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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 3, 2016 12:40:52 GMT -5
I ran across this awesome drawing and I'm wondering which artist drew which character. One of the artists is Jim Starlin, does anyone know who he drew?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 12:51:52 GMT -5
Icctrombone, I don't quite understand what you mean here. But, Wikipedia has all the information regarding every hero being drawn in this picture that you shared here. DC UniversePictured characters, from left to right, with the artist(s) following the character: Top Row:Tommy Tomorrow by Jim Mooney; Phantom Stranger by Jim Aparo; Swamp Thing by Steve Bissette & John Totleben; The Question by Denys Cowan; White Witch by P. Craig Russell; Green Lantern (Alan Scott) by Mart Nodell; Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) by Joe Staton; Enemy Ace by Dave Stevens; Plastic Man by Bill Sienkiewicz; Darkseid by Jack Kirby & Mike Royer; Ragman by Keith Giffen; The Ray by Bret Blevins & Al Williamson; The Spectre by Michael Kaluta; Silverblade by Gene Colan; Robotman by Steve Lightle; Lady Blackhawk by Brian Bolland; Black Condor by Michael T. Gilbert; and OMAC by Jim Starlin. Middle Row:Hawkman by Joe Kubert; Martian Manhunter by Art Adams; Manhunter by Walt Simonson; Aquaman by Paul Norris; The Warlord by Mike Grell; Power Girl by Mary Wilshire; Sergeant Rock by Andy Kubert; Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) by Gil Kane; Captain Marvel by Kurt Schaffenberger; Batman by Bob Kane; Superman by Curt Swan; Wonder Woman by George Pérez; Blackhawk by Howard Chaykin; Arion by Jan Duursema; The Flash (Barry Allen) by Carmine Infantino; Zatara by Jim Steranko; Zatanna by Gray Morrow; Deadman by Neal Adams; Adam Strange by Murphy Anderson; and Rorschach by Dave Gibbons. Bottom Row:Hourman by Gilbert Hernandez; Vigilante by Dan Spiegle; Tomahawk by Frank Thorne; Metamorpho by Ramona Fradon; The Demon by Matt Wagner; Amethyst, Princess of Gem World by Ernie Colón; Robin by Bob Kane; Wildcat by Irwin Hasen; Cain by Joe Orlando; Chop-Chop by Dave Stevens; Captain Atom by Pat Broderick; The Flash (Jay Garrick) by Jaime Hernandez; Mister Miracle by Steve Rude; Judomaster by Frank McLaughlin; and Sarge Steel by Dick Giordano. I know it a bit an overkill of information, but this is only way I know to answer all the questions that you many have. |
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 3, 2016 13:00:01 GMT -5
I love that picture and have it saved to My Pics.
In fact, I should make it the wallpaper on my PC when I get back home.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 3, 2016 14:28:05 GMT -5
Icctrombone, I don't quite understand what you mean here. But, Wikipedia has all the information regarding every hero being drawn in this picture that you shared here. DC UniversePictured characters, from left to right, with the artist(s) following the character: Top Row:Tommy Tomorrow by Jim Mooney; Phantom Stranger by Jim Aparo; Swamp Thing by Steve Bissette & John Totleben; The Question by Denys Cowan; White Witch by P. Craig Russell; Green Lantern (Alan Scott) by Mart Nodell; Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) by Joe Staton; Enemy Ace by Dave Stevens; Plastic Man by Bill Sienkiewicz; Darkseid by Jack Kirby & Mike Royer; Ragman by Keith Giffen; The Ray by Bret Blevins & Al Williamson; The Spectre by Michael Kaluta; Silverblade by Gene Colan; Robotman by Steve Lightle; Lady Blackhawk by Brian Bolland; Black Condor by Michael T. Gilbert; and OMAC by Jim Starlin. Middle Row:Hawkman by Joe Kubert; Martian Manhunter by Art Adams; Manhunter by Walt Simonson; Aquaman by Paul Norris; The Warlord by Mike Grell; Power Girl by Mary Wilshire; Sergeant Rock by Andy Kubert; Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) by Gil Kane; Captain Marvel by Kurt Schaffenberger; Batman by Bob Kane; Superman by Curt Swan; Wonder Woman by George Pérez; Blackhawk by Howard Chaykin; Arion by Jan Duursema; The Flash (Barry Allen) by Carmine Infantino; Zatara by Jim Steranko; Zatanna by Gray Morrow; Deadman by Neal Adams; Adam Strange by Murphy Anderson; and Rorschach by Dave Gibbons. Bottom Row:Hourman by Gilbert Hernandez; Vigilante by Dan Spiegle; Tomahawk by Frank Thorne; Metamorpho by Ramona Fradon; The Demon by Matt Wagner; Amethyst, Princess of Gem World by Ernie Colón; Robin by Bob Kane; Wildcat by Irwin Hasen; Cain by Joe Orlando; Chop-Chop by Dave Stevens; Captain Atom by Pat Broderick; The Flash (Jay Garrick) by Jaime Hernandez; Mister Miracle by Steve Rude; Judomaster by Frank McLaughlin; and Sarge Steel by Dick Giordano. I know it a bit an overkill of information, but this is only way I know to answer all the questions that you many have. Thanks, Mecha. I didn't know there was a wiki with all that info. |
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Post by MDG on Jul 4, 2016 8:30:41 GMT -5
To add some more context, this was done for a fold out in the hardcover edition of History of the DC Universe. I'm pretty sure there was a print/poster at the same time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 9:02:28 GMT -5
Great picture. Thanks for sharing it.
I am such a geek with art that has both DC & Marvel characters in it. One of my favorites is Perez' JLA Avengers crossover picture.
Does anyone know of any art that shows DC & Marvel's Golden Age characters together?
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Post by dupersuper on Jul 5, 2016 9:34:53 GMT -5
I ran across this awesome drawing and I'm wondering which artist drew which character. One of the artists is Jim Starlin, does anyone know who he drew? That's an awesome pic overall, but that Chop-Chop makes me cringe hard...
Also: turn around every one! Darkseid is RIGHT THERE!
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Post by MDG on Jul 5, 2016 10:03:18 GMT -5
I've never heard/read anything about how this was put together (which must've been a logistical nightmare if it indeed exists as a single piece with no paste-ups), but my guess would be that people w/o much of a history at DC like Stevens, Los Bros, Steranko, Gray Morrow, got to choose or propose who to draw. Stevens may have just thought it would be fun to try something in that style.
BTW, in the book version, the outside flaps have images of Sugar and Spike and Cryll by Art Adams.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 10:09:25 GMT -5
It was actually done as a mural on the wall of the old DC offices in NYC....  The book was a reproduction of the mural I believe (or possibly vice versa but the signatures on the wall are originals and I believe the art is too). -M (though the Chop Chop is done differently-less offensively-on the mural. |
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Post by String on Jul 5, 2016 10:44:02 GMT -5
It was actually done as a mural on the wall of the old DC offices in NYC.... The book was a reproduction of the mural I believe (or possibly vice versa but the signatures on the wall are originals and I believe the art is too). -M (though the Chop Chop is done differently-less offensively-on the mural. Great pic, I think it's interesting to see the Question and Rorshach together. But if they reprinted it for a book edition, why leave out Bat-Mite? And who is that to the left of Hourman on the mural? |
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Post by MDG on Jul 5, 2016 12:03:20 GMT -5
It was actually done as a mural on the wall of the old DC offices in NYC.... The book was a reproduction of the mural I believe (or possibly vice versa but the signatures on the wall are originals and I believe the art is too). -M (though the Chop Chop is done differently-less offensively-on the mural. Great pic, I think it's interesting to see the Question and Rorshach together. But if they reprinted it for a book edition, why leave out Bat-Mite? And who is that to the left of Hourman on the mural? Interesting--That's Sugar and Spike on either side of Hourman. Looks like Bat-Mite was a leter addition--note Dick Sprang's signature above him. Also, Will Eisner's signature above Enemy Ace. Anything by him in the picture? |
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Post by MWGallaher on Jul 5, 2016 13:16:17 GMT -5
I was wondering why Dave Stevens was (supposedly) represented twice in the poster: once for Enemy Ace, once for Chop Chop. What's more likely: that the wall art added a revised Chop Chop so that Stevens wasn't over-represented (implying that the History of the DC Universe version came first), or that Stevens contributed a different Chop Chop to replace the one on the wall art (implying that the wall version was taken from the original, and that Batmite and Sugar & Spike were excised in the version sold to readers)?
I don't think that the Enemy Ace drawing looks especially like Dave Stevens' work, but the Stevens-attributed Chop Chop does. I notice that on the wall mural, Will Eisner's signature is where Dave Stevens' signature is in the poster--could the Enemy Ace be Eisner's drawing, misattributed on the poster? It doesn't especially look like Eisner's work to me--with that chin, the Ace's face reminds me more of Jack Davis--but the hands-in-the-pocket pose is kind of Eisneresque, maybe...
And so who drew that version of Chop Chop that appeared on the wall mural? That's a character that Eisner at least had some association with, but it doesn't look like his work, and I think he'd be reticent to contribute any kind of ethnic caricatures in the early 80's, given the controversies surrounding the Spirit's Ebony character. That Chop Chop has cartoony hands, suggesting that this was drawn by an artist more associated with humor, or an older veteran artist who wasn't up to doing carefully crafted hands? I have no ideas, and unfortunately, the relevant signature area is not in the image of the wall mural photo. Any ideas?
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