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Gene Colan vs Barry Windsor Smith
Gene Colan 33%  33%  [ 9 ]
Barry Windsor Smith 66%  66%  [ 18 ]
Total votes : 27
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 Post subject: IMWAN Comic Artist Challenge: Round three - Match One: Gene Colan vs Barry Windsor Smith
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Although I feel Colan should get my vote because of his uniqueness in the face of his peers and ability to create mood, I'm going with Windsor-Smith. His art and specifically his line work just evolved into such a amazing place, both clear and intricate. He's a great storyteller as well.

Wish I hadn't missed all of those other rounds!


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I love Gene Colan and he has done a ton of important comics but I just have to go with BWS.

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Windsor-Smith. I love how his art has developed over the years, particularly in Weapon X and Storyteller.

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I should note that starting this week the voting goes until Sunday. So you have all week for all the match's.

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Still not seeing the Colan thing. His work has always looked sloppy to me.

BWS in a walk.


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Barry for me. I like Gene the Dean, but Barry's stuff is sublime.

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Frank L. Sisko wrote:
Still not seeing the Colan thing. His work has always looked sloppy to me.

BWS in a walk.

Seeing his pure pencil work close up shows me that the inking could contribute to that belief. His pencil work is amazing.

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I'll go with the artist formerly known as Barry Smith.

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I've voted for both of these artists in the past polls, but BWS takes it over Gene Colan. You could see Barry's progression as an artist in the early issues of Conan. His work for Valiant on Archer & Armstrong was great and I loved his Weapon X for Marvel.

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"The Dean" gets my vote. His original artwork--especially the all-pencil stuff--is beautiful, and he was (and is) a real innovator. The naturalism in his work, the cinematic quality, the motion that he captures in each page, the sheer ability to establish mood, the range...Windsor-Smith is great, but Colan's one of the all-time greats.


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...oh, and I voted for The Dean.

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