Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Comics

  • Michel Gagné (update)

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    I wrote about Michel Gagné‘s wonderful illustrations and comics back in August, but his galleries have recently been revised and are always worth another look. They are now arranged more logically and new work has been added. The site also includes an expanded listing of his books, my favorite of which is Odd Numbers, a…

  • Rad Sechrist

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    I don’t know much about Rad Sechrist, except that he is a contributor to the Flight anthologies and he draws wonderful short comics that you can read online. His confident linework and use of a palette that manages to be simultaneously colorful and restrained remind me of Kazu Kibuishi’s wonderful drawings. There are pages for…

  • Bengal

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    French comics artist Bengal has a fresh, open style influenced by both traditional French comics and Japanese manga. The gallery features color images, sketches and a few comic panels. Bengal is also a designer and the drawings have a terrific design sense and use of color. The linework is vigorous and varied and the images…

  • Nowhere Girl

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    A subtle, emotional web comic about a young woman coming to grips with her situation, choices and sexuality. Solid drawing, subtle colors and good storytelling make this an effective slice-of-life comic story. Author/artist Justine Shaw has an eye for real-world details that give her drawings a tactile realism and sense of atmosphere. Her compositions are…

  • Seth Fisher

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    Every once and a while, I come across a new (to me) comic book artist who prompts that wonderful “Wow! Who is this?” reaction. It happened to me a few years ago when I picked up a book from DC Comics called Green Lantern: Will World, by J.M. Dematteis and Seth Fisher. Seth Fisher’s art…

  • P. Craig Russell

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    Probably best known for his work on the comic book adaptations of Michael Moorcock’s Elric stories, P. Craig Russell has worked on many titles over the years, including Sandman and Dr. Strange. He works in a fine lined style that is both fluid and precise. Parts of images like clouds and trees often are so…