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Two Brilliant Artists Gone…

Yesterday, I read that Kelly Freas died on Sunday. For those who don’t know him, he was a brilliant SF artist. Here’s one of his most famous creations:

Queen used that pulp cover for the art for one of their albums, which he went ahead and re-painted for them. He was also one of the artists responsible for Mad Magazine’s Alfred E Newman.

Today, I read that Will Eisner passed away. I’m a huge Eisner fan–his textbook on the comic-book genre, Comics and Sequential Art was a major part of my education. He is, of course, best known for his creation of The Spirit:



But his graphic novels, such as A Contract With God were amazing as well–thought-provoking stuff which truly elevated the “comic book” into the realm of literature.

Both men, and their talent, will be missed.

Big news for Buckaroo Banzai fans:

Moonstone Books is going to be releasing an original BB trade paperback in 2005, written by Banzai creator Earl Mac Rauch, and illustrated by Star Wars comics artist Stephen Thompson. No news on any further developments in the negotiations between Earl Mac Rauch and Simon & Schuster on the proposed series of Banzai novels, though.

Hmm. This announcement comes right after recent interest expressed on our forums about Adamant Entertainment’s pulp-during-the-80s setting, “Heroes of the New Wave.” Apparently, syncronicity ain’t just a Police album.

• On this date in 1892, J.R.R. Tolkien was born, making today his Eleventy-third birthday. Thank you, Professor.
• The new Duran Duran album, Astronaut, is really very good. ( got it for XMas, and I ripped a copy to my iTunes library, and have been listening to it all day today)
• Big News: Guardians of Order has been crippled, and will most likely be going under. I cancelled a contract with them about a week and half ago…I’m more certain now that it was a good decision. I would not have enjoyed sitting as one of the low men on the debt-payment totem pole.