Aside from issues of Jason Ford’s derivativeness (though I feel that it’s facile to damn him by listing his influences), I have to say that I don’t know how anyone can mention Daniel Torres in the same breath as the great Line Clair illustrators (Herge, Swarte, Chaland, Avril, Clerc). I don’t mean to be dismissive myself- I’ve been longing for Torres to justify his reputation for a while- but all I see is awkwardness: his line work has little caligraphic fluidity and in comparison to the masters his work often seems mannered and lifeless.

Aside from issues of Jason Ford’s derivativeness (though I feel that it’s facile to damn him by listing his influences), I have to say that I don’t know how anyone can mention Daniel Torres in the same breath as the great Line Clair illustrators (Herge, Swarte, Chaland, Avril, Clerc). I don’t mean to be dismissive myself- I’ve been longing for Torres to justify his reputation for a while- but all I see is awkwardness: his line work has little caligraphic fluidity and in comparison to the masters his work often seems mannered and lifeless.

And I’d take exception (albeit with a smile) to your comment that Torres ‘stole’ from Chaland. He did no such thing. He may well have been influenced by Chaland, but in the end Torres is as different from Chaland as Chaland is from Hergé.

This is just my opinion of course, and should be treated as such :)

And I’d take exception (albeit with a smile) to your comment that Torres ‘stole’ from Chaland. He did no such thing. He may well have been influenced by Chaland, but in the end Torres is as different from Chaland as Chaland is from Hergé.

This is just my opinion of course, and should be treated as such :)

This isn’t the first time I’ve read a “looks like so-and-so” remark in the comments. Let me clue you all in… everybody’s drawings “look like” somebody else’s style at least a little. Even your heroes. It’s not that big a deal.

This isn’t the first time I’ve read a “looks like so-and-so” remark in the comments. Let me clue you all in… everybody’s drawings “look like” somebody else’s style at least a little. Even your heroes. It’s not that big a deal.

I’ll stop now.

I’ll stop now.