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Ernie Chan RIP
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Conventions, Editorials,
Comic book legend Ernie Chan (who had previously gone by the name Ernie Chua) has passed away.
Greg Hatcher at Comic Book Resources has a very good piece about him.
Here's a nice, though brief, interview with Ernie from a while ago.
I met Ernie in a "hello, pleased to meet you" kind of way at Comic Con International in 2010 (that's where this photo comes from). He seemed like a very nice guy and the art on his table was just tremendous.
He had a tremendous following because of his Conan work at Marvel, but when I was a kid he was one of the great Batman artists. I loved his dynamic covers as much as I loved his interiors.
[Artwork: Photo of Ernie Chan by and © Tom Mason]
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Tropical Storm Ketsana Slams Comic Creators
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials,
If you’ve been following the news, you know all about the flooding in the Philippines from Tropical Storm Ketsana.
What you may not have heard is that a number of comic book professionals have been affected by it. Daniel Best at 20th Century Danny Boy quotes a note from Gerry Alanguilan: “Colorist Jay David Ramos and veteran Rico Rival got their homes completely submerged in the flood waters and lost everything. Other guys affected include Steve Gan, Noly Zamora, Jun Lofamia, Danny Acuña (some of whom may be familiar to you guys as artists who worked on DC‘s war and horror stuff in the 70’s.). Other artists of the younger generation affected include Gilbert Monsanto, Carlo Vergara, Joanah and Melvin Calingo.” Alanguilan goes on to point out that he has yet to hear from a number of other creators.
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