COMICS: Unlettered Preview Of Rick Remender And John Romita Jr.'s CAPTAIN AMERICA #2

I like some of his stuff. But all of his kids look like they have cranial swelling.

always liked jrjr.

his style has always been visually arresting to me

For the love of god... Somebody give JRJR some shrooms so he can think creatively again. His art keeps getting worse.

I like JRJR. He has a distinct style that's instantly recognizable. Gotta give em' that.

Damn. JRJR is one of the best in the Biz. Living legend drawing The Living Legend.

Ready to check this out

Rormachine ya cranial swelling? Kids heads are bigger than ours in proportion to thier bodies
but i think the art work overall is cute looks like his art work from kick-ass

@indigobolt956 Yes! This is a must if you're trying to jump into a cap series, especialy if rick remender is writing. You should also check out uncanny x force by him as well, its brilliant.

Pretty sure Remender will do good work as Brubaker did before him . JRJR's art looks to have changed a little bit thanks to the colorist it looks good

This series has me intrigued. I have to be honest: I was only buying the Ultimate titles but this, Uncanny Avengers and All-New X-Men have me interested in the main continuity again. Before that, I was pretty much a Spidey guy who gave up around the time Peter became bffs with X-Man. Luckily, or maybe not so luckily, I am blind and my fiancee is nice enough to read the comics for me through my Marvel iPhone app so I don't have to worry about bad artwork! :P

When did Cap become a hipster?

@DoctorDoak: I think your first sentence in the previous post has to go down as the dumbest I have ever read here. His "anatomical understanding" is fantastic. The "pigeon toed" and "lack of neck" indicate his posture, and it conveys a lot about the relationship between Cap and the girl. Your pelvis, torso and chest comments are just false.

The one thing you do say that has validity is that JRJR's work is very stylized, and I think some people love it and some people hate it. Personally, I hated it as a kid, and love it now.

I've been teaching art, and anatomy, for over 20 years. You can love or hate Rometa Jr's style, but in terms of a solid base in anatomy and visual story telling, JRJR is one of the very best.

@Nomis: I respect the difference of opinion, but I actually prefer the second image by far. Don't get me wrong, the first is more involved and surely took more time...but IMO that's not always a good thing.

not going to get it, the artworks SUCKS, and is that thor in cap's suit!!!

i loved his stuff on uncanny x-men & daredevil years ago but i think last thing i read with his art that was decent was world war hulk.

@Temple: Romita doesn't color these things. And that was an aweful analogy.

@Godzillafart: I know you've been around CBM forever, but if that sentence was the dumbest thing you've ever seen posted here, it leads me to believe you don't actually read too many comments...

Your status as an art/anatomy teacher obviously means that your opinion is more valid than mine would ever be. However, while I respect your view of JRjr as one of "the best in the biz", I stand by my original statements.

For someone who teaches anatomy, surely you must recognize that given the position of Cap's shin/tibia, he couldn't place his foot in such away unless his ankle were broken... the foot placement would only work if his shin were moved to match. The arch of his chest could not posibly face the way in which it is presented given the positioning of his back, based on the implications of the visible placement of his obliques. Regarding his neck -- I am NOT commenting on the artist's intentions relating to emotional expression through active posing, but rather; Romita has established Cap's shoulder's in such a way that his neck can only exist if his mandible is contacting his clavicle... these are not "false" statements, as you stated.

Look at the cover. His thighs are horribly out of proportion and the way JR's exaggerated the knee-lock makes it looks like Cap has goat legs. Also, notice how his right forearm is missing a chunk behind the "gun", and the little girls "wad" of fingers sprouting from Captain America's hand. If you truly understand anatomy yourself, you cannot deny these inaccuracies (unless you choose to blindly support Romita Jr without questioning his work ethic... or, like the adjunct "professor" I assume you are, you're just bad at your job).

Don't get me wrong -- at his best, JRjr can be an exceptional artist. But he's just not even trying any more.

@Temple: "I appreciate JR's art, especialy the colors." You implied that the colors were an aspect of his art. And I may have misspelled "awful", and I just noticed I also missed "possibly." These are things I simply overlooked due to a lack of proof-reading. But maybe you should work on your spelling as well, especially words like "especially." I wasn't planning on being a dick about this when I noticed it before, but the pot's calling the kettle black now.

And honestly my friend, I apologize for my attitude. I've had an awful week and tonight was the worst. I really just need to calm down. I shouldn't be venting on these boards -- I look like a fool, and I'm sorry to you and to Godzilla.

The art is okay.

It just does not belong in a story such as this.