On his blog there had been some intimation over the past few months that he was having medical problems, but it was pretty vague. Apparently a lot of insiders knew the deal, though.
That sucks. Early 70s Marvel is my comic book era, really. Forget Howard, Omega, Man-Thing...he really did a great job with Son of Satan and the Defenders.
The tributes are kind of heartbreaking. He was obviously a mensch and well loved in the industry, aside from his talent as a writer.
I haven't really read much Howard, actually, and this may be the time to rectify that. But yeah, mostly my love for him is related to my love for the old-school Defenders series.
It's a shame. It seemed like he was on the verge of a comeback, with his work on Dr. Fate.
Yeah, before the Defenders, Dr. Strange, Namor, and the Hulk were among my least favorite Marvel characters. Man-Thing wasn't really my cup of tea, either, but Gerber made me enjoy them in the books he wrote.
I also always wanted to ask him about the "elf-with-a-gun" foreshadowings that kept popping up in Defenders, and then was abruptly cut off when he left the title. I always wondered if he'd had some big plans for that, or if the bizarre ending of that sub-plot was sanctioned by him.
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Date: 2008-02-12 03:01 am (UTC)I remember the Phantom Zone mini-series he did with Gene Colan being the most unsettling Superman story I'd ever read until Alan Moore's stuff.
Mark Evanier's tribute is simple and touching.
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Date: 2008-02-12 02:32 pm (UTC)It's a shame. He seems to have been very well liked.
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Date: 2008-02-12 03:12 am (UTC)I mean.
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Holy crap.
I never knew him personally, but someone I was good friends with dated him for a long time. That is a very sad thing to hear.
I don't even know what to say, or think.
Thank you for posting this.
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Date: 2008-02-12 02:30 pm (UTC)On his blog there had been some intimation over the past few months that he was having medical problems, but it was pretty vague. Apparently a lot of insiders knew the deal, though.
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Date: 2008-02-12 03:33 am (UTC)The tributes are kind of heartbreaking. He was obviously a mensch and well loved in the industry, aside from his talent as a writer.
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Date: 2008-02-12 02:31 pm (UTC)It's a shame. It seemed like he was on the verge of a comeback, with his work on Dr. Fate.
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Date: 2008-02-12 04:01 pm (UTC)You should read more Howard.
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Date: 2008-02-12 02:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2008-02-12 02:33 pm (UTC)