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,"...
RIP Charlton Heston
The unparalleled star of epic film has died.
The Ten Commandments
Touch of Evil
Ben Hur
Planet of the Apes
Omega Man
Soylent Green
And one more...
Obit here.
RIP: Jim Mooney
Veteran comics artist Jim Mooney died over the weekend. He was born in 1919 and enjoyed a very long career that included most of...
RIP: Raymond LeBlanc
Belgian comics publisher Raymond LeBlanc (above left, with Hergé) died on March 21 at age 92. Best known as the publisher who gave Tintin...
Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Visionary and science fiction giant Arthur C. Clarke has died at age 90.
The British-born Clarke, who lived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for decades, died...
RIP — The Real Mlle. Marie?
While reading the NYT today, I was struck by the obit of Pearl Cornioley, a resistance fighter during WWII, who died a few weeks...
Dave Stevens 1955-2008
I've just received word that Dave Stevens, the creator of the Rocketeer, died yesterday at age 52. Stevens had dropped out of sight for...
RIP Steve Whitaker
British artist and colorist Steve Whitaker, perhaps best known here for coloring V FOR VENDETTA died suddenly last Friday at age 52. D'Israeli has...
