Visual Subtext
by Dan Nadel
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis no. 22, page 1, 1963
Boy, when Bob Oksner wanted you to know something he just came right out and told you, huh? jpeg mercilessly swiped from Romitaman. If I was a rich man I would buy, frame and stare at this all day while thinking about the meaning of manhood, femininity and comic books.
Labels: Bob Oksner
is the upcoming wirsum show going to be this arousing??
this picture may very well be entirely composed of ‘votive’ elements
Well, Dan, I can tell you that her contorted position is sure to give her scoliosis. Or maybe she already has it and that’s why she’s standing like that. Either way, having the bottom half of her ribs removed will, in the long term, wreak havoc on her posture and her self-esteem.