Michael Turner is gone

junkboy · 06-30-2008, 03:04 AM

I am really really sad those 2 days so i wanted to open a thread. One of my fave. artists and probably lots of ppl's, is gone. On Friday June 27th at 10:42 Pacific Daylight Time at the Santa Monica Hospital in California, Turner died after a long battle with cancer. I have learned the news as i returned from a friend of mine... from Newsarama.com. And i was completely shocked. i think the news is announced in Wizarld World Chicago Convention. What a sad place and time for such a thing to be announced. I mean all the comic fans around.

Whatever... I was a fan of him since Top Cow days but a much bigger fan after his own company of Aspen Comics.
I will miss you very much Mike. And also will feel very very sad as i grab the valiant Uncanny X-men 500 cover by him, next month. Sigh...
Probably Iron Maiden says it right. Only the good die young...
As Mike was just 37.

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 06-30-2008, 08:32 AM

wow... That is shocking news and a hard hit to the comic community. He was a very nice guy. I met him and he gave me a few signed drawings at Wizard World.
He was so young too. It's just incredibly sad.

*Dr. Doom* · 06-30-2008, 01:23 PM

I think we could have done without the cryptic subject title.

He was a great, great artist who no doubt had a huge impact on the way comics have been drawn for the past like 10 years (at least around then was when I first heard of him). I'll definitely miss seeing his stuff.

**GK Punk** · 06-30-2008, 02:14 PM

Well he was probably one of my least favorite artists out there but it's sad to hear he passed away.

*ZariusTwo* · 07-13-2008, 02:42 AM

I was particulary grateful that he brought back Rocky and Bullwinkle...

...Oh sorry, that was his run on Supergirl...

*Spike Spiegel* · 07-17-2008, 11:12 AM

Wow...him and Wieringo, two of my artistic influences....dead

06-30-2008, 03:04 AM	#1
junkboy Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Turkey Posts: 443	Michael Turner is gone I am really really sad those 2 days so i wanted to open a thread. One of my fave. artists and probably lots of ppl's, is gone. On Friday June 27th at 10:42 Pacific Daylight Time at the Santa Monica Hospital in California, Turner died after a long battle with cancer. I have learned the news as i returned from a friend of mine... from Newsarama.com. And i was completely shocked. i think the news is announced in Wizarld World Chicago Convention. What a sad place and time for such a thing to be announced. I mean all the comic fans around. Whatever... I was a fan of him since Top Cow days but a much bigger fan after his own company of Aspen Comics. I will miss you very much Mike. And also will feel very very sad as i grab the valiant Uncanny X-men 500 cover by him, next month. Sigh... Probably Iron Maiden says it right. Only the good die young... As Mike was just 37. __________________

06-30-2008, 01:23 PM	#3
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I think we could have done without the cryptic subject title. He was a great, great artist who no doubt had a huge impact on the way comics have been drawn for the past like 10 years (at least around then was when I first heard of him). I'll definitely miss seeing his stuff. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

07-13-2008, 02:42 AM	#5
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,491	I was particulary grateful that he brought back Rocky and Bullwinkle... ...Oh sorry, that was his run on Supergirl... __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

06-30-2008, 08:32 AM	#2
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	wow... That is shocking news and a hard hit to the comic community. He was a very nice guy. I met him and he gave me a few signed drawings at Wizard World. He was so young too. It's just incredibly sad.

06-30-2008, 02:14 PM	#4
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Well he was probably one of my least favorite artists out there but it's sad to hear he passed away.