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Post by shaxper on Nov 19, 2019 14:38:31 GMT -5
I shared this over in my Batman thread but figured it deserved its own space for reactions/discussion: An eerie thing to discover just after reviewing Robin II, I've learned that Tom Lyle has died. Far, far too young.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 15:35:42 GMT -5
RIP Tom. Condolences to his family.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 17:20:52 GMT -5
RIP Good Sir.
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Post by brutalis on Nov 19, 2019 17:22:28 GMT -5
Sad to hear. Really enjoyed his artwork. Prayers for his family!
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 19, 2019 17:36:37 GMT -5
I thought he was a bit younger based on when I started seeing his name. He was an excellent artist, it was a bonus to have just a Tom Lyle cover. I guess this is probably something connected to the brain aneurysm. Sad news.  |
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Post by Duragizer on Nov 19, 2019 19:16:32 GMT -5
Ugly and sad news.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 20:00:05 GMT -5
RIP Tom. Condolences to his family. Seconded, the notion and he'll be missed. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 20, 2019 0:15:58 GMT -5
Awwwww.............
First pro I ever met, in Augusta, GA, soon after he had started on Starman. Super nice guy and a criminally underrated artist. He did a sketch of the Sgt Strike character, from the Eclipse series, Strike!. He also worked on another couple of Airboy favorites, the Airfighters Meet Sgt Strike and the Sky Wolf mini-series. Loved his Starman and Comet, in the Impact line, not to mention Robin, before he went over to Marvel.
He had been teaching at the Savannah College of Art & Design, which has an excellent comic program, not to mention the rest of the school.
RIP
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Post by foxley on Nov 20, 2019 6:31:23 GMT -5
Sad news indeed. He was great talent. While looking for Tom Lyle info online, I found this trading card showing Tom in his younger days:  |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 20, 2019 7:27:53 GMT -5
I didn't realize until now how old Tom was when he first broke into the industry. He looks like he's in his early 20s on that trading card.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 20, 2019 8:30:34 GMT -5
I didn't realize until now how old Tom was when he first broke into the industry. He looks like he's in his early 20s on that trading card. Yeah, he seemed pretty young when I met him, which would have been around 1988/89. Looked like he was in his 20s but would have been mid-30s. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 8:45:41 GMT -5
My condolences to him.
I like the way he depicted countless Spidey characters - from Spidey himself to the likes of Carnage.
RIP.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 20, 2019 8:53:40 GMT -5
I didn't realize until now how old Tom was when he first broke into the industry. He looks like he's in his early 20s on that trading card. Yeah, he seemed pretty young when I met him, which would have been around 1988/89. Looked like he was in his 20s but would have been mid-30s. He did the Golden Age comic artist's dream in reverse, starting in advertising and then making his way to comics. I'd love to know more about that -- what inspired a guy who had already spent twelve years winning accolades in one career to jump tracks and fulfill a childhood fantasy? It would make for a fantastic biography. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 10:20:19 GMT -5
My friend Jeff who I had coffee this morning and I asked him do you know anything about Tom Lyle and he did so and got a sample of his artwork and I hope to have it here by Saturday. He met him back in the 90's and enjoyed talking to him a few minutes or so.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 20, 2019 11:16:02 GMT -5
I know that working on Spider-Man was a dream come true. I recall some interview, at the time, when he said something vague about Spidey helping him get through some rough childhood things. He didn't elaborate; but, just said it was the one character he had always wanted to draw. That's also one of the sad things, as there were few interviews with him, as he worked on lower profile books or was being overshadowed by others when he was on a big title. I recall a lot about Neal Adams' design when they were putting out the Robin mini-series; but, not much about Lyle's art. His Spidey stint was during the Clone Saga and he was overshadowed by Mark Bagley and the controversy. Don't recall coming across anything in the TwoMorrows mags or other major magazine; I don't have Wizard files to know if they ever talked to him.
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An eerie thing to discover just after reviewing Robin II, I've learned that Tom Lyle has died. Far, far too young.
