What Artist Defined Your Favorite Characer?

[ARkadelphia]

I'm gonna go with an odd one here, because I think he defined the character as an inker, and not as a penciler. Bob Layton. His work over the likes of John Romita Jr, Jackson Guice and Mark Bright, among others, is legendary, IMHO.

Peace

I agree 100%

[Zauriel]

George Pérez defined the Scarlet Witch for the 1970s and then he came back to re-define her for the 1990s.

I loved George Perez' Scarlet Witch. Nobody drew her better, more beautiful, more alluring than George Perez.

[McFarlane's Green Hulk]

I'm trying to stick to the theme of the post, because I started to shift from character into characters...
So with the Hulk being my favorite character, I've already listed Sal Buscema as my favorite.
Because he has different incarnations, Todd McFarlane gets my favorite version of the gray Hulk.

This turnaround would have made an AWESOME corner box over the Byrne version we got for years.




Unfortunately, he never came back to the title again, and we never got a green McFarlane Hulk proper.
It wasn't until 2016 when he was doing his sketch tutorials that we finally saw his green Hulk. Hair was a little shaggier, the brow shrunk...I was hoping for some bushy eyebrows, but oh well.
Childhood wish granted. It's been a screen saver, and avatar for various apps, etc. ever since.

[McFarlane's Green Hulk]

And as far as Merged/Professor, give me Dale Keown or Gary Frank. It's almost a tie, but knowing that Keown had offered to stay on to Hulk #400 before leaving for Image, and Marvel editorial turned him down, Frank gets the nod.

[Babylon23]

Perez/Scarlet With and Davis/Captain Britain have already been mentioned. I'll add:

John Buscema Vision

[Babylon23]

Alan Davis Nightcrawler and Kitty



Jack Kirby Ben Grimm

[Bunch of Coconuts]

George Perez (in the 90's w/ Busiek) - Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man
Jim Lee - various X-Men
Carlos Pacheco - Iceman
Joe Madureira - Blink and some X-Men
Chris Bachalo - any Generation X character

[Iron Maiden]

Surprised there are no mentions of Gene Colan


Gene Colan for Daredevil, Iron Man and Doctor Strange







Jack Kirby/Joe Sinnott for Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom

[K7P5V]

Surprised there are no mentions of Gene Colan

I know, right?! Always will love his version of Dr. Strange

[PinnyPed]

Kirby's Thor

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More recently, I think Alan Davis has been the most faithful to Kirby's legachy.

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[Thanos]

Ron Lim's Silver Surfer and Thanos

[JT221]

Gene Colan, Dracula. He was good on Dr. Strange, too, but Steve Ditko was the quintessential Dr. Strange artist.

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[Mike]

Wonder Man by George Perez
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[K7P5V]

Kirby's Thor

Kirby Thor.jpg

More recently, I think Alan Davis has been the most faithful to Kirby's legachy.

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I concur. I'll toss in Walt Simonson for good measure

[taozen]

Alan Davis Nightcrawler and Kitty



Jack Kirby Ben Grimm

Love Davis' Nightcrawler:
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