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 20th century commercial art, died last week. David Apatoff wrote...
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 the house on September 11th, telling his family he was...
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 guy pretty much defined heartthrob in both the dangerous bad...
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 stand on the political spectrum we could all learn a...
R.I.P. Heinz Edelmann, Yellow Submarine Art Director
Posted by Evie
The L.A. Times reports that Heinz Edelmann, best known for his work as art director of the 1968 Beatles film "Yellow Submarine," died last week at a hospital in Stuttgart, Germany. He...
RIP Walter Cronkite
The obituaries of famed newsman (and early Beat hero) Walter Cronkite are also the history of news in the 20th century, from his days as a cub reporter through newspaper, radio, and TV....
RIP: Ellie Frazetta
Eleanor Frazetta, business and life partner of her husband, the famed artist Frank, has passed away:
Eleanor 'Ellie' Frazetta, the wife of celebrated artist Frank Frazetta, passed away today to be with the Lord after...
Remembering Michael Jackson
As several folks have pointed out, MJ was a real comics fan. During the height of his fame in the '80s and '90s he would occasionally shop at his favorite comics shop -- it...
Don’t stop ’til you get enough
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RIP: Jaime Diaz
While running around the Internet, we happened upon the news of the death of animator/cartoonist Jaime Diaz. The Argentininan born Diaz had a lengthy career in animation, working with Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon...
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