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My dear friend John Nigel Cantwell, Phabox to many, has passed away...
loftypilot:
Yes, I know, a somewhat rare post from me. I just had to add a line or two here to express my own grief at hearing of the loss of our dear friend. I don’t often lack for words when I find it appropriate to write, but I am struggling now. Yoc, you said everything for me as well as far as I’m concerned in your thoughtful tribute here. It does feel as if a brother was taken. I’ll leave it at that.
So long Nigel. Thanks for being a friend.
CHROMIUMFOIL1:
Yoc,
That was a very warm, in-depth and hearty tribute to our fallen friend, Nigel.
Brought a tear to my eye.
I was a cheering member of the 'Phabox Empire' of numerous Phabox comics-based yahoo groups, for a long, long time. I also very much liked chatting with him.
Like Nigel, I myself am also a life-long huge fan of classic, vintage autos, another large hobby and interest of mine.
I enjoyed reading the article, posted here from a British auto magazine, of Nigel's history with his beloved 1961 Classic automobile. However, it is incomplete. I read the first several pages on this website. It then indicates, 'continued on page 60', but page 60, etc, is nowhere to be seen. Do you have scans of the rest of the article that you can either post, or send my way?
I will say a prayer for Nigel. He was a great guy, a good friend, and I will really miss him.
It was vey nice finally seeing some photos of him.
Phil Latter
jfglade:
I remember when Phabox first appeared in the Yahoo comics ghetto early in this century, posting reprint issues of Jim Light's "Flashback" books from the early seventies which gave many comics ghetto folks a chance to read black and white versions of books and stories we had only dreamed about reading. Nigel revitalized a scene that waxed and waned, by starting new groups that focused on Plastic Man, Doll Man, Fiction House material, Robotman, and "theme" groups which included space alien heroes, ghostly guardians, heroes who were androids or robots or other forms of Artificial Intelligence, and so on. Nigel did things like post very sought after key issues of books like "Young Allies" and post each of the chapters in a different Yahoo group. Those who were willing to seek out each of the chapters by going from one Yahoo group to another, sometimes having to join a group they never knew existed, wound up with scans of the entire issue. Nigel instilled quite a bit of fun into his yahoo projects, and his groups pumped a lot of material which a lot of folks had never seen to new distribution circles and encouraged others to post scans of rare books thereby enlarging the general pool.
The Yahoo groups had a few good years, and then trouble with a particularly nasty troll soured some people other then Nigel on the groups right about the same time that emerging technology made the Yahoo system of downloading each and every scan one at a time seem antiquated and ineffecient. Mr. Cantwell, Yoc, and others become involved with GAC which made better use of technology and the Yahoo comics ghetto never amounted to much again, although spurts of activity still happen infrequently. Others can speak of Nigel John "Phabox" Cantwell in association with GAC, DCM, Comics Book+, and the Archive editions; I had a warm friendship with him during the Yahoo era and always found him to be kind, helpful, informed, and (especially) knowledgeable. Like the rest of you, I feel stunned and saddened and I know I will Phabox terribly. He did a lot for all of us.
bcholmes:
--- Quote from: Yoc on July 27, 2012, 11:51:07 PM ---Yesterday I learned the terrible news that John Nigel Cantwell (Phabox), one of my closest online friends had passed away.
--- End quote ---
My condolences on the loss of your friend.
BC
Yoc:
Sorry Phil. That's all I have of his car magazine.
Thanks for the very kind words guys. I'm sure his family appreciates the thoughts.
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