Alan Davis--somewhat OT

**Rex Luscus** · January 9th, 2001, 10:54 AM

The Nightcrawler I fell for was, oddly enough, John Byrne's. He definitely didn't draw him with normal human posture -- there was something rather feline about him, actually. And I liked the way he did his face, even if it was mostly shadow. He always drew his upper lip in shadow as though he were standing above footlights, which I thought was a cool effect. And he wasn neither too skinny nor too bulky. It's ironic, then, that Byrne is the one responsible for downplaying Kurt's role in the series.

-Rex

**Shadywhisk** · January 9th, 2001, 11:15 AM

I gotta be one of the herd; I LOVE Davis' art. Maybe his X-Men run wasn't his best, but his Excalibur work was fantastic. I think the thing that I appreciated most was his attention to detail. You can look at each panel and find SO MANY little things in them! One that springs to mind is an Excal ish (can't remember the number) where Kitty tells Lockheed to scorch Feron if he doesn't do as she says. On one of the last pages, if you look at Lockheed, he has a smile on his face (looking particularly proud of himself). Feron is scowling at Lockheed and a burn mark is on his bottom. Details like that are classic and tell so much more about a story without any words!

**Drags** · January 9th, 2001, 01:19 PM

Hello mit! wink

Im with Slar.Davis' Nightcrawler has always been my favorite.Like Slar said he was the first to draw Kurt with visible facial features instead of this big black blur with glowing eyes.He also drew Kurt tall like he was supposed to be.I dont think he was too skinny I think he was just right.I also liked how AD portrayed Kurts gestures,body language and facial expressions,they really matched Kurts personality down pat I think.Davis always drew him with confidence too.

My least favorite Nighty artist iiiss*gulp*.........Byrne.Dont get me wrong Byrne was one of my favorite artists growing up.I loved how he drew the rest of the X-Men and his Avengers and FF stuff but I couldnt warm up to his Nightcrawler.I think he drew him too small and skinny as opposed to Davis,like a little cat,like he was trying to make him into the X-Mens pet or something.He drew him so helpless looking.I really didnt like how he drew Kurts facial features either.Just my humble opinion.Ok Im prepared for whatever you have in store for me. tongue

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**Rex Luscus** · January 9th, 2001, 02:46 PM

DL, YOU WILL DIE NOW!!!

Just kidding tongue

I can definitely see your point. That may have been what I liked initially about Nightcrawler, that he wasn't especially 'superhero-y'. But I hate the mascot/fall guy/comic relief thing. Didn't Arcade refer to him once as 'the X-Men's pet demon'? And if I remember correctly, he needed Scott to come along and save his ass.

-Rex

**Drags** · January 9th, 2001, 06:23 PM

*yipe*

We were pretty much on the same wavelenghth on artists up until this point Rex(though I do like Byrne I just dont care much for his Nighty)We both hate Booth and Love Davis.Well,diversity is what keeps a friendship alive. biggrin

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**Knight_Crawler** · January 10th, 2001, 06:51 AM

Everyone hates Booth

**MoonbeamDancer** · January 10th, 2001, 07:40 AM

Yes, he did call Nightcrawler the X-MEN's pet demon.

**Drags** · January 10th, 2001, 09:06 AM

Actually Knighty,quite a bit of people at the Wizard board like Booth.Scarey isnt it? wink

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**Slartibartfast** · January 10th, 2001, 12:07 PM

No Booth!

Yep, Davis rules. Makes me want to go buy that Avengers right now! Cyke did save his blue rear, but didn't Nighty get Arcade in the end? Or am I thinking of a different issue? Yeah, that's what I meant about him looking so small sometimes. He's not a little-bitty guy.

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