RIP: Dave Simons
Artist and animator Dave Simons has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 54. Daniel Best has a tribute:In his career Dave worked with some of the giants of animation and...
RIP David Carradine
The 72-year old star was found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok where he was filming his latest film.
The son of great character actor John Carradine, and brother of Robert and Keith,...
RIP Ric Estrada
Artist Ric Estrada passed away last week -- there's an obit retelling his remarkable life at the Salt Lake Tribune. His life included going to school with Fidel Castro, help from Ernest Hemingway, as...
Bea Arthur and Star Wars
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We have failed to properly mark the passing of Bea Arthur, but must now remedy that. As our pal Zena pointed out, there are now as many surviving Golden Girls as Beatles. As...
RIP: Jack Cardiff
We're a little under the weather today, so it's late and light, but we had to make mention of this Not Comics obit: The legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff has died at age 94:
An Oscar...
RIP Frank Springer
Newsday reports the death last week of veteran artist Frank Springer at age 79.
Springer was a gregarious and practical man who labored for hours a day in his backyard studio, said his son, Jon...
R.I.P Anne Cleveland
Anne Cleveland, a cartoonist from the '30s to the '50s, whose main subject was college humor and her alma mater, Vassar, has died at age 92, according to a comment on this blog by...
RIP: Jose “Pepe” Gonzalez
Horror artist Jose Gonzalez has passed away, according to Harris Comics:
It is with great sadness that Harris Comics has learned of the passing of Jose “Pepe” Gonzalez. He was 70 years old.
Gonzalez is...
Weekend Newsy Notes
* Did Dr. Manhattan shoot his load the first weekend?Depending on whom you talked to this week, the opening weekend box office for WATCHMEN was great or underwhelming. Things look a little clearer after...
RIP: Rod Gilchrist
Rod Gilchrist, executive director of San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum, died of brain cancer at age 58 on February 26th. The SF Chronicle has a full obituary up, explaining how he kept the museum...
RIP: John Carbonaro
John Carbonaro, a longtime fan-turned publisher when he purchased the rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, passed away at age 58 on February 25th, as reported by long time friend Robert J. Sodaro. Carbonaro purchsed...
RIP Lux Interior
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Frontman of seminal Psychobilly rock band, The Cramps.
