I figure this thread is getting old down the line and thusly ignored, but I'll chime in my two cents regardless giving it a bump with substance. I'll try to keep the images I include to a minimum, since I've never seen forum threads that take forever to load as a particularly smart way to communicate.
I like
Lesean Thomas's work, not just because he's also a Bronx native, but because if his book is any clue, the man is absolutely committed to drawing. You could only do yourself a serious disservice by not going over this mans work and taking some cues in your own.
Next up is an artist from the UK,
Phillip Jackson , aka JollyJack. I came across his work when I was really deep into my following Fred Perry. Not all that elaborate an artist by any means, but if you check out his website, you'll find that the guys a fairly witty writer and what he lacks in skill he more than makes up for in other ways.
Next up is a French artist by the name of
Kevin Herault , aka Trantkat. His site is probably not what you would consider work-safe, so there's your heads up on that end as to why you'll see no images of his here. The mans sense of aesthetics with his character designs are nice and appealing to me, plus his influence from Anime & Manga are obvious.
A guy I used to kill time with in IRC,
Jason Robinson , aka Crybringer. The guy never had a website to speak of, but he updates his deviantart gallery enough to suss out your own opinions of his work.
Yukito Kishiro , the guy who created Battle Angel Alita, Aqua Knight, and Ashen Victor is a favorite of mine. I've yet to figure out what it is about his work I like the most, but I think that his writing compliments his story telling fairly well, plus he obviously researches what he writes, which is a plus.
I've got a few others, but I think it's best to keep it limited to what I've shared already and give other folks the opportunity to share what they like too. I just hope I don't have to edit this.
