OK guys, I understand everyone's points now.

I didn't get Anthony's point at first because people don't generally see JB's influence in my stuff.  It's certainly there, though.  As I've said, I grew up on his work and he was my number influence in my youth while learning how to draw.  So I'll take the comment as a compliment. 

Just wanted to emphasize that I wasn't swiping...such a hated thing to do.

OK, enough philosophizing.  As previously said, time to get back to drawing!

Anthony castrillo wrote: THANK YOU ANTHONY. We will have our day. Patience is the key. It sounds pretty preachy and i apologize for it. MAC Have we surpassed the other threads?

In my humble opinion  Without a doubt  the other threads have been surpassed.

I believe it's safe to say that John Byrne was a huge influnece on us all .Not only is he a fantastic artist in his own right but he has inspired so many others to become fantastic themselves