Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said: Cartoonist and artist Kazuki Takahashi, who created the original "Yu-Gi-Oh!" manga that led to a card game, several animated series, and a wide-reaching franchise, died at 60 years: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/07/07/entertainment-news/kazuo-takahashi-found-dead/ Oh this doesn't look good Last year my wife put all her vinyl Mike Nesmith albums on ebay and in the past week I have put about a dozen volumes of Yu-gi-oh! original magnas on ebay Now do I have Norman Tebbit's autobiography? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted July 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Oh this doesn't look good Last year my wife put all her vinyl Mike Nesmith albums on ebay and in the past week I have put about a dozen volumes of Yu-gi-oh! original magnas on ebay Now do I have Norman Tebbit's autobiography? Check the extreme right wing of your bookshelf. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted July 8, 2022 On a day of reported deaths, RC Harvey, American cartoonist who has written books on the history of cartoons, particularly the comic strip, reportedly dead: https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/07/07/robert-c-harvey-has-passed-away/ Official Site: http://www.rcharvey.com/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,342 Posted July 14, 2022 American cartoonist Tom Kane dead at 87 In the 1980’s he was the “Sports Cartoonist” for the Boston Herald where he authored cartoons of many iconic sports legends as well as local scholastic superstars. Tom was the creator of the “Birds Eye of Boston” 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,415 Posted July 29, 2022 On 24/08/2018 at 17:17, gcreptile said: And while we're at "Little Annie Fanny", the remaining survivors are now the obitable Al Jaffee (97) Arnold Roth (89) and the less obitable Paul Coker (88/89) Paul Coker, illustrator for Mad, reportedly dead aged 93. 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,744 Posted July 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Paul Coker, illustrator for Mad, reportedly dead aged 93. Should also be noted that he worked on several Rankin-Bass Christmas specials, including character design for Frosty the Snowman. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,342 Posted August 3, 2022 Gloria Stoll Karn (Wiki) dead at 98 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,404 Posted August 24, 2022 Gerald Potterton, the three-time Oscar nominee who directed the cult classic Heavy Metal and was an animator for Yellow Submarine, has died at 91: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gerald-potterton-dead-heavy-metal-director-1235205298/ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,342 Posted August 29, 2022 Ralph Eggleston (Wiki), Oscar-winning Pixar animator dead at 56 from pancreatic cancer. Known for his work on movies like Monster Inc., WALL-E and For The Birds. 10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted August 30, 2022 18 hours ago, Gisooo said: Ralph Eggleston (Wiki), Oscar-winning Pixar animator dead at 56 from pancreatic cancer. Known for his work on movies like Monster Inc., WALL-E and For The Birds. Thank you for the Birds. Never forgot I was ROFL watching it the first time. Still funny. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 18, 2022 Diane Noomin, an underground cartoonist and the woman behind the DiDi Glitz character, has died. She was 75. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/17/diane-noomin-cartoonist-didi-glitz-dead/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,187 Posted September 27, 2022 Belgian cartoonist Vincent Deporter deported at 63. (Obit in French). 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 757 Posted October 12, 2022 On 07/07/2022 at 04:22, TomTomTelekom said: Cartoonist and artist Kazuki Takahashi, who created the original "Yu-Gi-Oh!" manga that led to a card game, several animated series, and a wide-reaching franchise, died at 60 years: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/07/07/entertainment-news/kazuo-takahashi-found-dead/ May have drowned trying to save others' lives. https://kotaku.com/yu-gi-oh-yu-gi-oh-kazuki-takahashi-drowning-rescue-1849645933 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,744 Posted October 17, 2022 Claudio Biern Boyd, creator of The World of David the Gnome, has died at 81. The show was known for this meme here and the show's finale, in which the main characters die after reaching the end of a gnome's 400-year lifespan: 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Drewsky1211 said: Claudio Biern Boyd, creator of The World of David the Gnome, has died at 81. The show was known for this meme here and the show's finale, in which the main characters die after reaching the end of a gnome's 400-year lifespan: Never heard of the Gnome guy. However, he seems to have created Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (?), which was a favourite with my youngest brother back in the day and was huge in the UK. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,404 Posted October 20, 2022 The Animation Guild recently published their in-progress 2022 memorial list. Spotted a couple names on it that don't have a recorded death date anywhere: Jennifer Dolce (IMDb), editor (The Simpsons, Puss in Boots, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Penguins of Madagascar) Karl Geurs (IMDb), co-writer of the recent classic Bobbleheads: The Movie, a lot of Winnie the Pooh/Strawberry Shortcake/Care Bears-type stuff, and a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Janet Quen (IMDb), vfx artist (Volcano, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Spider-Man, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Casino Royale, about 100 other movies) Paul Shardlow (IMDb), art director and animator (Watership Down, Heavy Metal, Madagascar, Bee Movie, had an acting role in Flushed Away) There's a tweet suggesting Geurs died in May. Don't see anything on the others. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted October 25, 2022 Jules Bass, 87 known for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and the Last Unicorn has died. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jules-bass-dead-frosty-the-snowman-1235248424/ Well known for his partnership with the late Arthur Rankin Jr. that was Rankin/Bass Productions. Also a DDP pick, a hit pending a QO. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted October 26, 2022 Hit #20 for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,619 Posted October 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lewd_Squirrel said: Hit #20 for me. 20 out of 325? Bruhhh... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted October 26, 2022 31 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: 20 out of 325? Bruhhh... *shrugs?* It's a slow year. Normally I'd have 22 or 23, by now. lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted October 26, 2022 11 minutes ago, Lewd_Squirrel said: *shrugs?* It's a slow year. Normally I'd have 22 or 23, by now. lol I like seeing Donald Trump and Napoleon XIV side by side on your list 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted October 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Death Impends said: I like seeing Donald Trump and Napoleon XIV side by side on your list Well, they are coming to take him away, ha-haa!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 220 Posted October 28, 2022 On 28/01/2020 at 16:38, Sir Creep said: Former Boston Herald cartoonist Jerry Holbert was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) last year. Jerry, 61, had been exhibiting symptoms for five years prior to his diagnosis. I thought maybe a sneaky Cup pick but it appears the disease has an average life expectancy of 8 years, meaning he has 3 years minimum, approx. SC Died back on August 2nd. Sorry if reported elsewhere. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted November 3, 2022 George Booth, most famous as a cartoonist for The New Yorker, died at 96 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/arts/george-booth-dead.html Booth frequently drew images of modern husbands and their wives, cats, and humorously overweight dogs. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideik 236 Posted November 7, 2022 Italian cartoonist Sergio Staino (82) hospitalised in stable but serious conditions after a sudden illness. He is also affected by a degeneration of the retina that made him almost blind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
