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Post by SupermanUF on Jun 9, 2011 14:00:26 GMT -5
Best ever? I think so. Maybe it's because I grew up with his drawings associated with the Kenner Super Powers line. Here's a great look at his work: michelfiffe.com/columns/jose_luis_garcia_lopez/index.htmlThis image specifically... Look at all the humanity he can portray in the quieter moments... such a subtle aspect of Superman that many artists fail to capture (or even recognize):  |
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Post by Jor-L5150 on Jun 9, 2011 16:24:10 GMT -5
i ADORE garcia lopez.
super powers FTW!
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Post by Valentine Smith on Jun 9, 2011 16:30:58 GMT -5
I'm a Swan/Murphy Anderson guy myself, but love Garcia-Lopez. He did, I believe, ALL of the model sheets for ALL of the DC merchandising in the 80s and much of the 90s. His people look like PEOPLE (much like Swan), and I always liked his graceful, athletic take on Superman.
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Post by Matt in the Hat on Jun 9, 2011 18:04:25 GMT -5
Yes! Definitely my favorite or in my top 5. Like the older stuff, love any newer stuff. He is truly underrated. I feel the same way about him or more so about Jim aparo and his work on Batman.
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Post by Rod on Jun 9, 2011 18:51:17 GMT -5
i dont follow comics since the 90s.  and i dont know if it is nostalgia and i dont care but i prefer 100% this elegant style than what i see in comics here and there. a lot of stuff just too pasteurised.. |
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Post by charl on Jun 10, 2011 1:54:17 GMT -5
One of the best but sadly underrated artist out there. Superb draftsmanship. He can cram so many figures onto a panel, each character with their own distinct styles, lifelike & dynamic, where other artists would've just used close-ups. If you take time to notice, he has a way of drawing hands that is subtle & versatile. Others 'short-cut' it with just punches or the 'salute' palm
His draws figures in proportion, each has its distinct style, character & poses (Alan Davis reminds me of this too). Never runs out of style like, say ... Jurgens or Gil Kane .... whom I've seen recycle poses so their characters don't stand out from each other. Jurgens ... IMHO .... drew too many hands as punches. Supes' poses sometimes look robotic or 'posey'. Last thing we want is looking like purposely posing for something. Subtlety is the key & Garcia-Lopez nails it everytime.
Considering the above, I dare say he's better than Jim Lee. Too bad not many appreciates his art. Many instead, clamor for Jim's style which I think can at times be too chunky, stylized & forgo proportion & draftsmanship. Even Jim's art starting to appear on DC merchandise
I really hope there's more graphic novel projects for Lopez instead of just seeing his art on merchandise
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Post by charl on Jun 10, 2011 2:07:22 GMT -5
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Post by Valentine Smith on Jun 10, 2011 10:51:48 GMT -5
Garcia-Lopez BURIES Jim Lee. There's not even a comparison there.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2011 11:07:10 GMT -5
Jesus, no. What? Lee's Superman isn't even NEAR Garcia-Lopez's'z's.
It's the version I grew up with, too, so that probably does make all the difference in the world, but I feel his Superman is the definitive Superman. I prefer Jurgens but overall, yeah. Garcia-Lopez for the win.
And that's a goddamn Hollywood Squares reference, not a Charlie Sheen one. He doesn't OWN the fucking term win.
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Post by stargazer01 on Jun 10, 2011 11:31:24 GMT -5
Garcia-Lopez BURIES Jim Lee. There's not even a comparison there. Have to agree with this. Garcia-Lopez' Superman is probably my fave too. His Superman is very expressive, dynamic and majestic. www.theartistschoice.com/glopezcommercialsuperman1.htmI also really like Byrne's Superman, and the Superman from 'Exile.' |
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Post by ye5man on Jun 10, 2011 11:46:42 GMT -5
How can those great images be placed on an awful webpage that screams 1990s? Perhaps a deliberate retro feel?
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Post by Jor-L5150 on Jun 10, 2011 12:57:16 GMT -5
garcia lopez had a sexy yet realistic way about it.
i LOVE the swan-anderson- i grew up on that.
my fave is jurgens/thibert, followed by ordway then byrne then perez.
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Post by cypher85 on Jun 10, 2011 13:24:00 GMT -5
He draws a fantastic lois. She has a beauty and elegance that other artists have difficulty portraying.
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Post by Jor-L5150 on Jun 10, 2011 16:07:03 GMT -5
He draws a fantastic lois. She has a beauty and elegance that other artists have difficulty portraying. she doesn't look like a bitch. |
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Post by supes78 on Jun 10, 2011 22:38:22 GMT -5
My all time favorite artist. It's a shame that everyone has seen his merchandising art but few actually know his name. Check out his official fan page on facebook: www.facebook.com/JoseLuisGarciaLopezFansIt's constantly being updated with classic and new images. |
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Post by MAVERICK on Jul 2, 2011 19:02:12 GMT -5
In a word or two.......
FUCK YES. |
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Post by Metallo on Sept 25, 2011 23:04:00 GMT -5
Awesome.  The quintessential Superman and one of the essential Superman artists! |
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Post by stargazer01 on Sept 25, 2011 23:25:44 GMT -5
Happy birthday, Chris!! You live forever in our hearts.  |
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Post by monkeymagic on Sept 26, 2011 7:36:43 GMT -5
That drawing looks just like Reeve. The likeness is really good. |
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Post by supes78 on Sept 26, 2011 10:57:46 GMT -5
That's one of the reasons why I always gravitated toward Garcia-Lopez's art. His Superman was so reminiscent of Reeve. Plus, he drew superheroes who were always smiling and wearing their classic costumes.  |
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Post by capedwonder on Sept 27, 2011 13:54:16 GMT -5
My thoughts exactly!
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Post by Jimbo on Sept 27, 2011 14:11:39 GMT -5
Plus, he drew superheroes who were always smiling and wearing their classic costumes. That's one of my turn-offs with Alex Ross. Everyone is drawn really well, but everyone looks piiiiiiiissed. And chubby. And old. |
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Post by Metallo on Sept 28, 2011 12:11:55 GMT -5
Plus, he drew superheroes who were always smiling and wearing their classic costumes. That's one of my turn-offs with Alex Ross. Everyone is drawn really well, but everyone looks piiiiiiiissed. And chubby. And old. Ross always says he likes his superheros to look more rugged and mature. You can definitely tell he favors Shusters original Superman look. He says one of the issues he always had with Reeve was that he was too much of a "pretty boy" Then he said Reeve looked like a macho he man type compared to Routh. But then this is all coming from the guy who I think did a painting of Welling as Superman and/or said Welling should BE Superman in a new movie. The check somebody wrote him must have been pretty fucking epic.  |
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Post by Jimbo on Sept 28, 2011 13:01:55 GMT -5
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Post by Metallo on Sept 28, 2011 13:04:04 GMT -5
Sigh.... Thats just pretty lame.  And it wouldn't matter which president it was. |
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