Obituaries

Word is going around that manga great Jiro Taniguchi has passed away at age 69. His best known works in English include The Walking Man, The...

Mark Evanier reports on the death at age 96 of artist Dan Spiegle. The two were collaborators on Crossfire, a delightful Superhero meets Hollywood Babylon series from the 80s, but Spiegle was a prolific artist on Blackhawk, Star Trek, Scooby Doo and about a million other comics. He could and did draw anything with a solid, lively style.

Damn it. 2016 may be the year we lost our heroes but 2017 is turning out to be the year you lose your friends....

Wrestling legend Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka died at age 73 after suffering from stomach cancer. He had a controversial life - which may or may...

Upon reading the news, I immediately burst into tears and sobbed; crying on and off for nearly an hour. If anyone would understand this reaction, I think it’s you.

Alan Brennert reports on FB that comics retail founding father Richard Kyle has passed away at age 87. Kyle had been in ill-health for...

Jack T. Chick, whose religious tract comics inspired revulsion and mirth– along with some faith, I'm sure -- passed away over the wekeend at...

https://twitter.com/glyn_dillon/status/789834909376479232 I've never been so devastated to write a post here at The Beat. Confirmed by his brother, artist Steve Dillon has passed away at...

As seen on Facebook this morning, and confirmed by Newsarama, former Caliber publisher Gary Reed has passed away suddenly after suffering a heart attack....

Over the weekend I was devastated to learn of the sudden death of Clay Martin Croker, best known as the voice of Zorak and...

Gaspar Saladino, one of the greatest comic book letterers of all time, died yesterday at age 89, a few days short of his 90th...

I was hooked on MAD Magazine in the Third Grade, when a classmate brought in a copy of the June 1979 issue for Show...