I know he works digitally, but there was a lot that looked organic.
I’ve been a fan of this guy since I discovered a fun little classic, action/scifi adventure called, “Johnny Recon.” I watched his work after that with great interest, from “The Activity” to “Sheriff of Babylon,” “The Punisher” – but when I saw his work on “Mister Miracle” I was blown away. Woodward (“Star Trek: Mirror Broken,” “Micronauts”): Mitch Gerads. Paul Cornell (“Saucer State,” “Vampirella”): I loved art by Paul McCaffrey, Declan Shalvey, Jamie McKelvie, Jackson Guice, many others. Here’s another shameless collaborator plug, but Buster Moody and Chad Thomas made comics I loved (that I only happened to co-make with them).įico Ossio (“Revolution,” “Orphan Black”): Olivier Coipel, Sarah Pichelli, Sean Gordon Murphy, Jack Lawrence, Gabe Rodriguez, Mateo Santolouco, Jorge Jimenez, Pepe Larraz I also wasn’t expecting Cyril Pedrosa’s “Portugal.” I need to buy more comics based on their covers, I guess. I wasn’t expecting its kind of wild, source book self-anthology deal. Tim Rozon (“Wynonna Earp”): Angel Martinez and Michael Lark.Ĭaleb Goellner (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amazing Adventures,” “Pressure/Sensitivity”): Campbell Whyte’s “Home Time” was an awesome surprise. Paul Allor (“Monstro Mechanica,” “Clue”): I know it’s cheesy, but I gotta talk up artist Chris Evenhuis and colorist Sjan Weijers, my collaborators on “Monstro Mechanica!” They’re putting out ridiculously gorgeous work, and their storytelling is just immaculate.
Tazio Bettin (“War Hammer 40,000,” “Independence Day”): I discovered Tomm Coker through “The Black Monday Murders” and his style everything I love about the realistic, noir style, not unlike what was accomplished by Steve Epting’s take on “Velvet.” It was a revelation, and I realized there is much I can learn from his example to improve my own technique. And Aaron Kuder, in my mind, is also amazing, and I could stare at his linework all day. Marley Zarcone’s work on “Shade, The Changing Girl” is deceptively simple, but always wonderful. And his pacing! Oh man, it doesn’t get much better than that.
He’s made me a fan of digital effects in comics. Rafer Roberts (“Harbinger Renegade,” “A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong”): I guess I’m just gonna keep talking about “Mister Miracle” because Mitch Gerads is freaking amazing. I took him to New York Comic Con for the first time, and to induct him into cosplay, he wanted to go as one of illustrator Brianne Drouhard’s ‘animals: the monstrous fox’ from issue #1-2. Give the character a beat to stare silently into his coffee, thoughtfully stroke his beard.Ĭlay McLeod Chapman (“Lazaretto,” “Edge of Venomverse”): I’ve been imbibing on a lot of BOOM! Studios this year, considering they gave “Lazaretto” a home… There’s a lot to recommend, but I’ve got to say the best comic reading experience I’ve had was tackling KaBOOM’s “Mega Princess” with my 5-year-old son. I like it when a comic will let a moment breathe. He’s also a very patient artist, which I appreciate, since so much in comics feels frenetic, rushed, too much packed into too little space. Benjamin Percy (“Green Arrow,” “Teen Titans”): Mitch Gerads captures emotion brilliantly with body language and expression.