RIP: Alan Coil
I was saddened to learn this morning that frequent Beat poster Lewis "Alan" Coil died of a heart attack on Friday. He was 55.
I never met Alan in real life, and certainly he had his disagreements with many people on the internet, but he was a constant presence here and at many other sites, and obviously passionate about comics and participating in the discussion. Alan was a ubiquitous internet presence in the tradition of the great letterhacks.
On Peter David's site, Alan's friend Paul Shiple wrote:
RIP: Carl Macek (1951-2010) | Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation
Carl Macek, a pioneer of bringing anime to America, died of a heart attack on Saturday, April 17th. He was 58. Jerry Beck, ...
RIP: Keiko Tobe
Manga-ka Keiko Tobe has passed away at age 52. Tobe is known for her award-winning WITH THE LIGHT (published in the US by Yen...
RIP J.D. Salinger
The great author and recluse J.D Salinger has died at age 91. Author of The Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey and Nine...
RIP: Howard Zinn
Leftist author, teacher and activist Howard Zinn passed away yesterday at age 87. His bestseller, A People's History of the United States, was a...
RIP: Eric Rohmer
Film director Eric Rohmer, part of the French New Wave in the 1960s, passed away Monday in Paris at the age of 89.He might...
RIP: Barry Blair
Barry Blair, a leading figure of the late '80s black and white comics explosion, has died of a brain aneurysm, Bleeding Cool reports,...
2009: Those who left us
A brief tribute to some of the cartoonists and pop-culture related deaths during the last 12 months:
Bob May
Ricardo Montalban
Patrick McGoohan
John Updike
John Carbonaro
Rod Gilchrist
Andrew "Test"...
RIP David Levine
Illustrator David Levine has passed away at age 83. In addition to being one of the most iconic illustrators of his era -- his...
RIP Irving Tripp
Steve Bissette was first to break the news that Irving Tripp, collaborator with John Stanley on many of the great Little Lulu stories, died...
RIP: Sonny Trinidad
Gerry Alanguilen writes that illustrator Sonny Trinidad has passed away in the Philippines. Known in the US for his work on Conan, Dracula,...
RIP Ken Krueger
Ken Krueger, a co-founder of the San Diego Comic-Con and an influential figure in comics publishing and retailing on the West Coast in the...
