Michael Turner

Michael Turner, in my opinion one of the greatest comic book artists of the past 20 years, passed away on Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was only 37 years old.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mike a few times and own a few pieces of his art. He was truly a nice guy, always had a smile despite sitting at a table and signing for hours on end and dealing with the everyday pain of his cancer. He even took the time to show up at last year's San Diego ComiCon, still bald from chemo, to assure fans he was getting back to work and excited to finish his cover series for Marvel and Soulfire #10. The man's talent always blew me a way, for someone who didn't even start drawing in comics until his twenties he quickly became a superstar in the field with Witchblade and his creator owned titles Fathom and Soulfire.

I'm not sure what else to say about this, other than that I'm extremely sad for the loss of a talented artist and all around excellent person. Hopefully you're resting easy now Mike, you'll be missed.