My own favourites, in no order: * Frank Quitely * Esad Ribic * Fiona Staples * Chris Bachalo * John Byrne * Alex Ross * Jim Starlin * Jerome Opeña * Ariel Olivetti * Clayton Crain * Clay Mann And I have a feeling that Bill Sienkiewicz will also join this list after I’ve got round to reading New Mutants.
Hey Omar, glad you included the panel from the X-Force issue Mignola did. I'm reading the X-Force Epic collection and was pleasantly surprised to see his art in that issue!
Here's my top 20 list, in no particular order: Eddie Campbell Ben Templesmith Dave McKean Alex Ross Darick Robertsom Kevin O’Neill Scottie Young Michael Zulli Stjepan Sejic J. H. Williams III Sam Kieth Sean Phillips Jeff Smith Craig Thompson Charles Vess Nicola Scott Fiona Staples P. Craig Russell Tillie Walden
My favorite top 10 comic book artist are,... 1)Mike Zeck( Secret Wars comic series 1984) I liked the way he drew Captain America. 2) George Perez ( 80s Marvel Universe series) 3) John Buscema -His Hulk looked very menacing; the angry eyes. 4) Sal Buscema ( both bros. had a similar style, hard to tell apart) 5) Jack Kirby -Only cause he drew some of the first marvel characters beginning in the 60s. I wasn't too impressed by his blocky style. But he is a class act. 6) John Byrne- I liked the way he drew Alpha Flight and the X men. 7) Mike Ploog- I liked the way he drew Werewolf by Night. 8) Frank Miller- Liked the way he drew Wolverine. He made the mutant with attitude look very scary. 9) Jim lee- Liked the way he drew Wonder Woman and Batman. I liked the way he made the caped Crusaders cape flow. I think Jim is a bit over rated but I still Like him. 10) Steve Ditko- He helped to create Spiderman plus I liked his design of the wall crawler's costume.
Love all those. Here's mine: Moebius Steve 'The Dude' Rude Mike Mignola Frank Miller Barry Windsor-Smith Mike McMahon Katsuhiro Otomo Herge Jaime Hernandez Paul Grist Jacques Tardi
Glad to see J.H. Williams make the top 3. The guy is simply incredible. Promethea is the most beautiful comic book I've ever read. You could take out pretty much any two page spread and frame it on your wall. Don't think anybody else could've drawn that series.
Great show Omar. They are some great artists. Many artists are also blessed with great inkers and colorists, people that can take good line work and make it spectacular. Thanks again. Have a great day and stay safe everyone.
John Byrne is and always has been my favorite artist--not my favorite person, exactly, but definitely my favorite comic book artist. I met him in 1981, yep, I'm THAT old, at a local comic shop here in Chicago, and he drew a sketch of a rampaging Hulk for me which I cherish til this day. In one format or another, I pretty much own everything he's drawn, including his early Charlton stuff like Space 1999 and Emergency. Love his Next Men, too.
@@jmv1969 I had seen that. Thanks for reminding me of it. He gives a good interview and you can tell how much he truly loves comics. He doesn't do it here, but, usually, if given a chance, he'll toss some smack at Chris Claremont just to do it, and I truly find that to be unprofessional and distasteful. That's one of the things that, though I absolutely love his work, makes him not exactly one of my favorite people in the world of comics creators. Thanks again.
Solid list, can’t argue with it!! Some on my list in no particular order: Dave Stevens Norm Breyfogle Bill Sienkiewicz John Romita Jr Frank Miller Michael Kaluta
I don't agree with the order of your picks, but I always enjoy these lists from people who are actually knowledgeable and have a diverse taste. Thanks, Omar!
An under rated artist list would be cool! Give you a chance to shine a light of some more unusual names! Love the vids omar, gives us something to look forward to in lockdown.
Should have done top 50 lol. Your honorable mention list was solid and nice to hear Paul Smith because people forget him I'd also add Jim Steranko, Steve Dillon, Michael Golden, Mark Buckingham and Jeff Smith
This List is great and I love the passion you have in these Videos. As a non X-Man guy where should I begin reading when I want to start with Silvestri ? 😄
His Wolverine run is solid. The X-men run he did was during a rough time for our heroes. Oh how about Fall of the Mutants, that's my favorite crossover event.
Enjoyed this a lot. Especially on your top 10, which I plan to re-watch with pen and notepad ready, as there are books mentioned which are in my "to read" stacks. I was a little surprised you didn't include Don Rosa in your top 20, though! Here's my own top 20 in loose order.
Wally Wood Jack Kirby Alex Toth Jaime Hernandez Richard Corben Mike Mignola Frank Miller Carl Barks Darwyn Cooke Steve Ditko (primarily his work for Atlas and Marvel) Will Eisner (primarily for the post-war Spirit sections) Harvey Kurtzman (in addition to his art and covers, his layouts for EC comics and Humbug) Moebius Gil Kane George Perez Mike Allred Howard Chaykin Steranko (the James Dean or Jean Vigo of comics) Art Adams Frank Cho
Wally Wood Jack Kirby Jaimie Hernandez Mike Mignola Alex Toth Frank Miller (Sin City and earlier) Carl Barks Richard Corben Moebius Darwyn Cooke Harvey Kurtzman (his art, his covers and his layouts for EC, Trump and Humbug) Steve Ditko (his Atlas and Marvel work) Gil Kane Jim Steranko (the James Dean or Jean Vigo of comics) George Perez Mike Allred Howard Chaykin Art Adams Frank Cho John Cassaday
Another great episode Omar. It blew me away that Silvestri was your #1. I love Jim Lee's art. JH Williams III,Alex Ross of course but i love Darick Robertson the most 2nd is John Byrne. but i haven't read nearly as much as you. Hope you and your family are well. Much love to you my friend.
I love Alex Ross art. Most of the time lots of hyper realistic comics would overshadow the comic book . But Ross just makes it work. His art also gives a connection and focus to the characters and story that really deepens the connection to me.
Yep Omar, I agree. Silvestri and Lee were my 1 and two as well. Had the opportunity to meet both at SDCC in the 90's, great guys. Lee, Alpha Flight, Punisher War Journal and then Xmen set the tone for me. Silvestri, Xmen and Wolverine hands down. I had never read an xmen book until I walked into my LCBS in the late 80's and saw XMen 234, the blue and purple wolverine/brood cover and I was hooked. Been an xmen and Silvestri fan ever since.
@@NearMintCondition There have been rumors for years he has been working on a batman book. Every once in awhile (last 4-5 years) he posts pictures and drawings on his IG of some pencil work that looks like Gotham City and things related to the DC/Batman world, but nothing definitive. Here's to hoping, one day.
As usual , great stuff Omar, Thanks! Are any of the Batwoman stories good? This includes the run written by Rucka in Detective Comics. The art by Williams III in those books looks amazing.
This top 20 was aces, thanks Omar. I’ve been reading a little Marvel for a few years , so I don’t know a lot of these artists, but there are plenty here how look fabulous. My 80s and onwards was 2000AD, as I live in the UK, and various graphic novels. For me I would include: Carlos Ezquerra Carl Critchlow Simon Bisley Frank Quietly Dave Gibbons Cliff Robinson Mike McMahon Brian Bolland Jason Brashill Brett Ewins Henry Flint Fiona Staples Sean Murphy Nick Dragotta And recently, because of House/Powers of X... R.B. Silva and Pepe Larraz My all time number one was the legend, Steve Dillon. From the early days of him drawing Judge Dredd, a violent stint at Punisher and his astonishing Preacher. A master. And a big shout out to all the amazing colourists who make the pages explode!!!
Tastes change over time...if I made a top 20 today, it would look different from the one I would have made 10 years ago, even a year ago. Even artists I used to hate, would make my top 20 now. So many of these artists have made an impact on my own art...legends. Thanks for posting. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. You are 100% correct. Taste changes over time. I was in my 30s when I learned to appreciate Jack Kirby.
MY FAVORITE MODERN COMIC ARTISTS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: OLIVIER COIPEL JEROME OPENA JIM LEE JORGE JIMENEZ CLAY MANN LEINIL YU JOELLE JONES JASON FABOK
I get it. It's a personal list and some great names listed. Hey my man romita snr didnt even get a passing mention at the end but who cares. Each person has a style that resonates just like music. A great vid and some work for me to check out. Excelsior. Nuff said.
I’m shocked and happy to see Marc Silvestri as your no. 1. I met him a few times back in the day. Out of all the Image co-founders I met, he was the most gracious and humble. Dude signed every book I gave him to sign. Awesome cat. Whilce Portacio was 2nd nicest.
I loved Esad Ribic’s work on Thor: God of Thunder. Everything looks like an illustration from an old-fashioned fantasy epic. It’s the kind of art that needs to be seen in oversized hardcover, in the same way that some films need to be seen on the biggest screen you can find.
Hi Omar 16:12 to 16:16 what is/are the title of the book(s) ? Is it Cyber Force ? The Incredible Hulk ?? Thanks for everything you do for comic fans. John
My favorites would include: 1. Jack Kirby 2.Gil Kane 3. Jim Steranko 4. Neal Adams 5. Berni Wrightson 6.Barry Windsor - Smith 7. Paul Gulacy 8. Jim Starlin 9.Gene Colan 10.Marshall Rogers 11. John Totleben 12.Richard Corben 13. Howard Chaykin 14. Walt Simonson 15.Estaban Maroto 16.Andy Kubert 17.Mike Deodato, Jr 18. Ivan Reis 19. Jim Lee 20. George Perez 21. Carlos Pacheco 22. Greg Capullo 25. Joe Quesada 26. Gary Frank Honorable Mentions: Paolo Serpieri Milo Manara Juan Gimenez John Bolton John Byrne P. Craig Russell Timothy Truman Mike Grell Ed Benes Suggestions for other lists: Favorite inker / Favorite Colorist/ Favorite Comic-strip artist
Mignola, Perez, Byrne, the Buscema bros, Cockrum, Windsor Smith, Lee, Simonson... I gotta agree Silvestri is one of the timeless greats. The Silvestri/Hama Wolverine is *definitive* to me, you can pick up Tieri's "Return of Weapon X" and it's damn good, or Claremont/Miller's Wolverine - it's great, it's genre defining. But Larry Hama and Marc Silvestri made *THE* Wolverine story, the art had as much to do with it as the scenarios and dialogue. It's soooo difficult to pick just a handful from so much talent, though. I might not like Howard Chaykin's writing, but I do like his art. Frank Miller's Elektra and Wolverine stuff is just breathtaking, but I'd rather not comment on his newer (2010s and up) work. Hahahhaa. The art itself is great, but the writing... yikes. Anyway, Todd Nauck, Artgerm, Russel Dauterman, Esad Ribic...!
The disrespect to Jack Kirby is real, but the rest of the list is solid, I just bought the John Byrne FF Omnibus. Where do you rank Kirby, he didnt even make your honorable mentions, i wanted to add i am really happy you mentioned Jim Aparo
My favorite artists (in no particular order) Alex Ross Darwin Cooke Bryan Hitch Jim Starlin Frank Miller (pre 00) Ivan Reis Dave Gibbons Neal Adams Go Nagai Hirohiko Araki Brian Bolland Katsuhiro Otomo Jan Duursema Todd McFarland David Finch Shane Davis
I know at 9:24 that is Byrne from New Teen Titans Annual 2 but those inks from José Luis García-López are all I see. Which is okay with me since he should be on the top 20 :) Thanks for the list, Omar.
Very surprised with number 1 but hey everyone's list will be different and good reasoning. I'd still go Jim first. :D Honorable mentions or at least ones on my list to add would be Alan Davis, Dave Cockrum, Gary Frank, Ron Lim, Dale Keown, Kevin Maguire, Derek Robertson, John Cassady, Bryan Hitch
i was waiting for this to post my list. I can't really put this list in order, but the top 5 are my personal favorite artsits: Gary Frank Ivan Reis J.H. Williams III Sean Phillips John Cassaday Michael Lark Darwyn Cooke Bryan Hitch Nicola Scott Clayton Crain Dale Eaglesham Dustin Nguyen Andrea Sorrentino Jim Lee Darick Robertson Leonardo Manco J.G. Jones Frank Quitely Gabriele Dell'Otto Jerome Opena
Great list Omar my list of favorite comic book artists are 15-1. 15. Todd Mcfarlane , 14. Michael Turner , 13. Ethan Van Sciver , 12. Javier Fernandez , 11. Brett Booth , 10. Norman Rampund , 9. Jamal Igale , 8. Carmine Infatino , 7. Leonard Kirk , 6. Howard Porter , 5. Nicola Scott , 4. Jerry Ordway , 3. Gary Frank , 2. Jim Lee and 1. George Perez
I really enjoyed both videos. Personally some names I would have had in my list that you didn't have in yours include Mark Schultz, Al Williamson, and Dave Stevens.
This is my top 20. It's really hard to list them in a specific order. Darwyn Cooke Walt Simonson Skottie Young John Romita Sr. Mark Brooks Joe Kubert Mark Bagley Sara Pichelli Bill Sienkewicz Marc Silvestri Charles Vess Stuart Immonen Olivier Coipel Jim Lee Bernie Wrightson Will Eisner Jack Kirby Adam Kubert P. Craig Russell Dave Gibbons Your comment about following an artist through their career is why Skottie Young and Mark Brooks are on my list. Their respective art on Human Torch and Marvel Age Spider-Man blew me away as a kid.
Also, minor correction. There are 9 Epic Blueberry books (5 Blueberrys, 3 Lt. Blueberrys and 1 Marshal Blueberrys) plus 3 Young Blueberry collections which were published by Catalan.
@@NearMintCondition Yes! The 9 Epic Blueberry books are magazine sized, and are of similar quality to the Moebius science fiction books released by Epic. The Young Blueberry volumes aren't quite as nice, imho, and they are regular trade sized. I have all of these and prize Moebius' western work as much as his science fiction. Intellectually, I know the science fiction work is later and a little more advanced. But I like the detail, design and classic storytelling of the westerns. If you search on Blueberry Moebius on amazon, you should be able to see all of the Epic volumes. They aren't cheap, though!
My top 20 comic book artists 1. Jack Kirby 2. Steve Ditko 3. Todd MacFarlane 4. Erik Larsen 5. Frank Miller 6. George Perez 7. Carmine Infantino 8. John Romita Sr. 9. Gene Colan 10. Marc Silvestri 11. Jim Lee 12. Ivan Reis 13. Steve Dillon 14. Will Simpson 15. Bernie Wrightson 16. John Bryne 17. John Ridgeway 18. Alex Ross
I haven't read too many comics so I couldn't just pick and chose 10 artists from only comics so I will name artists from different spectrums including manga, webtoon and comics. Here you go my top favourite artists ranked based on how much I adore their art work 1. kakizaki Masasumi 2.Inio Asano 3.Bernie wrightson 4. Go Nagai 5. Hiroya oku 6. Kentaro Miura ( obviously because I haven't read entire berserk) 7. Kubo 8.Eduardo Risso 9.Jorge gimenez 10. Darwyn cooke 11 . Horikoshi
OMAR - there has been at least 17 Blueberry volumes available in english ( 16 collected in i believe 5 hardcover by graphitti designs and i think they are still available , and one spread over singles in dark horse. There is a short story collected in the Mojo collection).
i think this should cover volume 7-22 from the main series, first 3 young blueberry series volumes and i think maybe one of the marshal blueberry series volumes ( side note there was suppose to be a fourth series covering old blueberry but never happened and it got reworked into whats id now the bouncer)
Hey Omar! Number 7, Ivan's last name is pronounced, "Hey-ees," which means "kings" in Portuguese... He's from the São Paulo region of Brazil. He is one of my top artists for DC...
10 - Greg Capullo 9 - Tim Sale 8 - Jill Thompson 7 - Neil Adams 6 - David Mazzucchelli 5 - Bruce Timm 4 - John Byrne 3 - Jim Lee 2 - Alex Ross 1 - Alan Davis
Jorge Jimenez is my favorite artist right now hands down and his panels are amazing are you kidding me his art blend so well I'd have to put him in my top five for sure and he isn't even when your list, to each their own
I remember my first experience with Alex Ross being Kingdom Come and just being floored by his art. He made comic book art look museum quality. Finally got my Absolute Kingdom Come this year. Thinking of getting the Absolute Justice book also. Mike Mignola's art is superb. His Hellboy Library Editions are the best way to see his art. I really loved his art in the Hellboy/Starman/Batman miniseries back in the day. It was a great crossover too. I've grown to really appreciate Eric Powell lately as well. His art reminds me of Mignola at times but never in a copying kind of way. But man, JH is like the Salvador Dali of comics. The thing that impresses me most is his malleability as an artist. He can change his art style like you said. He is masterclass. I always thought Doug Mahnke turned out to be a really good GL artist. Sean Phillips is an artist I've grown to like lately, but they may be something to do with the way he gels with writer Ed Brubaker. Kill or be Killed was freaking amazing. Great list man.
I'm also partial to John McCrea, Darick Robertson, Mike Grell, Tim Truman, and Tony Moore. And if you mention Jim Aparo, I have to mention Norm Breyfogle and Graham Nolan (who I met in Feb). Those guys were my Batman artists growing up.
@@NearMintCondition Aparo was great. Always clean and clear artwork. A storyteller for sure. I think he worked on Green Arrow as well. Loved his issues of Brave and the Bold in the 80s as well. It was usually Batman or GA together or with another character. I loved the diversity of Legends of the Dark Knight series in the 90s. The 90s were some good years for Batfans.
Most of the artists you like are from the 1980s onwards, that seem to eclipse most of the best of the earlier ones. In the 1960/70s, I would include Jack Kirby, who you mentioned, Jim Steranko, Wally Wood, Marie Severin [an underrated female artist who did great stuff on "Dr Strange"], John Romita, Neal Adams, Barry Smith, Mike Ploog, Jim Starlin, Frank Brunner, Craig Russell and Paul Gulacy.
@@NearMintCondition Probably mine too. You did include Steve Ditko, John Buscema and Berni Wrightson though, who were important artists of the earlier period.
Yeah, you called me out. I had that Psylocke poster on my wall. This is why I love you, brother. You don't hold back!
A great top 10 list, with some great talent. Can we get a top 20 writers sequel?
Yes sir!
My list------>
1) Jim Lee
2) Ivan Reis
3) Alex Ross
Make a list on writers, please
For me Jim lee is definitely my most favorite artist. How about a top 20 writers list?
That would be awesome!
Jim Lee being your favorite artist, that speaks volumes.
My own favourites, in no order:
* Frank Quitely
* Esad Ribic
* Fiona Staples
* Chris Bachalo
* John Byrne
* Alex Ross
* Jim Starlin
* Jerome Opeña
* Ariel Olivetti
* Clayton Crain
* Clay Mann
And I have a feeling that Bill Sienkiewicz will also join this list after I’ve got round to reading New Mutants.
Love Staples artwork
Great list.
Great list man! Frank Quietly is a hit or miss artist for me.
Staples is so bad
Hey Omar, glad you included the panel from the X-Force issue Mignola did. I'm reading the X-Force Epic collection and was pleasantly surprised to see his art in that issue!
“No bubbles were gonna stand in between me and Rouge .” Spoken by a true man
Oh yeah!
Actually was waiting all week for this.
Now I know what type of woman you like, very interesting 😂
I'll save him and say the type he likes is his wife lol
Here's my top 20 list, in no particular order:
Eddie Campbell
Ben Templesmith
Dave McKean
Alex Ross
Darick Robertsom
Kevin O’Neill
Scottie Young
Michael Zulli
Stjepan Sejic
J. H. Williams III
Sam Kieth
Sean Phillips
Jeff Smith
Craig Thompson
Charles Vess
Nicola Scott
Fiona Staples
P. Craig Russell
Tillie Walden
I love that Darick is on your list! some i haven't heard about but i'm very new to comics as well. Thanks for sharing your list.
Love your list, my brother. So many great artist out there.
I hate pretty much every artist on your list mate. Sure this isn’t the bottom 20?
That Marc Silvestri "Fever Dream" cover was truly iconic. While he would not be number one my list, Silvestri is a master illustrator.
My favorite top 10 comic book artist are,...
1)Mike Zeck( Secret Wars comic series 1984) I liked the way he drew Captain America.
2) George Perez ( 80s Marvel Universe series)
3) John Buscema -His Hulk looked very menacing; the angry eyes.
4) Sal Buscema ( both bros. had a similar style, hard to tell apart)
5) Jack Kirby -Only cause he drew some of the first marvel characters beginning in the 60s. I wasn't too impressed by his blocky style. But he is a class act.
6) John Byrne- I liked the way he drew Alpha Flight and the X men.
7) Mike Ploog- I liked the way he drew Werewolf by Night.
8) Frank Miller- Liked the way he drew Wolverine. He made the mutant with attitude look very scary.
9) Jim lee- Liked the way he drew Wonder Woman and Batman. I liked the way he made the caped Crusaders cape flow. I think Jim is a bit over rated but I still Like him.
10) Steve Ditko- He helped to create Spiderman plus I liked his design of the wall crawler's costume.
Love all those. Here's mine:
Moebius
Steve 'The Dude' Rude
Mike Mignola
Frank Miller
Barry Windsor-Smith
Mike McMahon
Katsuhiro Otomo
Herge
Jaime Hernandez
Paul Grist
Jacques Tardi
Nice list Omar, Im surprised you never mentioned Greg Capullo, his art for Batman is amazing.
One of my favorite comic artists is Tradd Moore.
Good call! I should have as I like both artists.
Amen, dear Omar! 90s X-Men? That's my Golden Age of Comic Books :-D
for sure.
Great watch!! Recently found your channel and now I am binge watching it. Amazing content!!!
Glad to see J.H. Williams make the top 3. The guy is simply incredible. Promethea is the most beautiful comic book I've ever read. You could take out pretty much any two page spread and frame it on your wall. Don't think anybody else could've drawn that series.
He really is amazing.
Awesome top.10 Omar , we are so lucky to have so much great artists on comics!!
Couldn't agree more!
Thanks for giving us YOUR TOP 20 I injoy ed the video 📹.
Thank you
@@NearMintCondition Keep up the good work 👏 🙌.
Let's go! Bro I'm still waiting for my Astonishing X-Men Omnibus to arrive 😭😤
Great show Omar. They are some great artists. Many artists are also blessed with great inkers and colorists, people that can take good line work and make it spectacular. Thanks again. Have a great day and stay safe everyone.
I think I need to make a list of inkers too.
John Byrne is and always has been my favorite artist--not my favorite person, exactly, but definitely my favorite comic book artist. I met him in 1981, yep, I'm THAT old, at a local comic shop here in Chicago, and he drew a sketch of a rampaging Hulk for me which I cherish til this day. In one format or another, I pretty much own everything he's drawn, including his early Charlton stuff like Space 1999 and Emergency. Love his Next Men, too.
I concur. Have you seen this video here on him. ua-cam.com/video/UM0weL1062M/v-deo.html
@@jmv1969 I had seen that. Thanks for reminding me of it. He gives a good interview and you can tell how much he truly loves comics. He doesn't do it here, but, usually, if given a chance, he'll toss some smack at Chris Claremont just to do it, and I truly find that to be unprofessional and distasteful. That's one of the things that, though I absolutely love his work, makes him not exactly one of my favorite people in the world of comics creators. Thanks again.
Solid list, can’t argue with it!!
Some on my list in no particular order:
Dave Stevens
Norm Breyfogle
Bill Sienkiewicz
John Romita Jr
Frank Miller
Michael Kaluta
great list Ommie my homie!
I haven't been called that in decades, my brother!
Here My Second Best Comic Artists List
31.Moebius(Silver Surfer)
32.Joe Madureria(Uncanny X-Men,Avenging Spider-Man,Excalibur,Inhuman,Inhumanity,Age Of Apocalypse,Battle Chasers)
33.Nicola Scott(Secret Six,Birds Of Prey,Wonder Woman,Blackest Night:Wonder Woman,Teen Titans)
34.Ivan Reis(Aquaman,Justice League,Green Lantern,Action Comics,Blackest Night)
35.J.H Williams III(Batwoman,Detective Comics,Starman,Seven Soldiers Of Victory,Promethea,Sandman)
36.Eric Powell(Action Comics,The Goon, Arkham Asylum:Living Hell)
37.Micheal Turner(Superman/Batman,Justice League Of America,Supergirl)
38.Rags Morales(Hawkman,Identity Crisis,Hourman,JLA,JSA)
39.Chris Bachalo(Uncanny X-Men,Wolverine and the X-Men,Dark Reign:Sinister Spider-Man,Shade The Changing Man,Death,Ultimate War,X-Men,Docter Strange,Generation X)
40.Paul Smith(Uncanny X-Men,JSA The Golden Age,Marvel Fanfare,Docter Strange,X-Men:Alpha Filght)
41.Marc Silvestri(Uncanny X-Men,Wolverine,Hulk,X-Men:Deadly Genesis,X-Men Vs Avengers,Thunderbolts,X-Men)
42.Stjepan Sejic(Aquaman,Harleen)
43.Dale Eaglesham(Justice Society Of America,Fantastic Four,Iron Man,Shazam,Secret Six)
44.Walt Simonson(Thor,X-Factor,Manhunter,Orion,Power Pack)
45.Dustin Nguyen(Detective Comics,Batgirl,Batman Lil Gotham,Streets Of Gotham,Superman/Batman,Batman)
46.Patrick Gleason(Superman,Batman & Robin,Robin,Amazing Spider-Man,Aquaman,Green Lantern Corps,Young Justice)
47.Bill Sienkiewicz(New Mutants,Beauty and The Beast,Cloak & Daggler,Dc 1st,Daredevil Love & War,Elektra:Assassin,Moon Knight)
48.Frank Quitely(New X-Men,All Star Superman,Batman,Batman & Robin,Flex Mentallo,JLA Earth-3)
49.Steve Epting(Thor,Captain America,Fantastic Four,FF,New Avengers)
50.Mike Deodato Jr(Wonder Woman,New Avengers,Amazing Spider-Man,Avengers,Dark Avengers,Guardians Of Knowhere,Infinity Wars,Savage Avengers,Secret Avengers,X-Men Original Sin,Wolverine Origins,Thanos)
I really think I should have done the top 100. :)
@@NearMintCondition speaking of that you should do best comic writers or Best Comic Eras or Best Comic Runs
Aw, you missed my top 2 favorites... Alan Davis and Barry Windsor-Smith.
Still, solid list!
My bad, this list was hard.
I don't agree with the order of your picks, but I always enjoy these lists from people who are actually knowledgeable and have a diverse taste. Thanks, Omar!
Thank you for still watching.
@@NearMintCondition Of course, I needed to see who your favorite artists are. I respect your taste, mayne.
....finally, thanks a lot Omar!
You are welcome!
An under rated artist list would be cool! Give you a chance to shine a light of some more unusual names! Love the vids omar, gives us something to look forward to in lockdown.
Great suggestion!
Loved these vids! Great choices, we share a lot of them.
Awesome! Thank you!
Should have done top 50 lol. Your honorable mention list was solid and nice to hear Paul Smith because people forget him I'd also add Jim Steranko, Steve Dillon, Michael Golden, Mark Buckingham and Jeff Smith
This List is great and I love the passion you have in these Videos.
As a non X-Man guy where should I begin reading when I want to start with Silvestri ? 😄
His Wolverine run is solid. The X-men run he did was during a rough time for our heroes. Oh how about Fall of the Mutants, that's my favorite crossover event.
Near Mint Condition so starting with Fall of Mutants? 😅😁
Enjoyed this a lot. Especially on your top 10, which I plan to re-watch with pen and notepad ready, as there are books mentioned which are in my "to read" stacks. I was a little surprised you didn't include Don Rosa in your top 20, though! Here's my own top 20 in loose order.
Wally Wood
Jack Kirby
Alex Toth
Jaime Hernandez
Richard Corben
Mike Mignola
Frank Miller
Carl Barks
Darwyn Cooke
Steve Ditko (primarily his work for Atlas and Marvel)
Will Eisner (primarily for the post-war Spirit sections)
Harvey Kurtzman (in addition to his art and covers, his layouts for EC comics and Humbug)
Moebius
Gil Kane
George Perez
Mike Allred
Howard Chaykin
Steranko (the James Dean or Jean Vigo of comics)
Art Adams
Frank Cho
Wally Wood
Jack Kirby
Jaimie Hernandez
Mike Mignola
Alex Toth
Frank Miller (Sin City and earlier)
Carl Barks
Richard Corben
Moebius
Darwyn Cooke
Harvey Kurtzman (his art, his covers and his layouts for EC, Trump and Humbug)
Steve Ditko (his Atlas and Marvel work)
Gil Kane
Jim Steranko (the James Dean or Jean Vigo of comics)
George Perez
Mike Allred
Howard Chaykin
Art Adams
Frank Cho
John Cassaday
You are too kind. Also, love your list. Glad we shared some of the same.
Great list! David Finch is my all time favorite artist. Guy has ridiculous talent and makes it look easy.
lol the story at the end. So cool you got to tell your #1 that they were number one :)
Great list! Sad that Stan Sakai didn’t make your list.
I should have made a top 50!
Another great episode Omar. It blew me away that Silvestri was your #1. I love Jim Lee's art. JH Williams III,Alex Ross of course but i love Darick Robertson the most 2nd is John Byrne. but i haven't read nearly as much as you. Hope you and your family are well. Much love to you my friend.
Glad you enjoyed it and much love my brother. Hope you are staying healthy and safe.
I love Alex Ross art. Most of the time lots of hyper realistic comics would overshadow the comic book . But Ross just makes it work. His art also gives a connection and focus to the characters and story that really deepens the connection to me.
I like list! My top ten:
Stelfreeze, Darrow, Kirby, Gimenez, Ribic, Lee, Dodson, Moebius, Baker, Maleev (no order)
Actually...I would drop Dodson for Deodato.
Great list. Stelfrees is amazing.
@@NearMintCondition FYI...I would have sat through a list of 100. Keep up the good work.
Agreed on Silvestri topping Jim Lee. Same top 2 for me!
Love u r channel btw
Yep Omar, I agree. Silvestri and Lee were my 1 and two as well. Had the opportunity to meet both at SDCC in the 90's, great guys. Lee, Alpha Flight, Punisher War Journal and then Xmen set the tone for me. Silvestri, Xmen and Wolverine hands down. I had never read an xmen book until I walked into my LCBS in the late 80's and saw XMen 234, the blue and purple wolverine/brood cover and I was hooked. Been an xmen and Silvestri fan ever since.
I would love to see Silvestri do some DC books.
@@NearMintCondition There have been rumors for years he has been working on a batman book. Every once in awhile (last 4-5 years) he posts pictures and drawings on his IG of some pencil work that looks like Gotham City and things related to the DC/Batman world, but nothing definitive. Here's to hoping, one day.
Surprised to see no Neal Adam’s or jack Kirby awesome video none the less!
Black Magick. Good recommendation. Joy to read it. Niola Scoot. The kind of drawing guiding the view. Guiding it calmly. Reducing the pace.
It is amazing and hopefully will come out of hiatus sometime.
surprised Ribic and Bachalo aren’t on the list but a top 20 is tough. In the future maybe keep it going with 20-30, 30-40...
LOL I think I can do 100, but I really didn't want to bore people with my ramblings for that long. :)
daamn... i was hoping Don Rosa will appear on the list .)
what about Jock or Gabrielle Dell´Otto? :)
Rosa was on my first draft. Man, this list was so hard to make.
Not a shock at all Marc Silvestri is amazing. I was getting nervous he wasn't going to make the list, I was really happy to see him at #1.
My brother, you know you been here for a while. He is the BEST. :) I want to get him to sketch me a picture of Guts.
great list!
Thanks!
Never mentioned about Bill Sienkiewicz? :(
This list was so hard. So many artist. Like I mentioned I could have mentioned 100.
As usual , great stuff Omar, Thanks! Are any of the Batwoman stories good? This includes the run written by Rucka in Detective Comics. The art by Williams III in those books looks amazing.
They are excellent and there is an omnibus coming out.
ah such an excellent top 10, Joe Mad and battle chasers ... I'm still sour about that .
Thank you sir.
This top 20 was aces, thanks Omar. I’ve been reading a little Marvel for a few years , so I don’t know a lot of these artists, but there are plenty here how look fabulous.
My 80s and onwards was 2000AD, as I live in the UK, and various graphic novels. For me I would include:
Carlos Ezquerra
Carl Critchlow
Simon Bisley
Frank Quietly
Dave Gibbons
Cliff Robinson
Mike McMahon
Brian Bolland
Jason Brashill
Brett Ewins
Henry Flint
Fiona Staples
Sean Murphy
Nick Dragotta
And recently, because of House/Powers of X... R.B. Silva and Pepe Larraz
My all time number one was the legend, Steve Dillon. From the early days of him drawing Judge Dredd, a violent stint at Punisher and his astonishing Preacher. A master.
And a big shout out to all the amazing colourists who make the pages explode!!!
Great list, my brother. Colorist and inkers for sure. I really need to highlight inkers.
Tastes change over time...if I made a top 20 today, it would look different from the one I would have made 10 years ago, even a year ago. Even artists I used to hate, would make my top 20 now. So many of these artists have made an impact on my own art...legends. Thanks for posting. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. You are 100% correct. Taste changes over time. I was in my 30s when I learned to appreciate Jack Kirby.
MY FAVORITE MODERN COMIC ARTISTS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
OLIVIER COIPEL
JEROME OPENA
JIM LEE
JORGE JIMENEZ
CLAY MANN
LEINIL YU
JOELLE JONES
JASON FABOK
I get it. It's a personal list and some great names listed. Hey my man romita snr didnt even get a passing mention at the end but who cares. Each person has a style that resonates just like music. A great vid and some work for me to check out. Excelsior. Nuff said.
I can't believe I left him and Rosa out.
I’m shocked and happy to see Marc Silvestri as your no. 1. I met him a few times back in the day. Out of all the Image co-founders I met, he was the most gracious and humble. Dude signed every book I gave him to sign. Awesome cat. Whilce Portacio was 2nd nicest.
I loved Esad Ribic’s work on Thor: God of Thunder. Everything looks like an illustration from an old-fashioned fantasy epic. It’s the kind of art that needs to be seen in oversized hardcover, in the same way that some films need to be seen on the biggest screen you can find.
Big fan of his too.
Hi Omar 16:12 to 16:16 what is/are the title of the book(s) ? Is it Cyber Force ? The Incredible Hulk ??
Thanks for everything you do for comic fans.
John
Man, I would kill for a new Blueberry collection! Please somebody make it happen.
Same here.
Thanks for including ivan reis. And jim lee should've been the 1. Coz silvestry hasn't been drawing anything for sometimes.
He still draws covers. :)
1. Carl Barks
2. Jean Giraud
3. Albert Uderzo
4. Will Eisner
5. J. H. Williams III
6. Alain Dodier
Your list is amazing! I love that Carl Barks is first.
Can you put BD artists on here? (Moebius is ok since he did silver surfer)
My favorites would include:
1. Jack Kirby
2.Gil Kane
3. Jim Steranko
4. Neal Adams
5. Berni Wrightson
6.Barry Windsor - Smith
7. Paul Gulacy
8. Jim Starlin
9.Gene Colan
10.Marshall Rogers
11. John Totleben
12.Richard Corben
13. Howard Chaykin
14. Walt Simonson
15.Estaban Maroto
16.Andy Kubert
17.Mike Deodato, Jr
18. Ivan Reis
19. Jim Lee
20. George Perez
21. Carlos Pacheco
22. Greg Capullo
25. Joe Quesada
26. Gary Frank
Honorable Mentions:
Paolo Serpieri
Milo Manara
Juan Gimenez
John Bolton
John Byrne
P. Craig Russell
Timothy Truman
Mike Grell
Ed Benes
Suggestions for other lists:
Favorite inker / Favorite Colorist/ Favorite Comic-strip artist
Great list!
@@NearMintCondition How about a greatest cover artist list?
Mignola, Perez, Byrne, the Buscema bros, Cockrum, Windsor Smith, Lee, Simonson... I gotta agree Silvestri is one of the timeless greats. The Silvestri/Hama Wolverine is *definitive* to me, you can pick up Tieri's "Return of Weapon X" and it's damn good, or Claremont/Miller's Wolverine - it's great, it's genre defining. But Larry Hama and Marc Silvestri made *THE* Wolverine story, the art had as much to do with it as the scenarios and dialogue.
It's soooo difficult to pick just a handful from so much talent, though. I might not like Howard Chaykin's writing, but I do like his art. Frank Miller's Elektra and Wolverine stuff is just breathtaking, but I'd rather not comment on his newer (2010s and up) work. Hahahhaa. The art itself is great, but the writing... yikes. Anyway, Todd Nauck, Artgerm, Russel Dauterman, Esad Ribic...!
I always think of issues 48-50 when I think of Silvestri. Return to Weapon X.
@@NearMintCondition *Weapon X Unbound* got read so much in my house I had to buy a new copy! lol
What place would you put jack kirby in
25 for sure.
Did you ever do this for manga artists? Also love this list
I didn’t and I need to.
Do top 100!! I would watch!! Great video. Thanks !
Deal! :)
Joe mad has to a giant size X-men with Hickman, that'd be so dope
The disrespect to Jack Kirby is real, but the rest of the list is solid, I just bought the John Byrne FF Omnibus. Where do you rank Kirby, he didnt even make your honorable mentions, i wanted to add i am really happy you mentioned Jim Aparo
Kirby is in my top 30 for sure. It’s a difficult list to put together. Limiting to 20. Not getting into Kirby until my 30s.
My favorite artists (in no particular order)
Alex Ross
Darwin Cooke
Bryan Hitch
Jim Starlin
Frank Miller (pre 00)
Ivan Reis
Dave Gibbons
Neal Adams
Go Nagai
Hirohiko Araki
Brian Bolland
Katsuhiro Otomo
Jan Duursema
Todd McFarland
David Finch
Shane Davis
Great list.
I know at 9:24 that is Byrne from New Teen Titans Annual 2 but those inks from José Luis García-López are all I see. Which is okay with me since he should be on the top 20 :)
Thanks for the list, Omar.
DAMNIT I meant to take that one out! :) Good eyes.
A very good list, Omar. And good reasoning. Me, I'm a child of the 70s and I'd have Neal Adams and Jim Aparo in my top 20.
Aparo is my Batman artist.
Yeah it would be weird to see a top 10 list without alex ross, jh williams iii, jim lee and john byrne. They’re in mine for sure.
Absolutely needed for a top 10. :)
Very surprised with number 1 but hey everyone's list will be different and good reasoning. I'd still go Jim first. :D
Honorable mentions or at least ones on my list to add would be Alan Davis, Dave Cockrum, Gary Frank, Ron Lim, Dale Keown, Kevin Maguire, Derek Robertson, John Cassady, Bryan Hitch
Dale Keown man! And Robertson!
i was waiting for this to post my list. I can't really put this list in order, but the top 5 are my personal favorite artsits:
Gary Frank
Ivan Reis
J.H. Williams III
Sean Phillips
John Cassaday
Michael Lark
Darwyn Cooke
Bryan Hitch
Nicola Scott
Clayton Crain
Dale Eaglesham
Dustin Nguyen
Andrea Sorrentino
Jim Lee
Darick Robertson
Leonardo Manco
J.G. Jones
Frank Quitely
Gabriele Dell'Otto
Jerome Opena
Great list.
Great list Omar my list of favorite comic book artists are 15-1. 15. Todd Mcfarlane , 14. Michael Turner , 13. Ethan Van Sciver , 12. Javier Fernandez , 11. Brett Booth , 10. Norman Rampund , 9. Jamal Igale , 8. Carmine Infatino , 7. Leonard Kirk , 6. Howard Porter , 5. Nicola Scott , 4. Jerry Ordway , 3. Gary Frank , 2. Jim Lee and 1. George Perez
I really enjoyed both videos. Personally some names I would have had in my list that you didn't have in yours include Mark Schultz, Al Williamson, and Dave Stevens.
Thanks for sharing your list. Glad you added Al Williamson in there.
This is my top 20. It's really hard to list them in a specific order.
Darwyn Cooke
Walt Simonson
Skottie Young
John Romita Sr.
Mark Brooks
Joe Kubert
Mark Bagley
Sara Pichelli
Bill Sienkewicz
Marc Silvestri
Charles Vess
Stuart Immonen
Olivier Coipel
Jim Lee
Bernie Wrightson
Will Eisner
Jack Kirby
Adam Kubert
P. Craig Russell
Dave Gibbons
Your comment about following an artist through their career is why Skottie Young and Mark Brooks are on my list. Their respective art on Human Torch and Marvel Age Spider-Man blew me away as a kid.
what an amazing list.
I like Freddie H Williams II a lot. The way he draws is really unique. What do you think of him?
What about Bill siencwitz (sorry if I spelt it wrong
He's phenomenal.
Also, minor correction. There are 9 Epic Blueberry books (5 Blueberrys, 3 Lt. Blueberrys and 1 Marshal Blueberrys) plus 3 Young Blueberry collections which were published by Catalan.
Here in the States? Holy crap! I need to be on the lookout.
@@NearMintCondition Yes! The 9 Epic Blueberry books are magazine sized, and are of similar quality to the Moebius science fiction books released by Epic. The Young Blueberry volumes aren't quite as nice, imho, and they are regular trade sized. I have all of these and prize Moebius' western work as much as his science fiction. Intellectually, I know the science fiction work is later and a little more advanced. But I like the detail, design and classic storytelling of the westerns. If you search on Blueberry Moebius on amazon, you should be able to see all of the Epic volumes. They aren't cheap, though!
Also, there are Graphitti Design versions of most (all?) of the Epic volumes that were hardcover and signed by Moebius.
l agree Marc Silvester was safe future x man after Mr Lee left Marvel comics man but at list Lee second .
marc silvesteri my man yooo .
Sisvestri no sisvester my man mr willy hehehehehe
My top 20 comic book artists
1. Jack Kirby
2. Steve Ditko
3. Todd MacFarlane
4. Erik Larsen
5. Frank Miller
6. George Perez
7. Carmine Infantino
8. John Romita Sr.
9. Gene Colan
10. Marc Silvestri
11. Jim Lee
12. Ivan Reis
13. Steve Dillon
14. Will Simpson
15. Bernie Wrightson
16. John Bryne
17. John Ridgeway
18. Alex Ross
Jack Kirby is my no 1 worst artist. Even though others are actually worse, the amount of acclaim he gets drawing that badly is ridiculous
Frank millers style is in my top ten but I like yours too!
I haven't read too many comics so I couldn't just pick and chose 10 artists from only comics so I will name artists from different spectrums including manga, webtoon and comics. Here you go my top favourite artists ranked based on how much I adore their art work
1. kakizaki Masasumi
2.Inio Asano
3.Bernie wrightson
4. Go Nagai
5. Hiroya oku
6. Kentaro Miura ( obviously because I haven't read entire berserk)
7. Kubo
8.Eduardo Risso
9.Jorge gimenez
10. Darwyn cooke
11 . Horikoshi
OMAR - there has been at least 17 Blueberry volumes available in english ( 16 collected in i believe 5 hardcover by graphitti designs and i think they are still available , and one spread over singles in dark horse. There is a short story collected in the Mojo collection).
I am going on the hunt! Thank you, my brother. Always love seeing your name pop up.
@@NearMintCondition here, all 5 hardcovers are available www.graphittidesigns.com/shop/Limited-Edition-Hardcover/
i think this should cover volume 7-22 from the main series, first 3 young blueberry series volumes and i think maybe one of the marshal blueberry series volumes ( side note there was suppose to be a fourth series covering old blueberry but never happened and it got reworked into whats id now the bouncer)
I'm just gonna add Gary Frank to your Honorable Mentions
Great addition.
TOP 10 IDW books please!
Amazing list with great artists, and incredibly tough to grind down to 20 (even with all the honorable mentions)
My favorite is Mark Bagley
Hey Omar!
Number 7, Ivan's last name is pronounced, "Hey-ees," which means "kings" in Portuguese... He's from the São Paulo region of Brazil. He is one of my top artists for DC...
He is soo damn good. I've always wanted to meet him.
@@NearMintCondition Me, too! He makes the DC deep-dives of Green Lantern that I'm into so enjoyable.💝
Surely a top 20 writers list next? :)
10 - Greg Capullo
9 - Tim Sale
8 - Jill Thompson
7 - Neil Adams
6 - David Mazzucchelli
5 - Bruce Timm
4 - John Byrne
3 - Jim Lee
2 - Alex Ross
1 - Alan Davis
Great list!
Jorge Jimenez is my favorite artist right now hands down and his panels are amazing are you kidding me his art blend so well I'd have to put him in my top five for sure and he isn't even when your list, to each their own
His work on that Superman Annual for Rebirth is what exposed me to him. He deserved the JL title. And he's made the most of it!
You are now obligated to make the top 20 manga artists and top 20 comic book writers lists.
You got it!
Melanie doesn’t let Omar look at that picture of storm anymore.
She don't know. :)
I remember my first experience with Alex Ross being Kingdom Come and just being floored by his art. He made comic book art look museum quality. Finally got my Absolute Kingdom Come this year. Thinking of getting the Absolute Justice book also. Mike Mignola's art is superb. His Hellboy Library Editions are the best way to see his art. I really loved his art in the Hellboy/Starman/Batman miniseries back in the day. It was a great crossover too. I've grown to really appreciate Eric Powell lately as well. His art reminds me of Mignola at times but never in a copying kind of way. But man, JH is like the Salvador Dali of comics. The thing that impresses me most is his malleability as an artist. He can change his art style like you said. He is masterclass. I always thought Doug Mahnke turned out to be a really good GL artist. Sean Phillips is an artist I've grown to like lately, but they may be something to do with the way he gels with writer Ed Brubaker. Kill or be Killed was freaking amazing. Great list man.
I'm also partial to John McCrea, Darick Robertson, Mike Grell, Tim Truman, and Tony Moore. And if you mention Jim Aparo, I have to mention Norm Breyfogle and Graham Nolan (who I met in Feb). Those guys were my Batman artists growing up.
I like your style. Aparo was my Batman artist. For always.
@@NearMintCondition Aparo was great. Always clean and clear artwork. A storyteller for sure. I think he worked on Green Arrow as well. Loved his issues of Brave and the Bold in the 80s as well. It was usually Batman or GA together or with another character. I loved the diversity of Legends of the Dark Knight series in the 90s. The 90s were some good years for Batfans.
It’s to hard for a even a top 10 list so I’m gonna do a top 5 5.george Perez 4. John Byrne 3.jason fabok 2.Jim lee 1. Gary frank
Great list.
Bless the gods I did not hesitate to purchase my Integral Deluxe Blueberry collection from Spain; 10 volumes covering the whole saga 😎🤘
Envious.
I had a Witchblade poster on my wall.... any who I enjoyed the work of Micheal Turner. He definitely left us way to soon.
Omar you put a little Fegredo in your mike entry.
Just bought aload of Pitt issues from image comics. Anybody like him ? I literally just found him
I was a big fan and Omar loves Dale Keown.
When I think of comics, it's always with a Silvestri filter; defined muscles, deep glossy colours.
It's way more than Nostalgia.
Yes it is.
@@NearMintCondition I'm picking up understanding comics; any suggestions on books to help draw more like Marc?
Most of the artists you like are from the 1980s onwards, that seem to eclipse most of the best of the earlier ones. In the 1960/70s, I would include Jack Kirby, who you mentioned, Jim Steranko, Wally Wood, Marie Severin [an underrated female artist who did great stuff on "Dr Strange"], John Romita, Neal Adams, Barry Smith, Mike Ploog, Jim Starlin, Frank Brunner, Craig Russell and Paul Gulacy.
Probably my age.
@@NearMintCondition Probably mine too. You did include Steve Ditko, John Buscema and Berni Wrightson though, who were important artists of the earlier period.