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Karl Moline, Co-Creator Of Fray & Route 666, Has Died At The Age Of 51
My heartfelt condolences to all." Sergio Cariello: "So sad on his passing!! RIP , Karl Moline!Saw him not long ago at a con! We worked together at Crossgen, Florida Every interaction with him was a reminder we can still find gentle souls in industry of comics! So talented! Great dad! Friendly to all! He'll be Greatly[...]
Comic Book Creators React To The Death Of John Cassaday
RIP Declan Shalvey: Absolutely shocked to hear of John Cassaday's death An amazing & compelling storyteller, a striking & innovative cover artist, such an influence on my own work, I'm only now realising Got to meet him once, very cool guy May he live on forever in the amazing work he gave us RIP Mitch Gerads: I'm[...]
Bernie Mireault, Creator Of The Jam Has Died, Aged 64
Trips to Montreal weren't complete without at least one sit-down with Bernie, and he turned me on to my favorite Montreal restaurant This is absolutely devastating news Life is too, too short…" Howard Chackowicz: "I am completely heartbroken to say that my dear, dear friend, the great artist/cartoonist Bernie Mireault has passed away, by his own[...]
Elena Salcedo, Top Cow VP, Has Died. Those Who Knew Her Pay Tribute
RIP, Elena. Eva Jarkiewicz: There are people in this world who make more of a difference than they can ever understand Elena was just that kind of person I looked forward to Friday afternoons for our weekly calls to chat comics, movies & our lives She was there for me when I needed a friend. Shawn DePasquale:[...]
Comic Book Creators Pay Tribute And Share Memories Of Trina Robbins
Comic book creators of all stripes paid their tributes and shared their memories on social media Here is a small selection. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Colleen Doran: Deeply and profoundly sad to hear of the death of my friend[...]
Trina Robbins of Wonder Woman, Vampirella & Wimmen's Comix Dies At 85
Her first strip for Wimmen's Comix, Sandy Comes Out, was the first comic strip to feature a stated lesbian character. The eighties saw her work for Marvel, drawing Misty for their children's imprint Star Comics, based on their Millie the Model and her niece Misty, as well as Barbie and The Little Mermaid This saw her[...]
Francine Grillo, Marvel & DC Comics Employee For 27 Years, Has Died
RIP Fran – give 'em what for in the hereafter! Simon & Anna" Pat Brousseau: "R.I.P., Francine Grillo We met a long time ago when we were both on staff at Marvel Comics and then we crossed paths again at DC Comics Your honesty, strength and sense of humor will be greatly missed[...]
Joe Matt, Creator Of Peepshow, Died At 60 At His Drawing Board
Originally a series of comic strips, Peepshow was published as a comic book by Drawn & Quarterly from 1991 and saw the creator win multiple awards including Eisner Awards An incredibly raw and self-critical look at the author's views of life, women, pornography and being part of a cartoonist community, it was one of a[...]
Walter Simonson Marc Silvestri & Adam Kubert Remember Dan Green, RIP
RIP legend" Linda Lessmann Reinhold: I was instantly, mentally, transported to the old days when Dan and his beautiful wife, Sandi, were the most lovely friends, and we visited often, both in the city and upstate where they lived in their train station house Sadly, Sandi passed away in 2015 and several years later, before the[...]
JC Glindmyer, Owner of Earthworld Comics, Albany, New York, Dies
You'll be missed deeply Michael McCall: I was never a regular, but I have made my fair share of trips there I always wanted to tell him about my first time going alone as a child about 30 years ago How I left the house without permission to make my trek all the way from N[...]
Al Jaffee of MAD Magazine Dies, Aged 102
Today it was announced that he had sadly passed away at the ripe age of 102 Best known for his run on Mad Magazine since the fifties, he has the longest continual run on any publication by any cartoonist His fold-in pages alone that so defined him in the eyes of many were published every[...]
Jason Pearson, Creator Of Body Bags, Died In December, Aged 52
RIP Jay. JH Williams III: I remember years and years ago us discussing our mutual love of Michael Golden's art — Despite the unfortunate difficult problems that plagued Jason Pearson, it's sad that he's passed away, and I hope there is some sort of peace. Kody Chamberlain: Damn This one hits hard Jason Pearson has passed away,[...]
Comic Creator Carlos Pacheco Has Died, Aged 60
His artistic skill was immeasurable What a loss for us all RIP Will Sliney: The first time I ever got to visit a comic book publisher was DC comics many years ago There I was shown the gold standard of what a comic book page was It was an original page by Carlos Pacheco I still[...]
Mitch Drucker, Cosplayer, Dies At New York Comic Con, RIP
RIP. Mitchell Drucker, known as Mitch, a well-known and much-loved cosplayer, died at New York Comic Con this weekend Jenna Merchant posted the following to social media "To all friends & family of Mitchell Drucker Unfortunately, Uncle Mitch passed away unexpectedly this morning while attending his favorite event New York Comic Con We are very[...]