Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. They are the distributors of comics featuring xmen, the incredible hulk, captain america and of course the other avengers, spiderman and the fantastic four. Neal adams hit the late 1960s comic book scene like a gunshot. The 25 most memorable black comic book characters complex. He is the son of john romita sr who is widely renowned. Marvel and dc illustrators auction off drawings to help. List dedicated to all the black folk in the comic book industry.
Often, you can judge a comic book by its cover, especially when the same artist is handling the interiors as well. Comic book writers, artists, editors, and others associated with the golden age of comic books, the seminal period from the 1930s creation of the first newsstand comics to the decline of superhero comics popularity in the late1940searly1950s. Ec comics, vilified in the 1950s, thrive 60 years later. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. Comic book artists have created a whole new world which inspired many hit. Here, we choose a collection of comic book artists whove excelled in painting pictures on our mindscape. An intriguing story of boston brand, a murdered trapeze artist, who.
John romita jr was born on 17 august 1956 in new york city. Jim lees original penandink illustration of bizarro superman, one of 60 artworks he is auctioning off to help comic book shops stay in. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. A tribute to comic book back cover advertisements panjo. Bond became a comic strip hero in the late 1950s, and one of the artists responsible for the. Many of the characters were household names before they had big budget films released during the 2000s. And when it comes to comic book covers, the 1960s were chock full of weird. And, although the superhero movie business is booming, opportunities in traditional publishing are declining, and. The 11 best justice league storylines of all time nerdist. Best comic book covers of the 1960s coolest 60s comic. One of the most important and famous comic book artists of all time. 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.
Not many artists can be credited with jumpstarting an entire art movement. We start off with one of the first artists to have worked in the american comic book industry. Famous artists school one of the most famous back covers in comic book history, this advertisement for albert dornes famous artists school ran. Has there ever been an artist more skilled at cramming in as. The green lantern was a big favorite with him in the early days, and so was the human punching issue of batman. The omnipresent influence of comic books is undeniable, and here we take a look at the famous artists from the medium who have shaped the surface of popular culture. His covers alone during the 40s stand as some of the bestdesigned and most exiting work ever produced for any comic book publisher. One of comics first illustrative stars, he influenced and astounded such later greats as alex toth, jim steranko, and gil kane. Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and. Dc comics isnt as widely known for its groundbreaking artists as its. But the character proved popular after his first appearances in the flash. The marvel universe just wasnt that big yet in the 60s. Comics number one good girl artist, matt baker may be the only man included on.
They are ordered, though prone to occasional shifting. His most famous work, however, is the spirit which was first. An unusual book for dc, even an time when comics were full of romance, war, and funny animals. Legendary marvel and dc illustrators are auctioning off drawings to help comic book stores by clayton schuster 040420 8. Tales from the crypt was the most famous of the horror and crime comics that were destroyed by the 1950sera show trial put on by.
Tracing the evolution of comic books by looking at the. The most famous comic book from 60s revelation blog. When you flip through a comic book, youre looking at a medium that has existed for less than a century. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Famous marvel comic book artists a knowledge archive. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. Many of dcs best remembered books of the 50s and 60s count murphy. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Because everyone needs a favorite list of characters. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history.