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Offline paw broon

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2011, 10:21:55 AM »
Francisco Solano Lopez.
Very sad.  He did many much loved strips for U.K comics. 
http://www.tcj.com/francisco-solano-lopez-1928-%E2%80%93-2011/
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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #16 on: September 08, 2011, 05:28:26 AM »
Not a comic creator, but Michael Hart was (or should have been) near and dear to all our hearts, here:

http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/michael-s-hart-founder-of-project-gutenberg-has-died/

It could very well be that, without Project Gutenberg's example, we wouldn't see sites like this, the Petrucci Music Library (imslp.us and imslp.org), MusOpen, and probably a bunch of others I'm forgetting that make their name on freely supplying public domain material to a large community.
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« Reply #17 on: September 08, 2011, 08:54:15 AM »
Very sad news John.
It's true a lot of PD sharing sites like us owe a lot to his early example.

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2011, 01:49:50 AM »
And one of the great comic book historians:

http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/les_daniels_rip/

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2011, 07:43:04 AM »
As a Marvelman fan from way back, when all we could get here were British comics, I was particularly saddened to read this.  He did so much for British comics and gave so many young lads such great escapist entertainment.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/comics/news/a350351/marvelman-creator-mick-anglo-dies-aged-95.html
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« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2011, 06:19:45 PM »
As a Marvelman fan from way back, when all we could get here were British comics, I was particularly saddened to read this.  He did so much for British comics and gave so many young lads such great escapist entertainment.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/comics/news/a350351/marvelman-creator-mick-anglo-dies-aged-95.html

 I never cared for the "Miracleman" perversion of the other Marvel Family, but I did enjoy the few adventures of Marvelman, Young Marvelman, and Kid Marvelman I've been lucky enough to see. I'm also saddened by that news.

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2011, 06:27:04 AM »
And one of the great comic book historians:

http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/les_daniels_rip/

I Owe Les Daniels so much and if not for his excellent 'COMIX' sparking my interest in Golden Age Material I doubt that I would be on this forum today.

Before reading his book I thought that the only two comics publishers in the USA during the Golden Age were National and Timely but his book helped open my young eyes to the bigger picture.

Thanks Les, and RIP.

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2011, 01:45:15 PM »
Sad to add Jerry Robinson to the list today...

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #23 on: December 08, 2011, 04:00:19 PM »
Very sad news, thanks for letting us know Jim.
 :'(

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #24 on: December 08, 2011, 05:49:10 PM »
wow... that's horrible news.

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #25 on: December 08, 2011, 09:41:22 PM »
Sad to add Jerry Robinson to the list today...

Peace, Jim (|:{>

 Robinson was one of the great artists of the golden age, and I'm sorry to see him go.

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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #26 on: December 15, 2011, 12:58:54 PM »
And another of the greats: Joe Simon passed away.

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2011_12_15.html#021811
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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2011, 03:58:15 PM »
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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #28 on: December 15, 2011, 09:54:17 PM »
It's deeply sad to hear Joe Simon, one of the fathers of Timely/Marvel has passed on.  Another of the originals gone.
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Re: Obituaries
« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2011, 10:51:00 PM »
Yet another legend is lost forever.

Aside from Captain America and Bucky, I keep thinking to all of the great characters that the Simon/Kirby team either created or helped guide through different periods of the Golden Age -- Newsboy Legion and the Guardian, Sandman and Sandy, Stuntman, Manhunter, Fighting American and Speedboy, the 1950's Shield, the Fly... :(

I'm so sorry that they are now both gone. But at least they've left behind a wealth of outstanding material for future generations to enjoy. Comics would never have been the same without them.