Where would Marvel be in the 80s without John Byrne?. He was THE artist in the 80s. Loved his work on Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight and of course the Xmen.
@MANOKSA I can see that Byrne artwork tried to resemble Buscema. I've read marvel since the early 70s and I can plainly see that Byrne doesn't reach the level of both John and Sal Buscema. Kirby's artwork was quite blocky and todays marvel characters have a glossy unrealistic skin tone as well as unrealistic body proportions. There is nothing remarkable about todays Marvel comics, they look overly polished but with very little detail.
@MANOKSA I can see that Byrne artwork tried to resemble Buscema. I've read marvel since the early 70s and I can plainly see that Byrne doesn't reach the level of both John and Sal Buscema. Kirby's artwork was quite blocky and todays marvel characters have a glossy unrealistic skin tone as well as unrealistic body proportions. There is nothing remarkable about todays Marvel comics, they look overly polished but with very little detail.
@deadling13 Yes, Byrne did a great job on the Superman series of the 80s. There is a giant size D.C. issue from the late 70s I believe titled " Superman VS. Shazam " where Superman was penciled to look like Reeves. Byrne's Superman looks very similar to the Superman penciled in that issue.
Oh, yeah. Comics-wise, I LIVED for Byrne's work at one point. It could be argued that he helped start two trends in the comic book business: that of the writer/artist, and of the superstar talent, earning bigger-than-normal bucks.
Thanks, I dont think JB get the respect he deserves. In my opinion he has probably contributed more to the medium than any other artists/writer in the business...
Where would Marvel be in the 80s without John Byrne?. He was THE artist in the 80s. Loved his work on Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight and of course the Xmen.
Silverbirch4444 9 months ago
@Silverbirch4444 Right you are! Marvel would have looked much different THEN, and maybe even TODAY, if not for Byrne's work.
MANOKSA 9 months ago
@MANOKSA I can see that Byrne artwork tried to resemble Buscema. I've read marvel since the early 70s and I can plainly see that Byrne doesn't reach the level of both John and Sal Buscema. Kirby's artwork was quite blocky and todays marvel characters have a glossy unrealistic skin tone as well as unrealistic body proportions. There is nothing remarkable about todays Marvel comics, they look overly polished but with very little detail.
chroniclerofthe70s 5 months ago
@MANOKSA I can see that Byrne artwork tried to resemble Buscema. I've read marvel since the early 70s and I can plainly see that Byrne doesn't reach the level of both John and Sal Buscema. Kirby's artwork was quite blocky and todays marvel characters have a glossy unrealistic skin tone as well as unrealistic body proportions. There is nothing remarkable about todays Marvel comics, they look overly polished but with very little detail.
chroniclerofthe70s 5 months ago
Living legend John Byrne.
Khultan 1 year ago
Very neat!
edward2962 1 year ago
growing up and reading tons of comics in the 80's i loved Byrne's work. great art and story telling. his superman run's were some of his best.
deadling13 1 year ago
@deadling13 Yes, Byrne did a great job on the Superman series of the 80s. There is a giant size D.C. issue from the late 70s I believe titled " Superman VS. Shazam " where Superman was penciled to look like Reeves. Byrne's Superman looks very similar to the Superman penciled in that issue.
chroniclerofthe70s 5 months ago
@chroniclerofthe70s I have that Superman/Shazam throw-down. I'll have to take another look at it for the Reeves resemblance. Thanks for the heads-up.
MANOKSA 5 months ago
The man, The Myth, The Legend, The 80's!
I had most of his stuff at once point, even the indie stuff which was great.
xBrandonHexx 2 years ago 2
Oh, yeah. Comics-wise, I LIVED for Byrne's work at one point. It could be argued that he helped start two trends in the comic book business: that of the writer/artist, and of the superstar talent, earning bigger-than-normal bucks.
MANOKSA 2 years ago
Nice! 5 stars and thanks for posting this.
thugie1 2 years ago
You're welcome. Byrne does tend to get hammered pretty well by certain elements of comics fandom. I've never been sure why.
MANOKSA 2 years ago
Thanks, I dont think JB get the respect he deserves. In my opinion he has probably contributed more to the medium than any other artists/writer in the business...
fuzzbox68 2 years ago