MICHAEL TURNER IS DEAD?!

Alec · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:34 am Post subject: MICHAEL TURNER IS DEAD?!

Man. THIS SUCKS.

Michael Turner, the man who's art GOT ME INTO COMIC BOOKS, is dead at age 37, from bone cancer complications. I always held him as THE BEST ARTIST ALIVE, even better than Ayami Kojima.

The man was amazing, with a superb mastery of lines and shapes, and he was almost entirely self-taught, having taken only a few art classes, like myself. He, like me, drew mostly for his own amusement, and he, like I one day hope to, turned THAT talent into his proffession, changing the way many looked at comic books.

His comic book gals were GORGEOUS, and his men were ALL THAT WAS MASCULINE AND BADASS.

If you have anything to say in memory of this brilliant artist, say it here.
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Dimitri Chenov · Awesome Contributer Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 32

HE'S DEAD?! O.M.G!

NO WAY! I always loved reading Fathom! Without Mike, that comic is just going to collapse! And what about his company? What'll happen to it? I can't believe this!

Master Hero · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:16 am Post subject:

NO WAY!

I'm gonna miss that guy. He was so talented, and his women were so beautiful. His style was a standard in a way, the bar that had to be at least met.

I will always treasure his artwork.
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Lady Corrington · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:41 am Post subject:

Oh no!

What'll happen to Fathom?
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Warrior of the Dark Moon · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

HOLY SHIT NO!

Great. Now my source of bikini clad babes is cut off. That and I really admired the guy's success story.
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Lovely Mai · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

I don't know who this is...
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Alec · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject:

Lady Corrington · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:25 am Post subject:

Sands of Arrakis · Demi-God Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 247

I will mourn his loss along with the rest of the artistic community.
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