Comic book nerds: Who is the artist here?

May 2, 2005 5:33 PM

I'm pretty sure this is from a 70's comic called The Shadow, but does anyone know who the artist is?
posted by atom128 to media & arts (10 comments total)

It's either Kyle Baker or Bill Sienkiewicz, I think, from one of the 80s DC Comics Shadow series. I'll see if I can track it down...
posted by jessenoonan at 5:40 PM on May 2, 2005

My friend damien and I have decided that its probably Kyle Baker, judging from the covers I've found online. I love the art in the shadow.
posted by atom128 at 5:51 PM on May 2, 2005

Late '80s, Sienkiewicz or else Kyle Baker carrying on very Sienkiewicz-esque. Guess they both took a run on the art... It would take me all night to find the original issues...

Google agrees.

I'm guessing Sienkiewicz. Bets? Heh, gotta love hardcore comics geekery.
posted by Shane at 6:03 PM on May 2, 2005

Got it. Bill Sienkiewicz. The Shadow no. 3, Oct. '87, page 21. Thanks for forcing me to dig those out, I haven't read these in years.

Baker took over in issue 8, though he inked Marshall Rogers' pencils in issue 7. I'm having a geek attack...

Yeah, both Baker and Sienkiewicz are great... hope this helps...
posted by jessenoonan at 6:03 PM on May 2, 2005

:-)
posted by Shane at 6:05 PM on May 2, 2005

Man, I used to be able to identify the work of those 80's artists on sight... It's just been so damn long...
posted by Chuckles at 6:09 PM on May 2, 2005

Excellent start to jessenoonan's first MeFi day! Heh. Welcome.
posted by Shane at 7:02 PM on May 2, 2005

awesome. thank you :>
posted by atom128 at 7:09 PM on May 2, 2005

Wow. I didn't read that particular series when it came out, but one glance at the picture and my first thought was Sienkiewicz. I was pleasantly surprised to open the thread and find out I was right.
posted by Lokheed at 11:38 AM on May 3, 2005

thanks, shane. and you're welcome, atom128. and thanks atom128 for finally giving me a reason to register...
posted by jessenoonan at 11:56 AM on May 3, 2005