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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 29, 2019 19:27:31 GMT -5
Aw, @#$%!
I met Lyle when he first started on Starman, in Augusta, GA, at a little local convention. Had him draw the Sgt Stike character, from the Eclipse series Strike! (written by Chuck Dixon). Really, really nice guy and a very underrated artist. Great storyteller, dynamic art and able to handle all kinds of stories. At Eclipse, he did the aforementioned Strike! and also the Sky Wolf mini-series, a spin-off of Airboy, where Sky Wolf and Bald Eagle are in Vietnam, hunting treasure, during the Siege of Dien Bien Phu. he also did the Sgt Strike Meets The Airfighters Special, crossing over the WW2 hero and the Airboy cast (great story).
Aside from Starman, he did the Comet series for the Impact line, at DC, with the Archie superheroes. By the time he was doing Robin, then Spider-Man, he had really gotten polished, and he was always good.
Hope he can recover; but, that is not an easy one.
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Post by Duragizer on Sept 29, 2019 23:47:52 GMT -5
Sad news. I'd just started reading the Spidey comics when he was illustrating the adjectiveless title. He's not a favourite of mine, but I've always liked his style. It's frustrating he never received the popularity he deserved.
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Post by wheeljack01 on Sept 30, 2019 7:35:19 GMT -5
I have met him at Heroescon a few times and was always impressed by his kindness and art. I absolutely loved his Robin mini series from the early 90s. Pull thru this Tom!!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 8:40:40 GMT -5
I have met him at Heroescon a few times and was always impressed by his kindness and art. I absolutely loved his Robin mini series from the early 90s. Pull thru this Tom!!! I have a dear friend name Jeff and he went one of the Heroecon and he is a fan of Robin mini-series and he used to own a comic book store for 30 years. He retired from that business and he told me that he is grateful for his fans. I'm a fan of his Robin mini-series too. I'm rooting for him to come through ...
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 30, 2019 22:29:27 GMT -5
Lyle has also been an instructor at the Savannah College of Art and Design, in Savannah, GA, which has grown into one of the top art and design schools in the country.
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