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| From | <zoogang@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: Dave Cockrum |
| Date | Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:56:07 -0500 |
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I read that on CNN online. I was a big Cockrum fan back in the day. He was supremely talented.
The headline on CNN was, I thought, in really bad taste:
"X-Men illustrator dies in Superman pajamas."
And the lead for the story was even worse:
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- Wearing Superman pajamas and covered with his Batman blanket, comic book illustrator Dave Cockrum died Sunday.
I understand that catchy headlines and leads get people to read stories, and I'm not saying that what he was wearing wasn't a relevant point to bring up in the story, but that headline and lead suggest that Cockrum was crazy, when in fact, he was a victim of ongoing problems relating to diabetes.
All I'm saying is, Cockrum is somebody's husband and son, and this is no way to treat him with respect.
Alan
Pure Pop
buhdge
---- moteeko@telerama.com wrote:
> I know there's a bunch of comic fans on the list, and in case you hadn't heard,
> Dave Cockrum, who helped to do a major overhaul of the X-Men, co-creating many
> of the team's popular characters, has died. He was 63.
>
> Back in the years just after my high school graduation, when I was hell-bent on
> getting into comics as an illustrator, I met Dave at a convention in
> Pittsburgh. I showed hime some of my work, and he sat with me for a good
> half-hour going over styles and techniques, pointing out what would reproduce
> well, what Marvel's preferences were, etc. It waqs an extraorinarily helpful
> and educational experience.
>
> Greg Matecko
>
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