Losing Patrick McGoohan today was bad enough, but then it was announced that Ricardo Montalban has died as well. This is indeed a sad day. For politicos, McGoohan is probably the greater loss because of his highly political (and radical – not just of its time but of all time) subversion of the secret agent… Continue reading Patrick McGoohan & Ricardo Montalban RIP
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Massimo Bellardinelli: 10-10 and never again
According to 2000AD this week, Massimo Bellardinelli has died. I’m sure this must be about the third time in the past decade that I’ve heard this, but this time it would appear to be official. A tribute from Pat Mills can be found on Down the Tubes. Bellardinelli had a real spark of creative genius.… Continue reading Massimo Bellardinelli: 10-10 and never again
Man of Letters Dies
I was very saddened to learn that Tom Frame died earlier this month. Tom was a letterer (literally someone who writes the text in comics) for 2000AD and several other UK comics. For me, he was the letterer for Judge Dredd, and like a lot of early-2000AD stalwarts for a whole generation he will be… Continue reading Man of Letters Dies