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2000AD's John Cooper Dies, Aged 72 – The Man Who Drew The First Judge Dredd
He drew the first commissioned Judge Dredd strip in 2000AD – though it was only published months later in Prog 19 as it was considered too violent and Coop had to tone it down He drew many strips for the magazine, including Alan Moore's Future Shock Abelard Snazz. In the eighties he returned to licensed comics, the nineties[...]
Brett Ewins, Co-Creator Of Deadline, And Legendary 2000 AD Artist Dies, Aged 59
Brett Ewins may be best remembered for his work on 2000AD, drawing strips such as Bad Company, Judge Anderson, Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper, working with creators such as Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy He also created the series Skreemer with Milligan and Steve Dillon. But with Dillon, he also created the music and comics magazine[...]
Steve Moore, 1949-2014, RIP
Our feelings of condolence go out to his friends, family and all who knew the man. it is with enormous sadness that we have just learned of the recent passing of Steve Moore – RIP: http://t.co/N4ULiDPtov — Heavy Metal Magazine (@HeavyMetalInk) March 19, 2014   Comic writer Steve Moore was kind enough to respond by letter to letters I[...]
José Ortiz Dies, Aged 81
A Spanish, or Catalan artist, he worked on comics including Warren's Apocalypse, Night of the Jackass and Coffin in Eerie, and Pantha in Vampirella. He also co-created Hombre with Antonio Segura in the magazine Cimoc, as well as founding the publishing house Metropol in the eighties.During that period he also worked on British comics Eagle, Scream and considerable work[...]
Edwin Rosell, Inker And Designer, Dies At 41
He wrote on Facebook, RIP Edwin Rosell, one of the most positive Homage Studios / WildStorm guys there ever was Thank you for your amazing art and we will help look after your family, brother. Rosell started working on makeup and FX for the TV show Babylon 5, and then got into comics, first with Extreme Studios,[...]
Ernie Chan Passes
Ernie Chan passed away last night, aged 71. Chan (initially credited as Ernie Chua after a passport mix up) was a Filipino comic book artist who moved to