You want it tough I'll give you tough. BOOM!
Look into my eyes. Look deep into my eyes. As you decide who your favourite you will forget McMahon's Sonic The Comic work - however good it is. You will not remember Arthur Ranson did wonderful work on Dangermouse. When you wake you will think only of their work for Tharg. Three, two, one SNAP. You are back in the room and may now vote...
Alas we have to pick our favourite and to do so just pop the name of the art droid you'd most like to go through to the Quarter Finals, but please add anything else you'd like to say as well.
Mick McMahon - more info (http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=MIKEM)
OR
Arthur Ranson more info (http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=ARTHURR)
This one will close and be counted on the morning of Saturday 16th January
What the hell is all this? Current state of play Find out more about the Art Droid Tourneys and Round 2 (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47242.0)
Who made the 32 in both tourneys?
Entrants in the Current Art Droids Tourney (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47044.msg1042917#msg1042917)
Entrants in the Classic Art Droids Tourney (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47044.msg1042893#msg1042893)
Rules for what they are worth (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47242.msg1049293#msg1049293)
Anything else just ask and I'll make something up.
Arthur Ranson
Mick McMahon. Based more on his earlier Dredd work.
But I do really like Button Man! Ugh tough one.
McMahon.
Arthur Ranson, because of Anderson, Button Man and Mazeworld.
Ranson
Really hard. I think, due to the consistency of the strips when put together I'm gonna go for Arthur Ranson. Mick's work was always short bursts of excellence, at least it's published that way. Part of the team.
Mick McMahon, all day every day.
SBT
Arthur Ranson
Mick McMahon
Jesus, I'm trying here, but I can't stop my fingers from typing Arthur Ranson.
Mick McMahon - 1000% all day and every day. Arthur Ranson is an incredible talent but Mick is one of the few artists I'll find it very hard to vote against. We'll end up with some combination of a McMahon-O'Neill-Carlos-off and I'll have to just throw my laptop at the wall and go off in a huff. Just so you know.
I'm with Ming. Ranson is class, but McMahon is a whole other level. He gets my vote every day of the week.
Arthur Ranson.
I -- McMahon.
There. Sweet Jovus Colin, next you'll be asking me to choose between my children...
McMahon for me (although, again, both of these artists are superlative).
(http://www.2000ad.org/covers/2000ad/hires/184.jpg)
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 13 January, 2021, 03:01:15 PM
I -- McMahon.
There. Sweet Jovus Colin, next you'll be asking me to choose between my children...
My feeling exactly!
Today, though, it has to be
McMahon. Could be a different answer tomorrow though...
McMahon
One of the most important artists in Anglo-americian comics.
Quote from: Andrew_J on 13 January, 2021, 03:58:42 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 13 January, 2021, 03:01:15 PM
There. Sweet Jovus Colin, next you'll be asking me to choose between my children...
My feeling exactly!
Hey how did you see next rounds draw already?
Ranson for his consistancy.
Early McMahon is great but as his style evolved it didn't appeal to me.
McMahon, for his dynamism and reinvention.
Ranson for Mazeworld and Anderson. Sublime work.
Don't get me wrong though, McMahon is a total god at comics too.
Mick
Super tough one this so if you have been delaying your decision as its been so hard now is the time to bite the bullet as I'll be closing this one down and annoucing the result tomorrow morning.
Mike McMahon, although it's close. If Ranson had done a cover with monkeys on it, that might have swayed it.
This basically this:
(https://images.rebellion.co.uk/productVersion/9c/5b/00.large.jpg)
versus this:
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SGI9X9IoK3s/Vnj27rXCTGI/AAAAAAAAApQ/G68tWtx6guU/s1600/anderson_shamballa_prog%2B703%2Bcover.jpg)
VOTING CLOSED
Well this one was pretty close. As voting started Arthur Ranson seemed to be about to course what I'd have considered an upset, all be it an understandable one give what an astonishing talent he is. As the vote when on though the votes started to roll in and
Mike McMahon
made it into the Quarter Finals. He's one of the favourites in my eyes and Artthur Ranson has run this one close. Its only going to get tougher!
When I saw this draw I tough it would be an easy win for Mike but I see that Arthur has got a few fans as well. The later work of Mike I do not like but he has a certain quality about his earlier work that really stood out (especially Slaine). Arthur for me will always be the de facto Anderson artist.