The universal influence of comic books is undeniable, and here we take a look at the comic artist who shaped the comic industry with their unique art styles.
1. Neal Adams
Neal Adams entered the comic industry with his realistic-looking art style. With comics commonly caricature-based, Adams's well-defined characters made him stand out. His work in comics' silver and early bronze ages inspires comic artists even today. Detailed emotions and expressions were new to readers. He also used shading to create a 3D feel to the scene. All these art techniques combined with his remarkable storytelling made him an iconic artist.
2. Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko is known for his simple and on point designs. However, critics have noticed and appreciated expressions of different emotions through the same art. This can be seen in Spiderman comics on which he worked on with Stan Lee. The spiderman in the comic has spindly arms and legs as compared to other marvel heroes.
3. Osamu Tezuka
Often known as the father of manga, Osamu tezuka’s art style is all about range. From drawing cartoon-y characters to well detailed and realistic ones he exceled in storytelling through the world of comics. Tezuka was the pioneer of modern Japanese animation and manga. In his lifetime he created over 700 manga with more than 150,000 pages.
4. Frank Miller
Best known for The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller is an artist whose art focuses on a dark and film-noir style. Miller creates a gloomy, murky environment in his artwork contradictory to the loud and colorful portrayal of superheroes in comics. It is believed that Miller had a prominent role in bringing the comic world into a more adult audience spectrum.
5. Will Eisner
Will Eisner is one of the greatest storytellers and rightly so. His art screams Volume as can be seen in his works like The Spirit. Eisner likes playing with the panels to create a window or using titles as a storytelling device. He did things that created a shift from the sequenced layouts. His ability to merge amazing art with great storytelling, is the reason why Eisner awards exist.
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