Ok, just a short post about some artists I am interested in, First is my main inspiration the great Vince Locke, some of the greatest work I have seen anywhere is from Vince, his work on the Cannibal Corpse covers is outstanding and I have yet to see someone who can draw a zombie as well as he can.
Next on the list is the late great Jack Kirby. Jack Kirby gave us some of the most memorable characters in comic history, from the Spider-man to the X-men, he was the man who brought these characters to life. Also his way of constructing comic pages changed comics for ever, I think its safe to say the comic industry would not be as successful if Jack Kirby hadn't put pencil to paper. To quote Monster Magnet "and I was thinking how the world shoulda cried, on the day Jack Kirby died"
And last but not least Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn the most successful independent comic of all time and creator of some the best Marvel cover art work. I have a lot respect for Todd Mcfarlane, after he split from Marvel with ten other artists to start a new company, Image comics, because they believed that if you create a character you should own it, which I think is the way it should be, he launched Spawn, and what a launch, his art style is distinct, and he created/co-created some of modern comics most recognisable and interesting comic characters, once you have read Spawn you won't forget it.
So there you have it my three main influences, not bad, but one day hopefully i'll be on someones list.
