Only The Good….
Mike Wieringo, comic artist and by every reliable account an all-round great guy, died of a heart attack at the weekend. 44 years old and a regularly exercising vegetarian. Clearly that's not right.
'Ringo, as he was known, had a justly renowned run on DC Comics' Flash title with writer Mark Waid, and after various other assignments re-teamed with Waid to breathe some much needed life into "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine", Fantastic Four, a series which had been lacking in drive and direction for some time (and which has returned to that state under the dismal guidance of J Michael Straczinski). He and Waid were shortly due to announce another shared series for Marvel which I would almost certainly have picked up on the strength of their previous collaborations alone, even without knowing what it was to be about.
Waid is one of several creators who offer their own memories on this Newsarama thread.
August 15th, 2007 - 09:16
‘Ringo co-created Impulse (One of my favourite characters) and drew some of my favourite issues of Fantastic Four. I can actually see his effect on my tastes in comics.
I never met him, but he came across as a nice guy online.