John Romita Jr. Returns To Marvel

im not a JRJR fan, but this is good news for those who like his work

I hope he's not on one of the books I read. I've actually dropped titles in the past that were well written because I couldn't get past JRJR's artwork.

6 hours ago, ADour said:

Can't say I had been missing him. JRjr peaked in the 80s, but the more he pushed into his unique style the uglier his artwork looked. The only time I've enjoyed his modern style was during JMS's Amazing Spider-Man run, but I figure much of it is owed toScott Hana's inks and Dan Kemp's coloring.

Yeah he definitely benefits from having a good inker; some artists' work looks good no matter who's doing the inking, JR JR is not one of them.

Meh,.. never was a fan. His art looks.., I dont know.. half done? Rushed? Cant put my finger on it. His flying poses always have the characters disappear from the kneesdown and replaced with speedlines .. always seemed lazy to me.

I liked him in his prime but I can't say I've missed his work these past few years. Still, he's far from the worst to work there lately.

While not the most pleasing art style, it's the perfect mix of style, detail and efficiency. He'll probably be able to do multiple titles in the same amount of time it takes these new guys to do one. Good grab, and the reasoning behind it was more than just his value as an artist. He's a pioneer, a veteran and leader in the business with a strong work ethicthat a lot of the newer so called "pro's" can learn a lot from.

I liked JRJr's art, so I'm happy to see him back. Hopefully he will be partnered with a good writer.

Can't say I had been missing him. JRjr peaked in the 80s, but the more he pushed into his unique style the uglier his artwork looked. The only time I've enjoyed his modern style was during JMS's Amazing Spider-Man run, but I figure much of it is owed toScott Hana's inks and Dan Kemp's coloring.

he has always been ups and down for me like I love how he draws the FF4, but really don't like how he makes alot of the character have these baby faces.

I liked his earlier work for Marvel. At some point he started doing a kind of mashed in, mushed up sloppy/sketchy style that didnt appeal to me at all. When he was doing Superman, his work, to me, was almost unrecognizable. In the picture, he's apparently borrowing some of thatLiefeld can't-make-up-his-mind-what-Cap's-shield-size-is-supposed-to-be nonsense.

Sure do miss the stuff he did under his dad, Romita Sr., and Roger Stern. Loved that run.