Just wondering what sort of balance there is regarding this, but quick question, and I guess this is almost strictly for western serial comics since manga and its east Asian cousins are very insular insomuch that writing and art is typically done by the same team (or individual) for its entire run.
I came to comics relatively late in my nerd career and always sought fantastic escapism as opposed to any deep line of thought, so quality writing was never a priority. Consequently, I ended up drawn to particular artists whose style I liked (e.g. Sana Takeda, Khoi Pham, Stjepan Sejic) caring less for any popularity or notoriety of the characters they've been known to illustrate. Consequently, though I'm marginally more a fan of Marvel than DC, this fact is almost entirely superfluous as I generally seek artist owned (or as close to as is possible in the comic industry) characters (no surprise most of the comics I own are Image/Top Cow).
Aware that I'm not alone in this, I wondered how common this is in comics readership at large.
I came to comics relatively late in my nerd career and always sought fantastic escapism as opposed to any deep line of thought, so quality writing was never a priority. Consequently, I ended up drawn to particular artists whose style I liked (e.g. Sana Takeda, Khoi Pham, Stjepan Sejic) caring less for any popularity or notoriety of the characters they've been known to illustrate. Consequently, though I'm marginally more a fan of Marvel than DC, this fact is almost entirely superfluous as I generally seek artist owned (or as close to as is possible in the comic industry) characters (no surprise most of the comics I own are Image/Top Cow).
Aware that I'm not alone in this, I wondered how common this is in comics readership at large.