Top Ten Comic Book Cities for Architecture
by Will
The Architects’ Journal released a list of the top ten comic book cities for architecture. Some points:
- I’m glad they picked specific artist’s renditions for things like Metropolis, which have been drawn by hundreds of people.
- I love their rave of David Mazzuchelli’s New York in the 80s Daredevil series Born Again – a series I had the pleasure of buying as it came out, same year as Dark Knight and Watchmen.
- I wish they mentioned that Jamie Hernandez drew Mister X for a while
Would Mister Glasses agree with this list? (via BoingBoing and Drawn!)
Comments
Here are two cities I believe were overlooked. They’re from lesser known titles, so maybe that has something to do with it, but I think they deserve to be considered.
Opal City – from Starman – If you ever read this series, you’d recognize how much love and care Tony Harris (et al) put into the design of the city. Similar to Gotham, but managing to project hope rather than darkness.
Neopolis – from Top Ten – A city designed for a population of super-humans. Every single resident, down to the insects and rodents that inhabit the city have super-human abilities. Gene Ha designed a city that manages to combine futuristic with art deco with victorian and classic architecture.