Your preferred Sasquatch artist?

[PWalk]

No other Alphan has been drawn in so many a way like Sasquatch has. Through the years we've had some great sketches of him and some that made us cry from the horror.

What artist's rendition of our favorite Great Beast did you like the most?


I really was in awe the first time I saw Byrne's Sassy. Issue #1 with him swinging through the trees made me an instant fan of the character. Then the look of him ripping into Tundra cinched it for me. Byrne's Sassy had that gigantic upper body which sat atop to enourmous furry orange tree trunk legs.

[varo]

byrne and claytons.

[HappyCanuck]

Definately Clayton. He actually shows that Sas has a neck without making him look like a rabid Ewok. Although Scott Clark's rendition of SasII was quite aesthetic (even tho some questions were never answered - like what happened to the poor Epsilon who had to put the dreads in his fur, or get him into the spandex :P)

[Mokole]

Not easy, but Henry was good and consistent, and Sasquatch always looked good, not silly or like wall. Clayton Henry.

[Scarlettspiderg]

Clayton Henry's Sasquatch rocks.

[Ben]

Putting Byrne asside, as he designed the character, and you would assume this is the "pure" Sasquatch look, I'll say Clayton, with Lee on his heals.

Ben

[varo]

i'd really hate to be negative here, but the worse sasquatch i ever saw was duncan's.


blech!

[Ben]

i'd really hate to be negative here, but the worse sasquatch i ever saw was duncan's.


blech!

Duncan's Sasquatch fit his style quite well, and I enjoyed his style. I'd take his over Calimee's any day!

Ben

[PWalk]

Duncan's Sasquatch fit his style quite well, and I enjoyed his style. I'd take his over Calimee's any day!

Ben

Calimee's version annoyed the hell out of me. How he drew Walt was an insult.

[mvranas]

i'd really hate to be negative here, but the worse sasquatch i ever saw was duncan's.


blech!
Even though I liked much of his run, I'd have to say the worst Sasquatch I remember was Pat Broderick's - he looked like a giant ball of fur.

As for the best, that's a tough one. I'm partial to versions similar to the original Byrne design, so that would include the afore mentioned Lee and Henry.

I also remember Paul Neary doing it pretty good in Marvel Team-Up annual #7. Ed McGuinness in Deadpool #1 and Bart Sears in the recent Sabretooth mini are also notables.

-Mike.

[maniac mike]

I would have to say Scott Clark's version was terrible, even though it wasn't the real Sasquatch. Brian Hitch drew him better, to bad it was only for one ish.

My vote is Clayton Henry too!

MM {sas}

[JohnnyCanuck]

Just thought I'd throw my two cents into this.

First Calimee was the worst artist I had ever seen on AF. Lets face superheroes may not be his gig.
Scot Clarke I think we gave a rough ride and would probably have gotten used to if we hadn't slamed so hard. or not.
Byrne's Sasquatch being the archtype I'd have to say i liked June Brigmans squatch 2nd best. Then Lee. Then the rest ... whatever.

Thanks for listening,
JohnnyCanuck

[birdygirl]

Best Sasquatch artists? John Byrne and Clayton Henry. Nuff said for me!

[syvalois]

Just thought I'd throw my two cents into this.

First Calimee was the worst artist I had ever seen on AF. Lets face superheroes may not be his gig.
Scot Clarke I think we gave a rough ride and would probably have gotten used to if we hadn't slamed so hard. or not.
Byrne's Sasquatch being the archtype I'd have to say i liked June Brigmans squatch 2nd best. Then Lee. Then the rest ... whatever.

Thanks for listening,
JohnnyCanuck

I think you're too hard on Calimee, at least his Sasquatch did not looked like a teddybear like Broderick. Calimee was not the best, but he had some potential. Many artist where not good, I can't even named them. Like Mignola is a great artist buthe was on AF before he had found his style and there was Talaoc ugly inking that hide everything.

For Sas I do think, Henry, Jim Lee and Byrnes are the top one, there maybe others but I don't remember now. And as a general artist, I also think those 3 where the best on the serie all volumes included.

[PWalk]

What did everyone think of the artist that drew the old Marvel 2 in 1's featuring Sassy and Ben Grimm? I'm at work or I would post the artist's name. I kinda like the form the artist took with the character. It was simple but very powerful in structure, something I always thought the character needed.

[rplass]

I'd have to say my favorite penciler for Sasquatch is Ethan Van Sciver from Wolverine (2nd ser.) # 179. When I look at that, it appears to be an "improved" version of Byrne's Sasquatch. He draws him with the same general dimensions, but well, a little more seriously than Byrne. Here is a picture of it: http://www.alphaflight.net/character_galleries/sasquatch1/sasquatch_gallery23.jpg

[cmdrkoenig67]

I have to say Byrne's version is my favorite...followed closely by Lee's.

Dana

[Defunct]

CLAYTON HENRY!

I always thought Sasq looked like a goof before (despite the awesome character), so I never really got that attatched to him. In one frame, Clayton Henry made him my favorite Alphan.

[DelBubs]

Even though I liked Brodericks work, I have to go with the majority and say his Sas was bad (to my eyes). I had no probs with Claytons Sas, but after Byrne it has to be Lee for me. Although I did like the depiction of Sas on the covers on the recent Sabretooth covers.

[PWalk]

I'd have to say my favorite penciler for Sasquatch is Ethan Van Sciver from Wolverine (2nd ser.) # 179.

I agree. That version seemed to put an aggresive spin on the Byrne design that I thought really turned out well.

[Madison]

I'm glad mvranas saved me the trouble of looking for my Deadpool #1. Ed McGuinness' is the only version I have liked better than Byrnes. The cover alone gets him my vote.

I also loved June Brigman's Sasquatch in the ressurection issue, though her other AF guest issues were sub-par.

Madison

[Michael May]

Byrne's my favorite, natcherly. I also liked Chris Bachalo's version in Generation X and McFarlane's version in Spider-Man. Oh, and Clayton Henry's is a thing of beauty. And the covers on the Sabretooth mini. Dang, there's been a lot of nice ones.

[PWalk]

McFarlane's version in Spider-Man.

Say what? Someone enlighten me here. McFarlane drew a panel featuring AF? I wanna see it.

[Michael May]

I'm sorry I don't have a scan of the page, but it was in issue 12 when Spidey and Wolverine are hunting the Wendigo. There's a panel in which 'Squatch and Puck are reading in the paper about what's going on and discuss getting involved, but ultimately decide against it.

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/4049/400/4049_4_012.jpg

[HappyCanuck]

Close! that's not a panel, that's the cover.... and Puck and Sas ain't in it...

[Michael May]

Close! that's not a panel, that's the cover.... and Puck and Sas ain't in it...

Yeah. That's why I said "I'm sorry I don't have a scan of the page." But I figured this was better than nothing if someone wanted to hunt down the issue.

[HappyCanuck]

oops, my bad. misread what you said (gotta stop surfing when I'm half in the bag)

[patrick_j_clarke]

I like this Mignola version:

http://www.imakinarium.net/comic/ABC%20autores/M/MIGNOLA%20Mike/Trabajos%20Marvel/mmalphaflight29.jpg


Did Bill Sienkiewicz, ever do an image of our furry friend?

- pjc[/img]

[Michael May]

I like this Mignola version.

Dang. I thought you were going to post that cool pin-up Mignola did in one of the Marvel Swimsuit Specials with Sasquatch, Beast and Logan hanging out in the jungle. That's when I first realized that It Wasn't His Fault.

I really need to get a scanner.

[HappyCanuck]

you mean this one?
http://www.alphaflight.net/character_galleries/sasquatch1/sasquatch_gallery19.jpg

[Michael May]

you mean this one?

You're my new hero! :D

[Ben]

All kinds of goodies like that in the Galleries on AlphaFlight.net ;)

Ben

[HappyCanuck]

lol, ben has it up at the af.net galleries

[patrick_j_clarke]

I like this Mignola version.

Dang. I thought you were going to post that cool pin-up Mignola did in one of the Marvel Swimsuit Specials with Sasquatch, Beast and Logan hanging out in the jungle. That's when I first realized that It Wasn't His Fault.

I really need to get a scanner.

Okay, ANY Mignola one :D That swimsuit one was cool too.

- pjc

[ladymako71]

Clayton!

[Michael May]

All kinds of goodies like that in the Galleries on AlphaFlight.net ;)

Guess I have some exploring to do!

[Ben]

here is an other fine Minglola AF image:

http://forum.alphaflight.net/album_pic.php?pic_id=147

[Michael May]

That's beautiful. Marrina is heart-breaking.

[patrick_j_clarke]

I gotta agree with MM (was it in another thread??) about not liking Mignola when he first came on AF. Hey, I was a wee lad who thought Byrne was the greatest thing since sliced bread :wink:

But now, dang, Mignola's work on AF was so nice, I almost wish it was just in Black and White since the color process back then was :cry:

- pjc

[Michael May]

I should have mentioned this piece of fan art by Gavin Spence. It's another one of my faves.

http://forum.alphaflight.net/album_pic.php?pic_id=295

[Ben]

I should have mentioned this piece of fan art by Gavin Spence. It's another one of my faves.


Hey that's great! If you wanted to hooke me up with his email addy, I'd like to ask him to use it in the Sasquatch gallery on AF.net

Ben

[kozzi24]

I'm too lazy to run upstairs to check who is doing the work, but hasn't anyone else really liked the version of Sasquatch in the last Exiles arcs?

[Le Messor]

Byrne went to a lot of trouble to -design- a character who was more than just a big walking carpet. Or ball of fur. He wasn't shapeless or lumpy; so all the many artists who've drawn him that way just make me mad. It looks lazy, and insulting to the character.

The ones I like include Lee, Neary, um... a lot of the early appearances.

- Le Messor
"Create the impression that you have already reached your level of incompetence."

[Phil]

I'd say Bryan Hitch's version from the What If Wolverine Led Alpha Flight issue.

As to McFarlane's Sas...

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/PhlpThomas/SM12.jpg

[Michael May]

As to McFarlane's Sas...

Cool! Thanks!

[DelBubs]

As to McFarlane's Sas...

Cool! Thanks!
Kinda curious as to where that image? I don't recall seeing it before.

[PWalk]

I want McFarlane drawing the next series based on just that one panel.

[HappyCanuck]

So, a nice artist-round-robin for AFv.4 - MacFarlane (one of my artistic idols), Ed Northcott, and Clay Henry??

We can be only BE so lucky! :D

[PWalk]

I say we play the nationalism angle with McFarlane. He's canadian right?

[Michael May]

Kinda curious as to where that image? I don't recall seeing it before.

It was in here:

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/4049/400/4049_4_012.jpg

[DelBubs]

Thanks Michael, much appreciated. I was sure I had that issue, but it would seem not.