RIP: Richard Alf
Richard Alf, one of the co-founders of the San Diego Comic-Con and a busy comics dealer of the early 70s, has died of pancreatic cancer at age 59, it is being reported. While only a teenager, Alf provided financing and transportation for early con founders, as well as inspiring Shel Dorf with their shared love of comics.
Continue ReadingRIP: Ronald Searle
Ronald Searle, creator of St. Trinians and Molesworth and one of the great cartoonists of his generation, died December 30th at age 91, it's being reported. Searle lived a dramatic early life:
Continue ReadingBeau Smith remembers Eduardo Barreto
His long-time collaborator Beau Smith remembers Eduardo Barreto, who passed away a few weeks ago -- a remembrance accompanied by some stunning art.
Continue ReadingRIP: Eduardo Barreto
Although we can find no official confirmation, it is being widely reported that Eduardo Barreto has died, presumably of complications from the illness he has been fighting since 2010. He was 57. The Uruguayan artist was a staple of '80s comics with work on NEW TEEN TITANS, ATARI FORCE, The Shadow, Batman, and many other comics. He also worked extensively for Claypool Comics. In 2006 he started drawing the comics strip JUDGE PARKER but was forced to give it up in 2010 when he became ill with meningitis. He has some work in an upcoming issue of DARK HORSE PRESENTS.
Continue ReadingRIP: Joe Simon
Joe Simon, legendary Golden Age co-creator of such characters as Captain America, the Sandman and hundreds more, has died at age 98, according to his son's posting on Facebook. Together with his partner Jack Kirby, Simon revolutionized the superhero, horror and romance genres -- there pretty much wouldn't be comics as we know them without the work of these two.
Continue ReadingRIP: Jerry Robinson — UPDATED
Batman artist, creator rights activist and creator of the Joker Jerry Robinson passed away in his sleep last night. He was 89. Like many Golden Agers, Robinson started young: At age 17 he became an assistant in Bob Kane's Batman shop where he co-created Robin. He also provided the majority of visuals and background for The Joker. Eventually moving into editorial cartooning, Robinson had a long, distinguished career as an artist and educator. In the 70s he helped spearhead the movement to get Siegel and Shuster compensation for creating Superman; he also traveled to Uruguay and the Soviet Union to help free jailed cartoonists. He was President of both the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and the National Cartoonists Society (NCS).
Continue ReadingRIP: Anne McCaffrey
First woman to win a Hugo Award (1968, for “Weyr Search”) First woman to win a Nebula Award (1969, for “Dragonrider”) First with a science fiction title on the New York Times Bestseller List (1978, The White Dragon) Named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America (2005) Joined Science Fiction Hall of Fame (June 2006)
Continue ReadingRemembering Rosalie Lightning
As you have probably heard by now, cartoonists Tom Hart and Leela Corman have experienced the unimaginable tragedy of losing their young daughter, Rosalie Lightning, at the age of two. The couple had recently moved to Gainesville, FL to start a new life and open a school for cartoonists. Tom and Leela are two of the best people in this comics world, and to know they must endure this is heartbreaking.
Continue ReadingRIP: Alvin Schwartz
As usual, Mark Evanier has word of the passing of writer Alvin Schwartz at age 95, a prolific writer for DC in the '40s and '50s who invented many elements of the Superman canon:
Continue ReadingRIP: Mick Anglo
Marvelman creator Mick Anglo died last week at age 96, Bleeding Cool reports. Although best known as the actual creator of Marvelman-- later Miracleman-- whose resurrection by Alan Moore and Garry Leach led to one of the most bizarre rights battles in comics history, Anglo had a long career as a writer (sometimes under the name Jonny Dekker) and artist, from 1940 onwards. Although involved in at least one legal wrangle for his character in recent years, Anglo settled up his end of things, and Marvel has recently been reprinting his early Marvelman/Miracleman adventures.
Continue ReadingBil Keane 1922-2011
Via Jeff Keane's Facebook page, word has come that Bil Keane, creator of the iconic Family Circus comic strip, has died. He was 89.
Continue ReadingRIP: Steve Jobs
The Apple website has a heartbreaking graphic up. After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, Steve Jobs, the visionary who foresaw the integration of home computers with everything we do, has died at the age of 56.
Continue ReadingRIP: Sergio Bonelli
Sergio Bonelli, an Italian comics writer turned publisher, has died at age 79. As a writer, Bonelli took over writing the popular strip Tex from his father, Gian Luigi Bonelli, and went on to create ZAGOR (with Gallieno Ferri) and MISTER NO. As publisher, Sergio Bonelli Editore was one of Italy's most influential comics publishers, with such titles as Dylan Dog leading a pack of the kind of swashbuckling adventurers who seemed a throwback to '40s comic strips and could only survive in Italy's very different comics scene. Bonelli was a huge figure in the European comics scene, and his passing will be much noted in the international comics press.
Continue ReadingBoom honors Oosterveer with free download
Earlier this week, Dutch artist MInck Oosterveer died tragically in a motorcycle accident at age 50. Oosterveer worked extensively in european comics but also on American projects such as Marvel's RUSE and several projects for BOOM!. As a tribute to his work, BOOM! is offering all issues of Mark Waid and Oosterveer's THE UNKNOWN and THE UNKNOWN: DEVIL MADE FLESH for free via comiXology, iVerse, Graphicly, and mydigitalcomics.
Continue ReadingRIP: Dylan Williams
We've just received word that Dylan Williams, Sparkplug's publisher, has passed away. Williams had been battling cancer, and several benefits for him were underway here at SPX.
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