As a fan of comics I would have to say that to me the writing is more important than the art, and that is being completely honest. I suppose then that most of my comic book fandom is spent obsessing over plot and character construction. Yet in order to have a successful comic you need an artist because otherwise it would be a loose script of pages filled with words like: bam, excelsior, Spider-man, bone claws and kryptonite, and would probably read kind of dumbly. The artist is the guy to bring the page to life and since I have spotlighted and sang the praises of two writers on this blog since its inception I thought maybe it was about time to post something giving credit to all the brilliant artists I admire. So here it is with further ado 10 artists I think are awesome.
Honorable Mention: Frank Cho
Cho is probably most well known for his work on the daily serialized comic strip Liberty Meadows, now working in comic books the man has a wonderful perverted sense of humor. Of course I will let his work speak for itself. Continue reading
Long Box Comic Books 