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The Man Who Brought Back Marvelman, Garry Leach, Has Died Aged 67
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[...]
Comic Book Creator, Tom Veitch Dies Aged 81, RIP
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[...]
Tributes Paid To Barry Cryer, Who Died Today Aged 86
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,[...]
Comic Creator Ryan "BodE" Bodenheim Dies, Aged 44 RIP
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:[...]
Comic Creator Ryan "BodE" Bodenheim Dies, Aged 44 RIP
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[...]
Steve Lightle Dies, Aged 61
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[...]
Comics Folk Remember The Late Richard Corben
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[...]
Stella Street's John Sessions Dies, Aged 67, RIP
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[...]
Bring Out Your Dead 901: Bleeding Cool's The Walking Dead Live-Blog!
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[...]
Frank Avruch, Beloved Bozo the Clown Actor, Dead at 89
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.
Stan Lee And Joe Quesada On How Joan Lee Created The Marvel Universe (VIDEO)
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[...]
The Comics Industry Remembers Bernie Wrightson
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[...]
Comics Folk Talk, Remember, Celebrate Alan Rickman
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[...]
Alan Kupperberg Dies, Aged 62
According to his brother and fellow comic book professional Paul, veteran comic book artist and writer Alan Kupperberg died last night from thymus cancer,
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