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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Dave Cockrum |
| Date | Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:00:22 -0500 |
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As a newspaper reporter, I'd say his clothing was absolutely germane, and it
lends a nice, personal touch to the story. He was devoted to his craft to
the end. The headline might be a little questionable, but I think the lede
reinforces Cockrum's dedication to his craft.
john
(who's been reading batman comics since he was old enough to read anything
at all)
----- Original Message -----
From: <moteeko@telerama.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: Dave Cockrum
> Quoting zoogang@cox.net:
>
>> 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.
>
> USA Today also mentioned that he was going to be cremated in a Green
> Lantern T
> shirt. Hey...so he was a fan of the field that he worked in. I haven't
> read it
> in a while, but I think Neal Adams had something on his site about the
> fact
> that Cockrum was ill and having trouble making ends meet while Marvel was
> making millions off his co-creations. Adams also championed for a couple
> of
> kids from Ohio who created some silly little character a while ago who
> wore his
> red undies outside of his blue long johns...
>
> Greg,
> who has Neal's autograph on my fave X-Men panel...
>
>
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