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Giovanni Romanini, Italian Artist, Dead at 74

By | Apr 2, 2020 | News

Global Voices reports that Bologna-based comics artist Giovanni Romanini died on March 20, 2020, following a brain aneurysm. He was 74. A public funeral will be held after the end of the COVID-19 quarantine in Italy. Romanini was born in Bologna on December 27, 1945. He began his career as a draftsman in animation, and […]

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Roman Arambula, “Mickey Mouse” Artist, Dead at 83

By | Mar 26, 2020 | News

Cartoon Brew reports Roman Arambula, the Mexican cartoonist and illustrator best known for his 15-year tenure on the “Mickey Mouse” comic strip, died following a heart attack on March 19, 2020. He was 83. Arambula was born in Guadalajara on September 18, 1936. He graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico after studying drawing […]

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Nicola “Nick” Cuti, Co-Creator of E-Man, Dead at 75

By | Feb 24, 2020 | News

According to his Facebook page, comic book creator Nicola “Nick” Cuti died on Friday, February 21, following a battle with cancer. He was 75. An artist, writer, editor, screenwriter and novelist, Cuti was best known for creating (with artist Joe Staton) the light-hearted Charlton hero E-Man, and the underground comix character Moonchild the Starbabe. Cuti […]

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Claire Bretécher, Legendary French Cartoonist, Dead at 79

By | Feb 12, 2020 | News

Cartoonist Claire Bretécher, a groundbreaking comic book creator and one of the first prominent French female cartoonists, has died at the age of 79. Bretécher was a pioneer for women in the field, generating acclaim throughout the late 20th century for her social-satirical cartoons. She was best known for her work on the series “Les […]

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