Hi Mark,
By his own admission, Steve loved Doom Patrol but was disappointed by what he
and Paul did on the title (various factors involved). The art is beautiful but
it's pretty generic in terms of writing. And you can feel by the art that Steve
was less and less into it by issue 5.
His work in LSH was much stronger and reads better. I'd say issue 1 to 25 (he
began with 3 and roughly drew 12 of them by 25).
He drew a nice X-Factor one shot (issue 32) which was a fun classic super hero
story and a Flash issue (226) whose art is better than the story but it's still
a very human side of the characters.
He drew (and sometime wrote) many Marvel Comics Presents segments with
Wolverine. The most memorable is the one with Typhoid Mary (written by Ann
Nocenti).
Other than that, his work for Cross Plain comics was sublime: one issue of Red
Sonja, a Werewolf one shot called Wolf's Head, Myth maker and some REH horror
one shot. That's more adult (so to speak).
I'm a Lightle completist and will find that his art elevated any story he
worked on to the point of the worth reading for the storytelling alone
but...(For instance he drew several Spidey/Venom stories during the
Clone/Symbiote era but while absolutely gorgeous, well..., you get the idea...).
Hope this helps, Fred
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Based only on what I’ve been able to see on the Internet, it seems to me
Lightle’s best work by far is his covers for classic X-Men. They are really
beautiful. Both classic and somehow modern at the same time.
Since I am interested in comics and comic art more for the stories than the
covers and splash pages, re there any books he drew that are well written and
worth reading? (Perhaps his short run on Doom Patrol?)
Mark Nevins
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On Jan 11, 2021, at 05:58, massa frederic <badmarru@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Mark.
I can see the similarities with Leach's style. Both artists offer very precise
and meticulous inks. Despite his ties with the legendary Miracleman run with
Alan Moore, I prefer Steve Lightle's art. I find that his sense of design is
superior.
Best,Fred
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I’m not a cover guy, but that one is a beauty and what you wrote is a lovely
tribute as well as some cool backstory. Thank you for sharing, Frederic.
I confess I don’t really know Lightle’s work at all. Based on the examples I’ve
seen in the last couple of days I will keep my eye open—he’s good. (I never was
a Legion fan so clearly I missed out there.)
His work reminds me a little bit of Garry Leach, who I think is also underrated.
Condolences to those who knew him and were friends with him.
Mark Nevins
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On Jan 10, 2021, at 18:07, massa frederic <badmarru@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello everyone
This week: as previously announced, I share with you a beautiful Steve Lightle
cover after having spent the weekend looking at his work and reading all the
interviews I could find.
This was my way of honoring his memory.
Check it out in case of interest:
https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1693776
Regards and again, thank you to Steve Lightle for the hours of joy he provided
me with, Fred
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