Following up on Wednesday's post on DC Comics' Manhunter #26, I went over and looked at the Art Adams gallery at the
Comic Art Community. I'm a long time fan of Adams - the X-Men and New Mutants annuals that he did back in the mid-80s were revelations to me about what was possible with comic art. Also, his handling of She-Hulk in his Longshot series may have been the first time She-Hulk was portrayed as genuinely sexy, as opposed to scary-sexy. Some of my favorites include:
The problem with Art Adams is that he's slow - he puts so much detail into his work that it takes forever for him to complete it. However, his fondness for buff chicks, transformation, Japanese monster movies and monkeys makes him a natural favorite for Amaz0ns readers.
Also, while you're at Comic Art Community, make sure to check out the auctions section. Spend some money there and make the site operator happy. If you use a newsreader, you might also be interested in the new images feed from the site, as well - very cool stuff.
The great thing about Art Adams and his detailing work is it's NEVER over-done, or detailed for the sake of it. Alot of comic illustrators throw alot of detail over something to cover up the lack of anatomy, proportion, etc *cough* McFarlane *cough*. Plus there a general sense of "fun" to his work that has kept him popular while others have came and went.
On CAC there's also a ginormous Adam Hughes section worth checking out.
