He’s still got it. So glad I stumbled upon this post from so long ago… and thank you for sharing these! I hadn’t ever seen these covers. That Spider-Man is raw business 🔥
Well said! I've said it elsewhere, but I think it's fine that Miller's latest isn't everyone's cup. I do think his style has pushed more into a very niche, Picasso direction that only other artists can really appreciate, and I'd be willing to bet that the "withered" appearance of some of his figures is something of a biographical choice that people are missing.
My big problem with TEH DISCOURSE is just the overall shittyness of the attitudes of people criticizing him. These are people who have never accomplished anything, and all they've got is snarky tweets. I don't know why we must endure them.
Yeah the criticism is this dumb "ugh he can't draw anymore he sucks" and it's like, no - he CAN draw and it's because he CAN DRAW that he can strip it all down like that. I respect that.
It's just depressing that there's very little room for art/expression in anything 'mainstream'.
I RT'd a writer who said something like, he has jettisoned craft for pure personal expression, and I think that's the right frame to approach it with. And when you're an emeritus legend in your field, I think that's the best time to do that. It's your last chance to reinvent yourself and show the younguns what's possible.
He’s still got it. So glad I stumbled upon this post from so long ago… and thank you for sharing these! I hadn’t ever seen these covers. That Spider-Man is raw business 🔥
Well said! I've said it elsewhere, but I think it's fine that Miller's latest isn't everyone's cup. I do think his style has pushed more into a very niche, Picasso direction that only other artists can really appreciate, and I'd be willing to bet that the "withered" appearance of some of his figures is something of a biographical choice that people are missing.
My big problem with TEH DISCOURSE is just the overall shittyness of the attitudes of people criticizing him. These are people who have never accomplished anything, and all they've got is snarky tweets. I don't know why we must endure them.
Yeah the criticism is this dumb "ugh he can't draw anymore he sucks" and it's like, no - he CAN draw and it's because he CAN DRAW that he can strip it all down like that. I respect that.
It's just depressing that there's very little room for art/expression in anything 'mainstream'.
I RT'd a writer who said something like, he has jettisoned craft for pure personal expression, and I think that's the right frame to approach it with. And when you're an emeritus legend in your field, I think that's the best time to do that. It's your last chance to reinvent yourself and show the younguns what's possible.