Your top five artists

[torgospizza]

I clearly have to look into Charest. I'm missing out!

http://travischarestgallery.com/ You can spend a lot of time at this place!

Here is a favorite of mine.

[Brazoo]

I clearly have to look into Charest. I'm missing out!

[HardyGirl]

I really don't know artists too well, so I'm gonna name the only 2 I'm familair with: Neal Adams and Alex Toth.

[torgospizza]

Travis Charest

Charest is phenomenal, but the guy's so slow, people have almost forgotten about him. There's a degree of perfectionism that becomes a liability to one's career. From what I gather, he doesn't even do lay-outs. It's all done in his head before he even starts working.

[Surfsup]

1. John Buscema
2. Steranko
3. Barry Windsor-Smith
4. J.H. Williams III
5. David Aja

[samurainoir]

Cool - thanks! I never heard of him before.

I was waiting for samurai's list, because I knew he was going to come up with some surprises. Interesting that apart from him all the other guys on samurai's list are known for cheesecake - not that there's anything wrong with that

Y'know, that is really interesting given that I opted to try and post my list more on reflex rather than over thinking or before glancing at what every one else posted. it is really tough to whittle it down.

On another day might have posted Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta, Geof Darrow, Terry Moore and Möbius.

[Brazoo]

Travis Charest

Cool - thanks! I never heard of him before.

I was waiting for samurai's list, because I knew he was going to come up with some surprises. Interesting that apart from him all the other guys on samurai's list are known for cheesecake - not that there's anything wrong with that

[aquatroy]

Golden
Hal Foster
Lou Fine
CC Beck
Mac Raboy

Silver/Bronze
Gil Kane
John Romita
Dave Cockrum
Joe Kubert
Ramona Fradon

Today
Ivan Reis
Ryan Sook
Travis Charest
Amanda Conner
JH Williams

[aquatroy]

samurainoir - The first one through me for a minute, because I've never seen Frank Cho draw that kind of fantasy stuff before - then the signature clued me in.

Then we have:
• Dave Stevens
• Adam Hughes
• I don't know this one (Travis ?)
• JOCO? Wikipedia tells me this is Richard Corben's work. I recognize Corben's work now that I googled him - but I didn't know him or this cover off-hand.

Travis Charest

[PNGwynne]

I wil probably get teased for some of these choices, but (in no particular order):

-Gene Colon
-Don Newton
-Ramona Fradon
-Jim Aparo
-John Byrne

Really like Alex Ross, too--when he's not phoning it in.

[Brazoo]

samurainoir - The first one through me for a minute, because I've never seen Frank Cho draw that kind of fantasy stuff before - then the signature clued me in.

Then we have:
• Dave Stevens
• Adam Hughes
• I don't know this one (Travis ?)
• JOCO? Wikipedia tells me this is Richard Corben's work. I recognize Corben's work now that I googled him - but I didn't know him or this cover off-hand.

[samurainoir]

[raider5gt]

My Favourites are in no particular order.

1. John Romita Sr
2. Steve Ditko
3. Alex Ross
4. Pat Lee (Warlands series)
5. Greg Capullo

[MIB41]

My top five are:

1) John Romita Sr.
2) Jack Kirby
3) John Buscema
4) Neal Adams
5) George Perez

[Dark Shadow]

I always loved Caravaggio, but he could never keep up with a monthly schedule so his books were always late. Frustrating!

There is that, and of course his propensity toward violence certainly didn't earn him much respect either. "You don't like my technique?...I kill you!!!"