The late musician Daniel Johnston and his deep connection with comics
When Texas-based musician Daniel Johnston died last week on September 11, there was an outpouring of grief from his friends and fans that reflected the intense depth that Johnston reached in his work. Having...
STAR WARS Actor Peter Mayhew Passes Away at 74
The actor, best known for originating the iconic role of Chewbacca, passed away on Tuesday.
RIP Lone Wolf and Cub co-creator Kazuo Koike
The prolific author was a titan of world comics.
RIP Mike Raub
Radio personality and former comics retailer Mike Raub passed away on March 19th. Raub was best known in comics as the owner of the Dream Factory comics chain, and was part of a 90s...
RIP Fred Patton
Comics and animation lost another key figure this week. Fred Patton, a protean champion of early anime/manga fandom passed away at age 77 this week. He had been confined to a nursing home after...
San Diego Comic-Con President John Rogers has passed away
John Rogers, president of the San Diego Comic-Con for more than 30 years, passed away Saturday morning. CCI released the following statement.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of John Rogers,...
Carlos Ezquerra, the visionary artist who co-created Judge Dredd, dies at 70
Today the comics community at large mourns the passing of legendary artist Carlos Ezquerra whose work co-creating Judge Dredd for 2000 AD defined that magazine through over 40 years of publishing and coalesced the modern British comics movement.
RIP Norm Breyfogle
The legendary Batman artist passed away earlier this week at the age of 58.
