Lou fine comic book artist

See more ideas about comic books, comics and comic covers. Lou cameron june 20, 1924 november 25, 2010 was an american writer and a comic book artist. I am a freelance comic book artistillustratormusician specializing in comic art, illustration, fine arts, murals, storyboards, graphic design, songwriting, music scoring and music production. Was jack kirby the first superhero artist to break panel. Shop for comic book art from the worlds greatest living artists. An inspiration to many of the early comic greats lou fine is still avidly sought after today an artists artist. Many of his comic book artist peers considered lou fine to be the greatest draftsmen ever. He studied at the grand central art school and pratt institute. He is considered one of the greatest artists working during the the golden age of comic books.

Aug 14, 2015 the worlds largest comic book convention has some secrets that are practically unknown to lovers of graphic design and illustration. Peter scratch created by elliot caplin and lou fine september, 1965. From early on, fine s specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them. Lou fine comics treasury comic books for sale online. Lou fine comic book art for sale value guide heritage. Lou fine jumbo comics, the count of monte cristo page original art fiction house, 1940. Its a good bet that blum did the art on this story as the only other artist known to have done it was lou fine in 1941 and his style is easily recognizable.

According to fine s son elliot, lou fine s family lived in the brooklyn. Quality comics was a launching pad for young artists learning their craft, including reed crandall, later known for his anatomical detail and balanced compositions in blackhawk. Im going with lou fine who was way ahead in his approach of the human form. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. I think the writer looks for an artist more often than vice versa. Feel free to share your favorites covers and especially those interior. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. We have a winner see first post ga artist may madness yesterday at 04. One half vintage fine art one half of page recreation.

The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the grand comics database under a creative commons attribution license. He was a versatile artist for gilbertons classics illustrated series. Lou fine person lou fine is credited in 108 issues. Art by reed crandall, frank frazetta, graham ingels, jack kamen, wally wood. Mar 03, 2017 rare comic books with superman, batman debuts go to auction. Lou fine was a slightly older artist about three years older than kirby who broke into comics right when will eisner and jerry iger were beginning their packaging studio, which would sell completed comic.

Before becoming a writer, cameron illustrated comics such as. His work for quality the ray, the black condor, and doll man in fact, all of the characters dc plundered for uncle sam and the freedom fighters, plus dozens of covers ranks with the greatest art in the history of the medium. Coffee nerves for chase and sanborn coffee, and sam spade for wildroot cream oil. Heres a masterwork hailing from the dawn of the golden age, drawn by comics legend lou fine. He had an older brother, sam, who died in october 2000, at age 86, and a sister. Louis kenneth fine november 26, 1914 july 24, 1971 was an american comic book artist known for his work during the. Gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, born eli katz, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and every major comics company and character. He went to work for the eisneriger studio as the packaged complete comic books for publishers.

Busy arnold at quality comics along with such greats as reed crandall, jack. The cover of hit comics 9, drawn by venerable golden age artist lou fine, shows neon the unknown punching the lights out of an unfortunate fellow, who is apparently an officer in the pointyshoed. Louis lou fine writer artist penciller inker editor. Rare comic books with superman, batman debuts go to. The top 100 artists of american comic books atlas comics. The ray also appeared in an occasional adventure with the all. Lou fine comic artist the most popular comic art by lou fine. If you want to see how the comic world started here is a book to read. Her work has been included in art book publications, encyclopedia of living artists in america, east village.

I was an assistant to a guy in the production department and he left for various reasons shortly after i was there. Lou fine comic artist the most popular comic art by. The ray started out buried in the back pages, but the following issue, he appeared on the cover. Knowledge waits is a feature where i just share some bit of comic book history that interests me recently, i wrote about when captain america, iron man and thor were referred to as the big three. How to find an artist for your comic book superhero. A comic book illustrator of super heroes, lou fine was born in new york and as a. My influences range from comic books, animation, videography, music, and. View lou fine original comic art for sale at auction. At the time, a rather new business venture had been launched called the comic book packaging studio. Lou fine artist, fine art prices, auction records for lou fine. I mean, i guess an artist could post on a writing website or linkedin that he needed somebody to write something general like a say. Black condor by lou fine the great comic book heroes.

Fine s mother died while fine was attending cooper union college, studying engineering. Mar 12, 2018 in this video we talk about the absolute best comic book covers of all time including books from the golden, silver, bronze, and copper ages of comics. Art by jack davis, john romita, neal adams, lou fine and dozens more. Gill fox, 88, cartoonist on early comic books the new. One of comics first illustrative stars, he influenced and astounded such later greats as alex toth, jim steranko, and gil kane. Lou fine was born in either the manhattan or brooklyn boroughs of new york city, the son of a house painter, meyer, who was possibly a russian immigrant. His work for quality the ray, the black condor, and doll man in fact, all. In this video we talk about the absolute best comic book covers of all time including books from the golden, silver, bronze, and copper ages of comics. Together, they created characters like charlie mccarthy and mr. He produced black condor, stormy foster and several issues of uncle sam. A guide, a documentary, east village 86, and the guggenheims comic release negotiating identity for a new generation. Then the books gets great, with tons of comic panels of his work on dozens of golden age comic strips. Choose your favorite comic book paintings from millions of available designs.

Gill fox, 88, cartoonist on early comic books the new york. A comic book packaging studio would write and draw an entire comic book for you. His fluid figures were admired and copied by such greats. Like most american comic book publishers of the late 1930s and early 40s, quality comics mostly published anthology titles with generic names, anchored by a popular feature and otherwise filled with a heterogenous mix of humor and various types of adventure. Lou fine was a slightly older artist about three years older than kirby who broke into comics right when will eisner and jerry iger were beginning their packaging studio, which would sell completed comic book stories to publishers.

A telling of the beginning of comic books and the people and characters involved in it. The most popular lou fine comic art at comicartfans. One of the golden ages most noted artists, lou fine, stood out from many of his contemporaries thanks to the level of detail and accuracy of. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the arnolds quality comics group. I would have love to meet and chat with that man that would have been a highlight in my life. Then the books gets great, with tons of comic panels of his. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Lou fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing sunday advertising strips for the funnies. Busy arnold at quality comics along with such greats as reed crandall, jack cole and will eisner and in addition to his impressive covers, he worked on such comics as the ray, dollman, uncle sam, and the black condor. Collected now for the first time, the comics, cartoons, and illustrations from the other career of illustrious comics creators, 43 in all. His covers alone during the 40s stand as some of the bestdesigned and most exiting work ever produced for any comic book publisher. He worked for most of his comics career at will eisners studio. Heres a masterwork hailing from the dawn of the golden age, drawn by comics legend lou. All comic book paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee.

Lou fine was one of the preeminent artist of his day. Will eisner writer and lou fine artist if this site is enjoyable or useful to you. Lou fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing sunday. Feel free to share your favorites covers and especially those interior pages that we so rarely get to see. The strips, both dailies and sundays, were rendered in the slick, clean illustrative style of golden age great, lou fine, and scripted by elliot caplin, who typically allowed the artist to take credit. A definite byrne style of drawing faces, figures, and scenery etched its way into the consciousness of fans everywhere. Comics and lou fine was one of the fastest artists working for them.

Public domain characters created or cocreated by louis kenneth fine november 26, 1914 july 24, 1971, an american artist. Shop for comicbook art from the worlds greatest living artists. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with don komisarow. Although the strip is not well know, its artist most certainly is. Fine joined the eisneriger comic book shop in 1938, where he contributed to wilton of the west, the count of monte cristo, and most famously the flame. All comic book artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Will eisnerjerry iger shop, where he did his early work for jumbo comics. Find artist info, artworks for sale, and past pricing data from our auction archives.

Louis kenneth fine november 26, 1914 july 24, 1971 was an american comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s golden age of comic books, where his draftsmanship became an influential model to a generation of fellow comics artists. May 24, 2004 quality comics was a launching pad for young artists learning their craft, including reed crandall, later known for his anatomical detail and balanced compositions in blackhawk. Fine was inspired by book and magazine illustrators j. Hakes golden age comic book artist lou fine original. American illustrator and writer lou cameron attended the california school of fine arts. All comicbook artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. He was partially crippled by childhood polio and aspired to be an illustrator in the tradition of his artistic idols, dean cornwell, j. Was jack kirby the first superhero artist to break panel borders. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of service and. Lou fine comic book art for sale value guide heritage auctions. Eisners artistic collaborator, this time, was lou fine, who drew many memorable covers for quality, fiction house and fox feature syndicate, as well as cocreating the flame for fox. In the early 40s, the heyday of the golden age, he worked for everett m. Peter scratch was an attempt to cash in on the popularity a few years earlier of succesful semitough tv private eyes such.

Stephans, alexandre dumas, emile zola and robert louis stevenson. Hire comic book artist comic book artists comic book. Comics and modern american advertising exploded into the public conscious at much the same time, the 1930s to the 1960s. The glacier, cannons and waterspouts add a remarkable level of detail to this cover. John byrne established his dominance in the comics industry during the late 70s to mid 80s with classic work that made the uncanny xmen into marvels flagship title. One of the golden ages most noted artists, lou fine, stood out from many of his contemporaries thanks to. Original comic art original comic art by john byrne. Lou fine was one of the most impressive and influential artist to ever work in comics. The closest, most recent sale i could find was a 6. Cameron served in europe during world war ii in the u. Jan 15, 2018 a short biographical and bibliographical piece on legendary comic book artist lou fine. Fine studied at the grand central art school and pratt institute. See more ideas about comic art, free comics and comic books. The cover of hit comics 9, drawn by venerable golden age artist lou fine, shows neon the unknown punching the lights out of an unfortunate fellow, who is apparently an officer in the pointyshoed pirates corps.

San diego comiccon international is famous, as well as feared and loathed, for its lengthy lines of lemmings endlessly waiting to get into mammoth show biz hypefests that are usually available to the whole world on youtube within hours. Great intro and history of lou fine and his beginnings in the early comic world. Lou fine was an incredible artist, combining draftsmanship and dynamism at a level rarely okay, never seen in modern comics. Rare comic books with superman, batman debuts go to auction. Art books artists az f fine the lou fine comics treasury stuart ng books rare and out of print art books and artist sketchbooks. Great reference book on a artist king of the golden age of comics. Choose your favorite comicbook designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more.

Fine was a natural choice, having previously done a series of hair tonic newspaper ads and comic book tieins featuring dashiell hammetts sam. Louis kenneth fine november 26, 1914 july 24, 1971 was an american comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s golden age of comic books. Will eisner writer and lou fine artist if this site is enjoyable or useful to you, please contribute to its necessary financial support. See more ideas about joe kubert, comic books art and comic art. He was born in san francisco in 1924 to lou cameron sr. I am a self taught artist since 5 years old, but have taken courses in both illustration and graphic arts at a college level. She was named artist of the year in 2009 by liquitex paint.