Originally Posted by
Nomads1
Actually, I remember reading an interview with Herb Trimpe in which he says that the style he used, back then, beggining with FF Unlimited, was actually editorially mandated. Despite being a pretty fast, prolific and dependable go to artist, projects were becoming sparse for Trimpe in the early 90's, alegedly because editors claimed his style was too dated and not exciting enough, so he was advised to try to emulate one of the hot new artists that were becoming Marvel's darlings. He chose Rob Liefield (probably because his style, lacking any formal technical proficiancy, was the easiest to ape). Well, it worked to get him some work for a few years, however, I among them, fans ended up hating his new style more than the old one, and that brought him back to square one.
I have to say, the art made it a chore to read, but Roy Thomas' stories for FF Unlimited were pure Marvel goodness, and I was a loyal reader of it. There are a couple of issues that Trimpe didn't do that have much better art.
Peace