Curt Swan Appreciation Thread

[CharlesInCharge]

We don't normally do appreciation threads for particular artists or writers but, I thought I might start one for one of the greatest and most famous Superman artists to work on the character, Curt Swan.

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[JAK]

Well, if any artist deserves an appreciation thread in a Superman forum, it'd be Curt Swan. And "Swanderson" as well.

[Thor2014]

Curt Swan is classic Superman. My top three Superman artists are probably Curt Swan, JLGL and Ed McGuinness(sp).

[Johnny Thunders!]

Curt Swan is so great, and his stuff with the Legion ranks with his best Superman work. Those books for me hit the same spot that the X Men and Teen Titans do for others.


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I think his influence is just as part of the comic book language as Jack Kirby or Neal Adams. I can see bits of Curt Swan in Dave Gibbons, Mike Allred, and even Brian Bolland.

[BBally]

To this day, Curt Swan remains the definitive Superman artist in my eyes followed by Jose Luis Garcia (praise his name), Joe Shuster, George Perez and Gary Frank.

[CharlesInCharge]

There's only one piece of Swan artwork I don't like and it's this one:

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I don't know why, but it just seems like there's something off about it. Could be the way he drew Clark's face and glasses.

[The Frozen Reptile]

He always hated doing the Legion as there were too many characters to draw but Adventure 350 - 363 was his best work.

[Mister BoMan]

Grew up reading many issues with the legendary Curt Swan!