Cartoonist and graphic designer Stan Gomberg has passed away. Stanley C. (Stan) Gomberg May 6, 1927 – May 18, 2022 From the obituary: Stan served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a medic as well as a cartoonist and editor of the army newspaper. As a freelance graphic designer with […]
Religious cartoonist/artist Fred Carter has passed away.Frederick E. (Fred) Carter June 22, 1938 – May 9, 2022 From the Jack Chick Tract Museum Facebook page: It is our sad duty to report that Fred Carter, the phenomenal artist who drew many of Chick’s tracts and all of The Crusaders comic books (as well as nearly […]
Cartoonist, illustrator, and bartender Hud Armstrong has passed away. Hudson S. (Hud) Armstrong September 15, 1945 – May 11, 2022 WNYT-Albany is reporting Hud’s death: A Saratoga Springs man who’s been drawing life and times in the Spa City for more than half a century has died. Hud Armstrong died on May 11. He’s been […]
Magazine and book illustrator Huntley Brown has passed away. John Huntley Brown May 12, 1932 – May 4, 2022 From the obituary:It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Huntley Brown, celebrated artist and illustrator, beloved husband and cherished father and grandfather. Huntley passed away peacefully on May 4th; eight days […]
Cartoonist and comic art collector Bill Wilson has passed away. William Breckinridge (Bill) Wilson February 23, 1930 – April 29, 2022 From the obituary: William Breckinridge Wilson passed away peacefully. Bill was talented and creative. He loved music, especially Dixieland jazz. He had excellent rhythm and played the drums and harmonica. In his early teens […]
Cartoonist John Whitaker has passed away. John Earl Whitaker August 20, 1928 – May 4, 2022 From the obituary: John Whitaker, age 93, died peacefully Wednesday, 4th of May 2022 at Hearthside Senior Living in Collierville, TN attended by his daughter, Annette Cain and son, Mark. In 1951, he married Rose Rowan (they were Amory […]
A collection of obituaries and appreciations of Neal Adams.The Guardian published their obituary of Neal Adams today. Adams was central to the rethinking of characters including Marvel’s X-Men and, for their rival DC Comics, the Spectre, Deadman and, most crucially, the Batman. He also brought about changes to business practices, most notably winning artists the […]
Green became known for a personal warmth that seemed at odds with the angst he would spill across a page. “I think he helped people so much partly because it helped him to forget his own anxiety,” said daughter Julia Green.A trio of Justin Green obituaries have been published recently.Justin Green, a Chicago native whose […]
Comic book and comic strip artist Neal Adams has passed away. Neal Adams June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022 From The Hollywood Reporter: Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist who reinvigorated Batman and other superheroes with his photorealistic stylings and championed the rights of creators, has died. He was 80. Adams died Thursday in New York […]
Lalo Alcaraz – First Latino to Win Editorial Cartooning Herblock Prize Los Angeles-based political cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz is the first Latino to be awarded the prestigious Herblock Prize, a $15,000 award named after the late Washington Post syndicated editorial cartoonist Herb Block. ©Lalo Alcaraz One of Alcaraz’s most popular depictions is called “Lil’ Judge López,” […]
Underground comix cartoonist Justin Green has passed away. Justin Considine Green July 25, 1945 – April 23, 2022 Justin’s wife Carol (above with Justin) and daughter Julia are passing on the sad news. We, his loved ones, prepared but not prepared for the putty-dry voice on the phone in the wee hours, stating flatly: “I’m […]
Famed western and book cover artist James Bama has passed away.James Elliott Bama April 28, 1926 – April 24, 2022Social media is reporting that James Bama died this morning. James Bama is famous for his western paintings that are in museums around the world.But…James Bama contributed very little to comics, though one of his book […]
Visual puzzle and game creator Don Rubin has passed away.Donald Joel (Don) Rubin April 6, 1945 – April 8, 2022 From the obituary: Donald Joel Rubin, one of the world’s premier creators of games and puzzles, died of cancer at his home in Santa Rosa, California on April 8, 2022. In the late 1980’s his […]
We’ve been on a bit of a book kick here lately, so let’s start with that. While every year is a good one for people who collect Peanuts books, this one looks to be a particularly prime one for people who collect not so much the books, but the boxes they come in. Peanuts maven […]
Automobile cartoonist and artist Stan Mott has passed away. Stanley Frederick (Stan) Mott February 27, 1933 – March 22, 2022 “Of course I drive a car. What made you think I didn’t drive a car.” Road & Track, January 1993From the Stan Mott- Wild Art, Strange Journey and Cars Facebook page: It is with great […]