Captainmarvel1957 wrote:

Count Karnstein, you are obviously a scholar of comics and graphic art---but with all due respect there is no way you can compare Jim Lee's artwork to Rob Liefeld and Eric Larson. Lee's art is wonderful and, unlike the other two, he has an understanding of anatomy and basic physiognomy.
A scholar? Well thanks, though I'm not sure I'd go that far! image image

You know, you're right. I do think Jim Lee's work is often too busy, too crowded, but I am definitely confusing him with someone else from Image. I stopped to think about this, and I realized I should nto have included him in that crowd. Leifield may be the single worst artist of all time. When I prefer Don Heck or Rik Estrada over someone, that tells you something! image

I wonder if Lee's work depends on his inker (as far as whether or not I like it). For example, this work of his:

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I thought had far too much detail, too many lines, was too busy and too hard on the eyes. It was so crowded, the eye has trouble assembling what's being seen.

Whereas, this is fantastic!

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I liked his art on Fantastic Four (vol. 2 from the late 90's, around '97/'98) far better than his earlier Xmen work. His anatomy blows away Leifield and Larson, I agree. Like I said, I was thinking of someone else, not sure who it was. Although some of Lee's recent work on Superman and Batman looks a tad too much like Mignola, ie thick, squat, and over-built. Not horrendous, but just short of too much. His faces have gotten better too. They used to be too pointed and squished, and it looks like he's made a lot of progress since the 90's. So you got me on that one. I actually like a modern artist! The world just stopped spinning! imageimage

Which brings to mind another issue I have with George Perez. He's been drawing Thor with arms so thick that the poor guy couldn't scratch his own nose! And Hawkeye's lips make me think his secret identity is either Mick Jagger or Steven Tyler. Or maybe he just got silicone injections. Pathetic! Perez has gone way downhill in the 90's and beyond, and it makes me sick with disappointment. image



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