Total “Fallen Angel” hypothetical

Posted By: Peter DavidPosted On:

Understand, I’m not saying “Fallen Angel” is continuing. I’m not saying that. And if it were, which I’m not saying it is, I’m not saying that there would be a different artist, because it’s a moot question since I’m not saying it’s continuing in the first place.

But if it were continuing, which I’m not saying it is, and I were in the market for a new artist, which I’m not saying I am, who would you want to see drawing it?

PAD

254 comments on “Total “Fallen Angel” hypothetical”

  2. Well, if we’re talking what if’s and why not, does Bill Messner-Loebs have work yet?…

  3. Brian Stelfreeze

    Ed Benes

    Frank Cho (yeah, right…)

    Alan Davis

    Sean Chen (Elektra series)

  4. Peter, you always get such great artists. Find some new unknown talent and make him/her shine.

  6. Hey, the perfect pratical choice would be Leonard Kirk. Why? He has worked with Peter before on a book that feature a lead female character. Further, it would really mess up the fanboys/conspiracists when you end up doing a story that details FA’s origins i.e. she is not Supergirl.

    Further, I think Kirk did one hëll of a job on Supergirl and JSA.

    If Peter is looking for someone that he has not worked with before, I suggest that he start thinking British ala the 2000 AD stable of artists. Ian Gibson, Andy Clarke, come to mind.

  7. Kelly! WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!

    I revise my answer from Flint Henry (sorry, Flint)I say Bill Loebs!

  9. Michael Gaydos, artist of Alias or Tony Moore, former artist of The Walking Dead.

  10. I like the Tom Mandrake, Gene Colan, or Kelly Jones suggestions.
    And just to be odd, how about Neal Adams (remember ‘tec 408?) or Jose Luis Garcia Lopez? Lopez is so great, he could probably pull it off.

  11. “How about Leonard Kirk and Robin Riggs? That would be awesome.”

    How about just Robin Riggs, as Leonard has enough on his plate and Robin (who also pencils) is currently “between assignments” as they say?

  12. Michael Zulli? Jill Thompson? Ooo, ooo, Jim Mahfood!

    Ashley Wood? Darick Robertson?

    Really, I think some unknown with a good handle on a dark, noir-flavored style would be best. People are gonna buy it because of Peter’s writing. The art is secondary. At least, for me it is.

    And is that THE J. Alexander who posted a couple posts ago? Cause if it is, I would like to say that his work is fan-freakin’-tastic.

    And if it’s not THE J. Alexander, and simply A J. Alexander, well, I’m sure you’re quite excellent at whatever it is you do, too.

  13. How about Gene Ha? His work on Top Ten was quite excellent, and his fill ins on Starman were very good. Then again, I like the Tony Harris concept, except Tony takes his time… if you get far ahead enough on scripts that won’t be an issue (badda dum, ding)…
    Peter Snejbjerg might be a good choice.

    Travis

  17. How about just Robin Riggs, as Leonard has enough on his plate and Robin (who also pencils) is currently “between assignments” as they say?

    Seconded!

  19. I want to concur with the Gene Ha sentiments. And as long as we are going pie in the sky, Dave Gibbons would also do a great job.

    And honestly, I don’t know how his work would translate to super-heros but I’ve always wondered how Jason Lutes would come at this genre. He’s got a great simple realism going for him which might really work for Fallen Angel. But I’m not sure.

  20. There’s a new guy named Mario Gully who does the Ant comic for Arcana. If you could pry him away form that he might have just the right dark feeling for the book.

  21. Of artists you’re likely to be able to get, I’d suggest Greg Land or Gary Frank. Both guys can meet deadlines, and both can draw beautiful women.

  22. Igor Kordey does some amazing work and his covers always look good, but his sequential stuff often seems a little rushed.

  23. Of artists you’re likely to be able to get, I’d suggest Greg Land or Gary Frank. Both guys can meet deadlines, and both can draw beautiful women.

    ?!? On what planet are Greg Land and Gary Frank likely to leave their current top-selling titles for a small print run series at a third-tier publisher?

  24. Dream artist? George Perez. You two have done great work in the past.

    Other choices:
    -Gary Frank
    -Alan Davis
    -Dale Keown (if you could keep him on time)
    -Keith Champagne or Leonard Kirk (both need the right inker though)
    -Steve Dillon
    -Amanda Conner

  25. Actually, that third-tier publisher crack just got me thinking. It’s been rumored that IDW would pick up the series, but just about the highest profile a creator-owned series can get right now is with Marvel’s Icon line. If they could push it and make it work for them, they could use that as a way to market the book. “We’re better than DC, blah blah blah…”

  26. Right now, almost anyone would be an improvement over the current team (or at least the current inker

  28. “the highest profile a creator-owned series can get right now is with Marvel’s Icon line. If they could push it and make it work for them, they could use that as a way to market the book. “We’re better than DC, blah blah blah…””

    and DC would say that Marvel’s going through their trash bins.

  31. PAD:Hunh. What’s wrong with him? I’m not that familiar with his stuff, but he did an alternate cover for the “Angel” comic with the puppet Angel that looked really cool.

    Hmm. Most of the sequential art I’ve seen him do has been not so good, in my opionion. I despised his work on “New X-Men”, although some posts here indicating that he may have had to step in awful late may explain some of that, but there were a few pics of the Beak that are burned into my mind in a not good way.

    That being said, I hadn’t seen that “Angel” cover until you mentioned it. I went looking and you’re right, it is really cool. So maybe my previous post was a little hasty and I should revisit his work.

    Anyway, I’d read any hypothetical “Fallen Angel” continuation you wrote if my four year old next-door neighbor drew it with crayon on a piece of cardboard.

  33. Gene Colan would be fantastic, and he doesn’t get a lot of work these days.
    Bill Loebs would also be cool, and he could use the job.
    The artist of Fleming’s “Underworld” was Ernie Colon. Is he still around?
    Kelley Jones? Ummm…no. He was too “out there” for me at the end of his Batman run…

    Paul

  34. Of McFarlane, Byrne, Perez and Colan, though I very much enjoyed the work of the former three and not much that of the latter, I do think Colan would be the one best suited. The art style of the first three just seems too ‘sharp’ for a setting where things are so ambiguous much of the time. Still, I can’t help thinking there’s gotta be someone better out there.

  35. I’m still gonna say Kelley can do the job. yes his ribcages are weird (the ones he draws, never saw the man in person), but boy oh boy can he set the right mood but quick and draw you (no pun intended) into a noir world the kind of which fallen angel lives in.

  36. Luigi Novi: Greg Capullo never did Hulk after McFarlane. It was Jeff Purves.

    People were only ever talking about who followed him on Spawn, not Hulk.

    darrik: and DC would say that Marvel’s going through their trash bins.

    Money talks. If Marvel could make money with Fallen Angel where DC couldn’t, they win the PR battle. Besides, neither publisher has ever been above cannibalizing concepts the other has cultivated.

  38. MANDRAKE!
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    or, if he does turn out to be too busy as Julio notes…..

    Eddy Newell!

    Honestly, if Bill Loebs is up to drawing a monthly book, give him a call!

    Hypothetically speaking, of course.

    -Joe

  39. I think Kordey would be great on FA, provided he wasn’t rushed (as he was when filling in on X-Men’s “Imperial” arc, where he was drawing and inking a complete issue in about a week.)

    Ethan Van Sciver wouldn’t be too shabby either, although I think he’s DC exclusive.

    Bill Sin-kev-vitch would be a great choice, even if just for a fill-in. (It’s weird, for about 8 years I had no clue how to say his name, and now that I’ve finally learned how, I’ve forgotten how to spell it. Maybe it’s like the Question and Answer in Hitchhiker’s, where only one can be known at a time, but never both.)

    I’m totally blanking on the name, but the guy who draws League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would make an interesting fit.

    Tim Sale would work, as would Phil Winslade, who did some excellent moody noirish work when he was on the Bat-books.

    And hey, speaking of noir, why not Pablo Raimondi, late of MadroX?

    None of this is to slight David Lopez, of course, whose work I’m quite happy with. It’s just, how could I resist playing with this hypothetical?

  41. Eddy Newell would indeed be an excellent choice and I’m sorry I didn’t think of him sooner.

  44. “Peter, you always get such great artists. Find some new unknown talent and make him/her shine.”

    That’s a luxury one has if one is working on a high profile iconic character with a major publisher. Go that route if, hypothetically, the book were being published by an indy, and it’s just one more excuse for retailers to low-ball and fans to ignore it.

    PAD

  45. Angel Medina is one artists I do like and as long as the art does not get to extreme, I think it would be good.

  47. George Perez would be the dream choice. But I’m pretty sure he’s busy.

    Other possibilities:

    Leonard Kirk
    Pat Olliffe
    Mark Bright
    Sal Velluto – http://www.velluto.com/
    Paul Gulacy
    Kyle Hotz – http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=40782470339%204
    Lee Weeks
    Lan Medina – http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=page1&issue=30527762945%201
    Pop Mhan
    J.H. Williams III
    Sean Phillips – http://www.seanphillips.co.uk/
    Cully Hamner – http://www.splashpageart.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=15
    Stefano Raffaele – http://www.stefanoraffaele.com/
    Richard Corben
    Leinil Yu

  49. Posted by: Rob Markowitz at March 23, 2005 03:35 PM

    >Fred Hembeck!

    Now Fred doing the art chores for 1 issue of this series would be great!

  50. The opening of this thread is like the movie “Air America”…”We would do that but we’re not here, here right now”.

    My two choices for almost anything are always Butch Guice and Darwyn Cooke. But go with Butch here.

    Col

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