Comments on: RIP Marshall Rogers

By: Cary_Coatney

Cary_Coatney — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:19:27 +0000

Rich -

Demon with a Glass Hand was done as a DC Graphic novel back in the early eighties.

Coat

By: ttobey

ttobey — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:57:12 +0000

I worked with Marshall on the worst video game in the world. It was pretty much a game that allowed you to screw with the other player. Marshall designed that thing with glee. He would laugh and laugh when the other person finally figured out why they were doing so terrible and they other guy had a perfect score! hahaha
We spent nearly every Friday for two years play Mario Kart on the N64. He was always Bowzer if I remember correctly. Always laughing, always something nice to say and a real pleasure to be around. He wished they had done a Batman movie in black and white. We lost touch for awhile, but just started talking again recently. I really miss him. Russ, you have my email.

By: hlevine

hlevine — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:28:31 +0000

A terrible, shocking loss to all who love comics and GREAT comics art. He was one of the GIANTS – a true master, a leader in the vanguard of young stylists who moved the artform forward in the late 1970’s.

I met him once, in the late 1980s as he began his Silver Surfer issues. It was a very small Con in the basement of a Holiday Inn in Wheaton, MD. I showed him my copies of his first several issues so that he could see that his work was not being printed properly on the relatively new flexographic printing presses. He apologized for how the books looked, offered to pay me for them and asked if he could take them back to Marvel as proof that the book needed a different printer. It was an amazing moment – he was a man of real integrity, I think. Anyways, a few months later, Marvel took the book off the flex (I assume at his request) and the art looked just stunning (check your back issues – you’ll see it).

Well, he was a real hero of mine. Now he’s gone. This sucks . . .

By: rich

rich — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:39:34 +0000

Demon With A Glass Hand? … I only know the OUTER LIMITS version … when and where did this become a comic? (Terrific … one more reason to prowl eBay)

By: Jack C. Harris

Jack C. Harris — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:32:19 +0000

I am in complete shock. Marshall was a great artist, a noble colleague and a good friend. I have often bragged that it was a two-part story that I dialogued on the first part and scripted on the second part that first brought the team of Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin together. No one remembers who wrote the story because the art team was so incredible and destined for greatness. I still use Marshall’s adaptation of Harlan Ellison’s “Demon With A Glass Hand” as a lesson in my comics writing class at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. I always wanted to schedule Marshall to come in and speak with the students. I am so saddened that they will never have the opportunity to meet this remarkable artist. I am brought to tears by this news. He is already terribly missed.

By: BatChicken

BatChicken — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:28:17 +0000

My heart goes out to Marshall’s Friends and Family. I have dedicated a forum for him because he has drawn me a Picture of a BatChicken. His Son, Russ is one of my close friends and i just found out about the news this morning. If anyone would like to participate in my forum they can go to http://www.batchicken.com/forum . Thank you and may Marshall Rogers rest well and have a welcoming journey home.

And Russ, I will be the best supporter I can be for these hard times friend, we will all get through this together.

By: Doodle

Doodle — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:05:00 +0000

When longtime comics letterer and pal, Steve Haynie, sent a note about this obit, I thought, “this must be a mistake”. But apparently not. I’d like to offer my condolences to his family, and add my voice to those who have been inspired by Marshall’s work over the years. His run on Detective Comics in the late 70s got me re-ignited on being a comics artist, and have been an inspiration throughout my carreer. Cap’n Quick and a Foozle showed me that I could still have fun with comics even if I was a “serious” artist.

We will miss him.

By: rich

rich — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:39:58 +0000

I stumbled across his DETECTIVE COMICS run when I found this issues at a flea market. To this day, I’m not certain if they were relatively new, or way old … I just found them and was captivated by their homage to the Golden Age, which (of course) I had seen in reprints.

I met Marshall Rogers twice. Once in Philadelphia in 1983 (or 1984) at the “Multimedia” con. He was very nice, and graciously answered all the questions a 15-year old fan could think up. Then, I met him again briefly last summer at the Big Applecon. My friend was amused to see me again become a starstruck fanboy, briefly, when I learned that Marshall Rogers, Steve Englehart, AND Terry Austin were at the show.

I couldn’t find a copy of the “Batman: Strange Apparitions” trade paperback, so I ran to nearby Jim Hanley’s Universe and purchased a copy. Now its signed by three of my heroes, and though there have been times when I could have used the money, I would never sell it — you’d have to pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

Marshall was very gracious in answering a few questions, even though he was surrounded by well-wishers wanting a sketch. I wasn’t there for the unruly fan, mentioned above, but I saw many people who were fascinated to watch his artwork come to life.

I suppose it feels like a chapter of comics history is closing. Someone turn off the lights when you lock up.

By: Miitchell

Miitchell — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:53:53 +0000

So dead from natural causes? An illness?

By: Russell

Russell — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:29:49 +0000

I knew him more then well.. he was my father….. I loved him and he taught me more than i could learn in my entire lifetime from just being in his presence. He was loved by any that crossed his path in daily life. I was destroyed to find him in our house as we lived together even with me at 29… He was the best room mate, my best friend and a father that could not be better. Marshall I will always love you and keep you in my heart… and rest in peace does not even come close…. may you sore with the hawks above and live among the stars……. R.I.P dad!!!

By: N. David Luhn

N. David Luhn — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:25:01 +0000

I met Marshall Rogers, Steve Englehart and Terry Austin at the Kansas City Comic Con in 2005. They were all at a Q&A meeting room, filled with fans, asking all kinds of questions. I was fortunate to be front row and asked many questions. He was a very personable man and one who was obviously very dedicated to his work. His interpretation of Batman in those Detective Comics issues is one of the reasons why I returned to comic book reading/collecting after 12 years of not looking at a comic book. This is truly a profound, unexpected loss. Marshall said at that meeting that he hoped the Batman mini-series would be a success, so they could do more.

By: old avenger

old avenger — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:38:27 +0000

i first met marshall rogers at a big apple con in NYC. the line to meet and greet him was around the aisle , so i just got a couple of autographs and a quick (but beautiful) head sketch of dr. strange. the second time i met him was at the first NYCON. by then i had scored a sketch book and a theme to go with it: a sketch of every member of the avengers, with the idea that i would let the artist choose which character to sketch. one artist, one character, one sketch. marshall chose ant-man. saying that he always liked the character, but didn’t get too many opportunities to draw him. this was the first day of the con (friday) , so the crowd wasn’t too big, and i got a chance to have a very nice conversation with mr.rogers. we talked about everything from comics to movies to music, and t.v. . a cooler and more personable guy you will not meet. i’m very sorry to hear of his passing. my condolences go out to his family , friends , and colleagues. by the way, he did a kick-ass head sketch of ant-man. thanks for letting me comment.

By: Scott McRae

Scott McRae — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:41:23 +0000

Wow! I can’t believe this. What a loss. His work on Detective was some of my favorite comics of all time. An incredible artist, and, I had a chance to meet him at a con (last years NYCC, I think), and he was as great a guy as he was an artist. Glad I got a chance to tell him how much I loved his art! He’ll be missed.

Think I’ll get out my Strange Apparitions tp and read it tonight.

By: Cary_Coatney

Cary_Coatney — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:38:16 +0000

This is seriously wacked …

His collaboration with Steve Englehart on the Ecilpse Coyote series was a inspiration for me to seek out Carlos Casteneda books.

When he released that Batman Dark Detective mini series two summers ago – I thought I had died and gone to four color heaven.

Coat

By: Skipper Pickle

Skipper Pickle — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:16:42 +0000

Part of the teenager in me just died.