinil Francis Yu. He's art has greatly improved over the years. Before his art was really rough and most of his characters would look super veiny, their faces would look super elongated with huge jawbones, and their teeth would stick out weirdly. Now the art is cleaner and the characters look more realistic.
David Aja. The guy may take forever to finish a single issue, but damn if it doesn't look good in the end.
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Stewart Immonen, Daniel Acuña, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis, Steve Epting - These guys are my hit parade. They're constantly rotating between books and turning in excellent work, almost always on time.
Chris Burnham - His work is so over-the-top, with a healthy amount of Quitely influence. He also is able to keep a schedule, unlike Quitely, and his work on Batman Inc was just excellent. I can't wait to see where the next 10 years take him.
Mike Allred - Another decade of excellent pop-art. FF was one of my favorite books of the decade, while Silver Surfer has also been a ton of fun. I grabbed all of iZombie on comixology a week or so ago just to get more of his art. Eventually I'll have to go back and read Madman.
Olivier Coipel, JH Williams III, Gary Frank - These are three much slower, higher-profile artists. When I started getting back into monthly titles in 09, their art work in Thor, Detective Comics, and Action comics showed me what comics could really look like at their peak. I really don't dig artists who turn in late work, but JH III found a way to schedule himself and turned into something amazing over the run of Batwoman, while Coipel has been used effectively for an issue here-and-there by Marvel editorial. Meanwhile, Gary Frank has been reduced to backups and a once-every-few-years OGN.
My favourite artist of all time. A great mix of realism and otherworldlyness. Does some great work with Neil Gaiman.
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Oh hot diggity dang. Totally right there.
Cassaday did Planetary - there. Brain pictures fixed.
John Cassaday seconded!
Nominating Jim Lee, because I've always loved his work ever since I got hooked on his X-Men in the early '90s. More recently, he's done a great job with the redesigns of the Justice League with the New 52. This may or may not be an unpopular opinion, but I was glad to see long overdue redesigns of superheroes without spandex or underwear on the outside of their pants. The redesigns were true to the original designs in that they are instantly recognizable, but look functional in a modern world.
Nominating Bryan Lee O'Malley. He's developed tremendously as an artist over the last ten years and Scott Pilgrim is one of the best comics around. Seconds is also delightful.
Also nominating Bryan Talbot, basically installed now as the Godfather of British comics, Talbot has been turning out some spectacular stuff, from the astonishing Alice in Sunderland to the Grandville stuff to the award winning Dotter of her Father's Eyes. He's been around for forty years and is still producing work of the absolute highest quality.
Nominating Chris Ware. He hasn't published a massive amount in the last ten years, but he's still one of the greatest artists the medium has ever seen, and it'd be weird to not have him at least mentioned.
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