Art by Jose Ladronn

Art by Jose Ladronn
from Cable (Marvel comics) 1997 - 1998

The Mexican-born artist Jose Ladronn (b. 1967) began illustrating Marvel's Cable comic in 1997 (with issue 48), up to 1999 (issue 70), after which he turned to providing covers for both Marvel and DC. Ladronn also did interiors for the series Final Incal and currently is at work on illustrating Jodorowsky's Sons of El Topo.

Ladronn's run on Cable is exceptional, and constitute some of the best artwork to appear in any comics of the 1990s. Those issues are compiled into the graphic novels Cable: The Hellfire Hunt, 2017, and Cable: The Nemesis Contract, 2018. 

Writer Joe Casey said of Ladronn: '..........his art was clearly in the great tradition of some obvious masters. Namely, Jack 'King' Kirby and Jean 'Moebius' Giraud. A heady mix of influences, no doubt.' 

See if you agree, looking at these excerpts...........