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RIP Joe Kubert, comic book artist extraordinaire (Sgt. Rock, Tarzan, Hawkman)
BoingBoing ^
| 08/12/12
| Mark Frauenfelder
Posted on 08/13/2012 1:15:39 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Sgt. Rock and Easy Company are saluting comic book legend Joe Kubert, who passed away today at the age of 85.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: comics; dccomics; joekubert; kubert; multiplemyeloma; obit; rip; sgtrock; tarzan
To: Mr. Silverback; Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro; Fledermaus
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:17:15 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:22:03 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
To: fieldmarshaldj
One of my faves.
No superhero crap.
“Eat leaden death Nazi scum!”
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:25:10 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
He probably worked on a good number of superheroes over the years in addition to his other work. Not quite sure how Superman's code against killing worked out for him when he was in the army in this issue, LOL. Cover by Joe Kubert.
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:30:14 AM PDT
by
JediJones
(Too Hot for GOP TV: Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Allen West and Donald Trump)
To: fieldmarshaldj; tet68
One of my all-time favorite Kubert covers:
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:30:19 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: JediJones
Another classic:
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:35:31 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul’s delivery.
Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more, death, thou shalt die.
John Donne
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:41:33 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Siri: Paul Ryan 2016)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
RIP Joe, a great artist and from what I understand, a great teacher. Loved his work on Sgt. Rock and as I recall he did Enemy Ace and sometimes the Haunted Tank among others. Loved his Viking Prince as well. He’ll be missed.
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posted on
08/13/2012 1:46:28 AM PDT
by
JMS
To: JMS
a great artist and from what I understand, a great teacher.Absolutely. Just think of all the immense talents to graduate from his Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Arts: Stephen Bissette... Karl Kessel... Tom Mandrake... Rags Morales... Timothy Truman... Rick Veitch...
He left his mark on the medium, in a way few (if anyone) not sporting the surname "Kirby" ever has, or will.
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posted on
08/13/2012 2:03:44 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Damn. Almost went to his school, but mother wouldn’t let me move that far away.
Rest in Peace, Joe.
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
A passing of one of the great legends in American comic books--not only for his legendary World War II-themed comics, but the school he ran that produced a long line of great comic book artists since then. He will be sorely missed.
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posted on
08/13/2012 3:35:59 AM PDT
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: All
More classic Kubert... this time, from his definitive
Tarzan run:
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posted on
08/13/2012 4:11:32 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
And here is a 100,000 round... salute to ya, Joe!
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posted on
08/13/2012 7:46:47 AM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Sorry to hear this, one of my favorites from the 60's-70's. In the 70's, he did some interesting work on a different sort of superhero called Ragman - short lived due to the changes at DC, but a good read, IMO. RIP, Mr. Kubert.
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posted on
08/13/2012 10:17:15 AM PDT
by
Major Matt Mason
("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I met Mr. Kubert at a comic book convention some years ago. My 4-year old daughter was in costume and got away from me in the crowd by ducking into one of the booths. It took a second or two to fight my way over to her. In that time, this smiling grandfatherly gentleman started talking to her, asking if she was an elf, etc. He asked me and I let her sit on his lap as he talked to her for a few minutes about kid things. You could just tell that this was a man that naturally loved children and my daughter just loved him back.
When they were done, I told my daughter, “Say ‘thank you’ to Mr...?”
“Joe”
“Thank you Joe, bye”
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posted on
08/13/2012 10:43:13 AM PDT
by
Owl558
("Those who remember George Satayana are doomed to repeat him")
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