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In 2015, he even got into trouble for writing and drawing a vitriolic strip about a local far-right politico Bold, brave, funny, prolific, a born storyteller, François will be greatly missed by everyone in the French comics industry." François Corteggiani was a prodigious French comic book writer, editor and artist who studied art, and worked[...]

Comic book artist Juan Roncagliolo Berger passed away very recently. A Peruvian artist who worked for various publishers in Peru, illustrating

Last weekend Bleeding Cool reported on the tragic and sudden death of It's Alive comic book publisher Drew Ford from COVID-19-caused pneumonia, at the age

Comic book writer Casey Gilly shared the tragic news online, of the death of Vincent Kukua, illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer, and a history in

Lashawn Colvin, owner of the comic store Comics & Geeks in Montgomery, Alabama, and creator of the Beautiful Soldiers comic from Scout Comics has

Comic book writer Landry Q Walker, posted about the tragic death of his artistic partner and co-creator of Danger Club, Eric Jones, at the age of 51. He

Trina Robbins shared the sad news from comic book creator Lily Renée's son, Rick Phillips, that Lily had died at the age of 101. It’s with great sadness

RIP, Tom. CB Cebulski: Gutted by the news of Tom Palmer's passing Yet another comic legend has left us Aside from being an incredible inker and painter, Tom was a true gentleman He was like Obi-Wan to so many young editors, freely sharing his experiences and wisdom with us all Rest in peace, Tom. Dean Haspiel: Sad[...]

It was internal debate over the comic book that would, eventually, lead to publisher Bill Jemas being dropped by Marvel after the next reorganisation of the executives. After this period, Zimmerman didn't write for comic books again, but had plenty of scriptwriting, screenwriting and producing work to follow. It has been reported by friends and family[...]

Kazuki Takahashi, the Japanese manga artist and game creator best known for creating Yu-Gi-Oh! has died at the age of 60. Yesterday, he was found dead on

Comic book editor and publisher, Pat McCallum, has died. As a younger man, he worked at Gareb Shamus' parents' comic book store, and wrote a newsletter

RIP Mr Sale You were one of the very best that will ever be. Matt Wagner: Hey gang…today I'm so incredibly saddened by the passing of Tim Sale, an extraordinary artist and one of my dearest friends for the past 35 years Tim was like a brother to me and, even though we never lived in the[...]

Comic book artist, Tim Sale, has died at the age of 66. Artist of Batman: The Long Halloween, on which the most recent The Batman movie was based, as well

Reports from across the industry come in, over the death of comic book publisher, writer, artist and advocate, Neal Adams yesterday, at around 2 am, at

RIP Chris Weston: I'm saddened to hear about the passing of Garry Leach, one of Britain's greatest comic artists Here's a page we worked on together. 2000AD: Everyone at 2000 AD is deeply saddened to announce the passing of artist Garry Leach at the age of 67 Dave Gibbons: Sorry to learn that Garry Leach has passed away[...]

Other early books of poetry include "Toad Poems", "Cooked Zeroes", "My Father's Golden Eye" and "Death College".  From 1965 to 1968 Tom was a cloistered Benedictine monk in Weston Vermont.  The copper-enamel crucifix he sculpted still hangs in the main chapel at Weston Priory. Tom Veitch CC BY-SA 4.0 In 1968 he moved to San Francisco where[...]

RIP old friend Simon Blackwell: So very sad to hear that Barry Cryer has left us A superb writer and performer, and such a wonderful man The heart of British comedy. Tim Worthington: Another remarkable thing about Barry Cryer – where so many of his contemporaries went down the grumpy old man 'never heard of them/it' route,[...]

RIP Joshua Dysart: Oh no, I just saw that Ryan Bodenheim has passed away 44 years old Jesus, that's young I never met him, but he did work at Valiant and was doing stuff at Bad Idea and I loved his line I'm so sorry for his friends and family Much love to you all. Robert Venditti:[...]

RIP Ryan Bodenheim is survived by his mother Susan Avery, his children Jack and Lily, and his brothers, David and Jonathan. His memorial states; Born in Oklahoma, Ryan spent most of his life in Ohio Best known by those close to him and as an artist as "Bode." He was a tremendous, self-taught artist[...]

RIP" Cully Hamner: Just learning of this Steve Lightle's run on LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, in particular, was some of the great, underrated work of the '80s and a consistent favorite of mine So recognizable, and just solid as a rock Sincere condolences to his family, friends, and fans. Fabian Nicieza: Just learned of the sudden passing of[...]

pic.twitter.com/YMlFJsspno — Mike Mignola (@artofmmignola) December 10, 2020 Jackie Estrada: RIP the legendary artist Richard Corben, at age 80 He was inducted into the Comic-Con Hall of Fame in 2012 I was fortunate to meet him at a convention in his hometown of Kansas City in 1994 and grabbed these two shots of him.   Sad to hear of[...]

He also became the Asterix audiobook reader, after the death of my own lookalike Willie Rushton. There was even Doctor Who – General Tannis in webcast Death Comes to Time, audio episodes as Mozart in 100,  Roland of Brittany in Castle of Fear, and the voice of Gus in TV episode, Mummy On The Orient Express. But[...]

The family of Sir Sean Connery have let the world know that the actor has died, aged 90. The first actor to play James Bond on the big screen, in seven

One of the most well regarded comic book writers and editors of all time, Dennis O'Neil died last night, of natural causes, at the age of 81. Born in 1939

With Angela Kang stepping up as new showrunner, the imminent departure of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and "partial departure" of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) on the horizon, and the looming threat both the Whisperers and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the series looks to be living up to the first episode's title: "A New Beginning." AMC ● This page should[...]

Radio and television fans around the world are in mourning this week with news that longtime media personality Frank Avruch has passed away at age of 89. With 40 years on the air, the Boston stalwart was best known for playing the iconic Bozo the Clown from 1959-1970.

He mentioned that when he interviewed Stan Lee at the Paley Center earlier in the year, they discussed Joan and her influence on Stan Lee's work, and his decision to write the Fantastic Four in the first place.  Originally planned for release later this year, they have chosen to put this clip on-line today, in memory[...]

Here are just a few. Learned of the brilliant Bernie Wrightson's passing while I sit here working on a Swamp Thing book with a stack of his pages on my desk… pic.twitter.com/WqJIE4P1su — Mitch Gerads (@MitchGerads) March 19, 2017 RIP Bernie Wrightson: There were giants in those days 1991, when all the world was young[...]

A look at what some comics folk (and friends) have been saying about the actor Alan Rickman, who died today from cancer. RIP Rickman I got to shake Alan's hand on the set of @thatkevinsmith's Dogma back in '98 A good chap pic.twitter.com/GFRTokn1yx — Jim Mahfood (@JimMahfood) January 14, 2016 #TBT Memorizing the whole script of #Dogma because[...]

According to his brother and fellow comic book professional Paul, veteran comic book artist and writer Alan Kupperberg died last night from thymus cancer,