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I've selected 17 artists from LSH fistory... pick your 2 favorites!
DISCLAIMER: No slight intended if your fave is not included. Some, like Ditko, Starlin and Staton I rejected from inclusion because the bulk of their huge output of work is NOT associated with the Legion. Feel free to choose "other" and write-in any past LSH artist you like.
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quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: I've selected 17 artists from LSH fistory... pick your 2 favorites!
DISCLAIMER: No slight intended if your fave is not included. Some, like Ditko, Starlin and Staton I rejected from inclusion because the bulk of their huge output of work is NOT associated with the Legion. Feel free to choose "other" and write-in any past LSH artist you like.
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What a great list of artists. The Legion has truly been blessed.
I wish we could have voted for four - I hated having to leave Stuart Immonen and Steve Lightle out.
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From: Frederick, MD | Registered: Aug 2003
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I thought of one image that came immediately to mind and then weighed each image against the other.
Probably not the best way to evaluate artists... it's hard to separate story or boot from the art and pick solely for visual imagery.
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That was very hard, but I just ended up going with the two whose work so impressed me when I first discovered them and the Legion - which was Moy and Coipel.
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What a hard choice. By far my fave three are Giffen, Cockrum and Grell and picking two of those difficult enough; having so many other artists whose work showed a genuine love of the characters was even tougher! And 'tough' in the best way
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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25 votes in, no huge surprises.... lots of 70s support, and the Reboot was blessed with some very good artwork which is also reflected voteswise...
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LASH: I mainly meant to voice my support for Chris Sprouse as the single "Other" vote! I hope I didn't come off as demanding he be represented. I voted for him mainly out of nostalgia purposes: Legionnaires #1 was the first time I read a comic book and thought I should continue reading this series, (I was 11 and it got me into the Legion). Plus, I think his vision of the Legion was just really cool.
And I voted for Copiel. It was incredibly tough to pick from Immonen and Moy (who grew and grew and grew as an artist on Legionnaires) and Kitson... But Copiel's career was launched with Legion, and I actually LIKE his grittiness on Legion of the Damned and Legion Lost, it fit the story! and was so different from Moy that it worked.
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quote:Originally posted by Mystery Lad: it's hard to separate story or boot from the art and pick solely for visual imagery.
My picks do happen to coincide with my preferred eras, but one reason those eras were good *was* the art.
(Moy and Kitson, by the way. Immonen's also good, but sort of good and a little off at the same time.)
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I also wish we could have picked more than two but I suspect had we been asked for our top 5 I would have felt bad about leaving off #6 (& 7 & 8 & ...!)
For the record my top two are Cockrum & Grell.
My top 5 would probably have been those two plus Kitson, Swan, & Lightle, though Sherman, Batista & Moy would have gotten heavy consideration. I think Manapul may well move into one of those slots if he's on the book long enough. I don't believe he's had a chance to really establish himself as of yet.
Of course, I would love to see George Perez added to that list but he doesn't belong there (yet) because he's only done some occasional work and so, has never really been a Legion artist. I could well change my mind on that point after Legion of 3 Worlds.
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That was the easy part, voting for him.
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