Ian: A man goes to Harvard University and graduates with a double major before moving to New York City to begin freelance work for the premier companies in his field. Based on this description, you would assume that man was a lawyer or a doctor or some other form of uppity douchebag, right? But we’re not talking about just any man here! No! We’re talking about comic book artist and all-round good guy, Cliff Chiang.
If you haven’t heard of Cliff Chiang, you’ve almost certainly seen his work in the racks. From Green Arrow and Black Canary to Detective Comics to Supergirl, Chiang has been getting the job done for years; so much so, in fact, that his cover work has been hailed by critics as being some of the best in the business. Oh, and do we need to mention that he’s just completed an epic graphic novel based on Neil Young’s ‘Greendale?’ Basically, Cliff Chiang is to success what Nuv is to failure. At relatively young ages, both men are leaders in their respective fields.
So check it out! We’ve put together a gallery featuring the best of Cliff Chiang’s heroes, pin-ups, and assorted awesomeness. My favourites are anything with the Birds of Prey and, of course, Black Canary. Oh, and his Star Wars recruitment posters are nothing short of genius. DC Publisher Jim Lee might be an irresponsible, washed-up hack when it comes to meeting deadlines and illustrating a comic book in a timely manner, but he’s 100% correct when he says Chiang’s work will “melt your faces.” Hopefully it’ll melt Nuv’s too, because anything would be an improvement at this point.
Nuv: By ‘we,’ this walking herpe means ME. I put together the gallery, while Ian was being denied solo access to a height-restricted ride at the Westboro Baptist Carnival of Intolerance and Deformity. AKA The Explosivo Family Tree. AKA the rapey inbreds from ‘Deliverance.’ Ahem. For the record, my favourite pictures are the 12 Inch Remix series, nostalgia bombs that mash together superheroes and instantly recognizable 80’s album covers. His Batman covers are also consistent masterpieces. Ian, meanwhile, is consistently a piece of s#!%. F@¢% a segue: He could kill a page with four or five lines. Simple. Never simplistic. Simply perfect. Ladies and gentlemen (and Ian) let’s just let the pictures do the talkin’…
Behold: The Deadly Art of Cliff Chiang…
Put two in the air…
– The Big Two
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