YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 12, 2023 Bryn Parry known for his countryside cartoons and also for being a co-founder of the Help For Heroes charity, reportedly dead: His website contains a message that he was recently diagnosed with stage IV terminal pancreatic cancer. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,415 Posted April 14, 2023 On 30/11/2022 at 19:55, drol said: Peter David hospitalised after suffering mild heart attack, major stroke and multiple minor strokes. Was already in failing health before this. Peter David has set up a GoFundMe due to compounded health problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 223 Posted April 15, 2023 On 10/04/2023 at 21:19, YoungWillz said: Al Jaffee seems to have bit the big crayon: I wonder if they'll have to fold him up to fit in the coffin... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted May 1, 2023 On 26/08/2021 at 13:10, arghton said: Alfie Atkins is the English name for the character. It's about a boy who lives with his dad in a suburb. She wrote and illustrated 24 books between 1972 and 2012. According to the Swedish wiki page for the series, the books have been translated to 35 different languages. Per Åhlin directed and animated a cartoon series based on these books in the late 70s that has also been translated to English and multiple other languages. The musical score was composed by Czech-Swedish bass player/composer Georg Riedel. Both are still alive, Åhlin is 90 and Riedel is 87. Per Åhlin dead at 91. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 6, 2023 Welsh comic book cartoonist Chris Reynolds, famous for his Mauretania strips, reportedly dead: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted May 8, 2023 Cartoonist Sam Gross, known for his contributions to Esquire, The New Yorker, and Cosmopolitan, died at 89 years: https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/05/08/sam-gross-rip/ Some of his published cartoons include: More Gross, An Elephant Is Soft and Mushy, Yand our Mother Is a Remarkable Woman. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 757 Posted May 10, 2023 Frank Kozik, 61, died on May 7th. He was the graphic designer for punk and rock bands, such as the Offspring, Queens of the Stone Age, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana. https://consequence.net/2023/05/frank-kozik-graphic-artist-dead/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted May 11, 2023 Thierry Courtin Who created the french comic « T’choupi » dead at 68. Surprised that it was famous only in France, every kid here has had a Tchoupi book in his/her hand at one point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted May 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Thierry Courtin Who created the french comic « T’choupi » dead at 68. Surprised that it was famous only in France, every kid here has had a Tchoupi book in his/her hand at one point. Looking at that image I am at a loss to determine what type of creature T'choupi is meant to be... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted May 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Looking at that image I am at a loss to determine what type of creature T'choupi is meant to be... No one knows… according to his wiki page, it’s supposed to be a penguin.. 1 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted May 11, 2023 21 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: No one knows… according to his wiki page, it’s supposed to be a penguin.. He is no Feathers McGraw 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted May 11, 2023 I guessed a sloth. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 354 Posted May 18, 2023 Jean-Louis Pesch, French cartoonist has died at 94. https://www.dargaud.com/actualites/disparition-de-jean-louis-pesch-photo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted May 18, 2023 11 hours ago, La Tombe said: Jean-Louis Pesch, French cartoonist has died at 94. https://www.dargaud.com/actualites/disparition-de-jean-louis-pesch-photo my grand father was and still is a huge fan of Sylvain and Sylvette which Pesch designed since 1957. A great loss. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,744 Posted July 11, 2023 Randy Fullmer, producer of Disney's The Emperor's New Groove and Chicken Little, has died at 73. Also worked for Disney on The Little Mermaid, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, worked on Don Bluth's games Dragon's Lair and Space Ace, and Filmation's She-Ra and Ghostbusters. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,526 Posted July 11, 2023 Don Bluth is too young (85), has no obvious health issues and is probably not active enough to merit his own thread right now, but goddamn I've been tempted. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: Don Bluth is too young (85), has no obvious health issues and is probably not active enough to merit his own thread right now, but goddamn I've been tempted. DO IT!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted July 12, 2023 10 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Don Bluth is too young (85), has no obvious health issues and is probably not active enough to merit his own thread right now, but goddamn I've been tempted. He recently wrote a memoir entitled, Somewhere Out There. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted July 15, 2023 Prominent Spanish cartoonist Ibáñez dead at 87. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 354 Posted August 14, 2023 Sad notice to report : Michel Manini, director of the animated serie : « Bonne Nuit Les Petits » (Good Night Kids) which was broadcasted during a long time on French TV and was very popular, has died at 86. Although the children’s série was created by Claude Laydu and his wife Christine. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted August 22, 2023 British animator Paul Bush reportedly killed in a motorcycle accident: https://www.awn.com/news/remembering-fabulous-witty-and-norm-breaking-paul-bush IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124186/ Won many awards around the world and was internationally recognised. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean1991 116 Posted September 7, 2023 Brian Cosgrove turns 90 next year. He created Danger Mouse, Count Duckula & the Wind & the willows TV series. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantomasss 209 Posted September 19, 2023 Death of a big name for this thread: Joe Matt, author of famous "Peepshow" is dead, he was 60 ! https://www.cbr.com/joe-matt-acclaimed-peepshow-creator-obituary/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted October 19, 2023 Tony Husband, cartoonist best known for his Yobs in Private Eye, reportedly dead from a heart attack: Impeccable source, I'd say. Last picked for the DDP in 2019, so List of the Missed @Death Impends: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2019/celebs_H.html#husbt0 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 883 Posted October 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Tony Husband, cartoonist best known for his Yobs in Private Eye, reportedly dead from a heart attack: Impeccable source, I'd say. Last picked for the DDP in 2019, so List of the Missed @Death Impends: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2019/celebs_H.html#husbt0 Was the co-creator of the short lived but fondly remembered 80s comic Oink! RIP 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
