How some famous comic book artists see themselves....

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A fascinating collection of self-portraits by famous comic artists I found whilst trawling through tumblr.


Neal Adams


Jordi Bernet


John Buscema


Sal Buscema


John Byrne (That's a weird one)


Gene Colan


Robert Crumb


Steve Ditko (This one is fascinating)


Will Eisner


Hal Foster


Frank Frazetta


George Herriman


Jean Giraud (Moebius)


Jack Kirby


Joe Kubert


George Perez (circa 1977)


Alex Raymond


Trina Robbins


John Romita


Art Spiegelman


Alex Toth


Bill Watterson


Anyone got others they'd like to add? I couldn't find a Ramona Fradon for example...

Comments

[arthur_wynne]

I never knew Peter Parker looked that much like John Romita. ;-)

[shirubie]

I got a few from european comic artists:

George Remi, a.k.a. Hergé (Adventures of Tintin)



André Franquin (Spirou, Gaston Lagaffe, Marsupilami)



René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (Astérix)

[servant_iskandar]

Thanks for posting these, there are some real gems there.

I think I first saw the Romita piece on the pages of the old Marvel Chronicles tome, and Raymond's self-portrait is often featured alongside his works.

Byrne's and Ditko's are quite telling, in a way... (and none too subtle), and I love the way Perez approached the topic of character overexposure - and back when Logan wasn't everywhere.
Also, I never realized that Neal Adams looked like William Shatner's distant cousin? :D

Just to add another, here's Leo Ortolani, author of Rat-Man (among others), and lifelong Kirby fan:

[bradygirl_12]

Also, I never realized that Neal Adams looked like William Shatner's distant cousin? :D

Heh, I thought the same thing! :)

[cygnia]

Ditto.

This might explain "Odyssey" though...

[captainbellman]

I was thinking a handsomer John Travolta, really...which would Really explain "Odyssey".

[beoweasel]

See, with the smile and hair, the first thing that popped into my head was a young Ronald Reagan.

[icon_uk]

Excellent additions, I'm embarassed I never thought of Herge or Goscinny and Uderzo.

[fra080389]

Is Neal Adams a young Columbo?

[janegray]

My personal favourite is Hiromu Arakawa, author of Fullmetal Alchemist :)

http://paoru.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Arakawa-001.jpg

EDIT: changed from imagie to link because it was too large.

[ozaline]

Eric Shanower



http://age-of-bronze.com/index.shtml

[alicemacher]

Joe Shuster





Art Spiegelman (yes, he does draw himself without the mouse face/mask sometimes :-) )





Don Rosa





Brian Bolland (Warning: self-harm)


Gilbert Hernandez





Jaime Hernandez

[bruinsfan]

A couple of the greats who are no longer with us.

Wally Wood:


Mike Wieringo:

[icon_uk]

Excellent additions! The Mike Wieringo one I'd never seen before.

[lb_lee]

I have a poster version of this self-portrait from Charles Vess hanging across from my drawing table. I found it at a discount because it was torn and water-warped, but it's stayed with me over the course of three cross-country moves! It sums up how I'd like to see myself as an artist.

[icon_uk]

I can see why that one has stuck around!

[lb_lee]

Yeah, it makes me feel inspired every time! Even if it's covered in tape and thumb-tack holes now.