John Cassaday Draws Movie Captain America And Dum Dum Dugan!

John Cassady from some time draws superheroes only so he can afford to do indie comics, with that stuff he's simply awesome.

He made him look like Captain Stupid. Terrible.

where's the rest of his arm behind that shield?
he has a bad case of Cartman-mouth too.

". No wonder no-one's buying anymore. "
@weneedrevelelation

Lol ! You've got to be fricking kidding me... you are so wrong, you don't even know.

btw, from the pics you shown as "arts', i suspect you're a Liefield fan, which makes your opinion, invalid.

Huh, a comic book movie site full of users who apparently don't read comic books. Well, not enough to know who John [frick]ing Cassaday is

Not a big fan of Cassaday. Kind of crappy.

That cover is very mediocre. I can see that he's done some very good work in the past, but this dose not live up to that. I've seen much better fan art.

can somebody please tell me where on earth Tim Sale & Jeph Loeb's "Captain America : White" mini-series is!?!?! that thing was supposed to be out years ago!

Cassaday's run on Planetary, though inconsistent in quality, was overall terrific. though not really my style, that book remains one of my favorites. i like a lot of the OTHER covers people have posted here, more than the new one

You might want to correct the article or the preview description because it says it's for issue #4 when the cover itself says issue #3. Just thought you should know :)

Cassaday is a very good artist. His cap after 911 was F-ING EPIC, he was just tired when he drew this.

@weneedarevolution

That Jim Lee cover art you posted is the worst type of comic art there is! His biceps are twice the size of his head for crissakes! You can see every sinew and vein around his neck THROUGH HIS COSTUME??? Jesus its art for kids who are still in awe of a pile of muscles. Cross-hashing is a skill, Jim Lee literally abused the privilege!

John Cassady is light years ahead of Jim Lee and his anatomy-challenged art style. These are artists...

Brian Bolland...




John Cassady...



Adam Hughes...


Frank Cho...



Greg Land...


J G Jones...

It looks a lot more realistic the other artists; probably just to align with the movie.

I usually like Cassaday's art, but even he can't make that steaming turd of an outfit on "Cap" look good. That pose also looks very awkward. Furthermore, he looks like he has no ears- like a big blue prophylactic.

Ceejay: thanks for posting some great comic art (though I don't like Cap on that Land art- that chin strap is beyond lame!). Really classed up this thread. All you're missing is some Perez and maybe Epting. Good stuff!

I really like Cassidy, but as @Skeletor pointed out, it was based off of an earlier cover, plus he had to make it LOOK like Chris Evens and the movie, and Chris doesn't have a Jim Lee body.


And i LOVE all of the different artistic variations in comics now. Complaining about it is like saying all cinematographers should have the same look. What if every CBM was shot like 300? yeah, its great and works for that movie, but would not for TDK.

I don't think it has anything to do with bankruptcy , i think it has everything to do with letting the artists explore and be themselves. and we all benefit from that.

@comicb00kguy - Yeah but I forgot one of my favourites from the last 10 years..

Bryan Hitch...

@ThaMessenger07

That second image is Steve McNiven not Epting

He doesn't trace, he uses pictures as reference just like most decent artists do when they require realistic presentation of anatomy as opposed to the ultra dynamic perspectives and over exaggerated anatomy of traditional superhero comic art.

Boris Vallejo does it, so does Alex Ross, Bryan Hitch, Steve Sampson, Alex Maleev and I used to use pictures of freeze frames form VHS movies when I was drawing Judge Dredd for 2000AD back in the day too. Here's some of my old work...

Ceejay aka Cyril Julien






Unfortunately I worked in black and white ink and the colourist they used to have do my work was lousy! Ahh the good old days. :-)

Ceejay: Like that Judge Dredd. Quality stuff. Think I have a couple of those- I'll have to check my longboxes this weekend. T

Not as big a fan of Hitch, but that's more because of my well-documented contempt for the ultimates. The art, taken for itself, is fundamentally excellent- I just hate those costumes and the story. I've got a couple of other things he drew somewhere- drawing a blank on what- that I did really enjoy.

@DEADPOOOL - It's not about having realism it's about having good art. Just because it's a comic doesn't mean the rendering has to be sub standard. Comics are as diverse a medium as film,the better the illustrator is at telling a story the better the visual narrative. Especially when you get to my age, you simply don't want your stories told by artists who can't illustrate beyond a few action poses!

@weneedrevelation - SCHOOL ME? Ha, if you were half my age then you could use those words with meaning! Not only did I work as a comic strip illustrator for ten years and do a graphic novel but I actually ran a comic shop for 7 years too and being British, we collected all kinds of comics and have a much wider appreciation for the business of comic art than this obsession you guys have with spandex and powers!

You may like Finches, Lee's and Maduerias as much as you want but they are LIMITED in their talent to not being able to draw anything unless its challenged by proportions of anatomy. These guys can't do facial expressions beyond grim, grimmer and mouth wide open baring all teeth! In the case of Madueria, he's the worst, he draws caricatures, not even characters! He shouldn't have been allowed back into comics in the first place without finishing Battlechasers which he left abruptly once D.C forced him and the the rest of lazey upstarts at Cliffhanger to be more professional about their comics and stop playing video games and drawing alternate covers to bleed their fans dry!

All that cartoony wanna be manga style art may blow the mind of children, but I'm 44 years old and seen way too many fine draughtsmen in the business who can deliver real expressionism and outstanding visual breakdowns. You're artists are fanboy's favourites at best, pop stars for teenagers who want to see a lot of muscles they don't have and costumes that fit like skin! Every women these guys draw look the same with different colour hair, it's actually hilarious to have you try it with those kind of artists, it only shows how narrow your knowledge is at best and how young you really are.

Never mind, some of us never grow up! :-)

Here's another outstanding artist, Glenn Fabry! He stopped working at 2000AD just before I started and I so wanted to meet the guy. The stories they used to tell of his genius in the offices were legendary!

Glenn Fabry...