Comic Artist: Harvey Kurtzman

 

 

I got a bit of a chuckle out of Kurtzman's work. There is a bit of perversion and eroticism that I noticed, at least in the few that I found, but with a sense of humor. His characters are very animated, and fluid, and full of motion that helps to lead the eye around the page. I quite admire that. It wanted me to keep on looking.

Comic Artist: Chris Ware

 

  

We had gone over Chris Ware before, in class. He has a really wonderful sense of line and simplicity to his work. The thing I admire most is that simplicity. His line, however, leads your eye across the page, and allows you to go through the narrative without a single halt. 

Comic Artist: Julie Doucet

 

Julie's work is kind of crude to look at it. There's a lot of emphasis on line and contour, and a LOT of information to take in each of her panels. I would not really consider it 'pretty', but it all has a certain character to it, which makes interesting to look at. It is a far cry from people like Walt kelly and Jaime Hernandez, but it still catches my eye nonetheless. It is probably not something I would usually look at it, as it IS so different form what I see in mainstream comics nowadays, but it's nice to at least try something different for a change. 

Comic Artist: Jaime Hernandez

 

 

At first glance, his work reminded me a little of Jack Kirby's work - due to the same kind of weight in line, and inking methods. Though, his work appears more soft, and youthful. It looks more like it would be aimed toward women audiences. (Especially the Maggie image up there, with it's little heart dotting the 'i'). He focuses a lot on the main shape, and blackens out what is necessary to make the character pop. Overall, it's still very pleasing to look at it. His has mainly contributed to his story "Love and Rockets" with his work.

Comic Artist: Walt Kelly

 

I am not going to lie. When I first heard his name, the name 'Walt Disney' soon followed. But I cast that thought aside and began looking at what he had to offer. What I want to note are his lovely whimsical looking lines, (which sort of or reminds me of Disney, too, but that's besides the point...). Though, researching his name now, I learned that he did in fact work for Walt Disney studios, which, in my opinion, makes a lot of sense. He has contributed to films such as Pinnochio and Fantasia. His art and lines just speak of youth, and are very simple and lovable, and fun to look at it.

Comic Artist: Jim Woodring

 

 

The first thing that caught my eye with Jim Woodring's work is amazing use of line, and the emotion and environment that it brings to the table. Honestly, it blew me away. His inking and those LINES are just absolutely phenomenal. There is so much time and effort put into every single detail. And despite all that detail, it doesn't take away from the characters at all. He handles the characters completely differently. Blocking them with hard black, with crisp white to contrast it. With this method, he makes sure nothing is overtaking the other.