116. Stuart Immonen

I love Stuart Immonen.
Well, I love his work.
His artwork is beautiful, and the imaginative page layouts are always stunning, his story pacing is great, he can do intimate character stories or over-the-top action,
and to top it all off, he can completely change his style to fit any project.
Even if he is gaining acclaim in the industry, I still think he's highly underrated!

Check out his site.

Medium: Pen & ink

115. Bryan Lee O’Malley

Bryan Lee O’Malley is a creator that I don't kknow if I would have ever discovered if not for Bill Reed's wonderful 365 list.
Thank you, Bill.

Medium: Pen & ink

114. Darwyn Cooke

I wish I had just a fraction of Darwyn Cooke's talent. ...just a fraction.

Medium: Pencil & ink

113. Captain Canuck

Well, APE-ril has ended. Bring on the Canadians! It's time for ...Eh-pril? Really? Eh-pril?
Okay.
What better way to usher in the new age than with the Canadian equivalent of Captain America; Captain Canuck!

Medium: Pen & ink

112. Sky Ape

I have only one thing to say about Sky Ape;
"Hello, hydrant!"

Medium: Pencil & ink

111. APE (Alternative Press Expo)

The Alternative Press Expo will be in the fall this year. November 1st and 2nd in San Francisco, to be exact.
Check out more information here.

Medium: Pen & ink w/ digital color

110. Ultra-Humanite

Ultra-Humanite?! Rushed?!
Yeah, I guess you could say that.

Medium: Pen & ink

109. Red Ghost and his Super-Apes

I have always had a great affinity for the Red Ghost and his Super-Apes. I'm not entirely sure why, I just do.

Medium: Pen & ink

108. Titano, the Super-Ape

Titano, the Super-Ape is basically King Kong with Kryptonite vision.
... That's awesome.

Medium: Pencil

107. Angel and the Ape

You can look through the different versions of Angel and the Ape and decide which one you like better. They are both worthy, both for different reasons.

Medium: Pencil

106. Ampersand

I would love to tell you all about Ampersand but Bill has already done it. I know when I'm bested.

Medium Pen & ink

Also, I have a plan in place to right the ship.(get back to current.)
I still have 253 days to go, but who's counting?

105. Mandrill

I've got some computer issues that I'm trying to work out, so until Monday, ...I hope you'll enjoy Mandrill.

104. BrainiApe

I love Erik Larsen villains. They all seem to be wonderfully over-the-top, and BrainiApe is no exception: It's Hitler's brain in a jar attached to a giant dictator ape. I think that says it all.

Medium: Still using those half-deads

103. My Monkey’s Name Is Jennifer

It really looks like My Monkey’s Name Is Jennifer is a fantastic book. I'm sorry I missed it when it first came out. I'm definitely going to have to get the trade paperback.
There is no way that I could possibly match the wild intensity of Ken Knudsten's work, but I made an attempt to stay kinda loose on this piece.

Medium: A couple of half-dead Faber-Castell brush pens and a "Sir" Marks-A-Lot Permanent Marker

102. Congorilla

Congorilla=Congorighteous!

Medium: Pencil

101. Beppo the Super-Monkey

I'm almost ashamed to say this... but... Beppo the Super-Monkey scares me to death. Something about a monkey with super-strength and deadly heat-vision chills me to my very core.

Medium: Pencil

Also, I would like to take a moment to thank Bill Reed. Not only the architect of this fantastic list of comic-lovin' reasons, but also for being a constant voice of support.
Thank you Bill.

100. Monsieur Mallah

100!
Sound the trumpets!
Strike up the band!!
Send in the photographers!!!
Release the exotic & endangered birds!!!!

...Wait, wait just a minute. The column is called 365 Reasons to Love Comics right?
Heck, I'm just barely over 1/4 of the way through. I've got 265 reasons to go. We're just getting warmed up, people!

Now, that being said, I'll follow Bill's lead and use this time to recap:
“You’re looking at a daily, yearlong look at what makes comics great. Some reasons are obvious, some are totally obscure; all of them, however, are reasons to love comics"

#100 on the list is Monsieur Mallah!
Bask in his glory!

99. Detective Chimp

Bobo, the Detective Chimp tells us “ I don’t teach by the Socratic Method. I lecture and you listen.”
So take heed people.

98. Rex Mantooth, Kung Fu Gorilla

Matt Fraction is a very popular author these days, and I can see why, He's crazy! (In a socially functioning kind of way.) What I can't understand is why artist, Andy Kuhns isn't immensely more popular than he already is. The work of these two on Rex Mantooth was mind-bendingly sublime!

Medium: Pen & ink with digital "color"

97. Monkeyman & O’Brien

Not only are Monkeyman & O’Brien a reason to love comics, they're also one of the many, many reasons to love Art Adams.

Medium: Pencil