RIP Phil Lasorda
We've received word that former Comico publisher, Phil Lasorda, passed away yesterday. In addition to running the company which published such titles as MAGE...
RIP: Michael Turner
A terribly sad announcement from Aspen has gone out announcing the death of artist Michael Turner, who had been battling bone cancer for the...
RIP: George Carlin
Everyone may have Post-Convention blahs (or more accurately, Tired of Reading Internet Rumor blahs), but it would be bad to not take a moment...
More on Rory Root
§ Comic Relief, which will continue under long-time manager Todd Martinez, has a "Memories" page up to remember founder Rory Root.
§ Tom...
A little about Rory
Comics has lost one its great souls in Rory Root. The man seemed timeless and immortal, despite all his health issues, and also ageless,...
RIP Rory Root
Numerous sources are telling us that Rory Root has passed away this evening.
Our sincere condolences to his family and his friends. We'll have...
RIP Will Elder
Journalista is reporting the death of legendary MAD artist Will Elder at age 86. The Bronx-born Elder went to school at the Manhattan...
RIP Robert Rauschenberg
Legendary Abstract Expressionist Robert Rauschenberg has died at age 82.
A painter, photographer, printmaker, choreographer, onstage performer, set designer and, in later years, even...
RIP Danton Burroughs
Mark Evanier reports the death of Danton Burroughs, longtime caretaker of Edgar Rice Burrough's estate:
Danton Burroughs — the grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs...
RIP: Ollie Johnston 1912 – 2008
Ollie Johnston, the last of Disney "nine Old Men" animators, and one half of the famed "Frank 'n' Ollie" duo has died, taking with...
R.I.P. Rob Maisch
ComicMix reports the death of writer Rob Maisch:
Rob Maisch, the extraordinary raconteur who wrote 1995's Harvey and Eisner nominated "Confessions of a Cereal Eater,"...
