Worst Inker Over Penciller

[FlyingDonut]

Supa's call of Al Milgrom over Frank Miller's PPSS 27 and 28 made me think of the Worst Inker over Penciller thread.

 

My call would be Vince Coletta over Mike Grell in Warlord. Especially 16. ewwww.

[BronzeBruce13]

Was that Al Milgrom or was it Frank Springer on 27 & 28?

I get Springer and Robbins confused but I know I care for neither's work.

[greggy]

Joe Kubert over Neal Adams! Kubert should have pencilled the issue because his inking was far too strong for Adams' pencils!

[mr_highgrade]

How's about best inker?

Terry Austin over John Byrne...one word...WOW!

[greggy]

Tom Palmer over Neal Adams?

[mr_highgrade]

How about a "Dream Team" of Adams & Steranko.

 

[supapimp]

BB13,

 

my bad, i was too lazy to check my copy, but once again you are the bronze master. the inker on PP 27 & 28 was done by frank spriner, i sincerely apologize to al milgrom and his fans. on the other hand, frank springer.....you ruined miller's pencils!

 

pimpy

[mr_highgrade]

Next on The Frank Springer Show...Fan boys who sleep with their CGC books!

[Guest]

it's okay, al milgrom is a butcher, so it probably happens to him all the time...

[Zonker]

Yeah, Colletta over anybody in the late 70's DC. (Although Vince got a bum rap for his fine work over Kirby in the early Fourth World books, by 1977 or so he was trying to finish way too many books as DC's art director).

 

My other choice is Frank Chiarmonte (spelling?) over, for example, Curt Swan. Never understood why any book inked by Frank C. had those odd "halo" effects whenever a figure was shown against a black background. It was as if all the colorists were afraid to add color too close to Frank's inks...

 

Anybody know what was really going on there?

 

Cheers,

Z.

[Guest]

Colletta gets my vote as well.

 

Numerous pencillers have stated that Vinnie would erase detailed backgrounds rather than inking them.

[Guest]

How's about best inker?

Terry Austin over John Byrne...one word...WOW!

 

That about sums it up!

[BronzeBruce13]

Janson on Miller was pretty sweet too.

 

I liked the Moore Swampthing combo of Bissitte and Tottleben although I don't know exactly who did what. I recall there was something atypical about how they shared the pencil and inking chores help?

 

Love Gil Kane, but did not care for thick felt tip inker Gil Kane on Gil Kane pencils

 

same thing with Byrne...Byrne inking Byrne is a far cry from Austin on Byryne.

 

 

 

[supapimp]

what about kirby/coletta on journey into mystery/thor? that stuff is priceless.

[cd4ever]

If anyone ever starts a worst marvel artist ever thread, I think Al Milgrom wins hands down. His covers and penciling work in the late 80's and 90's is a horror to look at even today. The epitome of HACK.

[sborock]

Don Heck inked by Al Milgrom or Milgrom inked by Heck, I Think I saw this combo from hell somewhere....maybe it was just a bad dream.

[aardvark88]

I actually liked Al Milgrom's work on PPSS Cloak & Dagger issues. Dark, heavy & moody.

Colletta over Kirby in JIM/Thor made Mighty Thor's lips look like girly-lips.

Gr8 inker:

Sid Greene over G Kane. Review silver Gr Lanterns.

[BronzeBruce13]

Wasn't that like "little billy" drawing the Family Circle newspaper comic strip for dad?

[Guest]

odin88... I thought that was Ed Hannigan who did the PPTSS issues 64, 69 and 70. Milgrom jumped on later, and devolved as time went on. I think his stuff was so bad because Marvel knew he could be fast, and used him for every rush job that came along.

[Guest]

I think his stuff was so bad because Marvel knew he could be fast, and used him for every rush job that came along.

 

100% true. He saved marvel's on a regular basis.