A look at Uncanny X-Men #173, and, in particular, at the sublime art of one of the best to ever do the X-Men, Paul Smith. I was just out of cllege when this came out, back when Wolverine and Rogue were both cool, and Chris Claremont's writing hadn't yet collapsed under its own weight.
Year of the Artist, Day 160: Paul Smith, Part 2 – Uncanny X-Men #173 – Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
Every day this year, I will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. Today’s artist is Paul Smith, and the issue is Uncanny X-Men #173, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated September 1983. Enjoy! Smith didn’t work long on Uncanny X-Men, but he made a huge impression, because his …
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Do you ever miss hand-lettered comics?
Well, Tom Orzechowski, for sure.
Tough call. There were a lot of mediocre hand letterers, too — and modern tech allows for some font tricks that can (usually) help distinguish voices or other FX.