@@user-kp3ug6mc4j That's why he's sayind that Adams doesn't get enough credit, Miller's deserves every credit he got, but he was really continuing something that Adams did first.
@@user-kp3ug6mc4j It's not a question of which's darker, you clearly don't get it. By the time of Neal Adams, Batman was Adam West's goofy Batman, and he brought the character back to its roots, as a serious and darker character. What Miller did was just push that a little bit further, and add his great storytelling to it. Do you understand now?
Neal Adams is one of the last legends left from the beginning modern comics. He deserves the credit he receives and probably more. He was with marvel during the first decade when comics were forever changed and he was part of redefining dc. So thankful I e gotten to talk with him a few times. His art at dc is what really pulled me into seeking out comics at gas stations and grocery stores as a kid.
I met him at a convention once a few years ago. He sang "I feel pretty" from West Side Story to me. I don't remember why. I think maybe I never knew why. True story.
My earliest memories of comics from 40+ years ago are dominated by Neal's versions of Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Deadman. It is so delightful to me that he is still enthusiastically creating comics all these years later. I never would have imagined it.
That he did,he doesn't seem like the nicest guy but he's pretty much single handedly got Siegel and Shuster a lifetime pension. Far far short of what they should've gotten,they should've died millionaires at the very least for the billions DC and WB made off of their creation. They started everything really as far as superheroes are concerned
I discovered John Byrne first in 1975 with Doomsday +1 and was amazed at the incredible draftsmanship then later on in the early 1980s, I bought The Art Of John Byrne and heard the name Neal Adams. When I searched for the artwork I was so stunned, Neal Adams' art (realizing his career goes further than John Byrne) is a species of it's own kind.
He’s right comic books aren’t easily available and they are making a huge mistake by not having them available to the entire population. They should be mandated to have them available in every library
😏 Yeah, I remember at a local Wizard World convention in which he was a guest of honor some years ago they were having an art auction trying to get people to bid on a Deadpool piece that some big name artist had done, (Capullo maybe? This was some years before the Deadpool comics had taken off like they have and long before there was any mention of a movie.) Neal was walking around holding the piece trying to get the bidding going on it, “C’mon people fifty dollars? Let me hear fifty! C’mon now! I’m Neal Adams and I’d be proud to own this picture!” 🤨 He really went all out but it just didn’t sell for all that much. It’s a true story I swear.
I'm not sure I agree with him. I worked my whole life to get to the point where I can draw photo-realism. However, people aren't interested in my art because it's too boring, it's like looking at a photo copy, it's not art. Art that captivates people is art that possesses a unique style. And so now I'm trying to figure out how to develope a style.
I am a huge Adams fan but I am not impressed with his current comic book artwork. He seems to have lost a lot of the subtlety he used to have in the 60s and 70s. Everything he draws now looks so exaggerated and weird. And his writing is terrible! They should not let him write anything! At least we can still look at his old classic stuff!
Concerning the 'Style' comment. I think he was making a quick comment but really, it could be a 15 minute video with not just his opinion but the take from fans, industry and the hindsight of the entire comics community to properly discuss the topic. There is truth to what he says but it goes deeper than just that.
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He still is the best artist. I like his batsuit a whole lot than the new. I like the yellow ellipse around the bat than the huge black bat. Looks hideous
Kofi Stiles Not really. Some artists like Barry Windsor Smith, Brian Bollard or Howard Chakyin and Bill S... all brilliant all different styles. It's like saying Picasso, Turner or Van Gogh should just take Polaroids. Neil is very talented, but that is a dumb thing to say for an artist.
I must disagree with what he said about style. Art is the *selective* re-creation of reality, and necessarily so because perfectly re-creating reality is pretty much impossible. Style refers to what the artist thinks is important about reality that needs to be re-created. Look, for example, at the obvious differences between Jack Kirby's mythic, almost god-like heroes, and Steve Ditko's much more realistic if slightly cartoony take on heroes and characters. Sure, I was blown away by Adams' style as much as anyone, but there is still a place for Carl Barks and Dan DeCarlo and even, dare I say it, Keith Giffen and Rob Liefield. Their styles aren't 'wrong', just a different representation of reality.
i think he said it in a quick way but i think if had wrote it out, it would be easier to understand and to move forward with. i think he is saying that style is the result of straying away from photo realism but there is a lot more to unpack that is not the purpose of the interview.
A majority of artists draw characters that look like themself especially when they don't use reference. One of my art teachers told me this years ago and can't unsee it.
Interesting how he pronounces "Ras". I had always heard it was originally pronounced "Rashe", and films and tv pronounced it as "Raz". To be honest, I like the "raz" pronunciation better, but I don't mind using the original either.
Where I diasgree with him is that I wouldn't have a problem with it if a gangbanger became a super hero and turned things around and changed his life.But if he's still doing all of the same nonsense that he did before and said character is a gangbanger with super powers,then I would have an issue with it-then that's more of a super villain and NOT a super hero.
@@JR-ju3kj that's kinda Simon Baz (one of the Green Lanterns). I don't think he was a gangbanger, per se, more of a guy in a bad situation. And he's middle-eastern, not Black, but still!
Black Panther preceded John Stewart Green Lantern by five years 1966 vs. 1971. Maybe Neal meant DC Comics' first Black superhero who wasn't a gang banger… but Marvel had ya beat by half a decade, pal. Get the facts straight.
MrYouarethecancer this has been true forever. But he's convinced himself he's a genius so in order to get new Neal Adams art they gave to sooth his ego. I love Neal Adams but he is an arrogant nutter.
switchbuckle5th I bought one of his line of Continuity Comics, based just on the artwork, but the books were often late and the irony of the publishing name was sad.
i'm getting so sick, that every thime you hear a pro talk about comics, where you see their eyes light up. All of a sudden they need to talk about movies, a character will be featured in, because all of a sudden there is where the money lies... And now, it's the death of DC AT&T is killing of the comics and merch department, because some scumbag is only focussing on TVshows and movies. where the versions of those DC characters are the worst iterations by far.
Hahahahahahaha! Neal Adams doesn't know how black people operate. I don't know what kind of black people he'[s seen or known for his entire life.....he must have been fortunate enough to meet the 1 out of 100 EVERY time he met a black person.
