Favorite panels?

[baaardon]

I've always been a big proponent of having an Image Bank of references and inspiration but, for the last couple years, I've been making it a habit to make note of some of my favorite panels in the comics I read.

Here's a page I saved from Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. The whole book has this wonderfully rich line work in it, but I saved this page specifically for the movement and the way he makes it feel like she lingers when she jumps up in the air.

I'm curious if anyone else has been doing this or making note of their favorite panels. I'd enjoy seeing what everyone else is looking at.

[jahillinbox]

I should probably do that

For me, there's three - not necessarily panels, but overalls and concepts that have stuck with me

1. in the late 90's I had a Wolverine comic and there was a panel/page where he was coming out of a vat of acid and his flesh was totally gone from the stomach down...I don't know why that always stuck with me

2. The entire run of Angel Sanctuary, probably the most beautiful artwork I can summon to memory

3. It might have been in the Emerald Warriors book, but there was a scene in Green Lantern Corps. where Hal and Guy are flying back to earth through space, just kicking back, chatting, flying through space. This just seems so awesome, flying through space casually with no constraints

[Wumbl]

I love the panels I see in Hellblazer comics (both older ones and ones from recent years) and Preacher. They're excellent to use as inspiration for my stuff, because my work has a similar tone and theme. A lot of panel sequences in my work seems to look like it comes from a Vertigo comic, but I'm happy with that...

[MaggieW]

I love every panel of Kaoru Mori's Otoyomegatari x) It's just so incredibly detailed Her work really inspires me to make such a detailed comic of my own someday

[OttoGruenwald]

[baaardon]

The Spirit has some amazing title art! Love all of Eisner's clever use of lettering too.

100% approve.

[baaardon]

These are absolutely amazing. Kaoru Mori clearly has a love for pattern.

[JeanGuillet]

I keep a whole folder of these

this one from Mac Smith's Scurry:

from Amelie Hutt's Angel's Power:

from Elsa Kroese & Charlotte English's Spindrift:

from Laura Hollingsworth's The Silver Eye:

everything Phobs

Incredible work you guys, keep it up.

[baaardon]

These are great, thanks for sharing these! I'll definitely be looking into more Phobs.

[dawgofdawgness]

From Hyperbole and a Half, I read this book when I got sent to the wellness center at my school and it’s become one of my favorite books

[baaardon]

Nice! That book is sitting on my bookshelf.

[Lunar-Turtle]

I didn't like drawing backgrounds until I started this comic, but there is something relaxing about it.

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