Robert Fuest is gone....

Robert Fuest (1927-2012) passed away today, leaving behind his greatest contribution to the world of Horror movies: Dr. Anton Phibes.

RIP - Gene Colan (1926-2011)

I don't have many priced possessions (beside a ton of Garage kits maybe), but this piece of original comic book art is one of them. It's an action packed page from »Namor, the Submariner« issue#10. It was penciled by Gene Colan - one of my all-time favorite artists - and inked by Dan Adkins. I bought it nearly 20 years ago from a German dealer for an (back then for a student) hefty price tag. And never regretted it.

Today I learned Gene Colan passed away at the age of 83. While my taste in Comic Art has changed over the years, I still try to collect every piece of Gene Colan`s work I can put my hands on. By chance I bought the day before the cheesy Marvel Essential volume »Marvel Horror II.«, just  because it contains Gene's renderings of »Brother Voodoo« in glorious black & white.

I'll miss his moody artwork, his use of Chiaroscuro and his odd angles that makes his work so special to me. If you're a starter regarding Gene Colan body of work, get his 70 issue run of »Tomb of Dracula« (also available as an bargain Marvel Essential edition).

RIP

Goodbye Michael.....

Strange day indeed, another part of my youth died today: Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. Even I found his antics, especially the past years, quite alienating, but his album "Thriller" is still one of my favorite records. Every song a gem, but this track (and its perfect video directed by John Landis and Vincent Price rapping) is the greatest EVER:

Rest in peace, Michael. Hope you are now in your own perfect "Neverland". A strange day indeed....

Another Angel is in heaven now....

A true 70ties icon and one of my childhood heroines has passed away: Farrah Fawcett, one of the original "Charlie's Angels" cast members, a fighter in real life and on the screen - a brave Lady to the end....R.I.P.