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Clint Ludwick
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Or, as Mike Mignola said, "If Arthur wasn't such a flake, we wouldn't have
needed Todd McFarlane."
I don't know, Art A. and Mike M. could be close on output! When was HIS last Hellboy?
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Joel Biske
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Is Adams a Modern Master? Like Simonson or Garcia-Lopez or JRjr.? I
didn't order this one because I'm not familiar with his output. I
recall the X-Men Asgard story and Monkeyman and O'Brien, and that's it.
I know there's more, but really, a Modern Master?
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I'd say yes... certainly as much... or more so than some of the other "Modern Masters" in the series. Like everyone else, I wish he was WAY more prolific. But his impact on comics is undeniable. His commission work is amazing, his cover work is ALMOST enough to make me break my "I will not buy a book ONLY for the cover" rule, and when he does treat us to sequential stuff... it blows me away.
He's influenced countless others, not only in comics, but animation, movies, games.....
Can you imagine what an Art Adams with JB's work ethic would be like?
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Paulo Pereira
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| I don't know, Art A. and Mike M. could be close on output! When was HIS last Hellboy? |
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You're probably right, but Mignola wasn't a fan favorite. He really didn't become popular until Hellboy took off.
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Clint Ludwick
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but Mignola wasn't a fan favorite.
NO ROCKET RACOON FANS? hey....is he a Marvel Monster?
Edited by Clint Ludwick on 01 October 2008 at 8:57am
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Michael Cross
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But Clint, at least we know when his next Hellboy will be, due out in a short time " Chapel of Moloch", plus Mike's at least writing and plotting everything in the HB universe..what's Art doing?
And yes, Rocket Raccoon should at least be a commission in your gallery, if not a monster..
Edited by Michael Cross on 01 October 2008 at 9:13am
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Christos Seros
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His Classic Avengers covers are mindblowing, and does everyone remember this?
http://webshareimage.com/images/sebwtcjckvqmzf2ekxw5.jpg
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Gerry Turnbull
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Christos many thnaks for posting that, ive been looking for a nice clear image of that for ages
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I have that print framed on my living room wall!
I love Art Adams too. He single-handedly got me interested in the New Mutants after a couple of years finding them to be super-lame. I even have his Gumby books!
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John Byrne
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That poster is a good example of one big reason Arthur's output is so
sparse. "I'll draw twice as many weblines on Spider-Man's costume as
anybody else! I'll give the Thing three times as many rocky plates!"
It's a common failing in many of the generations who came in after me.
They don't know when to paint with broad strokes. Everything is in
miniature, every detail is as important as every other detail.
Think of it this way: he puts 30,000 lines into every drawing.* What if he
took 10,000 of them and put them in the next drawing instead? And if
that next drawing only had 20,000 lines. (It's like someone supposedly said
to Chris Farley -- "You know, you could drop 50 or 60 pounds and still be
The Fat Guy.")
(I wonder why he put everyone in their "Silver Age" outfits, but gave Parker
the spaghetti webbing?)
*Look at how he rendered the smoke!
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I've always been a bit torn on Art Adams. Undoubtedly, it's pretty too look at...but it always looks "posed" and stiff to me. Not a lot of movement and fluidity.
And I agree, he was likely the inspiration for the majority of the Image boys.
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Paulo Pereira
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QUOTE:
That poster is a good example of one big reason Arthur's output is so
sparse. "I'll draw twice as many weblines on Spider-Man's costume as
anybody else! I'll give the Thing three times as many rocky plates!"
It's a common failing in many of the generations who came in after me.
They don't know when to paint with broad strokes. Everything is in
miniature, every detail is as important as every other detail. |
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Well said. I think Art Adams may have influenced the trend of loading everything with details, ultimately leading to the dubious concept of "growing roses." To be fair to Adams, he's never committed himself to a monthly book, so that concept doesn't apply to him but I think he has contributed to that mentality. It may be a huge cliche, but nonetheless, less is more.
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I've enjoyed his admittedly limited artistic output, including the semi-infamous Fantastic Four run. A talented artist, one of the very few who can draw a spot-on Creature From the Black Lagoon, and one who has a drool-worthy collection of Godzilla figures. Just wish he'd do more work. And within my lifetime, if that is at all possible.
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