RIP Dave Cockrum
- Posted by Johanna on November 26, 2006 at 4:41 pm
- Category: Comic News
Clifford Meth reported it; Mark Evanier confirmed it. Former Legion of Super-Heroes and X-Men artist Dave Cockrum has passed away. Since I just read his seminal run on the latter title this weekend (via the Uncanny X-Men Omnibus), I’m especially disheartened. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
Update: The Comics Reporter has an excellent writeup of Cockrum’s career.
November 26, 2006 at 6:03 PM
Sad, sad news.
The image at the following link–
http://www.typingmonkeys.com/wolverine_029.html
–isn’t a great reproduction, but it is probably my favorite group shot of the X-Men ever. I seem to recall Marvel using it in advertising for several years during the early 1980s.
RIP, Dave.