RIP Preacher co-creator Steve Dillon
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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...
RIP: Caliber Comics publisher Gary Reed
As seen on Facebook this morning, and confirmed by Newsarama, former Caliber publisher Gary Reed has passed away suddenly after suffering a heart attack....
RIP C. Martin Croker, animator, voice artist, cartoonist
Over the weekend I was devastated to learn of the sudden death of Clay Martin Croker, best known as the voice of Zorak and...
RIP Gaspar Saladino, lettering legend
Gaspar Saladino, one of the greatest comic book letterers of all time, died yesterday at age 89, a few days short of his 90th...
Jack Davis: A Selection of His Work
I was hooked on MAD Magazine in the Third Grade, when a classmate brought in a copy of the June 1979 issue for Show...
RIP Jack Davis
And just to make this day even more sorrowful in comics circles, legendary MAD cartoonist Jack Davis has passed away at age 91. Davis created some of the most memorable horror comics at EC, but then basically invented an entire style of caricature that was endlessly imitated throughout the 60s and 70s.
RIP Richard Thompson
Cartoonist Richard Thompson, the artist behind Poor Richard's Almanack, Cul-de-Sac and many other wonderful comics, has passed away from the effects on his battle...
RIP Geneviève Castree Elverum
Cartoonist Geneviève Castree lost her battle with cancer yesterday. She was 35 and leaves behind a husband and a young daughter. Battling Stage...
RIP: Muhammad Ali, one time foe of Superman
Athlete, statesman, icon, one of the greatest people of the 20th century....and star of one of the most indelible comics team-ups ever.
Muhammad Ali...
RIP Mell Lazarus
Mell Lazarus, the cartoonist behind such comcis page staples as Miss Peach and Momma has passed away at age 89. Lazasua was a past...
RIP Alvin Buenaventura
Over the weekend news of Alvin Buenaventura's passing was confirmed. Buenaventura was 40 and as the publisher of first Buenaventura Press then Pigeon Press...
RIP Abe Vigoda star of Barney Miller and…Fish
We all knew it had to happen but wished it wouldn't. The great Abe Vigoda has actually passed on at age 94, after years...
