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Carlos Pacheco, Artist and Writer, Dead at 60

By | Nov 10, 2022 | News

Various sources, including Marvel and DC Comics, have confirmed that Spanish comic book artist and writer Carlos Pacheco died yesterday, November 9, a few days before what would’ve been his 61st birthday. The news comes two months after Pacheco announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and that […]

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Kevin O’Neill, “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” Co-Creator, Dead at 69

By | Nov 7, 2022 | News

London’s Gosh! Comics store reports that award-winning British comic book artist Kevin O’Neill died last week, following what was only described as “a long illness.” O’Neill, who was 69, was best known for creating “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” with writer Alan Moore, as well as (along with Pat Mills) the 2000 AD character Nemesis […]

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Tom Palmer, Prolific Inker and Artist, Dead at 80

By | Aug 30, 2022 | News

[Header artwork from Palmer’s cover for “Avengers” #402 (September 1996)] Marvel Comics shares that longtime inker and artist Tom Palmer died earlier this month; he was 80 years old. Palmer inked countless issues of “The Avengers,” “Star Wars,” “Doctor Strange,” “The Incredible Hulk,” and more, as well as numerous DC Comics titles like “Batman,” and […]

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Ron Zimmerman, “Rawhide Kid” Writer, Dead at 64

By | Aug 1, 2022 | News

[Header art by Dave Johnson] Deadline reports stand-up comedian, film/TV producer, and writer Ron Zimmerman died from cancer on Thursday, July 28. He was 64 years old. Zimmerman’s credits included scripting several Marvel Comics titles in the 2000s, including “Spider-Man: Get Kraven,” “Ultimate Adventures,” and the controversial 2003 MAX reboot of “Rawhide Kid.” Zimmerman’s earliest […]

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Everett Peck, Creator of Duckman, Dead at 71

By | Jun 17, 2022 | News

Per The Hollywood Reporter, cartoonist Everett Peck, the creator of the animated 1994-1997 sitcom Duckman, and the comic book it was based on, has died at the age of 71. Peck passed away on Tuesday, June 14, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. As well as Duckman, Peck created the Cartoon Network series Squirrel […]

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