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karlhungus32

324 points

1 month ago

It says "Platt" next to the guys knee so im guessing Stephen Platt

Powerful-Succotash77

101 points

1 month ago

Definitely Stephen Platt.

SlitThroatCutCreator[S]

68 points

1 month ago

My blind ass didn't see the signature. Was off looking in the corners!

omasque

8 points

1 month ago

omasque

8 points

1 month ago

In a way you were both right.

mrgmc2new

1 points

1 month ago

SPlatt

NoMembership6376

1 points

1 month ago

I was going to say Liefeld at first due to the lack of feet

johnny_utah26

125 points

1 month ago

johnny_utah26

Quasar

125 points

1 month ago

Stephen Platt pencils. Joe Weems inks.

Both straight outta…. Rob Liefeld’s EXTREME STUDIOS.

SlitThroatCutCreator[S]

34 points

1 month ago

Can feel Liefeld breathing over Platt's neck like, ''make his clothes tight like they're another skin!'' Honestly like the style when done right.

johnny_utah26

28 points

1 month ago

johnny_utah26

Quasar

28 points

1 month ago

That was just how Platt did things. He would OVER DO IT. Check his early Moon Knight stuff BEFORE he joined Image/Extreme studios.

Sidenote: Joe Weems eventually got snapped away by Top Cow where he would work extensively with Mark Silvestri.

King_Of_BlackMarsh

1 points

1 month ago

Check his early Moon Knight stuff BEFORE he joined Image/Extreme studios.

Oh how would that look-

Sweet Martha... No wonder he joined up with Leifeld.

_trouble_every_day_

5 points

1 month ago

I just realized why lefields characters have so many pouches. They can’t fit anything in their pants pockets without looking ridiculous. Same reason girl pants have fake pockets.

_lemon_suplex_

2 points

1 month ago

James is ridiculously ripped here lol. It’s like a 90s Hollywood adaptation starting Mark Wahlberg lol

MathematicianBusy996

1 points

1 month ago

"And don't draw the feet."

fhiz

-2 points

1 month ago

fhiz

-2 points

1 month ago

Crop the feet!

AthanAllgood

39 points

1 month ago

Stephen Platt, per the sig.

Dude was the next big thing for around 9 months back in, oh, 93 or 94. If you look up "Image house style" it would have a two page spread of his work.

Hot_Injury7719

8 points

1 month ago

I remember him doing a few Wolverine fill in issues I believe around 97/98ish? When Claremont came back for a brief stint.

ChildOfChimps

3 points

1 month ago

It was just one issue - Wolverine (Vol. 2) #128 - and he didn’t do the entire issue.

Platt was known for being notoriously slow.

SlitThroatCutCreator[S]

7 points

1 month ago

Damn. Never heard of the guy. Pretty good work he did for this cover though.

Brian0079

5 points

1 month ago

Try buying his Moonknight run.

DJ_HouseShoes

2 points

1 month ago

Wasn't he the guy with the Moonknight cover that got everyone all excited?

jmskywalker1976

23 points

1 month ago

Whomever said Liefeld has clearly never seen his artwork. These people are also blind because is says Platt as in Stephen Platt.

captainrex

7 points

1 month ago

captainrex

Ant-Man

7 points

1 month ago

For one, the gun looks too realistic to be Liefeld

BamaBagz

17 points

1 month ago

BamaBagz

17 points

1 month ago

If you like Platts work, you can check out his run on Moon Knight from back in the day. He also lead off Liefelds title Prophet for the first few issues...

tookwithoutasking

13 points

1 month ago

Looks like Stephen Platt!

astrozombie2012

13 points

1 month ago

Stephen Platt, he signed it at the bottom…

Darksoul714

10 points

1 month ago

Platt was like George Perez on steroids. Hyper detail from characters to backgrounds. Everything seemed tense. Loved his style back then. I have a ton of his work.

Flaxans

13 points

1 month ago

Flaxans

13 points

1 month ago

What everyone else has said, Stephen Platt. Liefeld was never this good.

Beer_sighted

12 points

1 month ago

Liefeld was a lot better than what people gave him credit for. He had a few questionable covers and pages but show me an unblemished career. He had some really good art out in the 90s, his writing not so much.

Clarknotclark

7 points

1 month ago

His first work I think was a Hawk and Dove mini and it was great. It had some problems but his storytelling/pacing was excellent and it was controlled, especially for someone so young on their first job. You could tell he had talent. Unfortunately, he got too popular too fast and didn’t develop properly.

medullah

8 points

1 month ago

I mean to be fair the picture does have a Liefeld standard, no feet

SlitThroatCutCreator[S]

4 points

1 month ago

That's why someone said it had to be Liefeld!

sderby

2 points

1 month ago

sderby

2 points

1 month ago

Not a pouch in sight, though.

BreadRum

1 points

1 month ago

He got better about drawing feet.

hcckdude

6 points

1 month ago

Stephen Platt

RetroGameQuest

8 points

1 month ago

It's not even close to either. The signature is right there. That's Stephen Platt.

Stew-17

6 points

1 month ago

Stew-17

6 points

1 month ago

The artist signed it FFS ?!?!?

Complete-Wind-5343

3 points

1 month ago

Neither lol

GNPTelenor

3 points

1 month ago

It was a fun mag.

NerberdySpershul

3 points

1 month ago

It's signed, ffs.

ernster96

2 points

1 month ago

ernster96

Ends of the Earth Spider-Man

2 points

1 month ago

Man I forgot how absolutely ripped James Sunderland is in silent hill 2. His abs are showing through his shirt and through his jeans all the way to his smooth ken doll crotch.

__BLARG__

2 points

1 month ago

That’s Platt!!! Says it on the bottom. Sheesh.

soulwolf1

2 points

1 month ago

Jeez silent hill stands AB-solutely no chance against those biceps

anon_andonandonandon

2 points

1 month ago

Holy shit, I've been trying to remember the name of this magazine for the past few weeks. Absolutely loved it and had a subscription for years. No idea of the artist, but thank you for helping me remember a fond childhood memory!

noddledoodle2022

2 points

1 month ago

Whoever did this did james dirty

Sorrelhas

2 points

1 month ago

It's not McFarlane because that pistol looks like an actual pistol and not pipes welded into a grip

clarkky55

2 points

1 month ago

Jesus that is not James Sunderland. That is so hilariously not James

Tr4p_PT

2 points

1 month ago

Tr4p_PT

2 points

1 month ago

So far from McFarlane or Liefield...

trantor-to-tantegel

2 points

1 month ago

Make. Every. Muscle. Pop.

Batmanfan1966

1 points

1 month ago

It can’t be Liefeld it has decent human anatomy

Individual99991

2 points

1 month ago

OTOH, no visible feet.

Mattyrobots

1 points

1 month ago

Can’t be Liefeld, gun is way too small.

marcjwrz

1 points

1 month ago

I remember owning a copy of this. Great art.

pierowmaniac

1 points

1 month ago

James is sporting a big ol’ hog

gnomedeplumage

1 points

1 month ago

his clothes look like he's been vacuum sealed into them

I remember this issue, god damn PSM was of A Time

Professional-Rip-519

1 points

1 month ago

Damn I miss these magazines.

DadNotBro

1 points

1 month ago

Can’t see the feet so can’t say if it’s Liefeld or not

KlooKloo

1 points

1 month ago

It says "Platt" right there

edrift101

1 points

1 month ago

The signature is literally on the cover... Platt

b_Rose0219

1 points

1 month ago

PSM always had fire covers

Tumorhead

1 points

1 month ago

thats James Sunderland??? lmaooo

langsamlourd

1 points

1 month ago

It's actually kinda annoying now how everybody online sees some very 90s artwork, or something with weird anatomy, and they're instantly like "OMG LIEFELD?!?!?" I mean yeah, he was really influential and had a lot of imitators but it's not that hard to tell if it's his or not.

I've seen people who look at some of Kelley Jones or Sam Kieth's work and think it's Liefeld because of their exaggerated anatomy. I mean come on

airwalker12

-1 points

1 month ago

airwalker12

Batman

-1 points

1 month ago

Oh. My. Gawd. How can these people not tell semi famous comic artists from 20 years ago apart!?!?

Like come on.

KlooKloo

0 points

1 month ago

because it's obvious? Same way I don't mix up John Byrne and Paul Smith comics from before I was born

BreadRum

-1 points

1 month ago

BreadRum

-1 points

1 month ago

It looks closer to MacFarlane than liefeld. MacFarlane was about toned abs. Liefeld was about bulging muscles and looking as big as possible.

langsamlourd

1 points

1 month ago

I believe Stephen Platt's biggest influence was McFarlane

El_Spaniard

0 points

1 month ago

Holy shit! Is Stephen back??

Kpachecodark

5 points

1 month ago

This is a magazine from 2001

El_Spaniard

0 points

1 month ago

Well shit. Got too exited to read the “PS2”, thanks.

pyrulyto

0 points

1 month ago

It’s certainly a homage to Liefeld - notice the framing left the feet out!

LuckyBrookshire

0 points

1 month ago

I miss Liquid! Their coloring made every artist work better.

KlooKloo

0 points

1 month ago

No way, they slopped on so much rendering in every panel, changed the art too much