Heath Ledger found dead
Oscar nominated actor Heath Ledger, who plays the Joker in this summer's THE DARK KNIGHT was found dead in his Soho apartment this afternoon, multiple sources are reporting.
According to the NY Times, a...
RIP Martha Arguello
The SF Chronicle reports that cartoonist Martha Arguello - better known as Marty Links -- died on Sunday at age 90. As Links, Arguello was the creator of Bobby Sox, which ran for 35...
RIP Paul “Zeus” Grant
Word is going around that long time comics fan Paul "Zeus" Grant passed away last month. Grant was a popular and big-hearted poster on the early days of Compuserve's Comics and Animation forum, and...
RIP: Wayne Howard and Al Scaduto
A couple of comic book passings recently that we were remiss in not noting:
Mark Evanier notes the death of Wayne Howard who contributed much work to the Charlton line.
Comic book artist Wayne Howard has...
Paul Norris 1914-2007
Mark Evanier reports the death of Paul Norris, the co-creator of Aquaman.
Ohio-born Norris studied art before ending up at DC in 1940:
A year later, he was at DC Comics where his most memorable...
RIP Fabulous Moolah
We're late but heartbroken:
Mary Lillian Ellison, whose flying drop kicks, flying head scissors and hair-pulling “flying mare” body slams brought her renown as the professional wrestler the Fabulous Moolah, died Friday in Lexington, S.C.,...
More on Massarsky, Goldwater
The recent deaths of past and preseng comics execs Steve Massarsky and Richard Goldwater have a bit of online commentary. Marv Evanier discusses Goldwater here. Masssarsly so was instrumental to the face of early...
RIP Richard Goldwater
Archie Comics President and Co-Publisher Richard Goldwater passed away last week. Archie released the following obituary:
Richard H. Goldwater, President/Co-Publisher of Archie Comics, passed away October 2, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer. Richard’s...
RIP Steve Massarsky
Steve Massarsky, co-founder of Valiant comics has died at the age of 59. A key player in the Chromium Age of comics in the 90s, in recent years he was the CEO of The...
Farewell, Miss Moneypenny
RIP Lois Maxwell.
Oh Miss Moneypenny, forever, typing memos, answering phones and taking dictation, secretly keeping the nation secure, all with spackled on eyeliner and an Aquanet Hairshield -- I'd like to see James Bond...
RIP: Phil Frank
San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist Phil Frank creator of FARLEY died this week at age 64. He had announced his retirement due to illness only a few days before.
Frank, a longtime resident of...
RIP Phil Gascoine
Phil Gascoine, a veteran of the British comics scene who worked on such american books as UNKNOWN SOLIDER, died this week after a short illness. This interview serves as a memorial and a place...
