RIP Shel Dorf
Shel Dorf, comics fan, letterer, and the driving force behind the early years of the San Diego Comic-Con, passed away yesterday from complications related...
George Tuska: 1916-2009
Veteran artist George Tuska has passed away at age 93. Tuska's career spanned the Golden Age with work for the Iger/Eisner shop, Lev Gleason,...
RIP: Captain Lou Albano
Longtime wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano passed away today at the age of 76. In the 1970s, Albano was one of the big three...
RIP: Rich Hafstead
Rich Hafstead, partner in the Jim Hanley's Universe chain in NYC, passed away on Friday, according to information making the rounds. Hafstead suffered a...
RIP Rusty Haller
Various sources are reporting the death of artist Rusty Haller this week, from this sad thread where his roommate reports finding his body....
RIP: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The woman that inspired the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" passed away at the age of 46 from Lupus.From the WaPo...
More on the death of Yoshito Usui
While Japan mourns the creator of Shin-chan, Yoshito Usui, some rather heartbreaking details are emerging about his death on September 11th. Usui-sensei fell to...
RIP Bernie Fuchs
Legendary illustrator Bernie Fuchs, who mixed modern art abstraction with the powerful imagery of illustration to create one of the most influential styles in...
RIP Yoshito Usui
Very sad news out of Japan as the body of manga-ka Yoshito Usui was found over the weekend. Usui, 51, had left...
Patrick Swayze — a man for all reasons
Reflecting over the last day, it struck us how just how amazingly unique a pop culture figure the late Patrick Swayze really was. The...
Ted Kennedy memories — UPDATE
Poor Bluewater...bad timing.
UPDATE: Bluewater has released a statement:
The country is a lesser place with the passing of Senator Kennedy. Regardless of where you...
