Comments on: Month of Art Stars: Artist's Choice - Guy Davis

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:01:36 +0000

I'm with Ricardo. I knew him first from Sandman Mystery Theatre and also read Nevermen (which I hated, but it looked great) and I have Baker Street waiting to be read, but I didn't know until today that he'd done BPRD

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:28:04 +0000

Guy Davis is a God.

I was about as big a SMT fan as there was in the 90s. His artwork totally sucked me into pre-WW2 NYC.

I just re-read Deadline over the weekend. That's a nice little story (has it been largely forgotten), with a great chance to see Davis tackling various cameos by Marvel Universe regulars.

Bob Fingerman has excellent taste.

By: "O" the Humanatee!

"O" the Humanatee! — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:32:56 +0000

Rereading my comment, I think it might sound like I was calling Davis an "amateur artist." I wasn't - rather, I meant to suggest that as a professional artist, I think he should be beyond an error made by many amateurs.

By: "O" the Humanatee!

"O" the Humanatee! — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:04:47 +0000

There's a lot to like and respect about Davis - his design sense, his characterization, the sheer thoroughness of his drawing - but I have some difficulty seeing past those wide, flat, somewhat distorted faces* and weird noses (look above at all the noses that end in a strange outward "hook" near the bottom). I had a better opinion of his portrayals of Wes and Diane as plain-looking people in Sandman Mystery Theatre (which you certainly should have mentioned, Brian) until I realized Davis has difficulty drawing conventionally good-looking people. By the way, Brian, I'm loving this series. I really enjoy hearing about which creative people other creative people admire, whether it's comic book artists, musicians, movie-makers, etc. I only wish there were more commentary from the artists making the choices, so we could hear in their own words just what they like about the artists they've chosen. * Davis commits the error, common among amateur artists, of portraying the face as occupying a lot more territory on the head than it does, leading the eyes to be placed too high and wide, the mouth too low, etc. This mistake presumably reflects the fact that the face is by far the most perceptually salient aspect of the head (we're just not that interested in foreheads).

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:42:39 +0000

No way!

BPRD all the way!

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:43:31 +0000

Actually, he is much more famous for his long run as Steve T. Seagle's partner in crime at Sandman Mystery Theatre.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:25:44 +0000

Davis also did some good work on Sandman Mystery Theatre, which I've been reading in trades recently. I really disliked his style the first time I read that, but it's grown on me a lot - a good fit for Wagner/Seagle's storytelling.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:20:27 +0000

Interesting enough, Guy doesn't have preview pages up at his site for those works (Marquis, Nevermen, Baker Street).

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:18:23 +0000

Yeah, that was a weird glitch.

It should be working correctly now.

Thanks, Pedro!

By: Pedro Bouça

Pedro Bouça — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:50:11 +0000

Maybe it's just me, but I'm getting the first BPRD page repeated on the places where there should be the other, non-BPRD images.

And Bright-Raven is right, his creator-owned books deserve a mention. They are really good!

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

By: Bright-Raven

Bright-Raven — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:41:25 +0000

Nice pick, just wish you'd promoted THE MARQUIS, NEVERMEN, or BAKER STREET - the stuff that he owns / co-owns.