RIP Jim Shooter

*Anarchistguy* · 06-30-2025, 07:25 PM

Former Marvel Editor-in-chief, Jim Shooter, has died.

RIP

https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/0...r-dies-age-73/

*IMJ* · 06-30-2025, 08:20 PM

This is terrible news for the hobby. This guy is an absolute creative legend in the space and did so much more than his "Editor for Marvel" title suggests. He pioneered several independent comic universes successfully and really dug-in on showing that creativity could outshine the corporate systems.

Deeply creative and independent guy.

*Anarchistguy* · 06-30-2025, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by IMJ

This is terrible news for the hobby. This guy is an absolute creative legend in the space and did so much more than his "Editor for Marvel" title suggests. He pioneered several independent comic universes successfully and really dug-in on showing that creativity could outshine the corporate systems.

Deeply creative and independent guy.

And strange timing too as I heard the news while reading a compendium of 80s Marvel comics of which he was the editor.

*ZariusTwo* · 06-30-2025, 09:50 PM

The father of modern Marvel. He may have pissed off all the employees there at the time but he got results and made them actually work harder.

*IMJ* · 07-01-2025, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Anarchistguy

And strange timing too as I heard the news while reading a compendium of 80s Marvel comics of which he was the editor.

Yeah! I mean... his hands are in so much of that 80's sensibility that made Bronze era Marvel amazing.....

*oldmanwinters* · 07-01-2025, 01:22 PM

Love him or tolerate him, a Marvelous and Valiant career during the highest profile era of America comic books!

*IMJ* · 07-02-2025, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Love him or tolerate him, a Marvelous and Valiant career during the highest profile era of America comic books!

Exactly, so much said there that encapsulates it in that cool sentence....

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