Don't know if any of you read about this, but Dave Cockrum, the artist responsible for creating the second generation of X-Men including Nightcrawler and Colossus, died last weekend. A sad thing to read about a guy that had quite a big impact on all our childhoods, but amusing to picture how he left this world:
X-Men illustrator dies in Superman pajamasCOLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- Wearing Superman pajamas and covered with his Batman blanket, comic book illustrator Dave Cockrum died Sunday.
The 63-year-old overhauled the X-Men comic and helped popularize the relatively obscure Marvel Comics in the 1970s. He helped turn the title into a publishing sensation and major film franchise.
Cockrum died in his favorite chair at his home in Belton, South Carolina, after a long battle with diabetes and related complications, his wife Paty Cockrum said Tuesday.
At Cockrum's request, there will be no public services and his body will be cremated, according to Cox Funeral Home. His ashes will be spread on his property. A family friend said he will be cremated in a Green Lantern shirt.
1 comment:
THAT IS AWESOME! I want to go like that, except I'd like to go further than 63.
My only question is, Superman? Batman? Greenlantern? Classic characters, no doubt, but is there no love in the final moments for Marvel or the X-Men?
I want to be cremated in a life-sized Nightcrawler circus outfit.
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