Alan Davis

I consider Alan Davis on of the most talented artists working in comic books today.  He's well-deserving of praise for his graceful figurework as well as for his impeccable storytelling.  You can see the influence of Neal Adams in his draftsmanship, and there is a bit of a John Byrne influence in his faces and figures.  In the end however, Alan has a gorgeous style which is all his own.  There are few artists working on a regular basis today which can match his unbelievable work.  Not only is Alan one of the finest artists working, but he is also a comic book writer of the finest caliber as well!  For some examples of his writing, check out his work on ClanDestine and Excalibur from Marvel Comics and JLA: The Nail from DC Comics.

• Batman: Year Two:  This is either an unpublished pinup or promotional illustration for the Batman: Year Two series or trade paperback collection.  It's a dark Batman that not only wields the weapon that killed his parents but who has even teamed up with his parents' murderer!  The totally dark visage of the Dark Knight reflects his plunge into darkness.  (Inks: unattributed but very likely Mark Farmer)
• ClanDestine #6 p.22:  ClanDestine #1-8 was a terrific superhero comic series by one of the best writer-artists in the business today.  The stories were intriguing, suspenseful, and most importantly they were a lot of fun!  Spidey appeared on this splash page after having saved two of the clan's kid heroes on a NYC street.  Nowadays (read: post-McFarlane) you don't get to see Spidey drawn by too many "clean" artists like Alan Davis.  Spidey's appearance in ClanDestine was a real treat.  (Inks: Mark Farmer)
• Excalibur poster:  This poster was used to herald Alan's very welcome return to Excalibur after a prolonged absence from the book.  He took over the writing chores as well and introduced a few new characters.  He hinted at these new additions to the cast by putting them in silhouette behind the Excalibur team.  This is a real nice and "sweet" piece by Alan.   (Inks: Mark Farmer)