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Ron Goulart, Writer and Comics Historian, Dead at 89

By | Jan 19, 2022 | News

ICv2 reports (via Mark Evanier) that author and pop culture historian Ron Goulart died on Friday, January 14, a day after his 89th birthday. Goulart wrote many mystery, fantasy, and science fiction novels under various pseudonyms, including the Marvel Novel Series in the late 1970s (as “Joseph Silva”), and William Shatner’s TekWar series (published under […]

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Andrew Vachss, Writer & Child Advocate, Dead at 79

By | Jan 19, 2022 | News

Andrew Vachss, an activist, novelist, essayist and comic book writer who dedicated his career to fighting against and detailing the abuse of children, died on November 23 last year. He was 79. His death, reported by the New York Times, was confirmed by his wife, Alice Susan Vachss. A real-life lawyer who specialized in abuse […]

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Shinji Mizushima, “Dokaben” Creator, Dead at 82

By | Jan 17, 2022 | News

Via Anime News Network, Shinji Mizushima, the creator of the long-running baseball manga “Dokaben,” passed away from pneumonia last week on January 10, 2022. He was 82 years old. Mizushima wrote and drew the various “Dokaben” series from 1972 to 2018, which totaled 205 collections, making it the longest manga series by the number of […]

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Ryan Bodenheim, Comic Book Artist, Dead at 44

By | Dec 28, 2021 | News

Per a notice on Dignity Memorial, comic book artist Ryan Bodenheim passed away on December 20, 2021, aged only 44. The cause of death was not given. Bodenheim, whose work included titles for Marvel and Valiant Comics, was the co-creator of the Jonathan Hickman series “A Red Mass for Mars,” “The Dying and the Dead,” […]

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Andy Yanchus, Marvel Comics Colorist, Dead at 77

By | Oct 12, 2021 | News

Marvel Comics shared that longtime staff colorist Andrew P. Yanchus has passed away, aged 77. He colored various titles for the company from 1976 to 1993, including “Uncanny X-Men,” “Alpha Flight,” and the original “New Warriors” run by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley. According to Scale Model News, Yanchus died in Florida on September 11, […]

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Takao Saito, Creator of “Golgo 13,” Dead at 84

By | Sep 29, 2021 | News

The AFP reports that Japanese cartoonist Takao Saito, the creator of the world’s longest-running manga, “Golgo 13,” has died at the age of 84. According to his publisher Shogakukan, Saito died from pancreatic cancer on Friday, September 24. “Golgo 13,” which follows the adventures of the professional assassin Duke Togo, aka Golgo 13, was created […]

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Jeffrey Huet, Marvel and DC Inker, Has Died

By | Sep 27, 2021 | News

Filipino comic book inker Jeffrey Huet has passed away, artist Carlo Pagulayan announced last week on Facebook. Via Bleeding Cool, Huet died after being infected with COVID-19. Pagulayan and Huet were school friends, and they collaborated together on the ‘Planet Hulk/World War Hulk’ arc of Marvel’s “Incredible Hulk” series from 2006 to 2007. Huet’s other […]

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Robson Rocha, DC Comics Artist, Dead at 41

By | Jul 12, 2021 | News

Brazilian website Omelete reports artist Robson Rocha died yesterday, on July 11, 2021, from COVID-19. He had been in intensive care since mid-June at the Hospital Eduardo de Menezes, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (in southeast Brazil). He was only 41. Rocha broke into comics in 2010, and penciled ‘New 52’ era DC Comics titles […]

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