Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #144

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:19:33 +0000

I can't believe I missed this! Bob Oskner is one of my all-time favourite comic artists. I've been writing an article about him for ages, but pretty much what everyone has said: unbelievably versatile and draws the sexiest women in comics, ever. In an age where the sum total of making a woman sexy seems to be add 40 pounds to their chest area and make porn star poses, Oskner's technique of just simply employing effective use of a line work seems completely foreign...and yet, I think one of the sexiest comics I ever read was one he drew of a fully clothed Lois Lane. He was truly one of the greats.

By: Ben Herman

Ben Herman — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:47:13 +0000

I've always felt Oskner was an underrated talent. He definitely drew very beautiful, sexy women.

By: suedenim

suedenim — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:58:04 +0000

Oops, posted that on the wrong Bob page....

By: suedenim

suedenim — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:57:28 +0000

I wrote a quite insane tribute to Bob Kanigher here. Dare you read the tale of... "The Haunted Copter?"

http://www.tgcomics.com/modified/modcomics/jetdream04.php

By: The Kirbydotter

The Kirbydotter — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:30:30 +0000

You forgot to add that Bob Oskner also inked some (most?)of Keith Giffen' AMBUSH BUG minis.
And didn't he also inked 'MAZING MAN?

ONe thing I'm sure of, is that Bob Oskner is one of DC's toughest artist to collect. Almost non of his work was reprinted and most of the series he worked on (DC Humor) is scarce, even on Ebay.

I'm still having a lot of trouble completing my WELCOME BACK KOTTER series.

We NEED a TPB or archives of STANLEY AND HIS MONSTER and ANGEL AND THE APE... (and SUGAR AND SPIKE is an unknown classic to most comic book readers). DC Humor must not be forgotten, please reprints!

By: dino martin peters

dino martin peters — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:27:07 +0000

Hey pallie, thanks for the great mention of the Dino and Jer comics. I would love to get my hands on some of these.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Fri, 25 May 2007 08:52:39 +0000

I had no idea that the boy Stanely and his monster in Smiths Green Arrow run referenced back to a previous comic series!

That's kinda cool - especially as it wasn't at all required knowledge for the story, and I never felt like I was missing an in joke, or even realise that there was one I was missing.

Remember Smith's run? Where GA was a happy book, with a strong sense of family - Silver Age style with just a few modern tweaks?
How bizarre is it that a guy who makes films like Smith, makes the book happy and wholseome and fun, while the guy who wrote Pedro And Me turns it into a horribly misguided, dark, un-fun book who's attempts at social messages seem as awkward as and misguided as Ebony White?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 25 May 2007 06:12:13 +0000

I really love this column. Thank you, Bill, for putting it out every single day.

My secret wish is that one day you find a bucketload of cash under your mattress, carry it to DC and Marvel and start publishing a big collection for each entry in this column.

I mean, it's really hard for me to read about all this fantastic comics and not being able to just go out and buy them as I clearly must. It's almost every day when I visit this site I go: "Oh my God! What a great comic. Why have I never heard of this? How can I get my hands on it????"

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Fri, 25 May 2007 03:34:53 +0000

If you google "Reasons to Love Comics Archive" and hit "I Feel Lucky" it brings up the archive page. So that's something. And, yeah, Oskner was great. He was the first inker I ever really thought about, due to his on-panel appearances in Ambush Bug.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:56:55 +0000

Oskner was amazing.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:55:37 +0000

screw google! i mainline this site through my favorites. i've been tracking up lately so i have to wear long sleeve shirts but it's worth it.

i'll spend this 3 day weekend googling your column hopefully that will help.

PRAISE BOB!!!!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:09 +0000

You should definitely put a link to the archive in each piece, Bill.