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Bouncing off of something touched on in another thread, I was musing about which artists are the best match for which characters. Not necessarily the favorite artist or artist most known for a certain book, which artist's version of a character/team immediately comes to mind? While I would LOVE to see Neal Adams or John Byrne on just about any book, other artists might FIT a certain book better. Here's my Marvel picks:
SPIDER-MAN--John Byrne (but, gee, I loved Ditko and Romita!) FANTASTIC FOUR--John Buscema/Sinnott HULK--Herb Trimpe/John Severin CAPTAIN AMERICA--Sal Buscema (but Byrne is oh so close!) AVENGERS--George Perez X-MEN--John Byrne (for the old team OR the Uncanny team!) DR. STRANGE--Steve Ditko (but Byrne, Starlin, or Miller on a long run could change my mind!) DAREDEVIL--Frank Miller (though Gene Colan's and Gil Kane's were fantastic) THOR--Tie between John Buscema (realized) and John Byrne (hoped for)! IRON MAN--I don't know! Byrne, Colan, and Romita Jr./Layton are all just right--in different ways! CONAN--John Buscema
Neal Adams--But his CONAN is right there, one of the best things he's done (and that's saying a lot). And his IRON FIST would be perfect! George Tuska--Nobody gave LUKE CAGE the same verve. Also liked his Tony Stark. Jack Kirby--He gets DR. DOOM, probably SILVER SURFER, and (how do I say this so it doesn't sound obnoxious?) right up there on CAPTAIN AMERICA and FANTASTIC FOUR (would have liked to see a full HULK run). John Byrne--Nobody's SCARLET WITCH is better; ditto GALACTUS and SHE-HULK; and I don't think I've enjoyed anybody's RED SONJA more! Maybe NAMOR (but J. Buscema, Bill Everett, and Wally Wood are tough competition). Gene Colan--He's the best on BLACK WIDOW, HOWARD THE DUCK, and CLEA. He could have made SON OF SATAN something lasting. Dave Cockrum--I'll give him PROF. X, MS. MARVEL, (based on covers) HERCULES and POWERMAN/IRON FIST--and oh what could have been on JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS! Rich Buckler--Of course DEATHLOK, but I also thought his KILLRAVEN would have been great! Jim Starlin & Bill Sienkiewicz--Anything they spent time on! Jim Steranko & Paul Gulacy--Of course their NICK FURY and SHANG CHI are two of the best things ever, but I have to wonder--what if they switched?
Some favorites that I never quite saw the perfect artist on--SPIDER-WOMAN, GHOST RIDER, and DEFENDERS (though I LOVED Sal Buscema/Klaus Janson!).
Edited by Eric Jansen on 14 November 2021 at 8:27am
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