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
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Call up Fox or WB or whoever’s still buying reality TV, and sell them on a show called “The Artist.”
That would be the second reality show I’d watch! (The first and so far last, was the comedian competition. I lost interest the 2nd season when they brought in ringers.)
Sean Phillips would be perfect IMO.
Dream pick would be Eduardo Risso.
I’m sure some above already said his name, but I’d like Phil Noto.
Kevin
Definitely Gary Frank.
George Perez!
1I would like to see ME drawing Fallen Angel. I promise would keep the characters consistant with the original designs, plus add my own spin on it. Ok, if not me, Jae Lee. The comic as always struck me as something akin to the old EC lines, so why not an artist who could bring out the strangness and sensuality as only Jae Lee can. Josh Pritchett, Jr
TWL:(Besides, if you want to talk about dreadful artists that drove people away from New Mutants, there’s a Mr. Blevins I’d like to introduce you to…)
There’s something in the back of my mind telling me I should know Mr. Blevins is but I don’t. Can you help me out.
Also, almost everyone’s mentioned Madrake, and though I like his stuff a lot, I don’t see it as Fallen Angel art.
A_Greene writes;
“There’s something in the back of my mind telling me I should know Mr. Blevins is but I don’t. Can you help me out.”
Brett Blevins worked on New Mutants for a loooooong time back in the 80’s. His ability to draw a reader in while throwing in tons of action was amazing. He seems to contribute quite a bit to the “DRAW” magazine (Mike Manleys greatest contribution to the art world!). Blevins did a lot of the art on the “Inferno” crossover with the X-men. Again in the 80’s. Check it out. That stuff is amazing.
Tom Mandrake. Longtime fan of his work, me. His wife Jan’s not bad, either. Maybe Jan on pencils, Tom on inks?
Backup: Jim Calafiore (with a REALLY good inker, say a Tom Palmer type), Leandro Fernandez (poor man’s Eduardo Risso, but very talented), Karl Moline (just a good solid artist)
A coup would be Bill Sienkiewicz on inks/finishes.
And PAD, I’m not saying you’re saying FA is definitely coming back, but if it were, and if it were coming back as a B&W book instead of color, I’d suggest the artist/inker be able to do some nice washes/tones, 70s Marvel mag style.
~G.
So many great suggestions. I really hope something comes out of this.
Anyway, as long as Lee still maintains her look in the comic as it is now, I’ll be happy. Get someone who can do female anatomy well- and not shortcut or hide things, so you need someone who can draw good, gritty facial expressions while retaining good looks, and someone who doesn’t shy away from drawing feet since Lee usually goes barefoot (guys like Liefeld or Turner can’t seem to draw feet to save their lives). Good facial expressions and the grittiness factor should be a factor too.
Maybe it would be realistic to go for Crossgen artists, like the artists of Mystic, Route 666 or Brath.
Hey, I’d love to see Sal Buscema get back into pencilling. His run with J.M. DeMatteis on Spectacular Spidey was really nice.
Gary Frank is Marvel-exclusive, so there went that idea. Leonard Kirk is a great choice if available, as would Dale Keown.
Do you realize that if half the people who have posted in this topic actually BOUGHT “Fallen Angel,” the book wouldn’t have been cancelled?
Maybe Mr. D should have made buying a copy of one of his books a prerequisite to post here.
Anyway…since you said you’re doing something with Bendis, perhaps he’d be willing to let Oemig do “Fallen Angel” between issues of “Powers.”
Wow! It is refreshing to see so many hits on a thread dedicated to a THEORETICAL project of PAD’s! And so many names!
After seeing all of these, I would break them down this way:
THE SUPERSTARS, LEE AND McFARLANE AND TURNER – OH, MY! – Well, Jim Lee really is in a class by himself these days. The fact Azzarello’s incomprehensible story in “Superman” is still red-hot is a testament to that.
I think it would depend on how well, if at all, PAD knows him.
First, he is doing “All-Star Batman”. To go ffrom doing Batman to Superman to Batman to a relatively still-obsure title like “Fallen Angel” at an indy would be quite a change.
And as popular as Lee is, much of his creator-owned projects that Wizard and others gave so much ink to are in quarter boxes.
THAT, in my opinion, would be a motivation/incentive for him. To show that he could sell a book in decent numbers, with a great writer, with a book that is not of one of the icons. Of course, Marvel and DC could offer him the same opportunities on everything from “Moon Knight” to a “Storm” series. But I believe he is still exclusive to Wildstorm/DC. But since FA was just recently a DC book, could you and he convince them to make an exception. That would be SOOO cool!
As for McFarlane, same as much of the above. Only, he does so little comic work these days, this would really be a fantasy to think he would come out of semi-retirement for “Fallen Angel”. If Joe Q can’t convince him to come back to Marvel, when he has mended fences with so many others, that is one tough nut to crack.
On further reflection, TURNER would be completely wrong for the mood of the book.
OLD HORSES – Kaluta? Buscema? Ordway? Sorry, guys. I love many of the names here, but many, like Buscema, simply would not capture the mood of the book. Others, like janson, would. But many younger readers simply would not be famliar with their work.
GEORGE PEREZ – Deserves to be in a category by himself, and mentioned by a ton here. My caveat is would be his health problems, which seem to have contributed to his leaving the monthly “Avengers” and big delays with “JLA?Avengers” and lack of other consistent work in between. Of course, he won’t have to worry about drawing scores of characters in every panel with “Fallen Angel”, so that might help.
YOUNG GUNS – Finch? No way. Can’t even keep “Ultimates” monthly, and I believe he’s exclusive to Marvel anyway. Don’t know many others who would bring readers to the book.
‘ROGUE’ GUYS – Sorry, but I think Cliff Richards’ underwhelming art was the main reason readers dropped a book many had been waiting for rather quickly. Moline? Nice. Not terrible, but not terribly impressive either.
DERENICK – No consistent gig + a history of drawing stong, sexy women + zero ego + a high-profile project for him on the horizon + more exposure at Wizard + an ability to meet deadlines make him a dream to team with you, PAD! Please, check out his recent issues of “Birds Of Prey” to see what i’m talking about.
SALE – Believe he’s DC exclusive. If not, may be anxious to do a project without Loeb’s name attached to it.
Oh, and has anyone mentioned… MARK BAGLEY? He draws crisp, realistic action and sexy, realistic women. lus he draws fast, and the book would get buzz usng the artist doing “Ultimate Spider-Man”.
KEOWN – No way. Not Right.
FRANK – See above.
I quit reading after a few dozen. I was surprised nobody mentioned Berni Wrightson. I would enjoy a stint by him in Bete Noire.
While I pegged Snejbjerg as perfect for this title should there be an opening, I also must affirm that I LOVE Lopez’s work, and would hate to see him go. He would definitely be my first pick.
I’m really not reading 213 comments, so in case this has been mentioned… sorry.
Steve Dillon. Steve Dillon. Steve Dillon.
I hadn’t thought of Breyfogle.
Now there’s a thought…
David Mazzucchelli!!!…..come back!
Thomas E. Reed writes:
“Do you realize that if half the people who have posted in this topic actually BOUGHT “Fallen Angel,” the book wouldn’t have been cancelled?
Maybe Mr. D should have made buying a copy of one of his books a prerequisite to post here.”
So 100 more copies would have saved Fallen Angel from cancellation? Not a big math guy eh?
Anyway, some other names not in my first post that I agree with others here on:
Butch Guice
Karl Moline
Good luck with getting the book back up and running PAD!
I don’t have the energy or the inclination to see if he’s bene mentioned already, but Darrick Robertson. His eye for detail would do this book well. Also I think it would blend well with the previous artist. And for something totally different, Jessica Abel.
Do you realize that if half the people who have posted in this topic actually BOUGHT “Fallen Angel,” the book wouldn’t have been cancelled?
Do you realize that there are barely 200 posts in this thread and that most of the respondents likely did buy the book?
YOUNG GUNS – Finch? No way. Can’t even keep “Ultimates” monthly, and I believe he’s exclusive to Marvel anyway. Don’t know many others who would bring readers to the book.
Finch draws New Avengers. Hitch draws Ultimates.
Oh, and has anyone mentioned… MARK BAGLEY? He draws crisp, realistic action and sexy, realistic women. lus he draws fast, and the book would get buzz usng the artist doing “Ultimate Spider-Man”.
Bagley is definitely exclusive with Marvel. He’s got a full plate drawing the more-than-monthly Ultimate Spider-Man. He tried to have another book with the bimonthly Pulse, but that was too much and he went back to “just” doing all those issues of USM.
Yeah…another vote for Gene Colan.
Chris
Gee… I’d like to see Lopez continue on… but, I’m I had to choose while being realistic (no Perez, Cassaday, Frank, Hughes or other folks otherwise committed elsewhere)-
Gene Colan (great idea, btw)
Kelly Jones
Kyle Hotz
Tom Mandrake
Stephen Sadowski
Angel Medina (be great to see you guys back together again)
Boy, Brent Anderson would be a terrific fit if he wasn’t otherwise committed…
Oh, add Butch Guice and Darick Robertson to my list.
Maybe Dale Keown if he could draw monthly again.
I think Jae Lee has the sensibilities for Fallen Angel, it slide towards heavy dark inking would fit the mood in a good way.
But as a fanboy I can’t help but think a Peter David Steve Dillion run on the book would add something really sweet to the mix. Especially in his depiction of the supporting characters. Bryan Hitch is an excellent choice too, no matter what subject he it given a task on he seems to catch exactly what the story calls for.
The George Perez one is too much of a wet dream (but a dámņ good one.) You should tap him for a cast poster, THAT would be cool-o-licious, indeedy.
Too bad independant is out of the question, there’s absolutely no need to put Fallen Angel into any other continuity (though I can see areas were that can be done if an editor decided to. But it stands alone as another Peter David classic (you’re racking them up there, fella). I’m seeing the movie already. (But don’t go by me, when I was twelve I saw the 3-D Man movie just having to happen.)
The three that would be awesome that people picked were Gene Colan….Tony Harris…J H Williams III oh wait..one more…Steve Dilion.. Great choices.
Hmm..not sure what happened to my post, but most names I mentioned have shown up but I think the one that would be the best fit is STEVE LIEBER,
who’s likely best known for Greg Rucka’s Whiteout, but also did Hawkman (previous series) for a while, and some Road to Perdition stuff.
And he’s a great guy!
http://www.unrewarding.com/steve/
Hmm…
Interesting choices to make here.
My first thought is Paul Pope, if you can stand everyone having thick lips. He does noir right.
My later thoughts are artists whose style I’ve come to love, but have taken up more writing than drawing: Matt Wagner, a la early Mage, would be perfect. In a similar vein, Mike Grell a la Sable, or Chaykin a la Black Kiss (toned down maybe just a little bit if you have to for DC), or Bill Willingham a la Elementals (I really miss his drawing style a LOT).
All these posts, and yet no one has made the obvious suggestion! So I guess the honor falls to me.
This is someone:
(a) who has worked with Peter before — indeed, it is someone Peter specifically chose for a special and important art job.
(b) who is a tremendous fan favorite! This person’s name in the credits almost always guarantees good sales numbers.
(c) who is experienced at meeting monthly deadlines.
(d) who works very well with female characters.
This is someone who loves comics, is loved by comics fans, is not currently working on a monthly series, and (apart from one minor matter) would be ideal for the book.
Without further ado, then, let me suggest the cover artist from Peter’s But I Digress book collection — Neil Gaiman!
Another vote for Stuart Immonen. Loved his work on Thor and I think he could really capture the right mood/vibe for the book.
Gary Frank. Ed Benes. John Cassaday
When this is over, someone should really do a count and post up the “Fallen Angel Hit-Parade chart”… SOMEONE, not me.
Unless there’s a signed book in it or something, in which case I pull out my bean counter. : )
Gene Colan’s art style would be SO IDEAL for this type of book, and I think having his name on the cover would likely draw in quite a few lapsed comics readers more attracted to stories of substance (as opposed to the overstylized swill the WIZARD Zombies are feeding from these days).
Other interesting choices:
Butch Guice
Tom Mandrake
Pablo Raimondi
Tony Harris
Mike Kaluta
KET
1. Amanda Conner
2. Eric J (from Rex Mundi)
3. Gary Frank
4. Darick Robertson
5. Jim Cheung
Until later
John
OK, HERE is where I wanted to post that I’d love for you to snag George Perez for more than just covers.
Hëll, I’m all for hanging on to David Lopez. but y’know, I’m liking that cover to FA #13 as well…
However…
Anyway, as long as Lee still maintains her look in the comic as it is now, I’ll be happy. Get someone who can do female anatomy well- and not shortcut or hide things, so you need someone who can draw good, gritty facial expressions while retaining good looks, and someone who doesn’t shy away from drawing feet since Lee usually goes barefoot (guys like Liefeld or Turner can’t seem to draw feet to save their lives). Good facial expressions and the grittiness factor should be a factor too.
Buddy, I am RIGHT THERE with you.
“David Mazzucchelli!!!…..come back!”
Holy smokes I forgot about him,he was so good on Batman year one and Daredevil.
Dont know if anyone said Kelley Jones or Steve Bissete from the old Alan Moore Swamp thing days.
Hmmm, my wishlist:
Tony Daniel
Paul Smith
Bill Sienkiwicz (or something like that)
I wouldn’t mind Igor Kordey….but I get the feeling that he needs more time to make his art be truly beautifull than one month….And he should definetly ink it himself. He CAN be a great artist, but I think he can’t deliver the same top quality month after month (looking at his X-treme work)
How about one of the Los Bros Hernandez?
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GARY FRANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He would make our beloved angel jump off the pages!
David Lopez, any day of the week.
David Lopez, any day of the week.
(Double post, the reason of which has something to do with doing something twice on Sundays). 😉
I wouldn’t mind Igor Kordey….but I get the feeling that he needs more time to make his art be truly beautifull than one month….And he should definetly ink it himself. He CAN be a great artist, but I think he can’t deliver the same top quality month after month (looking at his X-treme work)
He didn’t ink himself on his X-Treme work, partly because he was doing a Storm graphic novel on the side which they eventually just split up and scheduled as part of X-Treme anyway.
It really is a shame that people remember him for his New X-Men and X-Treme X-Men work since that was his worst stuff at Marvel. Comes with the ctch-up rush job territory, though.
Landron, or Gary Frank (w/Cam Smith of course), or Ed Benes. I love the idea of Mignola but I do prefere to keep even my dreams somewhat based in reality.
Of course all of this is AssYouMe…ing that a certain Artist pair of David Lopez and Fernando Blanco are not available for said hypothetical project.
Well if we’re talking real pie-in-the-sky then my vote would go to Ryoichi Ikegami.
Since Hëll would freeze over before that came to pass I rather like Luke Ross. The stuff he’s doing for the mini-series Samurai:Heaven and Earth is just amazing. Then get Robin Riggs to ink it. 🙂
I’d recommend Mike Huddleston myself. The gritty, “rough” style of his artwork might be suited well for the world of FALLEN ANGEL.
I don’t know if he’s still around at all, but a good, solid artist from the eighties/nineties that might fit fairly well would be Luke McDonnell.
How about…. TODD McFARLANE!!! 🙂
Joe V.
I would go with either Michael Gaydos, George Perez (in everyone’s dreams), John Cassidy, or the Dodsons. Don’t ask me why, but I could definetly see the Dodsons on “Fallen Angel.” Again, not sure why, but yeah. Take it for what you will.