Mèdici’s Garden

**mattbib** · 04-07-2009, 11:51 AM

Welcome to Mèdici’s Garden!

The Mèdici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 14th to 18th century that served as patron to many famous Renaiisance artists, scholars and poets.

Here in Mèdici’s Garden the artists and writers of the Showcase can share their thoughts, ideas, stories, and insights. You can hold open, ongoing discussions with each other without the need for or the confinement of a specific thread topic.

So pull up a chair, enjoy a warm cappuccino or a cool fresca, and get creative!

**howyadoin** · 04-07-2009, 12:23 PM

Nice idea, Matt. I'll pass on the Fresca, though.

**starkoryan81** · 04-07-2009, 12:28 PM

Here's a question for my fellow artists: Who's your favorite artist working in comics right now?

If I had to pick one...hmmmm...I'll get back to you on that...
r

**End of Time** · 04-07-2009, 12:30 PM

here's another topic for debate...

How many of you are reading European comics, or would consider reading them?

**starkoryan81** · 04-07-2009, 12:36 PM

I'm not currently reading any...but some of my favorite artists are foreigners.
Good examples: I love Moebius and Herge (Tintin guy) and Simone Bianchi is pretty good, Frank Quitely is amazing, as is Steve McNiven (he's Canadian) and Leinil Yu. Gary Frank is from England. So I guess while I don't follow any foreign comics, almost all my favorite comic artists hale from somewhere other than the States...r

**mattbib** · 04-07-2009, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by howyadoin

Nice idea, Matt. I'll pass on the Fresca, though.

But I understand Fresca goes well with rum.

Originally Posted by starkoryan81

Here's a question for my fellow artists: Who's your favorite artist working in comics right now?

I really loved Aja's work on Immortal Iron Fist. And I'm enjoying Skottie Young's take on the Wizard of Oz.

Originally Posted by End of Time

How many of you are reading European comics, or would consider reading them?

I'm not. Due more to lack of awareness and interest than anything else.

**MailOrderClone** · 04-07-2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by End of Time

How many of you are reading European comics, or would consider reading them?

I'd certainly consider it, although I'm not exactly the biggest comic buyer around to begin with. Something really unique though? Sure.

**howyadoin** · 04-07-2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by starkoryan81

Here's a question for my fellow artists: Who's your favorite artist working in comics right now?

Probably a toss-up between Frank Quitely and J.H. Williams.

Simone Bianchi comes close, though.

**starkoryan81** · 04-07-2009, 12:54 PM

Oh, and I forgot Olivier Coipel, who's French. He's just been nominated for an Eisner for Thor, too, so congrats to him. Well deserved.
r

**End of Time** · 04-07-2009, 12:57 PM

couple of examples I posted them in a different thread... but here they are again. Maybe it's fun to note, there aren't a lot of superheroes in European comics.

With European comics I mean mainland, not Britain, since they follow the American model rather than the Belgian-French model.

Nicolas Eymerich - which surprisingly is set in the past for a large part of its story.

Order of the Dragon-knights - Fantasy comic. Visually closer to mainstream american comics.

Powerplay - World War II

**End of Time** · 04-07-2009, 12:59 PM

Golden Age - set in the Golden Age of France.

Canari - Mayan T&A

Angela - Western (not a series by the way, just a one shot 56 pages)

As examples of the various genres and styles that can be found in mainland European comics.

**MailOrderClone** · 04-07-2009, 01:06 PM

Those look freakin' amazing. It makes me want to learn French just to understand the dialogue better.

**howyadoin** · 04-07-2009, 01:11 PM

The world needs more Westerns and war comics.

**End of Time** · 04-07-2009, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by MailOrderClone

Those look freakin' amazing. It makes me want to learn French just to understand the dialogue better.

About that... it's translated, the preview-pages are in dutch.

**Jaye** · 04-07-2009, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by starkoryan81

Here's a question for my fellow artists: Who's your favorite artist working in comics right now?

There is a Korean artist name Min-Woo Hyung, who did all of the Priest books. My favorite by far.
I also enjoy Tim Sale, David Mack (don't care the kerfuffle with the mock-up cover, this guy has genuine talent), Alex Maleev, and I wish Mike Mignola drew more than pin-ups and covers now- I loved his sequential stuff.

Originally Posted by End of Time

How many of you are reading European comics, or would consider reading them?

I'd consider it, I don't know much about them.

Jaye