Favorite X-artists?

[AbnormallyNormal]

I like Bill Sienkiewicz of course although he only really worked on New Mutants, and more recently I really like Chris Bachalo. Neal Adams I guess for the original run... I can't think of many other really good artists right now although I'm sure I must be missing at least another 5 or something. Obviously *not* Liefeld or Lee. In fact even thoguh as a kid Jim Lee's art seemed like the best thing ever to me, the fact I later found out he was the reason Claremont quit writing X-Men makes me never want to give him any plaudits ever for anything.

[jdtennesse]

Jim Lee's art seemed like the best thing ever to me, the fact I later found out he was the reason Claremont quit writing X-Men makes me never want to give him any plaudits ever for anything.

I never knew that Claremont quit because of Lee, is there really something behind it?

And on the topic of artists, I do like Lee, and Silvestri, and Byrne, and Smith. As for the current artists I have no favourites but I do NOT like Bachalo, I think his art is sloppy, awful, careless. Sorry if you like him.

[Phoenetik]

For me:

MARC SILVESTRI (his 80s work is the best I ever saw. His take on the X-Men are my ultimate X-Men!),

Frank Quitely (although his work for Morrison's New X-Men did not showcased his true talent)

and

Joe Madureira (before he went all manga-ish and Wolverine lost his nose!).

[Cold Water]

In no particular order:
*Bill Sienkiewicz
*Alan Davis
*Sal Buscema
*Neal Adams

I haven't read all of New Mutants yet, but I flipped through my books to when Sienkiewicz leaves, and it seems like the artist who came after him was decent as well? Seemed like he tried to keep a pretty similar style to Sienkiewicz? I am not sure, I only glanced.

[Mike]

My top 5 in order:
John Byrne
Neal Adams
Paul Smith
Alan Davis
Dave Cockrum

[Cold Water]

oh, man. How did I forget Cockrum?? And Byrne?

[Goggindowner]

John Byrne
John Cassaday
Frank Quitely
Paul Smith
Andy Kubert
Jim Lee
JRJR

Roughly in that order.

[Ricochet Rita]

I'm aware they're not equally qualified, but there's something sentimental about it, too...

In chronological order:

Paul Smith
John Romita Jr.
Bill Sienkiewicz
Alan Davis
Stuart Immonen

Smith & JRJR being my very favs --together with CC they made the best X-runs ever, IMHO.

Liefeld, Lee and substitutes strictly banned. Hated the 90's.

[Choos]

Chris Bachalo, John Byrne, Salvador Larroca, Andy Kubert, Marc Silvestri, Ian Churchill, Stuart Immonen all great

[motherofpearl1]

Salvatore Larroca, Leinil Francis Yu (love his Wolverine), Clayton Mann, John Cassaday. And the Kubert brothers.

[Neko]

Clay Mann
Carmine Di Giandomenico
Steve Skroce
George Jeanty

[BBeeryan]

Victor Ibanez

[Synthetic Innocence]

Clay Mann
Scottie Young
Byrne
Lee
Kubert
Immonen and Anka

Oh and Bachalo

[Pharozonk]

Neal Adams
Johny Byrne
Alan Davis
Dave Cockrum
Marc Silvestri
Jim Lee

[sifighter]

Stuart Immonen
Kris Anka
Greg Land
John Cassaday
Adam Kubert