/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6495182
He also recently did The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, which has a weird ass incoherent plot, but some interesting comics history thrown in.

>>5096802
I'll break them down in groups:
>The OGs: Hal Foster (Prince Valiant), Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby), Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon). These 3 were important because they were hugely influential on many who followed.
>EC Comics: Great horror, sci-fi, and crime comics. Censorship pressures put them out of business, leading to a narrower market (today's 'capeshit'). Two of my favorite artists are from EC: Wally Wood and Jack Davis. Others include Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, and Graham 'Ghastly' Ingels.
>The Illustrative Tradition: Includes the above, and also the romance comic strip artists like Leonard Starr and Stan Drake. My personal fave is Al Williamson, who is the successor to Alex Raymond. He worked for EC but also did Flassh Gordon and other strips (and Star Wars comics). His work is amazing, such an underrated artist. Unfortunately the illustrative tradition is largely lost in American comics (with Mark Schultz being one of the few current practitioners).
>Later greats: Bernie Wrightson, Mike Ploog, Gene Colan, P. Craig Russell. I'll also mention Jack Kirby here (which some might debate, but I'll maintain he was one of the best storytellers in comics).
>Other Classics: Winsor McCay, George Herriman, Walt Kelly, E.C. Segar, Cliff Sterrett, Will Eisner. All innovators of the comic form.