Will Eisner died today. He’s a pretty legendary figure in the history of the comics. I would’ve met him a few years ago at a small press comics expo, but he got stuck in Florida, due to bad weather, and had to skip the show.
Also, Kelly Freas died on Sunday. He illustrated a ton of science fiction book and magazine covers, and was best known for the cover of a Queen album (that one with the big robot). I didn’t know Freas’ work that well, but he did paint a cover for my friend Paul’s book Strange Trades.
I would’ve written about some of the celebrity deaths that occurred between Christmas and New Year, but I would’ve made a really tasteless joke. So bad, even I knew it was tasteless.