Medieval Guy wrote:
dlotempio wrote:
Medival Guy - I totally agree with your point about Rudy Nebres. His style overwhelms the pencils. That said, you can clearly distinguish between the work of Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino. Their styles are hard to obscure but even they suffer a little from Nebres ethereal brush work.
And that's where we differ.  To me, Nebres makes everybody better.

Also, when I see Kane-Nebres or Infantino-Nebres, first I see Nebres.  Then I see Kane or Infantino.  He really is an artist in his own right, not an inker in any meaningful sense of the word.  Which isn't to denigrate other inkers; just that when Nebres inks, he doesn't ink; he draws his own art over the pencils.

While I don't agree entirely with you, I do concur that Nebres IS a fine artist in his own right.  He really has phenomenal  control of the inking brush and excellent anatomy.  He brings a unique organic softness to stories.  That said, the very think you like - he draws over other pencils - is typically the thing I dislike.  But that's cool. 

Bonanza Guy - good point about the consistency.  Despite my misgivings for Nebres over Kane, I think he would have been a pleasant addition over Vosburg's pencils during the later stories.