![]() ![]() Taylor Pechter is a passionate comic book fan and nerd. These artists have helped redefine their universes they are true sultans of superhero style. They have all played significant roles in creating the house styles that differentiate the two superhero universes, with DC having a more detailed, almost photorealistic look, while Marvel features a more exaggerated, cartoony, and fantastical aesthetic. In the end, these artists have all been mainstays of certain universes with styles that while influenced by many great artists before them, are still uniquely their own. His action is frenetic and that helps greatly set the pace for the books that he draws. During Marvel’s big resurgence in the 2000’s, he became, much like Coipel and McNiven, a go to artist for the blockbuster events and headlining books. Yu uses many different lines to add intricacies. His style is much looser than the others on this list. ![]() Leinil Francis Yu - Last but not least we come to Filipino artist Leinil Francis Yu, who got his start his start in the late 90’s, his claim to fame being a major stint on Wolverine and other X-Men titles. This has been dubbed house style.Įxactly what is considered house style has changed during the past few years, but, even so, what I’d like to look at today are the artists who who have helped define their respective superhero universes. However, in the past 20 years, a handful of artists have helped push the medium forward, while defining the company they belong to. From legends like Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby in the Golden and Silver Ages, to the sleek photorealism of Neal Adams in the Bronze Age, to the incomparable detail of George Perez that helped usher in the Modern Age of comic art. Through the many decades of comics history individual artists have helped inform the style of the time. They are, simply put, storytellers in their own right. ![]() Artists also give characters different body types, faces, and ticks that writers can’t show with words alone. Writers give characters their personalities, desires, and struggles, while the artists give motion and create a flow to the story. These discussions can go either way, but they almost always conclude that both are equally important in different ways. By Taylor Pechter - In comics, there’s always debate over what is more important: writing or art. ![]()
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