The Romita''s

[SHAMWOW!]

John Romita Sr or John Romita Jr.

which Romita is yours


http://www.geocities.com/romitapage/toes.jpg
Jr.


http://lambiek.net/artists/r/romita_sr/romita_sr_spiderman.jpg
Sr.

[ScottEwen]

Senior, please.

[larq2525]

Junior circa the late 80's/early 90's. Senior circa any other time period.

[Craig DeBoard]

Junior for me.

[lost-spartan]

I have the same awe and respect for Romita Sr. that I do Joe Kubert, but I grew up with the art of their children. JRJR has been one of the most influential artists to me since I figured out that art was how I wanted to and still aspire to earn my way thru this world. Any book that has his name on it gets my money, regardless of the character. I think he is the best storyteller working to day, his style has stayed solid since his start on Iron Man, and the man can put out two books a month. If that isn't the example for what an artist should be today, then I don't know what is.

[krikkit13]

Junior, personally, although that doesn't take anything away from Senior.

[50%grey]

No contest JR Jr. He surpassed his farther by a longshot. I believe in the spiderman interviews his Dad even concedes he was the much better artist out of the two.

[lakcoo2u]

I think JR is overratted. Yes he does some amazing pages sometimes but then you look at say....last couple pages of WWHulk. I couldn't figure out any of those scribbles lol. Did anyone get what actually happened at the end of that series?

- Lak

[Popninja]

I think JR is overratted. Yes he does some amazing pages sometimes but then you look at say....last couple pages of WWHulk. I couldn't figure out any of those scribbles lol. Did anyone get what actually happened at the end of that series?

- Lak

He's one of, if not THE most competent and skilled artists at Marvel AND he can get the job done on time. That's why he's Marvel's go-to guy on just about everything nowadays.

I've loved both the Romitas for as long as I can remember. Sr. for my days of reading the old Spidey newspaper strips, and Jr. from the time I first noticed his work on AMS 229.

There would have never been the son, though, without the father, so I say Sr.

[mana-boozy]

junior is my fave!! i love his art.

senior is a legend, but junior will someday surpass him in the annals of comic book greatness, if not already!

[Dri]

I personally prefer JrJr too cos his style grew from the classical style his dad used and evolved to what it is today. To achieve so much from under his father's shadow is a massive feat. Take nothing away from the original JR. I absolutely love his work. It's rock solid.

JrJr's older work on Daredevil is his best work imo. Less blockier than now but had a quality that matched Ann Nocenti's writing. His storytelling is excellent and agree with that WWH was not one of his better moments.

[powermad59]

My vote is for Sr,never have liked Jr's artwork,his art is too vague for me.But,I have to admire his longevity in the biz though.

[smygba]

I went Snr. Jnr is amazing, and certaintly more modern in style, but his dad is more of the total package. The only area JRjr beats him is in choice of angles n shots, but like I said, that feels more like a contemporary style thing in comics. His dad draws more old school where you see the whole scene and action, but if he was still regular and active today who knows, Snr might whomp Jnrs ass.

[Singles]

You couldn't pick a better Junior piece? That Thor's pose just doesn't make a nick of sense to me.

[lost-spartan]

^Let me fix that for ya.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c113/lost-spartan/spiderman.jpg

[Pep]

That is the most cruel vote ever. I can't pick. I love both artists and they have their own individual style maybe Sr has a slight advantage. He's got a splendid storytelling talent and I really really like JR:s Spidey.

[bindlestitch]

Junior!!
ten everlovin' characters

[Victor-17]

JRJR's Man Without Fear with Frank Miller is awesome.

[Bruce Lee]

I'm a big fan of both Romitas, but I admit to favoring Senior's work over his son's. Not to knock Junior, but his dad could teach him a few tricks on drawing pretty women. I remember one Romita Jr Spidey issue from a few years back. In one panel, Mary Jane had a horrific, elongated chin, very much like that of Aunt May!! Eww. It was pretty hideous. I generally like JR Jr's work though--his layouts and breakdowns more than his finished work. But that panel truly had one of the scariest Mary Jane faces I've ever seen, and I'm pretty sure it was penciled that way. I just wish JR Jr would slow down some when he draws. He does great work, but working too fast leads to carelessness.

Loston

[bindlestitch]

I'm a big fan of both Romitas, but I admit to favoring Senior's work over his son's. Not to knock Junior, but his dad could teach him a few tricks on drawing pretty women. I remember one Romita Jr Spidey issue from a few years back. In one panel, Mary Jane had a horrific, elongated chin, very much like that of Aunt May!! Eww. It was pretty hideous. I generally like JR Jr's work though--his layouts and breakdowns more than his finished work. But that panel truly had one of the scariest Mary Jane faces I've ever seen, and I'm pretty sure it was penciled that way. I just wish JR Jr would slow down some when he draws. He does great work, but working too fast leads to carelessness.

Loston
Agree-a-mundo . Sr does draw a lot nicer looking women than jr. and Jr stuff has been looking really rushed lately. WW hulk was not up to par imo and kick ass looks kinda loose to.
People freak out and have green twinkies when I say this but: The best stuff ever from Jrjr was Starbrand, imo. I loved that run he did. Very crisp and super clear story telling.

[Popninja]

People freak out and have green twinkies when I say this but: The best stuff ever from Jrjr was Starbrand, imo. I loved that run he did. Very crisp and super clear story telling.

I agree that Starbrand was some great looking work. Heck, just about everything he's ever done with Al Williamson, from Daredevil (both regular series and Man Without Fear) to Uncanny X-Men, has looked fantastic.

[spidey976]

I'm a big fan of both Romitas, but I admit to favoring Senior's work over his son's. Not to knock Junior, but his dad could teach him a few tricks on drawing pretty women. I remember one Romita Jr Spidey issue from a few years back. In one panel, Mary Jane had a horrific, elongated chin, very much like that of Aunt May!! Eww. It was pretty hideous. I generally like JR Jr's work though--his layouts and breakdowns more than his finished work. But that panel truly had one of the scariest Mary Jane faces I've ever seen, and I'm pretty sure it was penciled that way. I just wish JR Jr would slow down some when he draws. He does great work, but working too fast leads to carelessness.

Loston


I have to agree with Loston on this one. Romita Senior is the guy for me in terms of how to draw pretty girls .... or at least I think he is the guy who inspired a lot of people. It took me a LONG time to warm up to Jr's art, but I would have to agree it is looking rushed lately ... though it is getting in on time at least ... and it is sometimes hard to distinguish what is going on in a panel. Though his style for Spidey grew on me ... I would have loved to see a more Senior take on MJ. Junior is great ... but Senior is a MASTER ... IMO.

[fatmancomics]

So it's Michelangelo vs. Raphael. I say Michelangelo because nothing that I've seen of his has dissapointed me to date while I only liked some of Raphael's work and, at first, I only liked the stuff where I could see his father's influence. Still, I must agree that this panel proved to me that the offspring knows his shit:

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/2000/1780/188608-aunt-may_400.jpg

[Y2Jenn]

Gunna haveta go with Senior.

[ZombieKilla]

Mark me down for Jr

[Martincomicart]

JR JR for me. All of his charcters look very sold and have weight to them. He also has a style that is imposible for me to try to emulate. I loved his Daredevil and his x-men run.

[SilverSkies]

John Romita Sr was my one of fave artist but i like junior...

[SilverSkies]

sorry.....

[SilverSkies]

sorry.......

[NickRocks]

I'm a big fan of both Romitas, but I admit to favoring Senior's work over his son's. Not to knock Junior, but his dad could teach him a few tricks on drawing pretty women. I remember one Romita Jr Spidey issue from a few years back. In one panel, Mary Jane had a horrific, elongated chin, very much like that of Aunt May!! Eww. It was pretty hideous. I generally like JR Jr's work though--his layouts and breakdowns more than his finished work. But that panel truly had one of the scariest Mary Jane faces I've ever seen, and I'm pretty sure it was penciled that way. I just wish JR Jr would slow down some when he draws. He does great work, but working too fast leads to carelessness.

Loston


i read an interview with JRJr where he admitted to rushing stuff if he gets behind on deadlines. probably what he gets for drawing so many titles, but the man's rushed stuff is still better than alot of other pros good stuff out there IMO.

imagine if sr would've had such an awesome and legendary inker like janson over his stuff? that would be amazing.

anyway, i vote jr, because he's such a workhorse and his work really symbolizes marvel. (much like his father did, dont get me wrong) JRJr could draw dog crap and make me buy it.

[toao_trinny]

Gotta call JRJR on this one.

[lost-spartan]

Gotta call JRJR on this one.

It's kind of rude to phone someone in the middle of the night over a mere poll on PJ, don'tcha think? :rolleyes:







I kid, I kid. :p

[toao_trinny]

Ouch! I walked right into that one...

[hydekomiksink]

My vote goes to Sr. all the way. I can see I'm in the minority here, but I just don't dislike JR jr.'s work. I hate it. It just has never hit that cord with me. I'll give him props on his storytelling ability, but I just have never liked his 'art style'.

[NickRocks]

i can understand choosing sr over jr, but what i have never understood is some of the pure hatred that ive seen JRJr get on some boards. This isnt directed at anyone in this thread, i just wanted to say that i think its ridiculous to say the guy sucks.

[Popninja]

i can understand choosing sr over jr, but what i have never understood is some of the pure hatred that ive seen JRJr get on some boards. This isnt directed at anyone in this thread, i just wanted to say that i think its ridiculous to say the guy sucks.

It's not only ridiculous to say that he sucks, it's downright ignorant. Ignorant of what it takes to be an excellent storyteller. Ignorant of how good you have to be to get to where JRJr is in his career right now.

[NickRocks]

and fast...the dude can draw like 4 monthly books at once.

[hydekomiksink]

NickGuy
i can understand choosing sr over jr, but what i have never understood is some of the pure hatred that ive seen JRJr get on some boards. This isnt directed at anyone in this thread, i just wanted to say that i think its ridiculous to say the guy sucks.
Just wanted to add my 2 cents because I've seen some people knock JR jr with no explanation (or even ignorance).I mentioned that I did think that JR jr. storytelling was above average. In fact it's hard for me to name anyone better, it really just comes down to my personal opinion about comic art. For some reason I just have never cared for his art. He seems very inconsistant. He can produce a lot of work, and where he tells a very nice story, his art just never really seemed that great to me. He is very styalistic, and I just never really cared for it. I'm never going say he doesn't have skill - I mean the guy has created some very memorable runs. Just on my list of great artist he's way down on the bottom (if even making the list).

[hadesillustrations]

I voted Sr, though I love Jr's work. I like Jr's style, but, well, heck, look at my work - I obviously like a classic look and more realistic style. I look at Sr as one of the great masters of comic book art and a great influence on me, though Jr has had a greater influence on my story-telling. Sr also did not have the advantage of computer colors making his work look even more spectacular. Can you imagine how much more amazing Sr's work would look with new-tech colors? Mind you, some of my favorite work by Jr was his run on X-Men with traditional coloring. His style was a bit more round then.

Meh. I didn't mean to write a book. I love 'em both, but ya made me pick one. Maybe it's just respect. Whatever - I picked Sr.

[swampy19]

This is a tough choice considering the importance of both of them in the industry im more biased towards JR jr since i have gorwn up with his stuff and they guy is so dependable as an artist and at this point in his carrer he is really startign to take chances on different kinds of materail even some creator owned stuff but you cant deny that whenver somebody mentions Spidey the image you get in your head is the classic Romita Sr look.

[NickRocks]

Can you imagine how much more amazing Sr's work would look with new-tech colors? .

i believe there was a pinup JRSr did of the sentry's wedding and it was colored with new tech. ill try to find a pic of it or scan it myself if i can find it.

[KRAZYRICKY1]

I like Jr's style more, I especially like his take on the spiderman design, and of the Venom mini series.

[Wild&Uncouth]

Jr. is more current, Sr. is more classic. whoever is the most contemporary wins for me. Plus, you can see Sr.'s influence on Jr.'s art. Makes it interesting.