I’m glad you brought this topic back, I missed it the first time around, and I’m always looking for more comic book/graphic novels to read.
Someone already mentioned him, but I love Jeff Smith
Also Hergé.
Craig Thompson (Goodbye Chunky Rice and Blankets - although I haven’t actually read Blankets)
Art Spiegelman (sp?) - Maus. That book is amazing.
for comic strips, I love Bill Watterson and Darby Conley (Get Fuzzy).
I am going to put another vote in for Jeff Smith. His linework is just stunning. I’m afraid I can’t vote for too much manga stuff as much the art seems very “samey”. I prefer indie comics where perhaps artists have more freedom to have an individual style vs an in-house style.
I have been reading The Complete Peanuts books, and all the interviews therein, and I have to agree with Sparky that not many comic strip artists are very good these days. I don’t read them any more as:
(Dilbert and The Far Side get away with average art as the writing is great).
The last truly great strip I read was Calvin and Hobbes, and that was 10 years ago!
ETA: Hey “the Sparky” (Emily), will you marry me?:love:
One of my favorites has always been Vaugh Bode, creator of the Cheech Wizard as well as his son Mark their characters have become icons in graffiti /Pop culture.
Humberto Ramos. Jhonen Vasquez.
I’d buy anything by either of them. I even have the Bad Art Collection. o_o;
Hmm…
James O’Barr? The Crow started off kinda wonky, and I didn’t like the art at first, but it got a hell of a lot better towards the end. I even started liking the style…
they have most likely all been mentioned, but here are the ones that stands out in my memory…
childhood:
F. Ibanez FLIP & FLOP (atleast thats what they are called here in Denmark) for the insanity, not so much the visuals.
J.C. Mezieres & P. Christin Linda and Valentin
Hergé…
later on in life:
R. Crumb Freak brothers, Mr. Natural and Underground
Enki Bilal…
Moebius…
Neil Gaiman (no he is not an illustrator, but what would sandman be without him…) and the horde of illustrators that contributed, like Teddy Kristiansen.
“El Corto Maltes” by Hugo Pratt. I hope some day will be a complete edition of this series. This Comic run in the 70’s in South America.
WOW!! after seeing the link, Rob Liefeld is the Ashlee Simpson of the comicbooks world. Looking at the drawings comparison, saying he copied is too kind. It looked more like tracing than copying.
Adam Kubert
Favourite: The cover of Wolverine issue 79
That was the first time in high school I ever picked up a comic and thought “wow! what’s going on?”
The cover showed wolverine kneeling on the ground screaming, the claws from his right hand lying broken on the floor. I read the comic till that story ended (issue 90 i think) and haven’t picked up a comic since. I could only find an image of the cover on issue 90 (which wasn’t done by adam kubert but it’s cool):
link
Alex Ross!
His work on Kindom Come was amazing, and it still blows me away everytime i open it.
I love Adam hughes line work. Great style with the thick outlines, yet the details come out so perfectly.
please someone tell me geof darrow (hard Boiled, City of fire, Burbon threat, Big Guy) is included in this list because I am sorry you dont get much better then that. Also John Foster who is one hell of a artist.
I almost forgot
Dave Mckean-everything he does
Simon bisley-lobo, melting pot, slain
Seth fisher-green lantern-will world and the flash
Ashley wood-batman
Travis Charest-wildcats, dream shifters
Mental Note Press: Hoax [b]http://tinyurl.com/58k95
[/b]A friend who is a medical illustrator contributes to this comic. Very graphic stuff.
awww god, hit a weak spot here, I can go on for hours:
top of my head…
Jodorowsky/Moebius for Inkal and the later for everything he has done!
Milo Manara
Enki Bilal
Hugo Pratt
Schulz
Quino
Herge
Uberto
Goschinny
Jim Davis
Everyone on Lucifer Morningstar
Roy Tomas/Barry Winsdor Smith for Conan
Grzegorz Risiniski for Thorgal
Arkas <— check out the greek export. LOL
Moriss mainly for Lucky Luke
Everyone for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Katsuhiro Otomo
Kyoko Mizuki/Yumiko Igarashi
Jordi Bernet/Carlos Trillo et Maicas for Clare de la nuit
Carl Barks (when i was petit :rolleyes:)
James O’ Bar
David Mack Kabuki is just great! I just discovered he s working on a Kabuki film we hee!
Right, there loads more but I can’t think of anything else at the mo…And my collection is back home in Athens 
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This thread is great! In no particular order:
Travis Charest
Moebius
Enki Bilal
Bill Sienkeiwicz
Serpieri (Druunna)
Adam Hughes
Alex Maleev
ALex Ross (mainly for technique. Bit sick of seeing ‘middle-aged’ superheroes!)
Dave Dorman
Gabrielle Del’otto (sp?)
Bryan Hitch
Carlos Ezquerra
Mike McMahon (Drew Judge Dredd when I was growing up)
Windsor McKay
Jim Steranko
Jack Kirby
…to name but a few!
John Romita Jr. (Spider-Man)
Ron Frenz (Spider-Girl)
Art Adams (X-Men, Longshot)
Bret Blevins (New Mutants)
Bill Sienkeiwicz (New Mutants)
Salvador Larocca (X-Men)
John Bryne (X-Men, Fantastic Four, She-Hulk)
George Perez (Avengers)
Mike Allred (Madman, X-Statix)
Frank Quitely (New X-Men)
Kaare Andrews (Spider-Man, Gen13)
Mark Silvestri (X-Men)
Mike Wieringo (Fantastic Four)
Bob McLeod (New Mutants)
Steve Ditko (Spider-Man, Speedball)
Alan Davis (Excalibur)
Bryan Hitch (Ultimates, She-Hulk)
Alex Ross (Kingdom Come, Earth X, Universe X, Paradise X)
A lot of my favs are already on the listings…
alex ross
dave Mckeane
joh cassaday
chris bacchalo
sam kieth
humberto ramos
john romita jr.
frank miller
tim sale
mike mignola
i dunno if i missed but why isnt the name
BILL SIENKIEWICZ
being seen
i love this guys scratchy & moody feel… just awesome…pick electra assasin & ull fall in love…
im deeply pained not see his name in…
cheers for having such a thread… refreshes the mind…
i really like matt wagner especially the grendel saga…by far my favourite comic book… www.mattwagnercomics.com
i also really like Régis Loisel http://www.regisloisel.com/
