Robb_K wrote:What do you think of the art in the Duck stories of Frank McSavage,
I didn't know this name, so I looked it up in Lambiek. So this is the good artist who drew those fabulous old(-fashioned) Grandma Duck-stories! I love them! This is, I personally think, the best style for Grandma and Gus.
Jack Bradbury
In one word: terrible. I know, I know, he's one of the artists who were important to Donald Duck in the 1960's and 1970's, but I just don't like his style. His Ducks are far too skinny and sometimes just plain odd. Bradbury is awful in suggesting movement. He draws little lines to show where the movement is supposed to be going on, but it's like his Ducks always stand still. He uses virtually no backgrounds and his style gives his stories a *too* old-fashioned look.
The Scamp artist who introduced Cousin Feathry(forget name),
Al Hubbard. I don't like him either. He did a lot of characters (much like Bradbury, by the way) and I liked none of them. I didn't even like his Scamp-stories. They look like they don't belong in the Duck-universe, and not in a good way (like Don Rosa). His drawings look like sketches and are very poorly done.
Taliaferro
I like all of his drawings, but I like his early style better than his later style. Like WB, I consider him nearly as important to Donald Duck as Carl Barks.
Dick Moores
I like his Br'r Rabbit-stories *very* much. He's by far the best artist to have worked on Br'r Rabbit, I think. But I can't even look at his Duck-stories! They're just plain awful! Cover them! My eyes hurt! Somebody, please burn his Duck-stories once and for all! Save humanity!
Jack Hannah
Can't comment on this. I only know his animation work. I have noticed that, whenever Hannah is credited as the director of a Donald Duck-cartoon, it has Chip and Dale in it. I don't like those.
Carl Buettner (mostly covers)
He did an awful lot of Bad Wolf-stories, didn't he? For me, he even makes the worst script readable.
Walt Kelly (mostly covers)
I only know some of his covers. They're nice, but nothing more than that.
Vic Lockman, Kay Wright
Oh boy, this also is very, very bad stuff. Who told those people they could draw? Don Rosa is the world's best comic artist compared to them! Were they running out of artists whe they hired them? My little sister can do better than that.
Bill Wright
I'd say Bill Wright is ok, but nothing more. His drawing style is nice, but not fantastic. There's really nothing special about it, nothing that strikes me as memorable.
Manny Gonzales
Is it me, or is it impossible to tell the difference between the (Mouse-)stories by Wright and Gonzales? For Gonzales goes the same as what I said about Wright.
Dick Moores
Moores again? Oh, his Mouse-stories? Well, let's have a look... Aaargh! Burn this too!
Daan Jippes (did USA Mouse strip(1981-83 and a couple Dutch stories)?
I prefer his Duck-stories. His Mouse-stories are neatly done, and look alot like Wright/Gonzales stories. That's why, until Robb told me, I never knew Jippes did some Mickey-stories too.
Why isn't Ferioli mentioned in this Mouse-section, by the way? I'm a Ferioli-freak!
Jippes
Again: Daan Jippes is great! Fantastic in everything he does! Do you know the comic he made with Martin Lodewijn, the famous 'Two for tea', in 1970-1972? You can definately see his style evoluate all through the comic book. For Jippes-fans, this is a must. First, his style resembles Morris' work (Lucky Luke), then the early Uderzo (Astérix). His Duck-stories have that schwung I like so much. Barkser than Barks: the Jippes-touch.
Freddy Milton
He once was one of the best artists Donald Duck ever saw. Together with Jippes, he created some of the finest Duck-stories ever, after Barks of course. His style has really gone down the last years. He now concentrates on short stories (10 pages at maximum) filled with computer-implanted balloons. It's a shame. Do you know his 'Woody Woodwecker' and 'Gnuff' comics? They're also brilliant.
Ben Verhagen
Too bad he doesn't do any Duck-work anymore. He was terrific, especially when drawing Jan Kruse's stories. The Dutch editors were right when they started their "author-series" (*cough*) with Verhagen. He certainly deserves that. His work is very different from most Duck-artists, but, unlike Hubbard, I appreciate it.
Branca
His stories somehow always give you the feeling you're watching a cartoon. His suggestion of movement is perfect, his facial expressions are awesome, his timing is terrific and his artwork makes even the worst script worth reading. He will be missed.
Vicar
I know some people, who know me from the Dutch section, will think I'm a Vicar-hater, but that's really not true. I just don't like the fact that he's in *every* other Dutch publication! Also, all the scripts are alike. I know this is not his fault, but it seems that all the predictable scripts are handed over to Vicar. It just isn't fun anymore. Also, he does nothing in his drawings to stand out from the rest, but he's good at his job and draws nice Ducks.
Mau & Bas Heymans
Mau was one of my absolute favorite artists back in the 1990's, but in my opinion, his work really went down hill the last years. His Ducks aren't round and pear-shaped anymore, like his early Ducks. They don't have any body-volume left anymore. Far too skinny. Their necks are absurdly long, even for Mau, and the Duck's beaks look like gangplanks. Daisy hardly looks feminine anymore. Too bad. His brother Bas started out great too, but the computer balloons destroyed much. Nowadays, his drawings are not that bad, bt not quite as good as they used to be.
Jan Gulbransson
In my eyes, he's a very under-appreciated artist. On the Dutch section, it's said a comic book with his work will be produced. I'm glad to hear this. Everybody should be able to enjoy this fine artwork.
Volker Reiche
I know too little about him to comment on his work. Didn't he only draw 6 stories for Holland?
Mark de Jonge
Also, a very underappreciated artist. I was surprised, but awfully glad, to see two comic books in Holland dedictated to him. That gives him the honour he deserves. I like it how he draws the Ducks just a bitter rounder and fuller than most artists. He is a master of facial experssions too. His work is very lively and appealing. His Gus Goos is, together with McSavage, the goose I prefer.
Jules Coenen
I only saw some panels from him at Lambiek, but what I saw, I didn't like.
Sander Gulien
Some people have been hailing him as the new Daan Jippes, but I'm not excited. His characters are awfully often out of proportion. Often the Duck's beaks are too nig for their heads, or there's something wrong in their atonomy, especially when he shows them walking. His suggestion of movement also isn't that good. His secondary characters are liveless and miss personality. He draws a terrible Scrooge.
Michel Nadorp
This man knows how to draw Donald the right way. Gulien could learn a lot from him. But also, Nadorp's Ducks don't really stand out. While they're well drawn, they're kind of average.
Flemming Andersen
While I still like him, I think he was better in the 1990's. Nowadays, I think his lay-outs are messy and disturbing. He should concentrate on his Ducks rather than thnking up the weirdest lay-outs ever. I like his over-the-topness very much. His Ducks often look *very* distorted and they're over-acting often more than Jim Carrey in a comedy, but it's just something I happen to like.
Massimo De Vita
I used to always confuse his work with the early Cavazzano, but later I read Cavazzano was a pupil of DeVita, is that right? That would explain it. DeVita's drawings are nice. I like his Mouse-works much more than his Duck-work.
Santanache
Terrible! As long as you're still burning Moore's work, can this be burnt too?
Xavi
Average stuff. No need to burn it, but also no need to buy it.
Scalabroni
His work is decent and neat, but nothing more than that. Robb said he confused him to Branca, but I wouldn't say Scalabroni is anywhere near as good as Branca (virtually nobody is).
Colomer
His Duck-work is average, but his Joe Carioca-comics are terrific. As a kid, I always thought they were drawn by the same artist who drew the Carioca Sunday strips from the 1940's.
Why hasn't Francesco Peinado been mentioned in the Duck-section? I'm crazy about his work!