Comments on: Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Gabriel Hardman

By: Jim Smith

Jim Smith — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:37:01 +0000

being an artist is itself an art. this is boon which is provided to some only. you can very well see the talents of artists everywhere. an artist lives for his art. i really liked your work and i am seriously moved by your writing style. good keep going….

By: Rob Barrett

Rob Barrett — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:15:28 +0000

I concur. I have been loving Hardman’s work on Agents.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:14:02 +0000

That’s some great stuff!

By: JackKing

JackKing — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:32:49 +0000

Wow, great stuff. Particularly the Atom page with the frog.

By: Devyn Rodriguez

Devyn Rodriguez — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:54:56 +0000

Gabes the man.
He also did a graphic novel for Image called Heathentown. Looks beautiful, but I have yet to read it.

By: Adam K

Adam K — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:35:03 +0000

Not surprising that Breitweiser would pick Hardman, as I believe his wife is currently coloring his work on Agents. Or some of it, at least, I think. It looks like a lot of changes in the art team over the next couple issues.

By: Gabriel Hardman

Gabriel Hardman — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:16:13 +0000

Thanks for the spotlight, Brian! Thanks for all the great comments, everybody. Most of all, thanks to the great Mitch Breitweiser!

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:03:43 +0000

That Sword of the Atom drawing is killer.

Hardman’s the best thing about Agents of Atlas right now.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:04:49 +0000

Great choice! He’s really good.

By: Nick Marino

Nick Marino — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:34:24 +0000

it’s the GECKO!!! let’s get some of his War Machine pics up in this post!!!

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:44:04 +0000

I think that the factors that there are probably three factors that tend to keep certain creators away from top titles:
1. Exclusivity contracts. If you are a Marvel exclusive guy and the slots at the top titles are filled by established creators, then you have to get into line. You can’t suddenly jump to DC when the Batman gig opens up.
2. On the other side, non-exclusive guys are not going to get the first look at something unless they are plugged into another higher profile creator. So, it becomes a networking thing. The quickest way up for an artist to to become a preferred partner for Geoff Johns, or Brian Michael Bendis.
3. Speed. Creating dynamic, super creative lay-outs takes time for most people. The X-Men gig probably doesn’t just get offered to a non-brand name person. It is probably a last minute fill-in. A stressed out editor isn’t going to call a freelancer who is famous for being slow for a last minute fill-in for the X-Men.

That is why I think what Brian is doing here is awesome. The only thing working against those three forces are fans.

By: chroom

chroom — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:43:22 +0000

It’s all beautiful. I agree, this guy should be drawing something — anything — by Brubaker. Or anybody else who could keep up wth him.

It’s probably a blessing he’s not higher profile. I’d hate to think of him being wasted on some big-event crap by Jeph Loeb or something.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:22:54 +0000

Boy, that last page of the Black Coat is beautiful.

By: C. Adams

C. Adams — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:32:41 +0000

It amazes me that guys like this can’t get work on an A title book, when there are people who copy for a living that get cherry jobs.

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:04:39 +0000

Wow!

Very, VERY Steve Yeowell…

In a good way…

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:17:47 +0000

Hmm… the form thinks I’m “Sean Shapiro” today…

Nice choice. I’m not familiar with the guys art, but he looks like he’d be a good fit on Brubaker’s Captain America run

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:49:02 +0000

Hardman, like the other Black Coat artist Francesco Francavilla, always strikes me as someone who draws on all the right parts of both Alex Toth and John Severin. An amazing artist.