Best Comic Book Artists of All time
Are you interested in comics? Do you know any comic book artists? It is an undeniable fact that comic book artists have a great influence on popular culture. In the 1930s, the story of comics started when Superman was created as the first action comic. Here, we will get to find out a bit about three comic book artists.
John Romita Jr. is an American comic book artist. He is best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is also known as JRJR. Romita was born on 17th August, 1956 in New York City. His father, John Romita Sr., was well-known for his participation in the creation of two Spider-Man stories during the 60s and 70s although Romita Jr.'s talent shone while drawing Iron Man. It is very common to see an artist and a writer work together on a comic strip, however, we usually only see one name taking credit. In this way, Romita worked with writer Roger Stern. They created the character Hobgoblin and he also drew an issue in which Spider-Man would encounter the Juggernaut. Moreover, he was nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry award in 1989 for his work on Daredevil. He drew Marvel's Wolverine with author Mark Millar as part of the character's 30th-anniversary celebration. On 4th May, 2012, John sketched characters and signed comics for 50 hours straight to raise money for the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada.
Brian Bolland is a British comic book artist who was born in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, UK on 26th March, 1951. Although American comics didn't actually appear in the UK until 1959, he was quick to fall in love with them. Bolland studied graphic design at Norwich University of the Arts. While at art school, Bolland drew and self-published a couple of fanzines and his work was published in British underground magazines Frendz, International Times and OZ. After that, he got a job in 1977 designing 2000 AD and Judge Dredd. Soon Bolland became part of the 'British invasion' era, in which American comic creators snapped up British designers. Brian Bolland and Alan Moore worked together and created the most iconic images of the Joker. He was also paid the ultimate compliment when he was given the choice of working on any DC Comics character. His choice resulted in Batman: The Killing Joke, published in 1988. It was written by Alan Moore. The book explores the Joker's origin and is often held as the most controversial Batman story. His artwork made a lasting impact: Heath Ledger cited The Killing Joke as an influence on his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight after studying a copy of the graphic novel as reference material.
Will Eisner was born in Brooklyn in 1917 and died on 3rd January, 2005. He's renowned as one of the comic world's most important and beloved contributors. He is also known as 'The Father of the Graphic Novel'. The term 'graphic novel' was coined in the '60s, but only used as a marketing category for the first time for Eisner's A Contract with God in 1978. His comic design career started out as a cartoonist for the New York American newspaper. Eisner was then snapped up by Wow, What A Magazine! in 1935, where he wrote and drew comic strips. His most famous work, however, is The Spirit which was first published in 1940. It eventually became a live action movie in 2008. Will Eisner also taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Many of today's top designers were actually students of his. The Eisner Awards were established in 1988 and are presented each year at Comic- Con in San Diego.