Archive for ‘In Memoriam’

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Mar11

Jean Giraud aka Moebius Art Gallery

by The Comic Book Critic on March 11th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Posted In: In Memoriam,News

Jean Giraud aka Moebius Gallery On March 10th, 2012, Jean Giraud, the French artist who was predominantly known as Moebius, passed away at the age of 73. An influential international artist, Moebius rose to fame drawing the Western serial character, Lieutenant Blueberry, for Pilote magazine. Blueberry eventually split off into its own series and Giraud […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec16

Comic Book Artist Eduardo Barreto, Dead at 57

by The Comic Book Critic on December 16th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Posted In: In Memoriam,Site News

Long time comic book artist Luis Eduardo Barreto passed away from complications of meningitis at the age of 57. Born in Uruguay, Barreto worked primarily for DC Comics in the 1980’s and early 1990’s on such titles as Teen Titans, The Shadow Strikes, Action Comics, Atari Force, Speeding Bullets, Under a Yellow Sun, and Lex […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec15

Joe Simon, Comic Book Legend, Dead at 98

by The Comic Book Critic on December 15th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Posted In: In Memoriam,News

Joe Simon Passes Away at 98 Joseph Henry “Joe” Simon, passed away on Wednesday December 14th, 2011 in New York City, after a brief illness, at the age of 98. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the Golden Age of Comics and was the first editor for Timely Comics, which later became Marvel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec08

Jerry Robinson, a comic book legend, dead at 89

by The Comic Book Critic on December 8th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Posted In: In Memoriam,News

 Jerry Robinson, the legendary comic book artist who is credited with creating Batman’s archenemy The Joker, passed away in his sleep on Wednesday night. He was 89. Discovered by Batman creator Bob Kane in 1939, Robinson was a 17 year old journalism student at Columbia University when Kane hired him to work on his Batman […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun27

R.I.P. – Gene Colan (1926-2011)

by The Comic Book Critic on June 27th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Posted In: In Memoriam,News

On Thursday June 23rd, 2011, Gene Colan, a comics legend, passed away at the age of 84. He has worked for several different companies and in many differing genres over his almost 70 year career in comics. Gene has helped bring to life countless characters over the years. Stan Lee and Gene Colan created The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb22

Rest in Peace, Dwayne McDuffie

by The Comic Book Critic on February 22nd, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Posted In: In Memoriam

Today, Feb. 22nd 2011, across our twitter feed, came the shocking news of the sudden and unexpected death of Dwayne McDuffie. I first remember him working on Marvel’s Damage Control comic in the early 90’s. He then went on to become a co-founder in Milestone Media, a comic book company owned by African-Americans. A number […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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