Walt SimonsonLegend

Creators whose work defined the medium and still shapes how comics look today. See all legends

Also known as Walter Simonson

Comic ArtistPencillerWriter

Simonson breaks the page apart and rebuilds it: sound effects that double as design elements, panels tilting into each other, mythology drawn at full volume. His Thor is among the most imitated runs in superhero comics.

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Work and credits

Notable works

  • Thor
  • Manhunter
  • Orion
  • Fantastic Four
  • X-Factor
  • Detective Comics
  • Star Slammers
  • Ragnarok

Publishers

DC ComicsIDW PublishingMarvel Comics

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Artists who share conventions, publishers or titles with Walt Simonson.

John Romita JrLegend

Artist, Comic Artist, Penciller

Romita builds figures from blocky, weighted shapes that land with real force. Across four decades he has drawn most of the Marvel line, from Amazing Spider-Man and Daredevil to Thor and Uncanny X-Men, plus Kick-Ass with Mark Millar and a run on Superman.

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Joe QuesadaLegend

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Quesada works in strong silhouettes and heavy blacks, and his Daredevil: Guardian Devil helped launch Marvel Knights. He went on to run Marvel as editor-in-chief through the period that reshaped its modern line.

Olivier CoipelMajor

Comic Artist, Cover Artist, Penciller

Coipel gets an enormous amount out of faces and posture, then opens up for spectacle when a story needs it. House of M, Thor and Siege all lean on that mix of close acting and large-scale action.

Mark BagleyMajor

Comic Artist, Penciller

Bagley is one of the most dependable storytellers in the business: clean staging, legible action, month after month without slipping. He drew Amazing Spider-Man for years, then more than a hundred issues of Ultimate Spider-Man.

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Adams packs more detail into a panel than seems reasonable, every scale and rivet accounted for, with a monster-movie enthusiasm running underneath. Longshot and his X-Men work made him a favourite, and his covers are recognisable across a room.

Bryan HitchMajor

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Hitch draws superheroes at movie scale, with wide panels, real architecture and crowds that feel populated. The Authority and The Ultimates made widescreen a working term among comics artists.

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