Hot Topic: Styles of Comic Artwork

[autowagon]

I'm sure i commented here before but i'm not going to go back and look what i said.
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-i think the answer is the typical one, both. (realistic and cartoony) The distinction comes when your work shows the ability to do both cartoony and realistic. I don't like stuff like, i don't know, the art in Chew. It's an entertaining book but the art just isn't my thing. Good examples of what i like would be Jeff Smith who does cartoony and realistic. Alfredo Alcalla does both also and it is evident in their work that they can do both with no crutches. bernie wrightson's caricatures, Bisley does some wonky looking forms but his ability to draw hyper realistically is obvious.

[tuffyhills79]

yes I like artists whose panels are badass and convey motion and action with zeal and burst.

[solanki]

My favorite style in simple terms is Leinil Yu's description of his style- "Dynamic Pseudo-Realism."

[Silver Age Guy]

I'm a huge fan of the old school guys ! Growing up in the 1960's and early 70's, I was spolied being exposed to such greats like Kirby, the Buscemas, Romita Sr. , Will Eisner , Steranko, Neal Adams, Wrightson , Kaluta , Ploog, etc. Man I could go on and on with this list. When guys like McFarlane and Jim Lee came out in the 1980's , I didn't really take notice of them at first , probably because of the books they were doing ( Infinity Inc. and Alpha Flight ). It really wasn't until McFarlane went to Marvel and took over Spiderman ,that he suddenly became the flavor of the month along with Jim Lee and his work on the X-Men . Marc Silvestri is another example of a " Hot artist " who was going nowhere until he started doing a " X " Book in the late 80's / early 90's , but how in the **** Rob Liefeld ever got grouped in that category is beyond me. I have to admit to being a fan of Mssrs McFarlane , Lee, and Silvestri. Those 3 could draw the phone book and make it look like a epic. Liefeld on the other hand , is nothing more than a glorified swipe artist IMO. As far as today's talent, Rags Morales has to be at the top of my list . He is definately 100% original and doesn't try to be a Image clone with his style .

[Zippy]

My tastes tend to change from day to day, or month to month or something. Most of my favorites that remain my favorites for long periods of time share a cartoony, but with realistic grit aspect.

Bernie Wrightson and Gil Kane are probably my favorites from the "old school".
Tim Sale is someone who I consistently love, very cartoon noir in my favorite stuff of his.
Lately I've been on a big Sean Gordon Murphy and Rafael Albuqurqee (spelling?) kick. Not super realistic, but not super cartoony, very gritty.

I think maybe it's just my love for horror comics, but I like a lot of texture and grit. Cartoony or Realistic doesn't even really register to me as long as the artist is telling a story and showing movement and emotion.

[Arcane16]

I love Manga my favorite artist are: Kishimoto Masashi, Kubo Tite and Toriyama Akira.

[FD]

Hard to say about my favorite style... Specially because I myself don't really have a regular style. - The way that I draw always change from time to time (just like my mood), so I just try to not worry so much about it. - I mean, I like several different art styles, but when I happen to start working at something, I never know how it will end...

[Ace Corona]

I change my opinion to cartoony and oversimplified from hyper-realistic, I like the style of Bruce Timm. I want to develop a similar style.

[Ddesosa]

Frank Miller, in particular what he does in Dark Knight strikes again, I aspire to get to that level one day. I wasn't in love with the story like DKR but the art is absolutely incredible. He still does loads of experimenting with layouts and pages but it doesn't look like experimentation, it all just fits.

Also Barbara Canepa who does sky dolls and End, I want to learn to do soft coloring like her.

[fisherkingart]

Sorry, manga lol