Jim Steranko wins for being the greatest comic book artist with the least comic book art to his credit. I admire the workhorses work any comic book company, but that doesn't mean that an auteur like Steranko escapes my notice, especially when he concocts books like the first four issues of Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD and adds a few covers in for good measure. Each of his four issues is a different genre, each demands the full attention of the reader and unlike so many comics which make that claim the results of that full attention are worth it. Steranko made his reputation on SHIELD but quickly built on that rep with short visits to Captain America and The Uncanny X-Men. Then Steranko seemed to withdraw from Marvel to pursue his own publishing interests such as the two-volume The History of Comics. He popped back up at Marvel as a cover artist in the early 70's but for the most part became a part-time comic artist working in other than the mainstream. Steranko's stary at Marvel was incredibly influential despite its brevity and other than a few offbeat projects here and there has never really done comics again. But that doesn't mean that he's not among my favorite artists still and all.
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You summed it up his stuff is so amazing he left us wanting much, much more!
ReplyDeleteA truly unique style which as previous comment says was not seen enough his work on Nick Fury absolute top-notch.
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