Comments on: Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – José Luis García-López

By: martin

martin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:58:17 +0000

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By: Edo Bosnar

Edo Bosnar — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:08:20 +0000

Great choice, Mr. Gibbons. Like Graeme Burk, I loved his work on those Deadman stories from Adventure, and, especially, those first few issues of DC Comics Presents he worked on. It’s not just that he does great figural work – I also like the way he draws outstanding facial expressions, particularly for characters who are angry or feeling emotional anguish. This really came to the fore in those Deadman stories.

By: danjack

danjack — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:28:11 +0000

Hey Brian! What’s the next page of the Batman story? It looks like it would be a great page to have in this article.
DFTBA

By: danjack

danjack — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:26:22 +0000

i really, really like Garcia-Lopez’s artwork, especially when inked with a very clean line. The Bats/Hulk work is some of the best art i have ever seen. Georgeous stuff! His stuff reminds me of a combo of Perez [who i love] mixed with Aparo [whose early stuff is good, later stuff i can't stand], with some Alan Davis thrown in.
Of course, others might see it differently, but the point is that Garcia-Lopez puts out great art. He made Dick Dillin’s art look really nice & his own stuff is always superb.
DFTBA.

By: Quincy

Quincy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:05:37 +0000

The art in the Return of Donna Troy was brilliant because they paired Garcia-Lopez’s pencils with George Perez’s inks. That was stunning combination.

The story, however, was less impressive. As much as I love Perez’s pencils, I’d love to see another Garcia-Lopez & Perez doubleteam.

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:22:03 +0000

Major props to the colorist in that last sequence. The first panel was repeated, line for line, with only the coloring to indicate passage of time, and it works fantastically.

Anyone else waiting to see Pat Broderick get singled out?

By: Jay Potts

Jay Potts — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:41:34 +0000

Mr. Gibbons,

I thoroughly enjoyed that book. The scene involving Lois and Lex was brutal, terrifying, and tragic, made all the more so by the staging of the scene, the reactions from the guards, and by what was implied, not shown. I also loved the twist on Arthurian legend at the end.

Thanks for bringing that up. We should have pointed out your Elseworlds collaboration earlier.

By: Dave Gibbons

Dave Gibbons — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:28:01 +0000

And I actually got to work with Jose once when he illustrated an Elseworlds story I wrote (Superman: Kal).

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:15:09 +0000

Sorry to be the nay-sayer here, but I don’t get the love. The guy’s work is fine and I’m sure his storytelling is top-notch, but all I see here is a standard competent artist with no distinctive style. I can completely see why his name doesn’t shift books. I suspect it doesn’t hurt them either.

By: Lt. Clutch

Lt. Clutch — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:50:33 +0000

Whenever I think of DC Comics, I think of José Luis García-López. Guys like Adams, Byrne, and Pérez have done lot of great work for the company, but García-López set the definite look for the DCU with his classic takes on the characters. His style guide designs are timeless.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a trade collection of those early Detective Comics back-ups. Looks like some nice vintage stuff there.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:44:52 +0000

Cinder & Ashe is awesome!

By: yep

yep — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:55:52 +0000

Probably a long forgotten issue today but he penciled and inked a great one issue story in Superman in the early 1980s (Superman #347 to be exact) that is one of my favorite pre-Crisis stories. Gerry Conway wrote it.

By: Ian A.

Ian A. — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:00:52 +0000

I’m not sure there’s anything left to add, except this is another great call in a month full of great calls.

I remember seeing some raw JLA: Classified pencils from García-López at Sean Phillips’ site a while back (Phillips was inking him at the time) and being blown away by the energy on display.

García-López definitely deserves wider recognition.

By: jefhamlin

jefhamlin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:35:16 +0000

For anyone who’s interested, there is a JLGL checklist here: http://sites.google.com/site/joseluisgarcialopezchecklist/

By: JackKing

JackKing — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:49:41 +0000

He just keeps getting better & better as time goes on.

By: buttler

buttler — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:43:52 +0000

Man, good call. Garcia-Lopez’s stuff is so dynamic. I’ve had that giant-size Hulk/Batman comic since I was a kid, and it’s a stunner.

By: dr Bob

dr Bob — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:11:00 +0000

My all time favourite from the cover of the first comic I ever bought (Flash 260) aged 6!

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By: Ken Raining

Ken Raining — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:00:16 +0000

Whenever people talk about “who’s the most underrated artist’”, it’s Garcia-Lopez in a landslide. His work has never been a big seller, so people often overlook him. But man, is he spectacular. I’ve always wanted to own a DC Style Guide, so add me to the list of people that would buy a compilation!

It’s funny that you posted this now, Brian, because I actually for some reason was just compelled to reread Atari Force the other day. That really is a lost classic. The art is amazing, of course, but Gerry Conway turns in some of the finest writing of his career. The plotting is methodical, and really builds upon itself well. And the characterization (particularly between Dart and Blackjack) is some of the best I’ve ever seen. Hard to believe that this is the same guy who was writing some absolute stinkers in JLA at the same time.

And speaking of lost classics, there’s Twilight, the Elseworlds reimagination of DC’s sci-fi characters that Garcia-Lopez did with Howard Chaykin. It’s among the best books that either did, and it’s a travesty that it’s never been collected.

Oh, and someone should mention that the Batman/Hulk story was reprinted in Crossover Classics V1.