Cliff Rathburn Archives

It also reminds the reader why Peter is such a great and iconic character. Amazing Spider-Man #4 art by Ryan Ottley, Cliff Rathburn, and Laura Martin Color assists by Peter Pantazis and Jasen Smith Ottley's artwork jells very well in this issue too His style lends itself to action and visual expression, and both play a large[...]

Plus, there are some genuinely funny lines spread through the book. Amazing Spider-Man #3 art by Ryan Ottley, Cliff Rathburn, and Laura Martin I keep going back and forth on Ryan Ottley's artwork The cartoonish style and its pragmatist approach to detail isn't bad and kind of fits Amazing Spider-Man However, there are some panels that look[...]

For those keeping score at home, that was another one of my big problems with the first issue of this new series. Also, a couple of great Marvel villains show up in the second half to spice things up even further. Amazing Spider-Man #2 art by Ryan Ottley, Cliff Rathburn, and Laura Martin Even Ryan Ottley's artwork feels[...]

I dug it a lot. Amazing Spider-Man #1 art by Ryan Ottley, Cliff Rathburn, and Laura Martin           Ryan Ottley's artwork is a bit underwhelming Like Spencer's writing, it's not outright bad, but it isn't great The faces are light on detailing and the figures are a little too angular[...]

Vaughan (DC, Marvel, Vertigo) Continuing Series of the Year: The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and  Cliff Rathburn (Skybound, Image) Spirit Award for Independent Comics: Jeff Smith (Creator-Owned) Jerry Bails Award: Craig Yoe (Creator-Owned Studio with clients) Shel Dorf Legacy Award: Steve Geppi   The Shel Dorf Awards were bestowed on October 25th at Detroit's Fanfare Convention, and[...]