Well before he ever drew a single batman comic book, jim lee was already one of the most popular comic book artists. Cloud, as well as putting batman through the paces by having him fight most of his famous rogues as well as facing off. The panels would then go to the inker and colorist for painting and completion. He drew marvels wolverine with author mark millar as part of the characters 30thanniversary celebration. The 50 most iconic batman images of all time by jason serafino jason serafino is a contributing writer at complex who covers movies, tv, and comic books. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. He drew and contributed to the creation of as varied of comic books as fantastic four, captain america, the incredible hulk, the mighty thor, the avengers, xmen, black panther, the eternals, kamandi, challengers of the. Reading comic books and graphic novels for 15 years of my life span i would like to list my top ten comic book artist on. Check out these rioter posts like jamie canaves about reading comics for art and alex mansfields post about what makes a good comic book cover. In 2002, he set his sights on marvel, where he mostly illustrated such series as the avengers new. As i like to say, adam west made me a batman fan, but neal adams cemented me as a comics fan. Chris samnee batman warm up colours by pleurgh on deviantart. British comics artist brian bolland is best known for his cover art and work on batman. This is my top 20 list of comic book art creators, but im sure there are many folks i have yet to discover who are doing amazing art right now.
Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. Part of the 1940s coterie of artists churning out comic books and newspaper strips featuring batman, sprang drew a gregarious, barrelchested batman who smiled often through colorful adventures. For more than just batman artists, be sure to check out the greatest underrated comic book artists of all time. With the first versions of superman and famous funnies dating back to 1930s, illustrators and artists have found a new. Well, my favorite dc artists are ivan reis, jim lee, and greg capullo. The batman franchise, which contains comics, movies and paraphernalia, is one of the largest franchises in the entertainment industry. San diego comiccon international is famous, as well as feared and loathed, for its lengthy lines of lemmings endlessly waiting to get into mammoth show biz hypefests that are usually available to the whole world on youtube. The owner, mitch itkowitz, has been in the business of selling originalvintage comic art for over 40 years. His early work in the late 80s was for marvel on titles such as alpha flight and punisher war journal. Frank frazetta is arguably the most beloved fantasy and science fiction artist of the 20th century. Although his comics career is relatively short, frank frazettas towering presence and staggering technique beg his inclusion. Xforce, spawn, batman, haunt, the creech, dark knights metal. Although bob kane achieved renown for creating the fictional superhero batman, he. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century.
In the early days of comic book publishing, famous artists would pencil the many panels of a comic title. These batman quotes range from quotes from the dark knight himself, to his trusted butler alfred pennyworth. Finchwho left marvel in 2010 to work exclusively for dc, on the batman. Part of the 1940s coterie of artists churning out comic books and newspaper strips featuring batman, sprang drew a gregarious, barrelchested batman who. This list identifies some who made notable contributions with enduring impact. Jim lee is easily one of the most successful artists in american comics, always topping fan lists as the most popular comic artist working today. The worlds largest comic book convention has some secrets that are practically unknown to lovers of graphic design and illustration. When i turn the page and read the pages from any graphic novel i can instantly recognized the art and the artist that drew in each comic panel.
He entered the industry in 1987 as an artist for marvel comics. Comic book artist autographs, cartoonist signatures. Every significant batsuit ever comic book writer grant morrison said it best. Batman artists is underselling things quite a bit, and the image above is probably his. His art gave me the first hint that there was more to the caped crusader than what the gogo tv show had to offer. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years syfy wire. The best way to describe allreds art is that its playful and fun. At this young age, he drew the title story in the first issue of hulk weekly for marvel uk. Comic book artists, comic artist, comic books art, batman art, batman and superman, jean grey, rogue comics, justice league 1, dc comics superheroes. Dc comics isnt as widely known for its groundbreaking artists as its crosstown rival marvel comics, but over the years they had their fair share of artists who helped redefine and revolutionize the medium.
He got his first professional work at the age of 16. We count down the top 10 best batman artists of all time. The best batman artists of all time, ranked ranker. From original superman comic art and spiderman comic art, to original xmen comic art and batman comic art, graphic collectibles carries it all. Autographs on cards, paper, sketches, drawings, comic strips and other items. The best writing can really be brought down by a bad artist, but a good artist can make a mediocre book awesome. His batman and robin often squared off against their rogues in largerthanlife. Upvote the artists you think are the best when it comes to batman comic book art, and let us know which batman comics you think are the most artistic in the comments section. Upvote the artists you think are the best when it comes to batman comic book art, and let us know which batman comics you think are the most artistic in. Dark knight series as writer and artist started out at image comics in 1994, working on the cyberforce series. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Although comics have different formats, this list covers creators of comic books, graphic novels and comic strips, along with early innovators.
Recently, breyfogle returned to the batuniverse, of sorts, to draw the batman beyond digital comic book series for a while. Artists marshall rogers and terry austin were given the scripts and the run became a highly acclaimed series of stories in detective comics, where englehart introduced one of batman s greatest love interests, silver st. His dramatically darker style took the joker character to. Dick sprang was a batman artist during the golden age of comic books and. And in a time where many superhero comics featured crude, rushed artwork, sprang brought a clean, elegant style of linework and a vivid imagination to the page. The biggest comic book names since 1992, all combined in one place. The list presents authors with the united states as their country of origin, although they may have published or now be resident in other countries. Sprang drew batman as a barrelchested, squarejawed, eversmiling hero. 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. With the first versions of superman and famous funnies dating back to 1930s, illustrators and artists have found a new way of displaying their talent. Apart from being famous as the superhero without supernatural powers yet a supernatural level of awesomeness, batman is also a man of few words. He has also illustrated stunning covers for dc comics titles including batman, nightwing, catwoman as well as interior art for swamp thing and john constantine, hellblazer from vertigo.
The following artists reshaped stylistic norms, influenced future series and creators and gave us iconic creations that last to this day. Many other comic book creators writers, artists, and sometimes editors who contributed important ideas or altered how the character would be presented have. On 4 may 2012, john sketched characters and signed comics for 50 hours straight to raise money for. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Volume 1 001200 201400 401600 6017 annuals volume 2 annuals volume 3 annuals specials see also detective comicscovers, legends of the dark knightcovers, shadow of the batcovers, gotham knightscovers, list of batman titles, variant covers. With over 600 years of fighting experience, ras has proven to be one of batman s greatest adversaries, rivaling even the joker. They are the distributors of comics featuring xmen, the incredible hulk, captain america and of course the other avengers, spiderman and the fantastic four. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Masters of comic book art eisner, kirby, ditko, adams. Detailing the beginnings of batman, jim gordon, and. Panels and covers that still exist can be of a collectible quality making them nice additions to a comic book art collection.
With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Trace the evolution of comics from the golden age beginning in the 30s to todays best selling graphic novels with the masters of comic book art. Jim lee comic artist the most popular comic art by jim lee. While there is a lot to look forward to in the characters future, were going to take a step back into the past by counting down the 25 best batman comics of all time. Although bob kane achieved renown for creating the fictional superhero batman, he and others have acknowledged the contributions of bill finger for fleshing the character out, writing many of his early stories, and creating the characters origin. Part of the 1940s coterie of artists churning out comic books and. Well before he ever drew a single batman comic book, jim lee was already one of the most popular comic book artists in the entire comic book industry. The 15 best batman stories of all time outer places. Batman has been worked on by dozens of talented comic book. He is best known for his lush paintings, his work in comic books, book covers, movie posters and record album covers. These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf.
Like so many american art forms that have grown and spread throughout the global audiences, comic books have been one of the most successful ones to become popularized in the nation that has brought us a variety of influences. Graphic collectibles comic art original comic art for sale. John romita jr was nominated for a will eisner comic industry award in 1989 for his work on daredevil. The artist best known as one of the creators of 8man drew batmans. Comic book artistscomic artistcomic books artbd comicsbatman comicsim batmansuperman. Famous marvel comic book artists a knowledge archive. Xxx comics with hardcore sex toons, hentai pics, adult. We count down the 10 best artists to ever draw batman over his 75year comic book history. A gallery of batman artwork speckyboy web design magazine.