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Mike Wieringo has passed away...

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Mike Wieringo has passed away...

Postby Supreme Convoy » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:09 pm

:BOT: A sad day for comic book fans. Mike Wieringo passed away yesterday of a heart attack, he was 44 years young :(

Mike did some amazing stuff over the years: Flash, Superman, Tellos, Fantastic Four, and his super fun friendly rendition Spidey. I loved his run with Mark Waid on Fantastic Four. And his art was the main reason for me picking up Friendly Neighborhood Spidey. Ever since going to Comic-Con, I've created a list of people that I wanted to meet and tell them how much I dig their work. Guess I'll never have that chance with Mike.

My favorite artwork of his (which is sadly fitting) is the Fantastic Four story where the team has to find The Thing in Heaven and Jack Kirby is God. Amazing run.
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I'll miss the guy :( :CON:
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Postby Senor Hugo » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:17 pm

Agreed, I don't have many of his comics, but I got a hand-full of them. His art and writing kicked ass.

He will be missed.
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Postby AUTOBOT STITH » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:17 pm

Aw ma he was so cool. :sad:
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Postby God Magnus » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:34 pm

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Man, I've always thought that, along with Alex Ross, he was one of the best compliments to Mark Waid's writing. This makes me very sad.
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Postby Loki120 » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:45 am

He was a great artist. He possessed a cartoony element to his art but still managed to keep them down-to-earth. He'll be missed.
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Postby Cliff Jumper » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:23 pm

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That stinks. I loved his artwork on Spider-Man and especially Spider-Ham.
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Postby MagnusPrimal » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:28 pm

Everybody that knew him said he was a great guy. Also, a vegetarian, kept himself in shape, and only 44. Yet he died of a massive heart attack.
Go figure.
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Postby Ram » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:35 pm

Oh my god he was one of the best artists ever

My deepest condolences to his friends and family
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Postby steve2275 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:07 am

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shame he will never get a chance to draw tfs
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Postby DecepticonRedAlert » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:42 am

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May he R.I.P
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Postby spider_j » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:15 am

My condolences go out to his family. The world has lost a great illustrator.
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