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Mike Norris
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Not sure I had a gateway artist. But I did like it when Neal Adams was the artist.
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Shane Matlock
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The first time I really noticed some great DC art was in this over-sized reprint collection. (For Marvel it was Avengers #181 drawn by some guy named Byrne.)
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Andrew W. Farago
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I'd read my older brothers' DC Comics here and there growing up, but didn't want them cluttering up my collection, which was strictly Marvel the first few years I was reading them.
My younger brother bought John Byrne's Superman #1 off the newsstand, and I was thrown by the numbering, since I knew I'd seen Superman comics with much higher numbers before. It was solid, but I didn't start reading DCs regularly until the Batman movie hit in '89. "The Many Deaths of the Batman" storyline (John Byrne again!), Action Comics Annual #2, Flash Annual #3, and Superman #31 were among my first.
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Stephen Churay
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The first artist I took note of was Frank
Springer on G.I. Joe. He had, to that
point, been the one artist that was really
on model with the toys. But, his work
didn't blow me away, I just appreciated
his faithfulness to the source material,
which to me, was the the toys.
Then I saw the cover to UNCANNY X-MEN 133.
That's when my head exploded. But, I
thought, "This Byrne guy is ok, but it's
just one cover." It did make me want to be
a comic book artist. Next, I was handed
ALPHA FLIGHT 12, FANTASTIC FOUR 252 and
CAPTAIN AMERICA 250. Then I figured I best
just work towards being an electrician
cause I will never draw to this level.
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Bryan White
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My gateway into comics was Batman 156 "Robin dies at Dawn"
My gateway artist was Gil Kane on Captain Marvel 17 (He was the first one I recognized and paid attention too.
Steve Rude was the first artist I actively collected.
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Anthony J Lombardi
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My gateway into the world of the X-Men was John Byrne. Through him I discovered Dave Cockrum and Neal Adams.
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David Allen Perrin
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Wow.
Neal Adams was probably the first artist who I took notice of and saw something just plain ol' different (and better) to my young eyes.
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Anthony J Lombardi
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This is the one that started it all.
When I was in grade school. I heard some kids in class talking about the X-Men. I had never heard of them before. One of the kids mentioned the name Nightcrawler several times, I loved the name. When I peaked at one of the comics. I saw who I thought was Nightcrawler but it turned out to be Wolverine and I was hooked.
Well it was close to Chirstmas vacation and we had a secret Santa thing in class. One of the other kids in class gave me his copy of the Dark Phoenix Saga. AND IT WAS FANTASTIC !
That christmas break I visited my Nana in Long Island. While there I went to the LCS in the area and stockpiled on X-Men back issues. I was looking for as many John Byrne Uncanny X-Men as I could find.
Well that's how I discovered Dave Cockrum.
This was my introduction to Neal Adams
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Brian Rhodes
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I'm not sure when I started distinguishing between artists. The earliest books I remember having were a Ross Andru Spider-Man, a Sal Buscema Hulk, and a John Buscema FF reprint. Not a bad start. (I would make the distinctions later). I mean, these are books I I got when I just started reading.
As I continued to read varied comics, it eventually dawned on me that, hey...some of these books look a lot nicer than the others. Turns out most of those good-lookin' books were drawn by the same guy...John Byrne.
My love of superheroes began on TV with The Adventures of Superman, Adam West's Batman, the 60's Spider-Man cartoon, Super-Friends, and the like. I loved SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE. But, as for reading the actual comics, I was much more a Marvel guy.
With JB's Man of Steel, I became a fan of Superman COMICS. Began taking more of an interest in the DC stable, especially Superman and Batman. While still being mostly a Marvel guy....
So, yes, JB was my "gateway" into DC comics...
Edited by Brian Rhodes on 11 July 2017 at 5:19pm
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Eric Jansen
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Not to throw off the thread, but I never really had a "gateway artist." I started reading Marvel and DC at the same time (70's) and immediately noticed there was a different "feel" to each. Marvel was more bold and exciting (perhaps more art-driven), while DC was more reserved and (what's the best word here?) thoughtful (more writer-driven).
Now, things have apparently switched. DC is following the dynamic lead of Jim Lee's powerful art, while Marvel has gone the dull, staid way. And with the switch, DC is now more art-driven and Marvel is more writer-driven.
I can see how Jim Lee is probably many people's "gateway artist" now, while Frank Miller probably brought a lot of people into DC in the 80's--with both fundamentally changing the company each time.
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Mike Norris
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I have to wonder if there are any "gateway" artists left. An artist who is currently blowing minds they way Kirby, Byrne or even Lee did?
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Anthony J Lombardi
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There are some incredible artists out there doing mind blowing stuff. Phil Jimenez, Paolo Rivera, Ivan Reis, Skottie Young Chris Samnee, Lee Weeks Kelley Jones
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