Art vs. Narrative

As an artist, I tend to take a shine to comics with fantastic art over the story -- at first. One of the big mistakes I made with this line of thought was the comic "Ascension." The story was utter crap, but the art and character designs were awesome. I should know better than to buy most Top Cow comics, though.

However, there are some comics that don't have great art, but I still really like them. Mignola and Miller both have a kind of rough but direct style that, while not polished and lush like Alex Ross, is still good art. I know many people who would not agree with me, though. Min-woo Hyung, the artist of the Korean comic 'Priest' (who is heavily influenced by Mignola's art), is one illustrator who gets a bit of flack from the asian-comics fans for not having 'good artwork' - but I really think it's some of the best, and most unique in the asian comic-dom. It has a lot of flair and energy that sometimes isn't captured in really refined, detailed comic art. Same can be said for my opinion on Douglas TenNapel's actual comic art (like Earthboy Jacobus and Gear). It just fits the story.

Jam it back in, in the dark.