When you picture each X-Men, who is the artist?

[Hcmarvel]

Who is your definitive artist for each character? I was surprised by some of my answers -

Cyclops - Paul Smith or Jim Lee
Archangel - Simonson
Iceman - Andy Kubert
Jean - Byrne
Beast - George Perez tbh
Wolverine - Byrne or Adam Kubert
Colossus - Smith
Nightcrawler - Smith
Storm: Paul Smith
Rogue - Jim Lee
Gambit - Jim Lee
Magneto - Jim Lee
White Queen - Cassaday
Kitty Pryde - Smith
Bishop - Romita Jr.
Havok - Neal Adams
Xavier - Andy Kubert
Psylocke - Jim Lee
Jubilee - Jim Lee
Dazzler - Silvestri
Longshot - Adams of course
Stepford Cuckoos - Bachalo
Magik - Bachalo
Cannonball - Capullo


I was surprised how few of these were Andy Kubert or Joe Mad who were the two artists at the peak of my reading. I am simply in awe of what an impression the From the Ashes trade made on me as Paul Smith might be my definitive X-Men artist despite his limited run and Byrne and Lee casting such large shadows.

If Pepe Larraz gets to be a solid backbone of the HOX era he might make it on the list. I simply adore his art and think he's just magic on the X-books.

[Shadowcat]

Cyclops-Dave Cockrum
Jean-Neal Adams
Iceman-Walt Simonson
Beast-George Perez
Angel-Adams
Polaris-Adams
Havok-Adams
Banshee-Chris Bachalo
Sunfire-Joe Mad
Wolverine-Marc Silvestri
Storm-John Romita Jr
Nightcrawler-Cockrum
Colossus-Romita Jr
Thunderbird-Cockrum
Phoenix-Byrne
Kitty-Paul Smith
Rogue-Smith
Rachel-Alan Davis
Magneto-Romita Jr
Paylocke-Davis
Dazzler-Chadwick
Longshot-Art Adams
Forge-Romita Jr
Gambit-Andy Kubert
Bishop-Portacio
Jubilee-Bachalo
Revanche-Kubert
Cannonball-Capullo
Cece Reyes-Carlos Pacheco

[Su_Whisterfield]

Excellent question!

Cyclops - Byrne, solid, dependable.
Archangel - Neal Adams but liked Smith’s Angel too
Iceman - Adams
Jean - Byrne, Emma Peel, A Touch of Brimstone nuff said
Beast - Byrne
Wolverine - Cockrum nasty brutish and short, I accept nothing over 5’3”
Colossus - Byrne, all the muscle
Nightcrawler - Davis. Always. Legs, endless, long muscular legs... sorry, distracted for a moment.
Storm: Cockrum? Byrne? But then there’s Smith’s iconic punk Ororo? This is a hard one. Cockrum.
Rogue - Jim Lee, cute and sassy
Gambit - Jim Lee
Magneto - Cockrum
White Queen - Byrne’s Faye Dunaway
Kitty Pryde - Byrne, Sigourney Weaver mini me
Havoc - Neal Adams, all the power
Polaris - Adams too, but Cockrum did well by her
Xavier - Byrne
Psylocke - Davis, mostly because of the early Captain Britain’s, I still saw her as Betsy, never could separate them.
Jubilee - Jim Lee, more sass and spirit
Dazzler - Byrne, who can forget disco roller skates?
Longshot - Adams, the other Adams, obviously

Crap, I’m old.

[Ricochet Rita]

This has been made before, but it's always fun!

Some of them are based just in one or two issues, but they were so splendid that they went canon for me.

I'm using old/former nicknames, which I like the most.

Angel - Neal Adams
Beast - Alan Kupperberg
Black King - John Byrne
Boom Boom - Jon Bogdanove
Cannonball - Bill Sienkiewicz
Colossus - Arthur Adams
Cyclops - Paul Smith
Cypher - Alan Davis
Dazzler - Marc Silvestri
Forge - Barry Windsor Smith
Gambit - Michael Collins
Havok - Marc Silvestri
Iceman - Chris Bachalo
Jubilee - Chris Bachalo
Karma - Juan Bobillo
Lockheed - Paul Smith
Longshot - Arthur Adams
Madelyne Pryor - Paul Smith
Magik - Bill Sienkiewicz
Magma - Paul Davidson
Magneto - Rick Leonardi
Mirage - Mary Wilshire
Moira McTaggert - Bill Sienkiewicz
Mojo - Arthur Adams
Mystique - John Romita Jr.
Nightcrawler - Alan Davis
Phoenix - John Byrne
Phoenix II - John Romita Jr.
Polaris - Brett Blevins
Psylocke - Marc Silvestri
Rictor - Jon Bogdanove
Rogue - John Romita Jr.
Shadowcat - Alan Davis
Spiral - Arthur Adams
Storm - Steve Leialoha
Sunspot - Arthur Adams
White Queen - Rick Leonardi
Warlock - Bill Sienkiewicz
Wolfsbane - Bob McLeod
Wolverine - John Romita Jr.
Yukio - Paul Smith

There's a lot missed, maybe I'll post more of them later.

[Ambaryerno]

X-23 = Mike Choi.

[shooshoomanjoe]

Only the greats:
John Byrne
Rob Liefeld
Marc Silvestri
While Portacio
Jim Lee
Jon Boganove
Cockrum

[yogaflame]

Storm's most iconic artists are Cockrum, Silvestri, and Coipel. Respect to Byrne for the tweaked design of her diadem that became the standard, Smith for the Callisto duel, and Adams and Davis for their many contributions over the years. Larroca, Pacheco, and Jimenez get honorable mentions too.

Wolverine's would be Lee, Kubert(Adam), and Silvestri.

Scott and Jean would be Byrne, no doubt.

[Jackraow21]

Wolverine's would be Lee, Kubert (Adam), and Silvestri.

For sure. Yu might be a distant 4th.

For Cable it's Liefeld, Capullo and Churchill.

[Gripstir]

Gambit Clay Mann and Jim Lee

[yogaflame]

For sure. Yu might be a distant 4th.

For Cable it's Liefeld, Capullo and Churchill.

Yu floated into my mind too, but yeah, not as concretely.

For Cable, Churchill is far and away the best, but the other two certainly have their historic importance.

[Sandmans_Raven]

Cyclops - Jim Lee or Cockrum
Wolverine - John Byrne or Art Adams
Jean Grey - Mahmud Asrar
Gambit - Clay Mann
Rogue - Olivier Coipel or Jim Lee
Storm - Jen Bartel
Nightcrawler - Alan Davis
X-23 - Mike Choi
Colossus - Cockrum
Bishop - Georges Jeanty
Psylocke - Kris Anka or Art Adams
Emma Frost - John Cassaday
Forge - Barry Windsor-Smith
Magneto - Jim Lee
Beast - Jim Lee or John Cassaday
Iceman - Kevin Wada
Kitty - Alan Davis

[MentalManipulator]

I always tend to remember my favorite characters drawn by my favorite artists so for Betsy and Ororo is basically Silvestri, Lee, Mann, Opeña, Coipel and Dauterman.

[Maniacal]

In general, Jim Lee and Clay Mann... something about their styles... wow.

Whilce Portacio's Iceman and Bishop, rocked.

Liefeld's Cable and the insane amount of grit lines and pouches of course..

Loved Silvestri's Wolverine.

The Kuberts had their moments...

I would love to see Clay Mann return one day... give him some months head start to do an uninterrupted run. He had so many visual ideas in his head, Id love to see what else he could bring.

[Dante Milton]

Xavier – Lee
Magneto - Lee
Cyclops – Smith
Jean – Byrne, Dauterman
Beast – Lee
Iceman – JRJR, Bachalo
Polaris – Stroman
Havok – Silvestri
Multiple Man - Sook
Storm – JRJR, Dauterman
Wolverine – Silvestri
Colossus – Leonardi
Nightcrawler – Davis
Kitty – Davis
Emma – Bachalo, Dauterman
Rachel – Davis
Banshee – Bachalo
Syrin – Sook, Capullo
Rogue – Lee, Madureira
Betsy – Davis
Psylocke - Lee
Gambit – Skroce, Mann
Jubilee – Lee, Bachalo
Bishop – Madureira, Caselli
Dani – Sienkiewicz
Cannonball – Sienkiewicz, Madureira
Magik – Adams, Bachalo
Wolfsbane – Stroman, Sook
Cypher – Davis
Legion - Sienkiewicz
Shatterstar – Capullo, Yardin
All the Gen X kids - Bachalo

[Perfection/Emma 2]

X-23 - Mike Choi
Emma "Mama" Frost - Simon Bianchi
Rogue - Jim Lee
Storm - Acuna
Dazzler - Chris Bachelo
Monet - Yardin