Worst comic book art ever

Earth is exploding because some alien life form decided our artwork endangers the galaxy. While i understand his criticism, its become the exact same situation in which the artists from the 70s and 80s criticized the image 7 for the way. The series was created by a british collaboration consisting of writer alan moore. Gods among us is a spectacular example of superman being duped into doing the worst imaginable misdeeds superman is. He had the basics down, but knees, elbows, feet basically any place where joints articulate looked. If ive missed any of your favourites for the title, let me know. For whatever reason, the greater literary community did not seem to view it as a legitimate form of storytelling, even though so many. Jul 22, 2011 marvel comics is responsible for a complete revitalization of the comic book industry in the 60s, some of the greatest and most beloved characters and superhero stories in history, and helping to convince the mainstream that comic books are a legitimate art form.

Krul managed to become the worst comic book ever written before it even ended. Several of them represent failed tech rather than failed art, such as. Sal buscema was drawing spectacular when i first started reading spiderman regularly in 1988, so i guess im just used to that style. He got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing. There are plenty of artists as bad, or worse if thats possible, who dont have the namerecognition he does. Sure, a lot of people think ultimatum is worse, and that book is unspeakably awful, but ultimates 3.

There was a time when comic books and, by proxy, comic book enthusiasts were considered somewhat of a joke. Admittedly, its hard to draw a goodlooking cover when the hero wears this kind of costume, but shoulndt you at least try. There is a hostage situation at arkham asylum and the joker challenges batman to save them. Back from the dead and nothing has changed for liefield. Originally founded in 1934 as national allied publications, dc comics has grown into one of the two biggest comic book companies in america. Sep 05, 2017 comic book movies are the biggest trend in entertainment right now, but the same genre that has brought us the dark knight trilogy, the mcu, dceu, and a growing number of comic book tv show. Mar 26, 2018 in this video we talk about some comic book covers that are among the worst that have been published over the years. Morrison, moore and ennis are generally considered among the top comic writers ever. The comic book tie in for the video game injustice. Worst episode ever is the eleventh episode of the simpsons twelfth season.

Witch of the black rose broadsword until this last few months. Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. We did our best to bring you only the best comic book artists you should know. How todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist ever blueprint duration. Love em or hate em, publishers are going to keep doing epic comics story events. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Logically, the sequel to the worst comic book based movie ever made should be ranked lower than its predecessor. The problem with writing an article like this is that you really need to update it every so often. We take a look at 40 of his worst offenses to the medium. Shehulk for me is the character that most of the time has bad art. See also best graphic novels 500 essential graphic novels lynd ward graphic novel prize required reading graphic novels by ratings all graphic novels with at least 25,000 ratings all graphic novels with 10,000 and 24,999 ratings. Rucka, spurrier and pak are very wellregarded, while rob liefelds attempts at writing are considered laughable, but he inexplicably gets a.

Sometimes she looks normal but a lot of the time shes looks bug eyes or her eyes are at the far edges of her head or its just bad art. Gods among us is a spectacular example of superman being duped into doing the worst imaginable misdeeds superman is overjoyed to learn that. Enjoy this awesomeness and disregard the order in which these artists are listed. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings progressive boink. Top 20 comic book artists ever best, most ranked user. He could be the best artist in the world, but if he drew some of the stuff linked to here, he qualifies for the discussion at hand. But i remember it fondly, and a recent look at a list of terrible art by the comic worlds answer to a chimp with a paintbrush in its ass, rob liefeld. But watching this exercise in excrement is akin to getting punched in the mouth for the 2nd time. The animated series was one of the most uniquely adult superhero television shows ever made. It also had its fair share of controversyincluding what may have been one of the worst comic book couples to exist. Hes probably the worst successful comic book artist. Several of them represent failed tech rather than failed art, such as foilembossed covers that omitted the foil.

I mostly read marvel and and dc i am more of a dc guy, so imma start with dc the best comic to me by far has been this one. Rucka, spurrier and pak are very wellregarded, while rob liefelds attempts at writing are considered laughable, but he inexplicably gets a pass. Sometimes the limbs are bent at odd angles and overall, the art looks very juvenile. The worst of the alltooreal worst in comic books newsarama. This topic asked what is the worst example of art you have seen. They are the home of such flagship characters as superman, batman, wonder. It was a characterrich storyline written by jim shooter with great art by mike zeck. Tom lyle and bob smith were a great art pairing on the series. That is without a doubt the worst artwork i have ever seen in a comic. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art 2 duration. Mar 02, 2019 what are the worst comic book characters ever. Meanwhile, the list doesnt have chuck austen, a guy considered one of the worst ever. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad art. So, without further ado heres my list of 27 of the lamest characters created in comic book history.

Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose career. Jul 28, 2016 tlano and his technicolor dreamcoat batsuit promptly disappeared, because this was the silver age of comic books and they were full of oneoff nonsense like that. The ultimates 3 is probably the absolute worst comic i have ever personally read. May 12, 2017 10 worst comic book animated series of all time. Is it possible for me to become a comic book artist without ever going to art school. Post goodbad comic book art stop posting liefeld the. Many of comics most iconic and enduring characters are ones that are multifaceted in their personalities, and have unforgettable designs every artist that comes to draw one of these iconic characters tends to put their spin on the character, integrate something new, or undo something someone did before them. Homer indignantly points out that the ship is in fact real, but comic book guy sticks to his opinion. Super crisp lines with beautiful watercolors on some of the most expressive and interesting looking characters ive ever seen in a comic. They have friends and models pose and they set up the. I hate when series have good looking art for a while and then you just get some janky looking stuff later on. The book is regularly considered one of the worst comics of all time due to its confusing and rapidlychanging plots as well as its blatantly promotional nature. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century.

He set the comic world backwards into a spiraling substanceless, storyless, gimmick cover nightmare that we are just recovering from. Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. One ironic thing i find about the image 7, specifically about erik larsen, is that he post a lot on social media on what artists today are doing completely wrong. And, of course, artists who distort human figures into positions absurd even by the standards of comic book anatomy. There are a myriad of comic book artists who painstakingly research anatomy and medical photographs and watch cinematic masterpieces to try and emulate the great auteur principle of miseenscene. What are some of the worst comic series ever created. Oct 28, 2019 the rise of arsenal, a 4issue miniseries written by j.

Also, check out the best comic book covers of all time. If its a series of books, please list only the first volume. Worst professional comic art ever here we have secret agent x9 from the king comics flash gordon series of the midsixties. Comic book guy dubs an escort mission worst videogame cliche ever.

Feel free to tell me in the comments what you think are the worst comic book movies youve ever seen. That said, this superhero book that is a direct response to the 911 attacks has some of the worst art and story ive ever. The worst book ever is cute and funny, but it also helps readers to be more explicitly aware of the messages were presented with in other stories, which i think is a valuable lesson. Soon, hollywoodland will inflict on the world new spiderman and batman films that might. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. The artists ed dodd and then jack elrod have both been firm in their priority of nature education first, and other less important things, like making sense, are pushed out of. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. The series was written by bill jemas, and the stories involve satirical comments on comic book industry conventions and trends. I dont own any of the films present in this list though if i did, they would actually be goodand probably not on this list xd, nor do i own the characters these movies are based off of. Since you cant barter sexual favors for comic books in most circles, especially when most of your bartering energy is spent on obtaining slurpees and canned corn, i had to let that hobby go. The worst part is, moore had a mechanism set up in his story that would have allowed larsen to reset the universe and do what he wanted, but larsen didnt even bother he simply had supreme mk1 turn up out of nowhere and say im the old version of supreme, and ive got this mcguffin that was introduced three pages ago that will drain you. This list presents you with 15 examples of comic book cover mistakes. The worst comic book movie ranking of all time geek vibes. Marvel comics is responsible for a complete revitalization of the comic book industry in the 60s, some of the greatest and most beloved characters and superhero stories in history, and helping to convince the mainstream that comic books are a legitimate art form.

What comic book artists are generally seen having bad art. The 40 worst rob liefeld drawings, part 3 of 4 comic book artists, comic. But, it also cannot be denied that every now and then marvel has dropped the ball and. May 06, 2003 he may not be the aesthetically worst artist ever but just the genericness and lifelessness of his characters had a negative impact on comicdom as a whole. Aug 28, 2015 10 worst covers august 28, 2015 khoi cakes 19 comments let me preface this article by stating that art is subjective and that you, the reader, may not necessarily consider some of these covers the worst ever or even bad in general. Jul 20, 2016 the comic book tie in for the video game injustice. Jan 29, 2020 comic book movies havent always been synonymous with big box offices and critical acclaim. Marvels 1986 film howard the duck was an infamous flop across the board. Jon bogdanoves xfactor art in the early 90s is probably my least favorite ever, with igor kordeys new xmen fillins. And the worst part is, he acts like he is comic books messiah. Sep 24, 2010 the worst comic book of all time the term worst comic book of all time or worst comic ever gets bandied about quite a bit, and while there have been some recent strong contenders to that title make that one contender, such assessments lack some historical scope in order to make such a claim. Spawning out of the already monumentally terrible cry for justice event, the rise of arsenal follows roy harper, the green arrows former side kick, as he recovers from the events that destroyed his life.

See more ideas about rob liefeld, comic book artists and artist. Until i noticed a few people saying america was the cringiest comic book ever and he sided with the fans who believe good stories trump pc bad comics. Less creative or well thought out ones need 15 guns, a machete, ninja stars, a bat, a bit of wood, a pouch full of sharp stones, a lathe, some poisonous dice and a dildo with a razor embedded in it. In the case of liefeld, as this page from youngblood shows, he really was pretty awful in his time. So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick. Apr 21, 2012 rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Ultimatum marvel jeph loeb used to be a good writer. Comically nonsensical plots, misplaced speech balloons. Geek dad the characters in elise gravels book the worst book ever positively hate the journey shes taking them on. Whats the absolute worst comic book series or issue you have. In this video we talk about some comic book covers that are among the.

In my recent research, i have come across the worst comic of all time, and after reading it, i longed for the simple pleasures. He has made more money than most of us will ever see in our lifetimes. Which comic book artists did you absolutely hate growing up. The side profiles are the worst, with the jutting out lips and the popping out eyes. Comic book talk rob liefeld worst comic book artist ever. In due fairness, here is a list of the top ten worst moments in dc comics. A few years ago, the worldfamous brandon stroud and i wrote an article running down the 40 worst rob liefeld drawings of all time. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles youve ever seen some of the people who wrote these funny book titles might have been absentminded and out of touch, but it could also have to do with changing. What comic book artists are generally seen as having bad. Rob liefeld has long been derided as one of the worst comic book artists of all time. Nov 29, 2011 this list is in response to my top ten worst moments in marvel comics that i published a few months ago. For more than 35 years, frank miller has been one of the most innovative, and at times, controversial comic book creators in industry history.

So we hope that you will enjoy the ten worst comic book gimmick covers of alltime. Ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to. By commonplace fun facts on march 2, 2019 3 comments when it comes to creating comic book characters, nothing is out of the realm of possibilities. And the worst part is, he acts like he is comic book s messiah. He got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing the title story in the first issue of hulk weekly for marvel uk. Cage by brian azzarello is perhaps the worst comic series ever conceived by a human brain. Marville is a 2002 comic book limited series published by marvel comics. Journey with irene through many dramatic situations. He is a terrible artist with no concept whatsoever of basic human anatomy, physics, or how things operate. This was a five part story that started out with a script by archie goodwin and art by al williamson. He drew and contributed to the creation of as varied of comic books as fantastic four, captain america, the incredible hulk, the mighty thor, the avengers, xmen, black panther, the eternals, kamandi, challengers of the unknown, the demon, and o. Fast forward to 2008, when comic book mad scientist grant morrison resurrected batman of zur en arrh in one of the more shining examples of his out there creative decisions. Ever since 1946, mark trail has been on the funny pages teaching respect for nature, mostly by battling evil companies that want to bulldoze ducks.

In this video we talk about some comic book covers that are among the worst that have been published over the years. The whole thing was later retconned in one of the most convoluted villain plots ever, but at. I hate to answer my own question because i made this to see what others said, and to bring some attention to a very bad comic series, but here it goes. Aug 23, 2019 often considered the best worst writer in the history of literature, amanda mckittrick ros delivers her magnum opus here, in what many consider to be the worst book ever. It is the best selling graphic novel in comic book history and spun off a major motion picture. The 15 worst things superman has ever done events make sense from a business perspective because a collector would need to purchase books from outside their normal reads in order to get the whole story, but when the publisher comes up with a story that essentially sucks, the fans and the bottom line suffer. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on february 4, 2001. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. The term worst comic book of all time or worst comic ever gets bandied about quite a bit, and while there have been some recent strong contenders to that title make that one contender, such assessments lack some historical scope in order to make such a claim. However, when comic book guy suffers a massive heart attack after tom savinis. One of the worst crimes ive committed against the comic book community as a whole is that i forgot to include this book. Ted miller, longtime student of art and comic books. If not, then who would you rank lower than liefeld.

Regardless of liefelds overall artistic talent, he has some pretty terrible examples of comic book art out there. Comic book covers both good and bad can make us gasp, but for very. Whats the worst art youve ever seen in a comic book. Watchmen was a graphic novel published by dc comics in 1986 and 1987.