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My previous poll which ends in the morning selected 17 artists whose work is well-known in LSH fandom! This poll selects 18 additional artists who have made their marks thorughout LSH history but are perhaps better known for other things.
You will have to select your own criteria for narrowing down favorites... LSH-only work, body of work as a whole, non-LSH work, etc.
But no one should be forced to bypass a favorite... you have up to 5 choices!
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Actually, the choice was easy: Starlin was by far the best of the artists I knew (and there were a few I didn't).
Perez ia outstanding, too, but I don't recall him ever drawing a Legion story (a few covers, maybe), whereas Starlin's "Murder Most Foul" arc is still a fond memory.
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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I chose to include Perez based on those covers, that LSH fact file thing he drew for a digest in the 80s, last year's BRAVE and the BOLD Batman/Legion story, and of course, the upcoming Lo3W mini.
I myself voted for Chris Sprouse, whose LEGIONNAIRES run I awaited in a fan-frenzy. His runs on SUPREME and TOM STRONG didn't hurt his standing with me, either.
My 5 were going to be definitely Sprouse and Hughes, possibly Nasser.
I am livid now that I realize I left off Alan Davis.
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This was almost as hard as the original poll. I came close to voting for Starlin for the reasons HWW sites. Nasser was hard to pass up. I wish he had done more. Same for Doran. In the end, I went with Calero. I like an artist who isn't afraid to challenge convention, especially when it seems to have a purpose. Dennis takes chances. His style is unique and innovative. Too often, the Legion is about looking to the past and nostalgia. It was great fun to have an artist who was on the cutting edge for a few months. His issues will always be special for me.
[ June 27, 2008, 07:34 PM: Message edited by: Jerry ]
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I kind of surprised myself by realizing the choice was pretty easy for me: Starlin. His Legion work just stands out the most to me as excellent enough as to even overshadow the story.
Second choice was probably Nasser.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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I chose Dan Jurgens. Really, I think Dan's a really underrated artist, and whenever he gets to draw Legionnaires, whether in Tales, the "Time and Time Again" arc during his run on Superman or even that cameo of Brainy in the most recent Booster Gold issue. Dan just always knocks them out of the park!
I'd LOVE to see Dan be the regular artist on an LSH title if and when he leaves Booster Gold or if it gets cancelled (hope not).
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From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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I chose Sprouse. As much as some of the others have done amazing work (Perez), Sprouse's style just hits me the right way (and his Legion stuff stand above Perez's Legion stuff (although who knows once "Legion of 3 Worlds" drops...)
From: New York, NY | Registered: Jul 2003
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I chose Gary Frank because I think he's technically brilliant. The Action episodes will soon be a TPB hit.
Dennis Calero and Terry Shoemaker also deserve recognition IMO.
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From: Frederick, MD | Registered: Aug 2003
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I thought I would be the only one voting for Pat Broderick, but I was luckily wrong. I've always enjoyed his unique style and I remember reading his issues when I was a wee boy in the 80s... Love his work on Ragman and Green Lantern. For me, he is THE GL artist after Gil Kane.
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40 votes in, and we have a leader by all of 1 vote. Of our so-far top 3 votegetters, I'd guess 2 of those artists are getting votes based mostly on non-LSH work.
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43 votes in, slightly more than 1 week of voting left... here's how our top 5 stand so far:
Jim Starlin's 3 issues of LSH include the very popular "Murder Most Foul" story. Even the butchering of the followup (which resulted in Starlin using the pseudonym "Steve Apollo" for those 2 issues) could not destroy what was obviously a good read.
George Perez is tied with Starlin. Excitement over the upcoming "3 Worlds" mini, plus some great 80s covers for LSH assured Perez' doing well. It's likely fans look with love upon Perez not-inconsiderable runs on books such as TEEN TITANS and AVENGERS as well and that doesn't hurt.
Current 3rd place Chris Sprouse had a nice little run on LEGIONNAIRES, a series (I know from online LSH fandom) that brought new fans into the Legion fold. This might also explain the 5th place (so far) ranking of Adam Hughes, another LEGIONNAIRES alumini. Their work on other popular titles was a big factor as well in the votes they've gotten, I'll bet.
Our current 4th place finisher Coleen Doran has done some LSH issues here and there as well as a run on VALOR (especally the "End of an Era" crossover).
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