Gene Colan RIP

[johnnystorm]

Gene Colan has died at age 84. He was a fantastic comic artist, best known for Captain America, Sub-Mariner & the Tomb of Dracula series. Sad news.

[MIB41]

THAT SUCKS! LOVED his artwork. Especially in Ironman. That was his artwork on the Mego box as well. Incredible artist. RIP Gene. Here's a beautiful obituary about him.

ComicMix - Gene Colan: 1926-2011

[Surfsup]

Loved Gene's work, especially on Tomb of Dracula, very atmospheric! I'm glad he got to do Cap 601 recently, it was a great swansong from a great artist! May he rest in peace.

[Bruce Banner]

Another great artist gone. R.I.P.

[The Toyroom]

BIG fan of Gene Colan..his work on Iron Man and Daredevil was some of my first exposure to those characters. And his Tomb of Dracula art was phenomenal! He also had great runs on Dr. Strange as well as Batman and Night Force over at DC.

[The Toyroom]

[LonnieFisher]

Bummer!! RIP

[Mego Superboy Prime]

God Speed Mr. Colan. You were a legend.

[VintageMike]

Sorry to hear it. At least many of memories of his time in the business are preserved in various issues of Back Issue

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yes, he was frequently interviewed in Back Issue. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a tribute issue.

He was one of those artists I didn't like as a kid, but really appreciate now. I think he was better suited to titles like Dracula and Batman, with lots of shadows and atmosphere.

I recently got the first TOD Essential volume, and his work looks phenomenal in black and white! A true innovator. He had his own unique style.

Chris

[kingdom warrior]

That's so sad loved his work...so part of my childhood. When I think of Daredevil i think of his work........

[david_b]

His work on DD and IM was superb. He was unmatched in his mastery of 'the shadows'...

Rest in peace, sir and thank you for your artistry.

[thunderbolt]

Great artist with a instantly recognizable style. RIP Gene.

[hartley0]

The loss of great man who illustrated the backdrops of many of our childhoods. It's dizzying and deflating how many of the creators/artists of the GA-SA-BA are passing away these days. Even though most have lived good, long, lives it's still hard to know that they are gone. Thankfully they've left a permanent legacy of their creations!

[david_b]

Interesting line in the Yahoo News report..:

"While at Marvel, Colan and Lee co-created The Falcon, an African-American character that was a hero in his own right, working in tandem with Captain America, but never as a sidekick."

I guess I missed that creative credit for Mr. Colan, but he's partially responsible for creating Sam Wilson.