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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 27, 2020 14:39:28 GMT -5
There were a lot of great pairings of character with artist in the Marvel and DC comics, but I've had a few artist assignments to characters that never were (at least not in a regular run) and filed away in my head... here are some I would've most liked to have seen, pretty much all rooted in the first half of the '80s...
Michael Golden on Spider-Woman (based on seeing his version in Avengers Annual #10), also Ms. Marvel or The Defenders, but he didn't seem to go for superheroes, the covers he was doing were for Rom, She-Hulk, Doctor Strange, Micronauts, though there were some amazing Defenders ones too. And then of course there was 'Nam.
Pat Broderick on The X-Men (did this ever happen? I think Nightcrawler's Micronauts appearance was just after Broderick left it), or the Ghost Rider!
George Perez on The Flash, Green Lantern or Legion Of Super-Heroes based on the great covers he was doing with these characters.
John Byrne on Hawkman (and Hawkwoman) which he did do a few times, but a early-mid' 80s run of the Thanagarian duo (Rich Howell seemed to have claimed the character for the '80s). Keith Pollard is another thought.
P. Craig Russell on Doctor Fate. He did a great Doctor Strange annual!
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez on Doctor Strange (he did a fabulous Deadman).
Alan Weiss on Shazam (The Marvel Family) where we only got to see one issue and that Amazing World cover.
Terry Austin given a Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal one-shot.
I'm hoping others have thoughts of their own, but it should be reasonable, that the artist could keep at least a bi-monthly frequency.
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 27, 2020 14:40:50 GMT -5
Oh, and if any of the combos I mentioned have happened feel welcomed to let me know, there are many things I've missed.
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Post by MDG on Nov 27, 2020 14:58:47 GMT -5
Before he passed away, I was always hoping to see Richard Sala do a Batman story.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2020 15:16:31 GMT -5
I’d have liked to have seen much more work by John Byrne on Batman and Daredevil.
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Post by chaykinstevens on Nov 27, 2020 16:52:53 GMT -5
Michael Golden on Spider-Woman (based on seeing his version in Avengers Annual #10), also Ms. Marvel or The Defenders, but he didn't seem to go for superheroes, the covers he was doing were for Rom, She-Hulk, Doctor Strange, Micronauts, though there were some amazing Defenders ones too. And then of course there was 'Nam. Pat Broderick on The X-Men (did this ever happen? I think Nightcrawler's Micronauts appearance was just after Broderick left it), or the Ghost Rider! George Perez on The Flash, Green Lantern or Legion Of Super-Heroes based on the great covers he was doing with these characters. Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez on Doctor Strange (he did a fabulous Deadman). Golden pencilled 4 pages inked by Terry Austin in Defenders #53 and ten pages inked by Bob McLeod in #54. The original X-Men appeared in one unimpressive panel in What If #19 by Broderick and Mike Esposito. Broderick pencilled a Spider-Man and X-Factor (the Peter David version) miniseries in 1994, Cyclops and Wolverine in Alpha Flight #110-11, and Ghost Rider in Marvel Team-Up #91. Perez drew a 12 page Firestorm/Flash team-up in Flash #293. Garcia-Lopez drew an Amalgam one-shot, Dr Strangefate.
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Post by brutalis on Nov 27, 2020 17:03:00 GMT -5
George Perez on Firestorm, Metamorpho, Shazam.
Tom Grummett on Challengets of the Unknown, Sea Devils, Rip Hunter, Spider-Man, any of the Marvel Western Kids.
Gene Colan Swamp/Man Thing, Tomohawk, Ghost Rider, Son of Satan.
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Post by tarkintino on Nov 27, 2020 17:08:11 GMT -5
George Perez on The Flash, Green Lantern or Legion Of Super-Heroes based on the great covers he was doing with these characters. Not bad! Perez on the Legion of Super-Heroes would have been interesting if he had been the artist to follow Cockrum, as I can see Perez leaning in the former's stylistic direction. Of course, to pull that off, it would have to be late 70s Perez, when his art was more refined (e.g. The Avengers, Logan's Run, etc.). I always wished the Simonson/Palmer team had the art chores for Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was adapted for Marvel Super-Special #18 (September, 1981). The actual combination of John Buscema and Klaus Janson was--to put it mildly--horrible. Anything anyone knows about how incredible Buscema's work was everywhere else ( The Avengers, Conan, etc.) were shocked by the sketchy, crude work in this adaptation. From what i've read, the project was not a rush job, so to see this legendary artist (and Janson as inker had a solid reputation) deliver that was a major disappointment, not only for Buscema fans, but for those who wanted to see a faithful illustrated version of the movie. I picked Simonson and Palmer based on the strength of their work on another Lucasfilm property-- Star Wars. I believe they would have been just as solid on Raiders. Romita painting Kirby pencils on a series of covers, or a TBP of the Invaders. Romita was always a great inker for Kirby, and had no trouble transferring traditional comic art to paintings, so I always imagined this combination would have been one for the ages. Nick Cardy as the regular artist on Justice League of America (instead of Dick Dillin). Cardy could illustrate anything, and proved his superhero chops on the original Teen Titans and Aquaman titles, so he would have been a natural fit for DC's leading team book, with his beautiful, often shadowy pencils giving a sense of borderline realism (particularly late 60s/early 70s Cardy). Major missed opportunity in that case.
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Post by berkley on Nov 27, 2020 17:45:03 GMT -5
Nick Cardy is so well-known for drawing beautiful heroines, it seems a pity he never did a Wonder Woman series, or perhaps Wonder Woman plus Wonder Girl, the character he drew so nicely in Teenage Titans. By the same token, I think it would have been fun to see him drawing characters like Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man, or a solo series fir some other female lead character, for example Black Widow or Valkyrie at Marvel. Back to DC ... I don't know their characters as well, so after WW I'm not sure. I don't think his style would have suited Barda, though you never know until you actually see it.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Nov 27, 2020 18:06:45 GMT -5
I had the exact same thought about Perez and the Legion, also based on those covers. Seeing Garcia-Lopez (PBHN) do *any* work for Marvel would have been so cool; I would have settled for an occasional annual or anniversary issue (esp. Avengers, X-men, Fantastic Four, Defenders - anything with the possibility of him drawing as many characters as possible). The only thing we got, which featured only a few Marvel characters, was the Batman vs. Hulk crossover. Meanwhile, since you mentioned Pollard: yeah, it would have been nice if he had done an extended run on some DC title. I think it would have liked been nice seeing him work on JLA (I mean besides the one issue he did do) or the Legion or even All Star Squadron.
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Post by Prince Hal on Nov 27, 2020 18:19:08 GMT -5
George Perez on The Flash, Green Lantern or Legion Of Super-Heroes based on the great covers he was doing with these characters. Nick Cardy as the regular artist on Justice League of America (instead of Dick Dillin). Cardy could illustrate anything, and proved his superhero chops on the original Teen Titans and Aquaman titles, so he would have been a natural fit for DC's leading team book, with his beautiful, often shadowy pencils giving a sense of borderline realism (particularly late 60s/early 70s Cardy). Major missed opportunity in that case. Brilliant! What a perfect pairing that would have been!
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Post by Prince Hal on Nov 27, 2020 18:22:39 GMT -5
Nick Cardy is so well-known for drawing beautiful heroines, it seems a pity he never did a Wonder Woman series, or perhaps Wonder Woman plus Wonder Girl, the character he drew so nicely in Teenage Titans. By the same token, I think it would have been fun to see him drawing characters like Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man, or a solo series fir some other female lead character, for example Black Widow or Valkyrie at Marvel. Back to DC ... I don't know their characters as well, so after WW I'm not sure. I don't think his style would have suited Barda, though you never know until you actually see it. Over at DC, he might have made any Black Canary series a top seller. From Brave and the Bold 93:
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Post by Calidore on Nov 27, 2020 19:18:34 GMT -5
Since Becca mentioned it, I'm kind of amazed myself that Russell never did Dr. Fate.
Love Brutalis' suggestion of Gene Colan on the swamp creatures also. I wonder what Colan inked by John Totleben would look like.
I think my #1 wish would be Nemesis the Warlock drawn by Philippe Druillet.
Did Richard Corben ever draw Walking Dead? He should have.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 27, 2020 19:28:21 GMT -5
Like to see a Tim Truman Tomahawk, as well as Enemy Ace.
I always felt Joe Staton would have been the perfect choice to do the Shazam series, when he first started working for DC. I at least have a Captain Marvel sketch from him, on my wall.
Would have liked to have seen Walt Simonson do a SHIELD series, as well as at least a Modesty Blaise graphic novel (written by Archie Goodwin, of course).
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 27, 2020 20:18:58 GMT -5
Colan did draw Son of Satan in Marvel Spotlight #18 and 19, in addition to SoS' guest shot in Howard the Duck #13-14.
To answer the original question, I always wanted to see Curt Swan draw a Spider-Man story, especially one set in the Bugle offices. Ditto a Joe Kubert Sgt. Fury.
Cei-U! I summon the might-have-beens!
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 27, 2020 21:19:07 GMT -5
Some inspired ideas! I'll have to pull out Defenders #53 & 54 for the Golden pages... I can't remember them, but maybe the Batman Family and Mister Miracle comics I got soon after eclipsed them in my memory? I will add Marvel Team-Up #91 to my list as it fits in with what I had been collecting.
I think we got some really epic combos back in the day, Walt Simonson's return to Thor with #337 started a long tenure, and his brief stint on Metal Men and that lone Dr. Fate comic of the '70s were real treasures! I did like Joe Staton on Green Lantern, just wished for a more distinctive inker I think, like the Justice Society run had with Bob Layton on board! John Byrne on Captain America was too short, but memorable.
Joe Kubert I would've dug seeing do Ka-Zar at some point... one of his sons did do it in the '90s, and he contributed to part of an issue if I'm not mis-remembering and it was actually a Captain America by the other son with the Savage Land as a setting (I probably am)!
I also could imagine Paul Smith doing Jonah Hex!
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