Great Comic Artists
British artist Barry Windsor-Smith is often overlooked despite his immense talent. The main reason is he never stuck around long enough on one title to be noticed. Nevertheless, there are plenty of fans who recognized his skills.
Early Golden Age artists weren't known for their real-life portrayal of the human form. It took the talents of people like Joe Kubert to make them work harder. That's because he made his characters seem more life-like.
Al Williamson is a relative newcomer on this list. He began his comic book career in 1951, on the cusp of the Silver Age. He stuck to westerns and war stories at the start, then received recognition for his art in the EC horror anthologies Eerie and Creepy.
Stanley Artgerm Lau
Born and bred in Hong Kong, the multifaceted Stanley wears different hats as an illustrator, designer, concept artist, creative director and co-founder of Imaginary Friends Studios — a world acclaimed digital art studio that produces high quality artworks for the likes of Capcom, DC Comics, Square Enix and other giants in the entertainment and gaming industry. Formally trained in graphic design and advertising, Stanley's art is imbued with a strong sense of aesthetics and visual fluidity. It is a perfect blend of eastern and western art styles. Better known by his handle Artgerm, Stanley's art continues to infect and inspire new generations of artists and his ever-growing fan base around the world. Recently, Stanley was contracted by Capcom to provide new character artwork for the upcoming releases of Street Fighter III Third Strike Online Edition.
John Romita Jr was born on 17 August 1956 in New York City. He is the son of John Romita Sr who is widely renowned for his co-creation in two Spider-Man stories during the '60s and '70s. Working with writer Roger Stern, Romita Jr co-created the character Hobgoblin and he drew an issue in which Spider-Man would encounter the Juggernaut. More recently, he's become known for his work with writer Mark Millar on Kick Ass, a comic that spawned the mega-hit movie and a sequel.
Brian Bolland was born in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, UK on 26 March 1951. Although American comics didn't actually appear in the UK until 1959, he was quick to fall in love. Bolland studied a degree in Graphic Design and Art History before finding his first job in 1972 on a Nigerian comic called 'POWERMAN'. After starting out illustrating fanzines, Oz magazine and the then-underground London listings magazine Time Out, he landed a job in 1977 designing 2000AD and Judge Dredd. Soon Bolland became part of the 'British invasion' era, in which American comic creators snapped up British designers.
Will Eisner was born in Brooklyn in 1917 and sadly passed away on 3 January 2005. He's widely renowned as one of the comic world's most important and beloved contributors, and often hailed 'The Father of the Graphic Novel'. The term 'graphic novel' was coined in the '60s, but only used as a marketing category for the first time for Eisner's A Contract with God in 1978. His comic design career started out as a cartoonist for the New York American Newspaper. Eisner was then snapped up by Wow, What A Magazine! in 1935, where he wrote and drew comic strips. His most famous work, however, is The Spirit which was first published in 1940 and went on to become a live action movie in 2008.
Jim Steranko was born on 5 November 1938 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. His interest in art started early, and as a teenager he collected cans and bottles to raise money for supplies. His first comic work was for Harvey Comics, and then a chance meeting with Stan Lee gave him that all-important first role at Marvel. Steranko went on to create his own publishing house, SuperGraphics, in 1969. Currently, he is working with Radical Publishing, designing characters for their comics and toys.
Osamu Tezuka was born in the town of Takarazuka in Osaka, Japan on 3 November 1928 and sadly passed away on 9 February 1989. He is often hailed the Walt Disney of Japan. His most notable character, 'Astro Boy', first appeared in 1951 as 'Captain Astro'. Between 1952 and 1968, Astro Boy appeared regularly in the Shonen manga, published by Kobunsha. The character is still very much loved in Japan: Astro Boy even became an honorary citizen of a town in Saitama where Tezuka had a studio.
Shannon Maer
Shannon has an interesting background that is worth speaking to as he’s had his hands in a lot of different cookie jars. This includes games, books, and casino slots! I will always be partial to him as well as we share the same birthday October 30th, otherwise known as Devils night in the Halloween circles. Anyone else share this date of birth? If so us Scorpios stick together! Alright, so let’s take a look at his beginning comic covers, his amazing art, and the business he is a part of as well.
Well that about wraps up this artists spotlight. Shannon has a unique talent that is only going to continue to flourish in all aspects of his creativity. One of the greatest compliments you can give is the fact you know when you are looking at one of his creations, down to the cool signature! He has a bright future ahead, give him a shout out on one of his videos like the one seen below. We are lucky to have this talent!
Jack Kirby is often cited as the King of Comics, an honor that is well deserved. As a self-taught creator, his imagination is often unprecedented. He either created or co-created many classic characters, especially at Marvel and DC.
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Best known for his work in Disney comic books, Carl Barks is the quintessential artist when it comes to Donald Duck's family. His most important contribution is Scrooge McDuck.
Comic artist Wally Wood became one of the most versatile creators in the industry. His works within the science fiction world were nothing short of masterful. He took this skill into the world of superheroes during the Silver Age.
Although his comics career is relatively short, Frank Frazetta's towering presence and staggering technique beg his inclusion. After Jack Davis, Frazetta is probably comics' best known graduate to the mainstream, and the one who compares most favorably with the great strip artists and illustrators of the past. After a few years mastering the pen and ink medium, Frank left comicbooks behind, shifted gears to painting and...well, the rest is history. His legacy leaves us to wonder what might have been had he applied himself to a career telling stories with lots of little pictures instead of one big one.
Nathan Szerdy
Marvellous combination of charactersn
Boris Vallejo
Born in Lima, Peru, Boris attended the National School of Fine Arts in his native country before immigrating to the United States in 1964. He has since done a great volume of work for the Fantasy field, having worked for virtually every major publishing house with a science fiction/fantasy line. Boris has also illustrated for album covers, video box art and motion picture advertising. His mastery of oil painting is immediately and abundantly clear to anyone who looks at his work, and his classic sense is as much an homage to the old masters as it is to anyone contemporaneously working in the Fantasy genre. For sheer dauntless bravura, few have ever pushed the limits as does Boris with his beautiful maidens and fearsome monsters. Boris and Julie married in 1994 and share their lives and their studio in Pennsylvania
JIM LEE
Jim Lee is arguably the most popular American comic book artist of the past 30 years. He's also the head of arguably the largest superhero comic book publisher in the world as the chief creative officer/publisher at DC. In his 30+ years in the business, he's created A-list characters for DC, Marvel, as well as his own creator-owned heroes over at WildStorm.
Warren Louw
- Warren Louw is a freelance illustrator and character designer from South Africa. His style is influenced by both Eastern and Western cultures, and he is most recognized for his renditions of beautiful women. Warren’s art has appeared in publications, advertisements, and websites around the globe.
