Professionals Obituaries

[John C]

I was unclear.  I meant that I suspect he was nominated by the Republicans in order to generate some interest in the press but largely make one of the other nominees look more mainstream.  But he wouldn't have become the candidate if only because a Republican agitating for what amounts to a VAT isn't going to be able to raise industry money.

The key is that the regional fund-raisers (he passed away in 2009, but a friend of the family married one of them a few years back) all supported Romney and have been selling him since 2008.  In the long term, no other Republican really had a chance, none of them were darlings of the money people.

[narfstar]

Money determines elections not merit

[Yoc]

Guys, this is going very off topic.  John, perhaps you should start a Politics topic?

[John C]

That's probably everything.

[Yoc]

I still think it's a good idea.

[John C]

That only encourages the diversions, though.  Easier to keep us under control when it's off-topic.

[edmandu]

Carmine Infantino, legendary comic book artist and former DC Comics editorial director, passed away today. He was 87.

    

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44738

[Geo (RIP)]

Carmine Infantino, legendary comic book artist and former DC Comics editorial director, passed away today. He was 87.

    

He was best known for his work on "Flash", "Mystery in Space's Adam Strange" series with Murphy Anderson's inks and "Strange Adventures's Space Museum" series which he did his own inks on.
I loved reading all of them. May he rest in peace.

Geo

[chaard]

Just came up from Last Gasp on Facebook:

It is with great great sadness that I tell you that the wonderful cartoonist, artist, and story teller, Spain Rodriguez, passed this earth this morning of complications of cancer. He had just started home hospice and his wife and daughter were with him. Services are yet to be announced. He passed at the same time the prenumbral eclipse was happening, and like the earths shadow on the edges of the moon, his shadow was at the edges of the art world for over five decades. He changed and challeged the art and social world as we know it. More info to come.

 I really liked Rodriguez's work in the "underground comics." His Trashman character was a bastard son of conventional comics, but his real genius came out in things like "Captain Pissgum and his Perverted Pirates. He was an original and I doubt we'll see another like him.

I'm a little late here, just started reading this thread, but I must make a correction: CAPT PISSGUMS was by S. Clay Wilson, not Spain Rodriguez. Clay has had his own serious issues but is still among the living. They're both great guys (I met them back in my 'underground' days) and had great impact on the field, Spain with his chunky style and political bent, and Clay for just being totally over-the-top mindblowing and tastebusting.

[bminor]

I have always been a huge fan of Carmine for at least forty-five years.
Carmine had a distinctive style that I always sought out.
His work always had a light airy touch to it.
In particular his Flash, Adam Strange and Elastic Man.

B.

[paw broon]

Jim Shepherd has passed away.

Subkoff over on CB+ drew my attention to this sad news.  
http://comicsdownunder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/a-tribute-to-jim-shepherd-1933-2013.html
And this poignant tribute.
http://pikitiapress.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/jim-shepherd-remembrance.html

[Yoc]

Hi gang,
I've just read very sad news.  Another of the GA greats has passed away.

Nick (Nicholas Viscardi) Cardy
October 16, 1920 - November 3, 2013

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/11/03/nick-cardy-legendary-comic-artist-passes-away-at-93/

-Yoc
 

[Yoc]

More very sad news,

Al Plastino
December 15, 1921 - November 25, 2013

http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/11/25/al-plastino-r-p/
http://www.alplastino.com/alplastino/About_Al.html

-Yoc
 

[churnworks]

I had just started corresponding with Al Plastino, and found myself wishing I had done so sooner. When I read the news, I was floored and deeply saddened. We talked about his artwork, which he had donated to a national museum, where it had never been logged in, and he found this out when he encountered a description of his art as one of the auction items in the JFK memorabilia sale. I am hopeful that his family and his lawyer will be able to bring some justice to this issue, which would be a nice denoument to someone who gave me and so many others so much pleasure over the years.

[Geo (RIP)]

Comic book and comic strip artist Fred Kida has passed away.
December 12, 1920 - April 4, 2014.  
Comic books and comic strips 1941 - 1987
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenwichtime/obituary.aspx?n=Fred-Kida&pid=170557811

My prayers goes out to the family members.

Geo