Comments on: A Month of Art Stars - Ryan Sook

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:39:33 +0000

You're absolutely right, Ron. My bad. I'll fix that right up.

By: Ron Marz

Ron Marz — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:10:25 +0000

It was actually a Magdalena story that Ryan and I did for Top Cow, but it was indeed GORGEOUS. One of my favorite stories ever, by one of my favorite artists ever. Ryan was also kind enough to squeeze in a cover for my Dragon Prince series. Equally gorgeous. The guy is brilliant every time out.

By: Jimmy Palmiotti

Jimmy Palmiotti — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:39:53 +0000

ryan is brilliant and those issues of hawkman are the best drawn issues of the entire series in my opinion. how dc skipped them and reprinted the story after is a friggin crime.

By: Bruce Wayne Jr.

Bruce Wayne Jr. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:49:40 +0000

Sook's covers were the best thing about that whole Countdown cycle of bullspit.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:25:58 +0000

Oh man, I just checked out X-Force, damn, that IS bad.

I guess I was thinking about her appearance during Messiah Complex, because she DOES look awful in X-Force.

By: mw81420

mw81420 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:30:47 +0000

I loved his work on Zatanna, then when i heard he would be doing X-factor i was exstatic. but when he managed one full issue and then faded out he really lost favor with me. For me hes in the Adam Kubert catagory, i love the art work when i see it but im no longer a fan and no longer
persue their work anymore.

By: Jacob Ninan

Jacob Ninan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:23:56 +0000

Sook is doing one of the Final Crisis tie-ins. I think it's the Resist one, by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann.

By: agent_torpor

agent_torpor — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:15:08 +0000

I gotta love an artist that bothers to include HEELS on Black Canary's boots there. That's attention to detail that can't be lauded enough.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:42:55 +0000

Justin, DeMatteis actually singled out that issue as what he felt was the best issue they did together, so you're in good company with that position.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:48:13 +0000

One of my all time favorite single issues is The Spectre #13 with Sook and DeMatteis. This was a standalone story with free floating prose accompanying Ryan's amazing images, AWESOME!

By: zuludelta

zuludelta — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:39:57 +0000

Love seeing his evolution as an artist... from being a Mignola-clone (not that that's a bad thing) to someone who definitely has more confidence in his own sensibilities. Might I suggest doing a Brandon Peterson retrospective next? Of all the "me-too!" guys obviously influenced by the Homage Studios guys (Lee, Portacio, Silvestri) from the early 1990s, I think he's the one who has shown the most development. While he still retains some "Jim Lee-isms" in his current work, I'd go so far to say that he's improved his technique and grown as an artist so much more than the guys he used to idolize and he's surpassed them in many respects.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:18:58 +0000

He's mostly doing small sequential stuff here and there while still doing covers and such. He recently did a Magdalena~~Witchblade~~ short story for Top Cow. Gorgeous work, as usual.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:11:11 +0000

I *hate* how Wolfsbane is drawn in X-Force. I much preferred the X-Factor version.

What's Sook's next project?

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:07:08 +0000

Utterly adored his Zatanna... And his Spectre... Never seen the Nightwing cover before - subtle!

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:25:37 +0000

I really like this guy's art. Good call!

By: Nate L.

Nate L. — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:26:29 +0000

My only real experience with him was on X-Factor, and I really liked his style on it for the most part. I just wish he had drawn more than 1 complete issue.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:23:21 +0000

Oh lord, his Wolfsbane was so annoying!

And then Dennis Calero followed him on X-Factor and kept Sook's horrible Wolfsbane!!

Yeuch.

Luckily, Wolfsbane looks a lot cooler nowadays.

By: Ariel S.

Ariel S. — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:16:14 +0000

A truly brilliant artist, however I should mention that I find his version of Wolfsbane to be quite ugly. But that's the only complaint, i really enjoyed his run on X-Factor. And those covers and ads are AWESOME.