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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2016 9:40:38 GMT -5
So sorry for your loss, Foxley.
the memories won't ever fade, and your sharing here will make them that much stronger, as we all feel like we knew your Mother a little bit now.
((((hugs))))
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Post by the4thpip on May 10, 2016 13:27:49 GMT -5
My mother passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday 5th May following a long illness. The funeral will be this Friday. As I commented in last year's 12 Days of Christmas thread, she is one of the reasons I am a comic book fan. My parents believed in the value of reading, but they also knew that children cannot be forced to read. Instead, if their children showed an interest in anything, they encouraged us to read about it. So when I started showing an interest in comics, my parents were happy to buy them for me. For my sixth or seventh birthday, I got given a copy of Famous First Edition #7, reprinting All-Star Comics #3; the first appearance of the JSA. I'm sure Mum would have bought it, as buying the kids' presents was certainly her responsibility, not Dad's. I'm sure Mum's thinking was nothing more than "He likes comics. This is a really big comic. I hope that he likes it". But this book fascinated me. I literally read it over and over till it fell apart. More than anything else, it probably made me a superhero fan. R.I.P. Brenda Dawn Henry (nee Lane). You affected your son's life in ways you could not possibly have conceived. You will be missed. She sounds like an awesome person. Very sorry for your loss. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 10, 2016 14:46:54 GMT -5
Oh foxley, I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. I've been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember and like you, I was gifted with parents who "enabled" me in the most positive and heart-warming sense of the word.
The love, kindness, and encouragement your mother provided will remain with you through all your days, and her wisdom will continue to reveal itself for years to come.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 10, 2016 16:46:44 GMT -5
I'm very sorry for your loss,Foxley. I lost my mother in February. I definitely know how you are feeling.
My deepest condolences.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 10, 2016 17:41:01 GMT -5
Sorry foxley.
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Post by Rob Allen on May 10, 2016 18:53:53 GMT -5
I came here to post some news, but first, my condolences to those who have lost someone close to their heart.
Japanese synthesizer pioneer Isao Tomita died May 5th in Tokyo; he was 84.
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Post by Farrar on May 10, 2016 20:59:18 GMT -5
I am very sorry for your loss, foxley, your mother sounds like a wonderful person. May she rest in peace.
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Post by the4thpip on May 14, 2016 1:39:59 GMT -5
Rest in peace, Darwyn Cooke.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 14, 2016 6:20:35 GMT -5
I just discovered Darwin Cooke's work this last December. We all lost something today.
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Post by Confessor on May 14, 2016 6:37:18 GMT -5
Rest in peace, Darwyn Cooke. I just discovered Darwin Cooke's work this last December. We all lost something today. Is he dead? I read only yesterday that he was battling an aggresive form of cancer. His Wikipedia page also doesn't mention him dying. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 6:52:45 GMT -5
He just can't be dead ... Darwyn Cooke ... it would be a sad day for all comic books fans everywhere!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 12:15:24 GMT -5
I'm so sad to him Darwyn Cooke to see him go. Rest In Peace and you will not be forgotten.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 14, 2016 14:44:56 GMT -5
My thoughts on Cooke as posted on Facebook.
R. I. P. Darwyn Cooke.
53 years of age is far too young to lose a talent of Cooke's magnitude. He splashed on the scene in the year 2000 with a style that was retro, but completely modern. His work was unabashedly fun, but thought provoking. Everything he touched was worth reading, worth dissecting, worthy of praise. All his work showed he was a fan...not with the sense of dread that that word has come to imply...but that he truly loved his medium and respected its history and traditions while still trying to move it forward. He really was the complete package...a true cartoonist...even to the extent that his coloring was an integral part of the work. His issue of Solo and his Parker adaptations showed that the coloring can be a huge part of the comic book experience.
On a personal note his adaptations of Stark/Westlake's Parker novels reignited my love for noir and shaped a large part of my reading for the last few ears. His adaptations are a textbook for turning prose into comics. Not surprising for the man who helped turn Slam Bradley into one of the most interesting characters in the DCU.
I guess the best thing that I can say about Cooke is that I want to live in the world he created. I want to live in a world where Slam Bradley and King Faraday hang out and have drinks on a Friday night. I want to live in a world where Batman and Superman are still friends instead of fighting all the time. Thank you for letting me see that world and spend a little time there.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2016 14:57:45 GMT -5
I saw the first rumors Darwyn had passed just before I went to bed and woke up to find his passing confirmed. Went to bed in disbelief, but now am saddened beyond words.
Rest well.
-M
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Post by hondobrode on May 14, 2016 20:54:08 GMT -5
Foxley, I'm truly saddened at the lose of your mother.
My mother and I are very close. I will miss my father someday, but it's my mother I will miss so much.
I feel that these boards are my virtual family. I hope that we can help to be part of your virtual family as well.
As far as Darwyn Cooke, I was blindsided by this.
Such a loss.
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