Good as he is, I think the best Buster artists were Angel Nadal and Reg Parlett. However, I think Stan's Buster is better than Baxendale's, much as I regret saying that. Although, in his defence, I assume Bax produced his Buster pages in a bit of a rush because he had so much other weekly work on at the time.
I too prefer McMurtry‘s drawings in this case. On the other hand, Baxendale‘s approach to the character was really adventurous – only six covers, and he broke the „no-nos“ on two occasions, first by showing Buster without his cap and then by including Andy Capp in the story...
Good as he is, I think the best Buster artists were Angel Nadal and Reg Parlett. However, I think Stan's Buster is better than Baxendale's, much as I regret saying that. Although, in his defence, I assume Bax produced his Buster pages in a bit of a rush because he had so much other weekly work on at the time.
ReplyDeleteI too prefer McMurtry‘s drawings in this case. On the other hand, Baxendale‘s approach to the character was really adventurous – only six covers, and he broke the „no-nos“ on two occasions, first by showing Buster without his cap and then by including Andy Capp in the story...
DeleteI think you’re exactly right - definitely Stan, but deliberately ghosting Nadal.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite Buster artist was always Reg, but that’s what I grew up with until Tom Paterson took over. I wasn’t a fan of Jimmy Hansen.