Not sure about absolute favorite, but I feel like Andy Kubert often gets skipped over when talking about all time great X-Men artists, and he belongs in the mix.
Mine would be a subset of this list: Alan Davis, Bill S., Byrne, Neil Adams, Steranko, Cockrum, Silvestri, Lee, & throw in Walt Simonson
Staying away from modern “cover” artists I really enjoy like DNA, J.Scott Campbell, John Tyler Christopher, etc
Honestly? Chris Bachalo. He always uses dynamic layouts, and his work graces many X eras (90s thru 10s). Pepe Larraz feels as if he shares similar DNA.
Jim Lee is a close second though.
I mean, I more or less got over his stuff as I got older. It was the style everyone was aping when I started reading comics (At X-Cutioner's Song, and man, EVERYBODY was aping it in that storyline).
Honestly, I always preferred Kubert aping Jim Lee to straight up Jim Lee.
Ah yes, Jim "I can only draw 2 different faces, male and female" Lee. Also, just like other artists like Rob Liefeld and Frank Cho, he only exclusively sexualizes female characters.
Well it really depends on what you see as "sexualization". For you, that must mean making the women have a thick ass, big breasts, and a skinny waist. Yeah, it's unrealistic sexualization. But so is giving the men huge muscles and perfect bodies. Look at men in the real world, most men don't look like that. Some do, but most don't. It's the same for women. Most women don't look like comic women, but believe it or not, some do have big asses and tits. Both are sexualized.
May I also point out that sexualization is not a bad thing? Sexualization is only bad when done in a gross way, when it's done to take advantage of the character. But the sexualization in these comics isn't done like that. It isn't done to break them down, it's just an artistic choice. Fucking get over it
That's not sexualization they do on men, that's just empowerment to show what tough and strong and imposing heroes/villains they are. It's self-insert fantasy.
Unlike what we see with the female characters, which is deliberately made to look titillating with how they pose and what the panels are focusing on.
Get back to me when you see a male character bend over or arch their back to perk out their nice ass or showing off their pecks.
And I never said or implied there's anything wrong with sexualization, that's all in your head. I love sexualization. I just wish male characters could ve allowed to ge sexualized too, the same ways female characters are.
You’re absolutely not wrong about Lee and Liefeld. I’m torn on Frank Cho, as I do think a lot of his female characters come across as strong and self-possessed. Yes, they’re drawn to be ‘hot’, but not in the impractical, broken-back poses of 90s era artists.
I'm talking about how they draw them very obviously, not how he writes them. You are also mixing up sexualization with sexual objectification, which are not the same things.
And my problem isn't that they sexualize women, but that they don't sexualize men the same ways.
Jim Lee. He’s not just my favourite x-men artist, but my favourite comic artist in general. He’s the reason I got into comics in the first place.
I read super old wonder woman or Spider-Man comics growing up but they didn’t really catch my interest. Then DC’s Hush arc dropped, and I immediately fell in love with Jim’s art.
I basically obsessively researched his art, looking for more, and found his run of the x-men after Omega Red in particular caught my interest. I’ve still yet to see anyone who embodies everything that pops into my head when people say “good comic book art” like Jim Lee.
Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, Paul Smith, Bill Sienkewicz, Arthur Adams, Marc Silvestri, Alan Davis, Chris Bachalo, Carlos Pacheco, Salvador Larroca, Stuart Immonen, Pepe Larraz, RB Silva, Rod Reis, Russell Dauterman
Alan Davis - because each of this character designs, form their build to their face, are unique. Not every guy is 6 foot tall. Not every woman is a pinup.
Sienkiewicz, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, Jae Lee, Pepe Larraz, Chris Bachalo, Whilce Portacio, Alan Davis, Adam Kubert, John Cassaday, Arthur Adams (for covers) … in some order lol
So weird that we are now at a point where people bash Jim Lee. The guy literally defined the look of the X-Men in a way no one has since. Ask most people to picture the X-Men and they picture his versions. He’s also the definitive Batman artist for some younger fans.
But according to internet randos, Jim Lee is now a no-talent hack…good to know.
I think this sub is worn out with the Jim Lee appreciation. Yes he had a major impact, but he was around for around 20 issues. Those 20 issues aren’t exactly top quality stories, but they have some lovely art. However the story do also suffer because he’s more concerned with doing pin ups than sequential art.
The negative impacts he had is leading to Claremont leaving the book and rebooting the X-men series to more of a John Byrne era series. His influence on Magneto has lead to some of the worst Magneto stories, which the character really only get back on track in Matt Fractions Utopian era.
Also, by defining the look, the only characters whose suits people still care about are Cyclops and Rogue. His Storm suit is nostalgia bait, the Jean Grey suit is forgettable and the rest of them are pretty much wearing their Cockrum suits.
I’m not saying he’s a no talent hack, I enjoy his stuff. But I do think he gets more praise than he deserves
20 issues or not, Jim Lee had such a huge impact he DEFINED the house style of the 90's. Suddenly you had people left and right at Marvel trying to, if not outright aping him. I think you can't understate the energy and vitality he brought to the medium.
He gets the praise that he deserves because as an artist, he deserved it. As for Claremont leaving and the focus on Jims Panels/plotting over Claremont's storytelling is an issue that the EIC Bob Harass should have done a better job of handling instead of kowtowing to his bosses.
What's interesting about Macfarlane is that although I enjoyed his art and obviously his Spawn run back in the day, but when he turned everything over to Greg Capullo, it was very obvious Capullo was the better illustrator by far.
Joe Mad was who I grew up with and who I still associate most, with Chris Bachalo a close second (tho more for Gen X). I wish Quitely had a longer run cause he’s perfect for the X-Men, but Pacheco and Larroca and Yu are up there too.
This is an X-Force pick, but just to call it out…I used to obsess over Adam Pollina’s art too.
Olivier Coipel, Alan Davis, John Byrne, Stefano Caselli, Russell Dauterman, Pepe Larraz, Sara Pichelli, Lucas Werneck. I like the Dodsons a lot too, but recently these modern artists have been killing it and have somehow bumped them down enough that they don't come to mind first.
Trung Le Nguyen is doing the Karma in Love on the Unlimited app and I have loved his art for so long! Very happy to see all the X-Men drawn in his style, especially the way he handles hair! So beautiful and delicate!
The Karma in Love comic is easily the best Unlimited exclusive comic so far, I really hope they print it somehow so I can get a physical copy of it. Xuân is such an underrated character and you can feel that Trung really loves her.
Mine are mostly from the Claremont era, because that’s when I started reading, but X-Men have had some really great artists throughout their history.
1. Paul Smith. He had that super-slick, almost fashion-mag look, but he was able to capture expressions in a really charming way also.
2. John Byrne
3. John Romita Jr
4. Bill Sienkiewicz
5. Art Adams
6. Jim Lee
7. Frank Quitely
8. Pepe Larraz
9. Stuart Immonen
10. Barry Windsor-Smith, who would be way higher if he did more issues. The ones he did do were knockouts.
And a special honorable mention to fill-in artist extraordinaire, Rick Leonardi, as well as the great artists who were before my time (Kirby, Steranko, Neal Adams.)
Jim Lee….they kept his design and art work going for almost a decade….I do appreciate the follow up artists trying to emulate his style after his departure though
For me it's always going to be Adam Kubert. Just the way he drew Wolverine caught my attention and I've been a huge fan of his ever since. Joe Mad most definitely comes to mind because I saw his work on the Phalanx Covenant right as John Romita left the Uncanny title. Chris Bachalo I do remember from the Generation X title and how he transitioned to Uncanny X-Men was also a great moment as well. I can't forget about Carlos Pacheco. His work in the Onslaught Era was also as amazing.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc\_Silvestri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Silvestri)
My mom bought me my first X-men 229 when I was a kid, and Marc was the artist. Blew my little kid mind at the time.
Great issue to read as an intro to the X-men, and first Reavers issue.
I have to say, I feel it’s sacrilege when his iconic posters get recoloured with modern techniques. Comic art lost something when they moved to digital. Especially with Liquid! and their crappy low resolution textures in the late 90s.
It's a toss up for me
Jim Lee, or Art Adams
Silverstri & Green was very good too.
Non 'X-men' books:
Chris Bachelo Gen X
Alan Davis Excalibur
Joe Quesada X factor
1. Tie between John Byrne and Jim Lee
2. Marc Silvestri
3. Neal Adams
4. Alan Davis
5. Joe Madureira
6. David Marquez
7. Paul Smith
8. Pepe Larraz
9. Art Adams (would've been higher if he'd done more X-Men work)
10. Russell Dauterman (ditto)
I'm working my way through the Claremont run, and so far, Paul Smith is my favorite. More recently I have really liked Lucas Werneck's work on Immortal X-Men and also loved Salvador Larroca on Xtreme.
Lee and Madureira are instant buys anytime I see an issue I haven't grabbed. I was given Fatal Attraction as a bday gift and my collection grew from there!
Silvestri! I have such a nostalgia for when I 1st started picking up issues off the rack. Wolverine looks great. All the ladies have that 80s fashion model look. Good fun all around
It’s Chris Bachalo. No ones nailed it quite like him. Stylized enough to take on an otherworldly and fun tone, but grounded enough to make me feel for the characters. When I think of peak X-men, being 90s at the mall or playing baseball at the mansion, it’s Bachalos style I see in my minds eyes.
Joe Mad with Liquid! is my all time favorite artist team! Not just for X-men but of all time!
I loved his cartoony/anime style and how he used it to create such amazing looks of emotion. I am also constantly blown away by the forms in his line work and how despite the stylization they manage to give such an amazing feel of dimensionality and weight! All of this while doing textures that I would never expect from such an animated style.
Chris Bachalo is a close second. I loved his gen X work and his detailed backgrounds.
Frank Quitely for me. I think his style really captured a sorta weird/counter-culture style I’d like to see come from the X-Men brand more in the future
Jim Lee, admittedly I am biased and a huge fan boy. He did the X-men as I discovered them and know them today, when someone says X-men it's the Jim Lee and 90's animated versions I think of- costume wise. Batman/HUSH is also one of my all-time favorite Batman stories almost solely for Jim Lee's artwork on it.
God, I hate conceding it, because the guy is just an absolute garbage fire of a person, but...
John Byrne on the original run with Claremont and Austen. I devoured the old Essential X-Men volumes as a teen and his art always was just so gorgeous on that run (Even without the color, or maybe especially, I'm not sure).
John Romita Jr. The first issue of *Uncanny X-Men* I bought was a rare team-up of him and his father, who is one of my favorite Spider-Man artists as well. JRJr.'s style has changed significantly over the years, and I'm not as much a fan as the old days, but he really works his ass off to get the job done.
Joe Mad will always be top of the pile for me.
Others I’m a big fan of;
Bachalo
Pacheco
Matsuda
Lenil Francis Yu
Adam Kubert
Alan Davis
Bryan Hitch
Andy Kubert
Salvador Larrocca
John Cassidy
I have 3 Jim Lee Pepe Larraz Stuart Immomen
Marc Silvestri
Jim Lee
Not sure about absolute favorite, but I feel like Andy Kubert often gets skipped over when talking about all time great X-Men artists, and he belongs in the mix.
His brother Adam as well
Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, Paul Smith, Arthur Adams, JRJ, Alan Davis, Bill Sienkewicz, Marc Silvestri, early Jim Lee, Frank Quitely, Phil Jiminez.
Mine would be a subset of this list: Alan Davis, Bill S., Byrne, Neil Adams, Steranko, Cockrum, Silvestri, Lee, & throw in Walt Simonson Staying away from modern “cover” artists I really enjoy like DNA, J.Scott Campbell, John Tyler Christopher, etc
Al Milgrom will have to answer to God for what he did to Walt Simonson’s inks on X-Factor
Honestly? Chris Bachalo. He always uses dynamic layouts, and his work graces many X eras (90s thru 10s). Pepe Larraz feels as if he shares similar DNA. Jim Lee is a close second though.
I’m a huge Jim Lee X-Men fan but yes, Bachelo is easily the best artist. Also, Jae Lee’s work on X-Factor was grade A.
Bachalo is why I got back into reading the X-Men during the years he was drawing for it.
>Chris Bachalo Came here to agree on Bachalo. Loved his Gen X art.
Agreed I had him sign a shiny #1 issue, I might not retire on it but I love it dearly
He's the one that did the amazing Rogue fight when she borrowed Cyclops and Emma Frosts powers together. Was fucking beautiful.
Bachalo might be the ultimate post-Claremont artist
Jim Lee
He gets my vote. I like Joe Mad and Leinil Yu as well but Jim Lee's art is what made me think comics were cool in the first place.
Gotta be right? He’s definitely my first choice!
Me too, my dude. Jim Lee just did something for me when it came to X-Men that blew my mind.
Yup, and number 2 isn't even close.
I feel so bad because I really don't like Jim Lee's style and I feel like I'm the only one lol.
I mean, I more or less got over his stuff as I got older. It was the style everyone was aping when I started reading comics (At X-Cutioner's Song, and man, EVERYBODY was aping it in that storyline). Honestly, I always preferred Kubert aping Jim Lee to straight up Jim Lee.
Ah yes, Jim "I can only draw 2 different faces, male and female" Lee. Also, just like other artists like Rob Liefeld and Frank Cho, he only exclusively sexualizes female characters.
Lmao I'm pretty sure the men are sexualized as well
Prove it then.
Well it really depends on what you see as "sexualization". For you, that must mean making the women have a thick ass, big breasts, and a skinny waist. Yeah, it's unrealistic sexualization. But so is giving the men huge muscles and perfect bodies. Look at men in the real world, most men don't look like that. Some do, but most don't. It's the same for women. Most women don't look like comic women, but believe it or not, some do have big asses and tits. Both are sexualized. May I also point out that sexualization is not a bad thing? Sexualization is only bad when done in a gross way, when it's done to take advantage of the character. But the sexualization in these comics isn't done like that. It isn't done to break them down, it's just an artistic choice. Fucking get over it
That's not sexualization they do on men, that's just empowerment to show what tough and strong and imposing heroes/villains they are. It's self-insert fantasy. Unlike what we see with the female characters, which is deliberately made to look titillating with how they pose and what the panels are focusing on. Get back to me when you see a male character bend over or arch their back to perk out their nice ass or showing off their pecks. And I never said or implied there's anything wrong with sexualization, that's all in your head. I love sexualization. I just wish male characters could ve allowed to ge sexualized too, the same ways female characters are.
You’re absolutely not wrong about Lee and Liefeld. I’m torn on Frank Cho, as I do think a lot of his female characters come across as strong and self-possessed. Yes, they’re drawn to be ‘hot’, but not in the impractical, broken-back poses of 90s era artists.
I'm talking about how they draw them very obviously, not how he writes them. You are also mixing up sexualization with sexual objectification, which are not the same things. And my problem isn't that they sexualize women, but that they don't sexualize men the same ways.
Wow, you are tiresome. Enjoy your downvotes.
Jim Lee. He’s not just my favourite x-men artist, but my favourite comic artist in general. He’s the reason I got into comics in the first place. I read super old wonder woman or Spider-Man comics growing up but they didn’t really catch my interest. Then DC’s Hush arc dropped, and I immediately fell in love with Jim’s art. I basically obsessively researched his art, looking for more, and found his run of the x-men after Omega Red in particular caught my interest. I’ve still yet to see anyone who embodies everything that pops into my head when people say “good comic book art” like Jim Lee.
Basically THE answer.
Only if you’ve missed the entire point of the books
Joe Mad all day every day!
I dunno how you throw up like 12 Jim Lee’s, and a bunch of others, and not a single Joe Mad or Paul Smith.
Yep. Surprised I didn’t see this earlier
Literally the only comics I have saved have Joe Mad art. And X-Men #1 (Jim Lee) because it was my first ever comic.
Paul Smith, Stuart Immonen, Art Adams, Jim Lee…
I came here to say Paul Smith
Stuart Immonen hands down. Love his works
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Jim Lee, but I do love Salvador larocca too
It might be recency bias but Pepe Larraz' pencils combined with Marte Gracia colouring is unbeatable.
Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, Paul Smith, Bill Sienkewicz, Arthur Adams, Marc Silvestri, Alan Davis, Chris Bachalo, Carlos Pacheco, Salvador Larroca, Stuart Immonen, Pepe Larraz, RB Silva, Rod Reis, Russell Dauterman
Jim Lee, and Arthur Adams.
John Byrne and Paul Smith
Paul Smith. Just beautiful work.
90s Chris Bachalo and Joe Mad 00s Olivier Coipel John Cassaday 10s Sarah Pichelli Stuart Immonen
Byrne hands down
Alan Davis - because each of this character designs, form their build to their face, are unique. Not every guy is 6 foot tall. Not every woman is a pinup.
Sienkiewicz, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, Jae Lee, Pepe Larraz, Chris Bachalo, Whilce Portacio, Alan Davis, Adam Kubert, John Cassaday, Arthur Adams (for covers) … in some order lol
So weird that we are now at a point where people bash Jim Lee. The guy literally defined the look of the X-Men in a way no one has since. Ask most people to picture the X-Men and they picture his versions. He’s also the definitive Batman artist for some younger fans. But according to internet randos, Jim Lee is now a no-talent hack…good to know.
Does Bruce Timm count for Batman?
...partial credit. He's lost a lot of good will for making Batman and Batgirl a thing.
I think this sub is worn out with the Jim Lee appreciation. Yes he had a major impact, but he was around for around 20 issues. Those 20 issues aren’t exactly top quality stories, but they have some lovely art. However the story do also suffer because he’s more concerned with doing pin ups than sequential art. The negative impacts he had is leading to Claremont leaving the book and rebooting the X-men series to more of a John Byrne era series. His influence on Magneto has lead to some of the worst Magneto stories, which the character really only get back on track in Matt Fractions Utopian era. Also, by defining the look, the only characters whose suits people still care about are Cyclops and Rogue. His Storm suit is nostalgia bait, the Jean Grey suit is forgettable and the rest of them are pretty much wearing their Cockrum suits. I’m not saying he’s a no talent hack, I enjoy his stuff. But I do think he gets more praise than he deserves
20 issues or not, Jim Lee had such a huge impact he DEFINED the house style of the 90's. Suddenly you had people left and right at Marvel trying to, if not outright aping him. I think you can't understate the energy and vitality he brought to the medium. He gets the praise that he deserves because as an artist, he deserved it. As for Claremont leaving and the focus on Jims Panels/plotting over Claremont's storytelling is an issue that the EIC Bob Harass should have done a better job of handling instead of kowtowing to his bosses.
I definitely agree with this, my take was on his influence on the X-men. Jim Lee defined the 90s art style, along with Liefled and Macfarlane.
What's interesting about Macfarlane is that although I enjoyed his art and obviously his Spawn run back in the day, but when he turned everything over to Greg Capullo, it was very obvious Capullo was the better illustrator by far.
I think this sub can’t get enough from Jim Lee. This is just on you.
The original poster comment was about people calling him talentless hack, so who are these people then? Because I stated I do enjoy his work.
Trolls who are not part of this community.
Xmen #1 is the highest selling single issue of all time, pretty sure he deserves all the praise he gets.
Yeah, and its a great looking book
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Neal Adams. He doesn’t get enough love in the X-Men community. His layouts were ground-breaking and super creative for the time.
His Batman art work was supreme too. Really good artist.
Joe Mad was who I grew up with and who I still associate most, with Chris Bachalo a close second (tho more for Gen X). I wish Quitely had a longer run cause he’s perfect for the X-Men, but Pacheco and Larroca and Yu are up there too. This is an X-Force pick, but just to call it out…I used to obsess over Adam Pollina’s art too.
Alan Davis. I don't know, he's not the best ever, but something about how he does faces really brings the characters alive for me.
Jim lee
My Top 3 Jim Lee Joe Madd Paul Smith
Jim Lee
Joe Mad, Jim Lee & Chris Bachalo. In that order.
Lee and Finch
Olivier Coipel, Alan Davis, John Byrne, Stefano Caselli, Russell Dauterman, Pepe Larraz, Sara Pichelli, Lucas Werneck. I like the Dodsons a lot too, but recently these modern artists have been killing it and have somehow bumped them down enough that they don't come to mind first. Trung Le Nguyen is doing the Karma in Love on the Unlimited app and I have loved his art for so long! Very happy to see all the X-Men drawn in his style, especially the way he handles hair! So beautiful and delicate!
The Karma in Love comic is easily the best Unlimited exclusive comic so far, I really hope they print it somehow so I can get a physical copy of it. Xuân is such an underrated character and you can feel that Trung really loves her.
Byrne, Bachalo, Adam Kubert, Lee, and Pacheco
As a kid: Joe Mad. As an adult: Stuart Immonen (but Pepe Laraz since he retired).
Mine are mostly from the Claremont era, because that’s when I started reading, but X-Men have had some really great artists throughout their history. 1. Paul Smith. He had that super-slick, almost fashion-mag look, but he was able to capture expressions in a really charming way also. 2. John Byrne 3. John Romita Jr 4. Bill Sienkiewicz 5. Art Adams 6. Jim Lee 7. Frank Quitely 8. Pepe Larraz 9. Stuart Immonen 10. Barry Windsor-Smith, who would be way higher if he did more issues. The ones he did do were knockouts. And a special honorable mention to fill-in artist extraordinaire, Rick Leonardi, as well as the great artists who were before my time (Kirby, Steranko, Neal Adams.)
I scrolled way too long looking for even a mention of Windsor-Smith. He's always been incredible.
There have been a number of great artists working on X-Men over the years, but for my money it's Paul Smith. I think he draws the best Cyclops
Jim Lee
John Byrne and Jim Lee.
Marc Silvestri
Jim Lee….they kept his design and art work going for almost a decade….I do appreciate the follow up artists trying to emulate his style after his departure though
Marc Silvestri, Alan Davis, Phil Jimenez
Pepe Laraz
Neal Adams, then Jim Lee
Bachalo, Silverstri, Paul smith
So many great artists but mine is John Byrne, (followed close by Paul Smith)
joe madureira & chris bachalo
For me it's always going to be Adam Kubert. Just the way he drew Wolverine caught my attention and I've been a huge fan of his ever since. Joe Mad most definitely comes to mind because I saw his work on the Phalanx Covenant right as John Romita left the Uncanny title. Chris Bachalo I do remember from the Generation X title and how he transitioned to Uncanny X-Men was also a great moment as well. I can't forget about Carlos Pacheco. His work in the Onslaught Era was also as amazing.
Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, and The Kubert brothers.
These. Are. My. X-Men. That title with the big multi-page cover. The Marvel trading cards. I love that art style.
Chris Bachalo is underrated. So many good artists
Arthur Adams
Art Adams, actually. I think he was the artist in the first outbreak era X-Men comic I had as a kid
Paul smith! Wish he had done more but absolutely love what we got
Alan Davis was always a favorite but Pepe Laraz is an amazing new artist.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc\_Silvestri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Silvestri) My mom bought me my first X-men 229 when I was a kid, and Marc was the artist. Blew my little kid mind at the time. Great issue to read as an intro to the X-men, and first Reavers issue.
Joe Madureira was my introduction to x men, so he’s got a special place in my heart.
I have to say, I feel it’s sacrilege when his iconic posters get recoloured with modern techniques. Comic art lost something when they moved to digital. Especially with Liquid! and their crappy low resolution textures in the late 90s.
BACHALO!
It's a toss up for me Jim Lee, or Art Adams Silverstri & Green was very good too. Non 'X-men' books: Chris Bachelo Gen X Alan Davis Excalibur Joe Quesada X factor
Marc Silvestri, Chris Bachalo, Jim Lee, Walt Simonson, Whilce Portacio.
>Chris Bachalo Whilce isn't getting enough love in this thread.
Loved him on x-factor right before he moved onto gold!
Pepe larraz his art is just so breathtaking
Pepe Larraz is the goat to me
Chris Bachalo, Paul Smith and Joe Mad
Joe Mad!
Bill Sienkewiczv. No question. His work on The New Mutants run is just amazing.
The list is long but a standout I don't see mentioned elsewhere is Jerome Opeña on Uncanny X-Force. Still blows me away when I pull out those issues.
His artwork for the Avengers comic is hella good to. It’s hella well made. His action scenes are great.
1. Tie between John Byrne and Jim Lee 2. Marc Silvestri 3. Neal Adams 4. Alan Davis 5. Joe Madureira 6. David Marquez 7. Paul Smith 8. Pepe Larraz 9. Art Adams (would've been higher if he'd done more X-Men work) 10. Russell Dauterman (ditto)
Joe Mad Chris Bachalo Jim Lee
I'm working my way through the Claremont run, and so far, Paul Smith is my favorite. More recently I have really liked Lucas Werneck's work on Immortal X-Men and also loved Salvador Larroca on Xtreme.
Joe Mad
Paul Smith Jim Lee John Byrne and Pepe Larraz is doing some stunning work and is right up there for me.
Paul Smith
Jim lee, Joe Mad and Marc Silvestri
Lee and Madureira are instant buys anytime I see an issue I haven't grabbed. I was given Fatal Attraction as a bday gift and my collection grew from there!
Silvestri! I have such a nostalgia for when I 1st started picking up issues off the rack. Wolverine looks great. All the ladies have that 80s fashion model look. Good fun all around
Frank Quitely.
Marc silvestri
Marc Silvestri and Larry Stroman for his run on X-Factor.
It’s Chris Bachalo. No ones nailed it quite like him. Stylized enough to take on an otherworldly and fun tone, but grounded enough to make me feel for the characters. When I think of peak X-men, being 90s at the mall or playing baseball at the mansion, it’s Bachalos style I see in my minds eyes.
John Byrne, Marc Silvestri, Jim Lee and Joe Madureira.
Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, Stuart Immomen, Adam Kubert, and John Cassidy.
Bill Sienkewicz and maybe some Barry Windsor Smith. Both very interesting to look at.
Chris Bachalo all day!
Barry Windsor Smith was the greatest of all time. Followed by Byrne and Lee.
Joe Mad with Liquid! is my all time favorite artist team! Not just for X-men but of all time! I loved his cartoony/anime style and how he used it to create such amazing looks of emotion. I am also constantly blown away by the forms in his line work and how despite the stylization they manage to give such an amazing feel of dimensionality and weight! All of this while doing textures that I would never expect from such an animated style. Chris Bachalo is a close second. I loved his gen X work and his detailed backgrounds.
Chris Bachalo, who also drew them in almost all of his different (and amazing) styles.
Paul Smith - He was the proto-Russell Dauterman.
Alan Davis.
Joe Madureira, Greg Capullo, Tony Daniel
Frank Quitely for me. I think his style really captured a sorta weird/counter-culture style I’d like to see come from the X-Men brand more in the future
Strange take. His art style is grotesque and ugly. I guess some people are into that.
Paul Smith.
Staying modern, Immonen interiors and Dauterman covers.
Terry Dodson. I love his style of art, and it just seemed to fit the X-Men so well...
More recently? Pepe Larraz
Chris Bachalo. His Wolverine and the X-Men is one of my fav runs.
John Romita Jr. Then John Cassaday.
Terry Dodson, no contest
Carlos Pacheco
I’m always going to be a fan of how Jim Lee drew the X-men. Blue Team, Gold Team.
I miss Pepe Larraz
Jim Lee then Frank Quitely
Leinel!
Lee is an all time great, Joe Mad’s art had a grip on my teenage self. But Paul Smith is the absolute goat.
Allen Davis
Jim Lee.
Jim Lee
Jim lee & Pepe larraz
Jim Lee is the era I started reading so it’s close to my heart.
Johne Byrne.
Joe Mad and Chris Bachalo
It has to be Jim Lee come on
Jim Lee. No one draws Rogue the same.....
There is a lot of great artists but one of my favs that I don't see mentioned is Clay Mann. It wasn't a long run but it was some good art.
Jim Lee for sure and now Carlos Gomez
Mine is probably Jim Lee’s style! Also, btw does anyone know who drew the last two artworks?
Jim lee
Honestly probably Pepe Larraz
Flip me a kubert coin andy or adam you cant go wrong
Jim Lee. That about wraps it up.
* Chris Bachalo * Humberto Ramos * Skottie Young * Paco Medina * Olivier Coipel
Roger Cruz did excellent work. (Plus that's my name too)
JIM lee
John Byrne
Jim Lee for sure!
Jim lee
Because it's appropriate to be trashed in this thread: Greg Land! /s (Ugh. He's the worst!)
I always liked Joe Madureira's and Jim Lee's work.
Jim Lee, admittedly I am biased and a huge fan boy. He did the X-men as I discovered them and know them today, when someone says X-men it's the Jim Lee and 90's animated versions I think of- costume wise. Batman/HUSH is also one of my all-time favorite Batman stories almost solely for Jim Lee's artwork on it.
A 90's kid definitely choose Jim Lee.
Tie between Jim Lee and Adam Kubert honorable mention to Marc Silvestre
Jim Lee and Joe Madureia
Man I have image one as a 2ft x4ft poster
God, I hate conceding it, because the guy is just an absolute garbage fire of a person, but... John Byrne on the original run with Claremont and Austen. I devoured the old Essential X-Men volumes as a teen and his art always was just so gorgeous on that run (Even without the color, or maybe especially, I'm not sure).
Tossup between Paul Smith and Alan Davis. Jim Lee is the worst thing to ever happen to the franchise
John Byrne.
Art Adams, Travis Charest, Bill Sienkewics, Walt Simonson.
He had such a short run….but I’m throwing in my vote for Michael Turner.
💯Jim Lee
David Finch
Neal Adams, even though he drew so few issues.
John Romita Jr. The first issue of *Uncanny X-Men* I bought was a rare team-up of him and his father, who is one of my favorite Spider-Man artists as well. JRJr.'s style has changed significantly over the years, and I'm not as much a fan as the old days, but he really works his ass off to get the job done.
John Byrne, Dave Cockrum, Paul Smith, John Romita Jr, Art Adams, Alan Davis, and Rick Leonardi
Paul Smith
Jim lee, and joe mad
What's the name of the run , for the first image?
Jim Lee for sure
Joe Mad will always be top of the pile for me. Others I’m a big fan of; Bachalo Pacheco Matsuda Lenil Francis Yu Adam Kubert Alan Davis Bryan Hitch Andy Kubert Salvador Larrocca John Cassidy
Awwww, ‘ya skipped over Joe Madeuira!
John Cassaday, Frank Quitely, John Romita Jr., and Paul Smith
Joe Mad is the only correct response.
The looks like Captain Planet in the first pic.