Articles tagged with Deaths
July 13th, 2010
Comic book icon Harvey Pekar has passed away at the age of 70 in his Cleveland home, following a battle with prostate cancer, asthma, and high blood pressure. Pekar’s autobiographical comic book series American Splendor , written by Pekar and …
June 15th, 2010
Al Williamson, comic book artist and illustrator passed away on Saturday at the age of 79. Williamson started his career at EC Comics in the late 40s and won the 1966 National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book for …
June 1st, 2010
Dennis Hopper, writer/director/actor from iconic films like Easy Rider, True Grit and Apocalypse Now, has passed away at age 74 after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. Hopper was no stranger to the realm of Sci-Fi/Fantasy television and films, his first …
May 17th, 2010
Ronnie James Dio, singer/songwriter for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and his self-titled band Dio, has passed away at age 67 after a battle with stomach cancer. Dio has long been hailed as one of the most …
May 11th, 2010
Iconic Sc-Fi/Fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has passed away at the age of 82 after suffering a stroke. Frazetta was an illustrator of movie posters, comic books and paperback book covers and probably best known for his illustrations of Conan, …
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