Artist Appreciation: Mike Wieringo Mike Wieringo is one of my favorite comic book artists, one of my favorite artists in general for that matter. I've been looking through his Sensational Spiderman work recently and realize how incredible he was and what a blow to the industry his untimely passing really is. I figured I would post a bit about him and his work in hopes that a few straggling passers-by might explore his wonderful stuff if they are unacquainted with it.

Few artists in comics or any other medium achieve the level of draftsmanship Wieringo displayed in his work. Mike clearly understood drawing on a deep level. His work has an incredible "bounce" and "energy" to it. He has a wonderful sense of gesture that could only come from really looking at life and understanding the structure of things, how forms interact with one another and how things move. He was a great storyteller as well. His pages are clean, clear and have an awesome flow.

He was a true professional. It's a real shame we won't be seeing anymore work from this tremendous talent. Thankfully he left behind quite a body of work for us to enjoy and draw inspiration from indefinitely.

I picked a few Wieringo pieces I really dig from around the net, enjoy:

Check out Mike's Deviant Art gallery, good stuff,
http://wieringo.deviantart.com/

If you haven't read any of Mike's comics, check out his Sensational Spiderman work with Todd Dezago and Tellos. Pick up everything he ever did if you know what's good for you but those are some nice places to start.

Thanks for visiting.

-Tom