List of top current Marvel artists?

[JQP]

My search-fu failed me, so I figured I would ask here: where can I find some good lists of the top current artists (penciller/penciller-inker) currently working for Marvel? I wouldn't mind a thread where people name the people they think qualify, but I'd like to see some "official lists," too. Yes, I know these things are subjective and there's not really such a thing as an "official list"; please don't respond if you want to discuss that, start your own thread.

Thanks in advance.

[Nick Miller]

websites haven't made any recent ones,

Marvel young guns, was a promotion for marvels rising artists.

http://marvel.com/news/comics/22363/...new_young_guns

here are my current tops

Steve Mcniven
Frank Cho
Olivier Copiel
David Marquez
Sara Pichelli
Valerio Schiti
Andrea sorrentino

of course most of these do about 6-8 issues per year, IF WE ARE LUCKY

[Winterboy]

My favorites working for Marvel:

Mike Deodato: Invincible Iron Man
Olivier Coipel: Upcoming Civil War #0
Chris Samnee: Black Widow
Carlos Pacheco: Uncanny Avengers
Alan Davis: Upcoming FCD Avengers
Roland Boschi: Karnak fill in artist
Chris Bachalo: Doctor Strange
Leinil Yu: Star Wars
Daniel Acuna: Captain America
David Aja: ???

[itspopularnowitsucks]

Gerardo Sandoval is really underrated. His art is dynamic, stylish, and his layout is really good presentation of the scene cut.

[aja_christopher]

Don't know how many are current (or misspelled)...

Sara Pichelli
Jerome Opena
Oliver Coipel
Stuart Immonen
Esad Ribic
Terry Dodson

Carmine Di Giandomencio
Frank Cho
Andrea Sorrentino
Adrian Alphona
Humberto Ramos
Chris Bachalo

Mike Deodato
Alti Firmansyah
David Marquez
David Lafuente Garcia
Yannick Paquette
Carlo Barberi

[marvelousmetalmouse]

Let's see...

Mike Del Mundo
Mike Del Mundo
Mike Del Mundo
Am I forgetting anyone? Oh yeah.
Mike Del Mundo

[Ken Ashcroft]

Esad Ribic
Mike Deodato
Kenneth Rocafort
Frank Cho
Russell Dauterman
Ariel Olivetti
Daniel Acuna

[JQP]

Thanks for the replies Nick, Winterboy, Its, Aja, Marvelous, and Ken (and for the link Nick)! I really appreciate it. Keep them coming! I'm interested not just because I haven't looked in on comics in a while and want stuff for my own edification; I also want to know who's popular, even if they're not to my taste (so a bigger sample size is better).

of course most of these do about 6-8 issues per year, IF WE ARE LUCKY

Yeah I thought about qualifying it to people who are relatively consistent, but decided against; I want the best.

I noticed that Mike Deodato was mentioned a couple times. Is it widely acknowledged that he uses Poser or Daz Studio (or he did when he was doing Dark Avengers a few years back, anyway)? I don't mean that to disparage the guy at all, but as a Daz Studio user myself, I know Daz models when I see them. And his previous style looks nothing like his current style. I mention it because I wonder if fans would hold it against him if they knew (again, I don't, I'm an artist myself, and very pragmatic about these things - the product is all that matters, not the methods. And the fact is, using Poser or Daz Studio is work; every minute you're fiddling around trying to get a pose right, loading this, saving that, etc., is a minute you're not drawing. Those minutes matter.).

[aja_christopher]

Yeah I thought about qualifying it to people who are relatively consistent, but decided against; I want the best.

I noticed that Mike Deodato was mentioned a couple times. Is it widely acknowledged that he uses Poser or Daz Studio (or he did when he was doing Dark Avengers a few years back, anyway)? I don't mean that to disparage the guy at all, but as a Daz Studio user myself, I know Daz models when I see them. And his previous style looks nothing like his current style. I mention it because I wonder if fans would hold it against him if they knew (again, I don't, I'm an artist myself, and very pragmatic about these things - the product is all that matters, not the methods. And the fact is, using Poser or Daz Studio is work; every minute you're fiddling around trying to get a pose right, loading this, saving that, etc., is a minute you're not drawing. Those minutes matter.).

I'm glad you bring this up -- I'm a writer/illustrator who is deciding whether to go digital (and just illustrate via Photoshop) or to stick with my pencils and focus on learning how to work with watercolors and oils.

Here's a sample of what I'm trying to learn -- you can see where I am now by checking my art gallery below (in my sig):



I'll most likely eventually learn both -- assuming I don't just focus on writing instead -- but I'm curious as to which you find easier.

(Btw -- if you want the best, I have to mention Travis Charest as well, though I do prefer Sara Pichelli, mainly due to her distinctive facial expressions.)

http://travischarestart.com/

[RLAAMJR.]

Mike Deodato Jr
Victor Ibanez
Stephanie Hans

[JQP]

also, what are some good sites for pulling down credits lists? You know, so I can find and tag stuff I have, and find stuff I want to get?

[Nick Miller]

also, what are some good sites for pulling down credits lists? You know, so I can find and tag stuff I have, and find stuff I want to get?

Comicvine.com

[Nick Miller]

So what is aja doing?

Havent heard anything

[Seren]

Aja is doing the covers for Karnak.

My favorites at the moment:

Javier Rodriguez
Stefano Caselli
Phil Noto
Chris Samnee
Mike Del Mundo
Stephanie Hans

[RLAAMJR.]

Thanks for the replies Nick, Winterboy, Its, Aja, Marvelous, and Ken (and for the link Nick)! I really appreciate it. Keep them coming! I'm interested not just because I haven't looked in on comics in a while and want stuff for my own edification; I also want to know who's popular, even if they're not to my taste (so a bigger sample size is better).



Yeah I thought about qualifying it to people who are relatively consistent, but decided against; I want the best.

I noticed that Mike Deodato was mentioned a couple times. Is it widely acknowledged that he uses Poser or Daz Studio (or he did when he was doing Dark Avengers a few years back, anyway)? I don't mean that to disparage the guy at all, but as a Daz Studio user myself, I know Daz models when I see them. And his previous style looks nothing like his current style. I mention it because I wonder if fans would hold it against him if they knew (again, I don't, I'm an artist myself, and very pragmatic about these things - the product is all that matters, not the methods. And the fact is, using Poser or Daz Studio is work; every minute you're fiddling around trying to get a pose right, loading this, saving that, etc., is a minute you're not drawing. Those minutes matter.).

Indeed, it's the product that matters, not the methods. I wanna be a s good as Mike Deodato Jr.