1 Bill Sienkiewicz. Bill’s frantic inks and melting colors all come together to form something that doesn’t sound like it should work in comic book storytelling. His depiction of the Kingpin in Daredevil: Love and War was enough to cement my love for his art forever.
2 Ashley Wood. Ashley’s recklessness with ink is simultaneously frightening and exciting. There are not many artists who will push that far outside the boundaries of tradition, but Wood is one of them. Jump over to his oil paintings and his depictions of robots and you’ll be lost for days.
3 Jim Mahfood. Jim is one of those guys who never even faked being a part of the traditional style of superhero comics. He was injecting his love of hip-hop and art culture into his work from day one. You can almost hear the music when you look at a Mahfood comic.
4 Sergio Toppi. Sergio has a way of laying out a page or a panel that is all his own. He’ll throw a horizon line high on the page and then weave other images in and out of his insane textures. Simply put, it’s hypnotizing.