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Sad: Mike Wieringo passed away at 44
2007-08-13 23:14:00 I'd once mentioned Wieringo earlier, his bold argument that DC had done wrong to bump off Barry Allen's grandson Bart, whom he co-created with Mark Waid, and now, I was shocked to discover that he's dead at 44 years old only. That's absolutely terrible. He was a very talented artist, I'd looked at his work on a few DC and Marvel books and was impressed, and now, I have to discover that he's no longer with us.It's sad. I give my condonlences.
Mike Wieringo Comic Book and Fantastic Four artist dies at 44 of heart atta
2007-08-13 21:40:00 Mike Wieringo was one of the comic book industries most loved artists and sadly he has passed away on Sunday August 12th of a heart attack at the very young age of 44. He will be missed greatly by many, Mike Wieringo was best known for his work on titles like Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and Flash. Many ...
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Mike Wieringo talks about Bart Allen's death, and how comics came to be rui
2007-06-29 10:02:00 I'm glad to see that Wieringo, co-creator of Impulse along with Mark Waid, is speaking out and lamenting the death of Bart Allen, and also talking about how comics were ruined by Image Comics for starters (Via Newsarama blog):I?ve had many conversations with creator friends of mine about the pendulum swing that happened in the wake of the IMAGE explosion back in the early 1990?s. The sort of ?we don?t need no stinking writers? attitude of the IMAGE founders resulted in what were nicely drawn comics with little story, for the most part. They became commodities and not comic books with good stories to go with the flashy drawings. The other major companies, in response, tried to emulate the initial massive success IMAGE had by doing similar types of books with crazy cover gimmicks thrown in for good measure? and the quality of the entire industry, for the most part, suffered. It drove many long-time fans away. In the aftermath of that sales bloodbath, the creative pendulum swung in th... |
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