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[...]
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Luke Jon Gibson posted the sad news that we had been expecting about his father, comic book writer and artist Ian Gibson,
Keith Giffen died last month. DC Comics is now running a tribute to the man across their monthly comic books and website.
Steve Erwin, co-creator of Checkmate and Gunfire for DC Comics, has died at the age of 63, after suffering a sudden heart attack.
Keith Giffen, co-creator of Lobo, Rocket Raccoon, Maxwell Lord, Jaime Reyes: Blue Beetle and the Justice League One Punch, has died, aged 70.
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[...]
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[...]
John Floyd, the inker best known for working with Barry Windsor-Smith, has died at the age of 61, after suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Comic book creator Ian McGinty died on Thursday at the age of 38. Comic book creators have been sharing their memories of him.
This month's DC Comics titles feature tributes to comic creators Rachel Pollack and Al Jaffee, who both died last month.
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[...]
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[...]
Rachel Pollack passed away yesterday, with her wife and loved ones by her side, at the age of 76.
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,[...]
Former comic book distributor Ron Forman of Comics Unlimited died yesterday at the age of 79, after suffering from cancer. Ron was a comic book dealer in
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[...]
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[...]
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