>>150201522
>the new crop of artists went with a cartoonier manga-influenced style.
I think they were just as influenced by Michael Golden and Art Adams along with manga, but I think that "manga influenced" was more specifically an influence from the Capcom design team artists like AKIMAN and Bengus. Regardless, the era when artists like Ed McGuinness, Mike Wieringo (RIP), Joe Mad, Chris Bachalo etc. were doing superhero books was peak.