Author-illustrator-cartoonist Raymond Briggs has passed away.Raymond Redvers Briggs January 18, 1934 – August 9, 2022 “iconoclastic national treasure”From The Guardian: Raymond Briggs, the writer and illustrator who delighted children and inspired adults with bestselling cartoons and picture books, died on Tuesday morning aged 88, his publisher Penguin Random House has said. Ranging from the enchanting […]
Orthodontist and cartoonist Pete Kesling has passed away.Dr. Peter Crawford (Pete) Kesling January 1, 1932 ~ July 25, 2022 From the obituary: Peter’s professional and business experience included President/CEO of TP Orthodontics from 1958-1980, Exclusive Orthodontic Practice (Retired), and Kesling & Rocke Group from 1958 – 2005. He also had the La Porte County Historical […]
NEA colorist Gretchen Grauer Vanderhoof has passed away.Gretchen deSanzi Grauer Vanderhoof August 9, 1930 – July 27, 2022 From the obituary: “Her memories of a bohemian childhood are some of her fondest. There was the Fine Arts Studio where a young Gretchen rode her tricycle up and down aisles of artists practicing their craft. And […]
Librarian and comic strip author Randy Farb has passed away. Randy Hugh Farb August 27, 1960 – July 24, 2022 From the obituary: A retired librarian with Flint Public Library, he achieved a Master of Library Science from Indiana University-Southeast. Randy led services at area synagogues in Flint, Michigan, and taught Sunday school in the […]
Pulp cover artist and illustrator Gloria Stoll Karn has passed away. Gloria Marie Stoll Karn November 13, 1923 – July 23, 2022 From the obituary: Gloria Stoll Karn, 98, transitioned to life eternal, at her own home, surrounded by loved ones, on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Born in New York City, the only child of Charles […]
Cartoonist and character designer Paul Coker, Jr. has passed away. Paul Allan Coker, Jr. March 5, 1929 – July 23, 2022 Tom Richmond, among others, has reported the death of Paul Coker, Jr.Paul was a gag cartoonist and an illustrator of greeting cards, but more famous as a MAD magazine contributor and a character designer […]
Comic book editor and writer Sid Jacobson has passed away. Sidney R. (Sid) Jacobson October 20, 1929 – July 23, 2022 From Sid’s son Seth:My father, Sid Jacobson, passed Saturday night (July 23rd) at Mission Hospice House in Redwood City, south of San Francisco. He went peacefully after suffering a major stroke during a seemingly […]
There have been a few eulogies to some recent deaths. I was 16 or 17 when I first met Jim Ivey. My family went on annual vacations to Florida, from New Jersey; and my father always indulged my interest in comics by reserving our last couple of days to visit cartoonists, of whom there were […]
Humorist, satirist, and comic writer Sean Kelly has passed away. Sean Charles Kelly July 22, 1940 – July 11, 2022 From The New York Times: Sean Kelly, a wry master of literary and musical parodies who helped infuse National Lampoon with the sharp-edged and often crude humor it became known for, died on July 11 […]
Political cartoonist and comics historian Jim Ivey has passed away. James Burnett (Jim) Ivey April 15, 1925 – July 14, 2022 Friends of Jim are sharing the sad news.From Craig Zablo: Jim was born James (but preferred the much less formal, Jim) Burnett Ivey on April 15, 1925 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jim attended the […]
Editorial cartoonist Judy Dixon has passed away. Judith Grace (Judy) Dixon (neé McCormack) January 15, 1927 – July 7, 2022 From The Jefferson County (Mo.) Leader obituary: Hall of Fame cartoonist Judith “Judy” McCormack Dixon died July 7 in De Soto at age 95. Mrs. Dixon enjoyed a 70-plus-year career as an artist, the last […]
Remembering RC HarveyHarvey, who went alternately by Bob or R.C., was a perennial presence at NCS and AAEC conventions, and served on the AAEC Board of Directors as its Secretary-Treasurer for a number of years. He was also one of two unofficial historians for the Association, with a deep institutional knowledge of the group. As […]
Sports cartoonist Tom Kane has passed away.Thomas Joseph (Tom) Kane, Jr. December 9, 1934 – July 10, 2022From the obituary: [Tom] had a talent for art and went on to graduate Mass College of Art 1957. Tom had careers in advertising and printing through the years but was an entrepreneur at heart and was usually […]
Cartoonist and comics historian Bob Harvey has passed away. Robert Charles (Bob) Harvey (a.k.a. R. C. Harvey) June 22, 1937 – July 7, 2022 Bob’s friends Tom Tanquary and Carolyn Weller have informed the comics world that R.C. Harvey has passed away due to complications following a fall.From Bob’s daughter Julia:Last week Dad fell and […]
Filmmaker Tom Tanquary is informing us of the sad news that cartoonist and comics historian R. C. Harvey has passed away. There will be more as details emerge.