I've been a fan of his art since I was a young teenager, and I always associate him with Spider-Man even though I saw his art on lots of other things. At only 44, this is very sad.
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Sad news. His Spidey was so dynamic.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I'm in total shock. I used to read his blog regularly but had gotten out of the habit. So unexpected, so sad.
Warren Ellis just posted that he and Wieringo were finally going to do a book together this year.
Posted by Ultra Jorge on :
This is a shock. He was only 44 and a vegetarian! Died of a heart attack. I was always a fan of his art. This is sad.
Posted by Spellbinder on :
I was a big fan of his work. He will be truly missed.
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
He drew fun comics. I miss those. And I'll miss him.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Terrible news, much too young.
Posted by Pov on :
This is awful news.
I loved his work on TELLOS. 44 is too young. Posted by Kid Prime on :
This makes me sad. I loved his Flash run with Waid. He was very unique in that his comics were very energetic and fun, while being very clean and economical in his linework. Very, very much like Jeff Smith. I'll treasure my books of his that I own even more.
He would have been a great "young Legion" artist.
'Ringo, you'll be missed.
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Wow -- a real shock. It'll be a shame to think of what he never got a chance to do, but we'll always have all the great work he conritbuted to comicdom.
Posted by Pov on :
CBR posted some comments from Mark Waid and Matt Haley:
quote:Mark: "Everything is moving in slow-motion this morning. I have never worked with anyone more talented than Mike, more on my exact creative wavelength, and likely never will. Mike was one of the very best friends I have ever had and without question one of the two best partners. Someone remind Barry Kitson to keep taking care of his health, because if he goes, there's really no point to me ever sitting down to a keyboard ever again."
quote:Matt: "What do I say about my friend? I don't know how to deal with this, it's a case of 'I was just talking to him.' Mike and I came up through the comics ranks together, and we used to trade sketches of each others' childhood superhero characters. He genuinely loved drawing comics, and his absolute joy in creating shone in books like 'Tellos,' where I used to call him and beg him to do a children's book because of the charm and wit he infused his animal characters with. I could go on and on about how he was a master of the artform blah blah, but none of that matters. He loved to draw, and now he's gone. And it makes me want to draw twice as hard to remember and honor him.
"I miss my friend."
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Newsarama has another separate post with thoughts from Mark Waid, Todd Dezago and Karl Kesel.
Posted by Pov on :
My new wallpaper. This is the cover for the oversized TELLOS HC referenced on Ringo's last blog update. I have to watch IST for when this comes out. Posted by Straya on :
I actually broke down into tears when my fiancé told me the news... Mike was an inspiration to me during my years at art school, during which time TELLOS was one of my absolute favorite comics, and I was watching him over on Deviant Art just within the last few months. He'd uploaded so many great pencil pieces there, and not just of Spidey, the FF and TELLOS characters. He was a great guy to his fans and he was incredibly nice to my fiancé some years ago at San Diego Comic Con. We are fortunate enough to have one quick original sketch from him of one of my fiancé's original characters here at home. I feel terrible for Todd Dezago because they were good friends and an awesome creative team...
Godspeed, Mike. The art world was dealt a serious blow with your untimely passing. Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
What a huge loss. I became a big fan with "Tellos," and I was always keeping an eye out for new stories. I hadn't heard about this hardcover, so I'll be sure to get it.
I loved his style and actually had told myself I'd commission a sketch from him at almost any cost if I saw him at a convention. And now I never will.
What a huge loss to the community.
Posted by Star Boy on :
Terrible, Horrible news... I'd loved Ringo's work since way back when Impulse appeared in the Flash title. Such a terrible loss to the community. Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I don't know why. It isn't like I ever got to meet him, but I found myself thinking of 'Ringo all day and barely holding it together. Scott Kurtz, PvP creator, posted a personal remembrance just a bit ago. That was it for me.
Posted by Pov on :
I went and preordered the oversized TELLOS HC on Amazon. Almost the discount I'd get with IST, and it qualifies for free Super Saver shipping.
Not to be morbid, but I noticed the listing for signed and numbered copies... I went with the regular edition in case there -aren't- any signed and numbered yet... Posted by Pov on :
quote:Scott Kurtzman: I’m a huge-obese a-hole and I have no heart problems and Mike did everything right and he’s dead. How the hell do I reconcile that?
quote:Red Turnado, posted on NEWSARAMA: Hades! I'm 46, I am overweight, I have diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, and Wieringo goes like this. Sometimes the world just does not make sense.
Yeah. Posted by Omni Craig on :
This is really tragic, I feel badly for his friends and family.
I remember the first couple of issues of Flash that Ringo did, right after Greg's pheonominal "Return of Barry Allen" storyline, and thinking, This guy doesn't "get" Wally! I thought it looked too cartoony, and Wally's jaw looked like he was Jay Leno's love child or something. But by the 3rd or 4th issue, I was sold! He was one of those artists who could convey speed & motion well on paper. The pages were so simple, yet so vibrant and alive!!
He'll be missed by many! Posted by Lad Boy on :
I wasn't familiar with his work until after the Baltimore Comicon last year. He was on a collaborators panel with Waid, Kitson, Busiek, and a couple more guys. I bought a Flash trade the following week based on the kind words Waid said about having worked together with him. I enjoyed his work. My condolences to those who knew him better.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
I loved his work on Flash the most. But on any title he drew that I picked up, his art alone was always worth the money. He will definitely be missed.
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Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I would have loved to have seen a 'Ringo drawn issue of the animated book.
Posted by Pov on :
Me, too. Wow.
His ani-Tinya is spot-on.
What could've been... Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Oh no.
This is so sad.
I loved the guys work on the Flash. His stuff just jumped off the page and was FILLED with life and fun and energy...and from all reports I've heard about him, those qualities were all embodied in the man himself.
Hope you are happy were you are Ringo.
We'll miss you.
Posted by Pov on :
Per Newsarama-- The people running the Baltimore Comic-Con Sept. 8-9 are planning a Wieringo tribute. There'll be details sometime next week.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Oh man, that's depressing news. I always found his art quite fun. Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Marvel's news on his passing, written by JQ.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Heidi at The Beat noted that 'Ringo passed away 11 years to the day that Mark Gruenwald also passed of a massive heart attack at age 43. Posted by Pov on :
Yeah? Wow. That's eerie.
I remember being just as shocked by Gru's passing back then. I rationalized it then as being due to his high-stress position as a senior editor.
I still miss Gru's work on Quasar. Posted by Pov on :
Erik Larsen wrote a tribute to 'Ringo in his One Fan's Opinion column at CBR. He included pics of alot of covers Mike drew over the years, including Bart's first cover on FLASH #92, and FANTASTIC FOUR #51-4, featuring the FF individually yet could be viewed as one long, single image. (Didn't know about that-- need to hunt those issues down )
But my favorite image posted was from the recent FNSM series-- an over-the-shoulder shot of Peter & MJ sitting on a webbing "hammock" watching the sunset(?):
Beautiful. Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Marvel's news on his passing, written by JQ.
I'm not crazy about the Tom Brevoort portion in the above link. Tom talks about the point where Marvel had temporarily fired Mike and Waid from FF. And how Mike agreed to finish the FF arc when Marvel began to have second thoughts and was let go by another company (who hired Mike after Marvel fired him) when he agreed to do so.
Though it shows Mike's integrity, it reads like a cheap shot by Tom at the other company just as much. I don't know whether this other company was DC (I'm betting it was), but if so, a tribute article like this is an inappropriate place for Tom to throw another rock in the pettiness that is the ongoing war of words between DC and Marvel. That was classless.
Anyone know what the project was that Mike was fired from?
Posted by Dev Em on :
I met him once or twice at conventions. I was stunned when I read that he had passed. A very nice guy that did quick free sketches for anyone that asked.
I was at a local library when I read about this, and was staring at the screen in stunned silence. My wife actually asked me what was wrong...I was speechless.
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