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smygba In reply to Dreee [2012-09-27 22:02:13 +0000 UTC]

I'm a bit confused by your question relating to Liefeld's New Mutants. Please explain.

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Dreee In reply to smygba [2012-09-28 00:20:30 +0000 UTC]

I thought you would put a Rob Liefeld book in there. New Mutants was his most energetic and exciting work. I think Louise Simonson was writing the dialog.

Also I wouldn't of pegged you for liking Generation Next. Perhaps if you elaborated why you picked these it would provide some insight.

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smygba In reply to Dreee [2012-10-03 19:39:22 +0000 UTC]

My choices are less writing inspired and more art/special memories. Its very hard to tell a good story in one issue and I'd probably Pick a ton of 60s Stan Lee on that criteria.

Amazing Spider-Man 393 – The comic that made me draw superheroes. Before this, it had never occurred to me that someone drew these comics.

Justice League International 1 – It was funny, human, introduced me to a wonderful wider world of DC Comics and had none of the ultra powers. Plus, I loved Booster Gold once he came in. Guy Gardner is one my fave Superheros and Kevin Maguire’s art style was really interesting.

Generation Next – Chris Bachelo like you have never seen him before! In teaching myself to draw I must’ve drawn panels from Generation Next so many times. Gneration Next was also probably the highlight of the AoA storyline.

Uncanny X-Men 267 – A fun tale of Gambit and Storm around New Orleans. How Whilce Portacio drew Gambit’s hair had a big impact on how I approached her from my teens onwards.

Sentry 1 – The Sentry is a really interesting idea. Jae Lee also had to mimic the greatest artists of various generations and you’re quickly given the sense of 40 years of history even though the Sentry is made up.

Peter Parker Spider-Man 96 – There’s an opening splash to this which made me think “This is how comic books and Spider-Man should be presented.” The artist Norm Felchle actually drew Spider-Man in the way I would like to draw comics.

Titans & Young Justice 1 – I read this around 2003 and this is what re-introduced me to DC Comics after having exclusively being Marvel since 1994. I don’t even read Marvel anymore. Quit in 1996. The story itself is fantastic and set up everything for 5 years of DC Event comics.

Nightwing 1 – Scott McDaniel introduced me to Curvilinear Perspective through Nightwing. Dick Grayson is one my fave characters and the first 3 issues of Nightwing are a great introduction to his solo career. Plus the outfit was cooler than the gay mardi gras parade.

Spawn 16 – And this is how I met Greg Capullo. I'm not a huge fan of Spawn. I only own about a dozen issues between 12 - 29 and a #02, and a few from more recent years. In fact, I didn't even know and recognise the name Todd McFarlane until I posted on DeviantArt back in 2005 and someone asked if I was inspired by him. I bought two issues of Spawn at the same time from a market stall in my town: 16 and 29, along with an X-force #15. You see, that stall used to sell comics for £0.60 each or 3 for £1.50. So I always would make sure to buy 3 comics, regardless of if I really wanted them. I mainly read Spider-Man and X-Men back then and every once in a while, there'd be a Saturday where I had purchased all the monthly Spidey and X-Men books already and would get random poop. Usually 2000AD/Judge Dredd. Issue 29 is probably the better issue to read. I just noticed and read 16 first. What caught my eye was the GC symbol on the cover. It was on the cover of X-Force 15 which I was looking at too that day. I opened them up and discovered Mr Greg Capullo. I really liked how he drew chains, skulls and made things look freaky yet slick. The Chains and Skulls thing had a bit of an impact on my own character creations. There's also a really cool vertical panel of Spawn jumping through the city. It helped make the decision to buy those 3 comics. The story isn't anything special, but that issue has a little bit of everything. Army men, Monsters, Ninjas, Grave Yards, Dead Bodies and a really cool Pin Up in the back too. Definitely made for some cool things to copy when learning to draw (Yes I copied as a kid. I'm 25 today and am glad I copied some cool artists as a kid).

Uncanny X-Men 494 – Chuck Austen – I like his writing. I like his stories. And before him, Northstar, a homo-sexual superhero could not have been cool to a guy like me. If you asked me about Northstar, he was king of the D-Listers and the gay superhero they’d hid for a decade. When Austen wrote him, he wasn’t explicitly gay, he was just a cool superhero. Who just also happens to take dick up his ass.


My favourite Comics and Favourite writers/artists are different lists.

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smygba In reply to smygba [2019-12-30 22:23:10 +0000 UTC]

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Dreee In reply to smygba [2012-10-03 23:02:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the insight. I thought you wouldn't of answered and I appreciate it. Take care, man.

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