Jim Lee was a nobody. So was Bryan Hitch, Steve McNiven and even Joe Quesada. It’s only through years of dedication and a constant desire to improve themselves did they break through the talent pool and make a name for themselves. In an effort to target those potential future superstars, each week iFanboy Upstarts brings you art and the story of some of comics’ newest talents.
This week, we turn the iFanboy readers onto the art of Jason Latour. The North Carolina native is best known these days for the short stories he’s done in Daredevil Black & White and Captain America #616, and he’s already parlaying that into creator-owned work such as the recently debuted Loose Ends series from 12 Gauge. Latour got his start in Robert Kirkman’s stomping grounds with art for Battle Pope and Invincible before hooking up with Hawaiian Dick writer B. Clay Moore on the Image series The Expatriate in 2005. After that series fell off the radar due to delays, Latour stepped back from comics to refocus and refine his artwork. Three years, Latour began climbing back into comics with the graphic novel Noche Roja from Vertigo Crime, a recent issue of Scalped, and a series of small assignments for Marvel. This week he’s got a story in Marvel’s Fear Itself: The Home Front #5 and is working on a standalone one-shot for Marvel as well.
Have we piqued your interest yet? Check out his art below:
For a little more, check out Jason’s DeviantART page.
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Those Captain America pages are AMAZING! I mean, they all are, but those in particular.
Wow, that really is tremendous. I’ll be looking out for his work in the future, I would love to see more of this.
Both the DD and the Cap stuff looks great. Thanks for highlighting this artist.
Yup. LaTour is awesome. I recommend his Loose Ends comic – it’s oversized, beautifully illustrated and a really great read. Definitely worth your dollars.
I cannont express my love enough for the X-Factor piece. Looks sooooo good!
There’s a really great podcast interview with him over at sidebarnation.com
First time I saw his stuff was in the back ups in Wolverine. The Silver Samurai story in issue #1 was fantastic. I have been keeping my eye out for him ever since.
Eye Candy
The black white and red image is insane, wow wow wow!