I thought Barry Kitson's art was pretty average in those early L.E.G.I.O.N issues. Then, he took a break for 7 or 8 months then came back spectacular.
This was around issue 25 or 26.
I thought Barry Kitson's art was pretty average in those early L.E.G.I.O.N issues. Then, he took a break for 7 or 8 months then came back spectacular.
This was around issue 25 or 26.
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Man, I haven't seen Charest's work in ages. Is he still working in comics?
Long before he became the head guy at Marvel, I had a soft spot for Joe Quesada's artwork, but I do recall it seemed to start off rough. By the time he was doing the first mini for Azrael, and definitely the original RAY book, it had improved greatly (IMO, of course).
And as long as we're talking about former artists for the LSH, I do believe the first few issues on the Legion by Keith Giffen were...okay. But by the time the GDS started, his work was massively improving. Then again, maybe it was the change in inkers (from Romeo Tanghal to Larry Mahstedt) that did it. (His change in style beginning the Omen and the Prophet story, however....ouch.)
Also, Jason Pearson. Definitely rough at first, but got better.
Inker Larry Mahlstadt definitely improved Keith Giffen's art in Legion of Super Heroes during the Great Darkness Saga.
I wouldn't say mediocre, but Steve "The Dude" Rude has only gotten better throughout the years (IMHO):
- 1984 (Tales of the Teen Titans '84 #48)
- 1987 (Mister Miracle Special '87)
- 1990 (World's Finest '90)
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I was just going to bring him up! Coipel's art during the mid-bit of the Legion Threeboot (I wasn't around for his Reboot stuff) was really dark and gritty and, kinda bad, IMO. And then his Thor work was sublime. Gorgeous stuff, not just Thor himself, but other characters like Hogun the Grim or (Lady) Loki were amazing (assuming I'm remembering the issues he drew correctly and not just conflating stuff, as my treacherous brain sometimes does...).
Coipel's transformation is really my #1 example of a comic book artist increasing by leaps and bounds.
Tons of artists improve over the course of their career, but wasn't this thread about artists who showed that growth over the course of their run on one title? (or have we already run out of examples of that?)