Ziggy creator Tom Wilson Sr. passes at age 80
Tom Wilson Sr., the creator of the iconic Ziggy comic strip passed away last Friday at the age of 80….
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Lee Ames passes at age 90
Sad news from Mike Lynch: Veteran cartoonist, animator and creator of the popular DRAW 50 how-to-draw cartoon book series Lee…
Stafford County Sun cartoonist Frank Lewis passes
The Stafford County Sun has announced that its cartoonist Frank Lewis has passed away at age 89. Frank also drew…
Cartoonists who passed away in 2010
We’re moving quickly into 2011, but a few blog posts are still recounting the goings on of 2010. Three have…
Archie cartoonist John D’Agostino passes
John D’Agostino, who worked with legendary figures in comics such as Stan Lee and Stan Goldberg has passed away at…
Conrad funeral services set for Saturday
According to the Daily Breeze, a public memorial service for Paul Conrad is set for this Saturday at 11 a.m….
Paul Conrad passes away at age 86
Three time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Conrad has passed away at the age of 86 surrounded by family MSNBC reports….
Portland Oregon’s John Callahan passes at 59
John Callahan, a local cartoonist, children’s book author in Portland, OR, has passed away at the age of 59. He…
Kimihiko Tsukuda, the Japanese Charlie Brown, passes
The Mainichi Daily News reports that Kimihiko Tsukuda, the creator of the longest-running serialized comic strip in Japanese newspapers, has…
Comic book legend Harvey Pekar passes at age 70
Comic book legend Harvey Pekar was found dead this morning at age 70. The cause of death has not been…
Edward Ashley passes at age 88
‘Edward Ashley, the editorial cartoonist for The Blade (OH) during the 70’s and 80’s, has passed away at the age…
Joe Messerli passes away at age 80
Ted Dawson notes over his blog that Joe Messerli has passed away at the age of 80. Ted writes: Joe…
Tony DiPreta passes at age 88
Tony Dipreta who drew Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, M.D. died last week at the age of 88. Eventually, DiPreta…
Mexico’s Gabriel Vargas dies at age 95
The AP is reporting that Mexican cartoonist Gabriel Vargas passed away yesterday at the age of 95. Gabriel was the…
Editorial cartoonist Joel Barbee passes
Joel Barbee, a National Free Press editorial cartoonist, passed away last Thursday. He drew cartoons for the NFP since 2006….