We’re sorry to report the passing of SF visionary Ralph McQuarrie, aged 82.Along with artists such as Chris Foss, Roger Dean, Frank Bellamy and Mike Noble, Ralph McQuarrie’s singular vision was another influence in my love of SF art that… Read More ›
Obituaries
Tributes to comic creators, actors and others
In Memoriam: Ralph McQuarrie
We’re sorry to report the passing of SF visionary Ralph McQuarrie, aged 82. Along with artists such as Chris Foss, Roger Dean, Frank Bellamy and Mike Noble, Ralph McQuarrie’s singular vision was another influence in my love of SF art… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Mike White
We’re sorry to report the passing of veteran comic artist Mike White, probably best known to readers of downthetubes for his art on Roy of the Rovers, Commando, 2000 AD and strips such as “Hell’s Highway” and “Kids Rule OK” for… Read More ›
Ronald Searle’s art collected – in Germany
Fans of Ronald Searle, the doyen of the cartoon, who died recently, might want to check out the German Museum of Caricature and Drawing
In Memoriam: Mick Anglo 1916 – 2011
Earlier this week Comic Bits Online broke the news of the passing of Mick Anglo, the British comics writer, artist, editor, and publisher, most famous for his association with the creation of the comic character Marvelman. Anglo died, aged 95… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Francisco Solano Lopez
Francisco Solano Lopez at the Lucca festival in 2007. Photo by Giacomo Bartalesi. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. (via Lew Stringer, The Comics Journal and lanaicon.com): We’re sorry to report the death of legendary Argentinian comics… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Martin Skidmore
(Last updated 11/8/11): We’re sorry to report that Martin Skidmore, a longtime stalwart of British comics, has died after a long and difficult battle with cancer, aged 52. He died peacefully, surrounded by good friends in hospital in London, bouyed… Read More ›
Gene Colan Scholarship Launched
Following earlier discussions with the late Gene Colan, writer Clifford Meth has established a Gene Colan Scholarship at the Joe Kubert School. The much respected comic artist, passed away aged 84 on 23rd June. His work at Marvel, reprinted in… Read More ›
Doctor Who’s Elizabeth Sladen dies aged just 63
The Seventh Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip‘Train-Flight’, published in Issue 159 – 161. Elisabeth Sladen was paid the princely sum of £40 per issue as an ‘appearance fee’. Story by Andrew Donkin and… Read More ›
Farewell, Brigadier: Nicholas Courtney passes
We’re sorry to report the death of Nicholas Courtney, an actor probably best known to downthetubes readers as Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart in Doctor Who, after a long illness. He was 81. I met Nicholas Courtney many times during my editorship… Read More ›