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It is now official that Darwyn Cooke passed away this morning from the cancer he was announced as being treated for just yesterday, and at the ridiculously, almost offensively young age of 53.
The genius behind New Frontier and noted for his work on Catwoman, The Spirit, Parker, The Twilight Children and many, many more lost his battle with cancer.
His style was unique and glorious. Retro, yet modern, it was instantly recognisable, and called up echoes of Will Eisner, Bruce Timm and Jack Kirby and was at the same time absolutely his own.
He was also known to be an utter professional and a good friend. Check out your favourite artists on Facebook and there's not a one of them who hasn't been hit by this.
I know I speak for the Mod Team and indeed everyone on Scans_Daily when i express my sympathies and thoughts for his family and many, many friends.
To honour his passing, may I suggest posting your favourite examples of his work, in this, or other threads if it seems appropriate. And if you wish to use the term, and donations to the Hero Initiative and The Candian Cancer Society
For my part, I will repost something i first put up in 2014, when the solicitations for an entire month of covers from DC had his work as wonderful variants... the only time I have actually considered buying a book for it's variant cover. I still hope these get collected.
I don't often swear on scans_daily, but as Mr Cooke put it yesterday when his condition was announced; "FUCK CANCER!"
Teen Titans

(So much to love in this one)
Batman and Robin

Batman

Grayson

Batman/Superman

Superman

The Flash

Harley Quinn

Wonder Woman

Justice League

Green Lantern Corps

Justice League United

Action Comics

Supergirl

Aquaman

Superman and Wonder Woman

Detective Comics

Batgirl

Catwoman

Green Lantern

Justice League Dark

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

The genius behind New Frontier and noted for his work on Catwoman, The Spirit, Parker, The Twilight Children and many, many more lost his battle with cancer.
His style was unique and glorious. Retro, yet modern, it was instantly recognisable, and called up echoes of Will Eisner, Bruce Timm and Jack Kirby and was at the same time absolutely his own.
He was also known to be an utter professional and a good friend. Check out your favourite artists on Facebook and there's not a one of them who hasn't been hit by this.
I know I speak for the Mod Team and indeed everyone on Scans_Daily when i express my sympathies and thoughts for his family and many, many friends.
To honour his passing, may I suggest posting your favourite examples of his work, in this, or other threads if it seems appropriate. And if you wish to use the term, and donations to the Hero Initiative and The Candian Cancer Society
For my part, I will repost something i first put up in 2014, when the solicitations for an entire month of covers from DC had his work as wonderful variants... the only time I have actually considered buying a book for it's variant cover. I still hope these get collected.
I don't often swear on scans_daily, but as Mr Cooke put it yesterday when his condition was announced; "FUCK CANCER!"
Teen Titans

(So much to love in this one)
Batman and Robin

Batman

Grayson

Batman/Superman

Superman

The Flash

Harley Quinn

Wonder Woman

Justice League

Green Lantern Corps

Justice League United

Action Comics

Supergirl

Aquaman

Superman and Wonder Woman

Detective Comics

Batgirl

Catwoman

Green Lantern

Justice League Dark

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

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Date: 2016-05-14 05:16 pm (UTC)Fuck cancer. :(
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Date: 2016-05-14 05:44 pm (UTC)My heart goes out to his family. They, along with the entire comic world, lost someone special today.
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Date: 2016-05-14 05:50 pm (UTC)Major, sincerest condolences to his family at this time.
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Date: 2016-05-14 06:16 pm (UTC)With his recent death I've been thinking of finishing doing those posts on Before Watchmen: Minutemen. I know it's controversial around here, but his artwork was stunning in that comic.
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Date: 2016-05-14 06:41 pm (UTC)Also, thank you icon_uk for posting these wonderful Cooke variant covers. The Batman-and-Alfred one is poignant, and the Harley one made me laugh.
R.I.P., Mr. Cooke, and to "fuck cancer" I'd add, "Let's give thanks for (and, to the best of our collective ability, support) those who provide treatment to persons with cancer, those who provide palliative care to persons whose cancers are beyond treatment, those who provide emotional and spiritual comfort to persons with cancer and their loved ones, and those whose research works toward ever more effective cancer prevention and treatment strategies."
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Date: 2016-05-14 11:58 pm (UTC)RIP, Mr. Cooke.
RIP Mr Cooke, Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts.
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Date: 2016-05-16 03:12 am (UTC)Graphic Ink: The Art of Darwyn Cook
Date: 2016-05-17 08:13 pm (UTC)http://www.amazon.com/Graphic-Ink-Comics-Darwyn-Cooke/dp/1401258093/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463515780&sr=8-1&keywords=graphic+ink+the+dc+comics+art+of+darwyn+cooke