Comments on: RIP Al Williamson

RIP Al Williamson

Scoo — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:46:48 -0800

Comics great Al Williamson has died.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:49:23 -0800

By: xmutex

xmutex — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:51:15 -0800

Uh, who? A little more detail for such a "great", how about it?

By: interrobang

interrobang — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:52:59 -0800

Aw, man, and I never got to meet him! .

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:03:12 -0800

Thanks for posting this Scoo, but I'm sorry you had to do it too. I was thinking about him last week, I'd heard his health wasn't good. A nice recap of his career from The Comic Book Catacombs: Legendary EC Comics artist Al Williamson, whose work in the 1950s, on titles such as Weird Science and Weird Fantasy, helped make that company so special, passed away on Sunday at the age of 79. Williamson also produced classic work for Warren Magazines on Creepy and Eerie, in the 1960's & 1970's and he gained additional recognition for his syndicated newspaper strip, "Secret Agent X-9". In the 1980's he became well-known for his work adapting the popular Star Wars films for comic books and newspaper strips. From the mid-1980s to 2003, he was primarily active as an inker, mainly on Marvel Comics titles starring Daredevil, Spider-Man, and Spider-Girl. Williamson was a major stylistic influence on many artists, and encouraged others, helping such creators as Bernie Wrightson and Mike Kaluta break into the business. One of his best 1950's science fiction stories: Food For Thought, a collaboration with Roy Krenkel. I met Al Williamson at a comic con in Greensboro, NC in 1990. He was a super-nice, very friendly with us fans. I was really getting into classic illustration at the time, and talked his ear off about a bunch of the old greats. I told him I was working on an article for an APA on Howard Pyle and his influence on comic book artists. Williamson gave me his phone number, and when I called him he was very generous with his time and gave me a lot of good quotes and insights for my little fanzine article. A good guy, a fantastic artist, and a mentor to a couple generations of artists to follow. He had a hell of a collection of original comic strip and illustration art too. An all around class act. RIP Mr. Williamson.

By: SmileyChewtrain

SmileyChewtrain — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:07:40 -0800

. One of my all time faves.

By: lazaruslong

lazaruslong — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:41:31 -0800

xmutex: "Uh, who? A little more detail for such a "great", how about it?" Maybe that's what the linked article was for?

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:42:12 -0800

By: Artw

Artw — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:54:43 -0800

By: Bathtub Bobsled

Bathtub Bobsled — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:03:18 -0800

By: jeremy b

jeremy b — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:52:47 -0800

I don't get the "Ω"

By: He Is Only The Imposter

He Is Only The Imposter — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:01:48 -0800

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:12:25 -0800

I don't get the "Ω" Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, and can imply the end or death (I had to look it up).

By: antgly

antgly — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:16:20 -0800

Who? Insert _________ ___________(best friend's name) (your last name backwards) has died.

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:15:01 -0800

A statement from Williamson's family, with a note at the bottom of where to send donations. Very nice career retrospective at The Comics Reporter. Roundup of internet tributes to Al Williamson.

By: Minus215Cee

Minus215Cee — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:31:37 -0800

Ω [I concur.]

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:30:26 -0800

More tributes as part of Comic Twart.