Under the microscope...Dave McKean.
Not only is Dave McKean one of my personal favorites in the realm of comics but he is one of most diverse and uncompromising artist's in the biz. His influential comic, Cages, and his covers for the Sandman have put him at the forefront of image storytellers. Logically the next step to take is to the big screen. Mirrormask is debuting this fall and looks promising. Check out the cool fx done by Jim Henson workshop!! Also long time collaborator, Neil Gaiman, aided in the script duties! The worlds created by these two should be sliced up and studied by all us neophytes of myth and lore.