Very, very sad. Steve was, honestly, a bit of a hero to me in the way he flew in the face of danger to explore and save the wildlife he brought to our attention in his unique way.
You really will be missed, mate.
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We watched the "Outback To Hollywood" special that he did when the movie came out and it played as a strange flashback through his life and career.
What a really straight-shooting genuine guy. I hope Bindi and Terri can keep things going and remein celebrities to carry on fighting their good causes in Steve's memory.
We're going to crack open the Collision Course movie again with some friends this weekend as our own tribute.
Crikey, he's a loss. It's impacted around the world in an amazing way. He was truly much loved by fans and even those that didn't really watch him.
What a really straight-shooting genuine guy. I hope Bindi and Terri can keep things going and remein celebrities to carry on fighting their good causes in Steve's memory.
We're going to crack open the Collision Course movie again with some friends this weekend as our own tribute.
Crikey, he's a loss. It's impacted around the world in an amazing way. He was truly much loved by fans and even those that didn't really watch him.
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Tetsuro Tamba 1922-2006
Tetsuro Tamba, known mostly in the West as "Tiger Tanaka" in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, but known in anime circles as the original Japanese voice of the "Cat King" in Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns, has passed away of pneumonia at the age of 84.
http://www.tamba.ne.jp/index.html (in Japanese)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuro_Tamba
http://www.tamba.ne.jp/index.html (in Japanese)
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There have been rumors of Russell Crowe playing Steve in a biopic, but Russell completely denies these rumors and says he is insulted by them:
(they were friends in real life.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5380684.stm?ls
(they were friends in real life.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5380684.stm?ls
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!
RIP, Dave Cockrum, co-creator of New X-MEN
Dave Cockrum, best known as the designer of and co-creator of the New X-Men (re: international team as of Giant Size X-Men # 1 {1975}) passed away Sunday night from complications due to diabetes.
Initially, Cockrum was only the relaunched X-Men titles for the first fourteen issues (#94-#107) before being succeeded by John Byrne. Cockrum retured to do X-Men for another two years (1981-1983) before leaving to work on other projects.
Many of the concepts and character designs Cockrum pioneered made their way into movies, animated TV series, and video games. Indeed, until the mid-1990s, Cockrum's designs remained the standard for most of the X-Men characters including Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Phoenix (Jean Grey).
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=92222
Mr. Cockrum had been in ill health for years but his death comes as a blow to friends, family, and fans. It was unfortunate that his poor health prevented him from doing much, if any, comic book work for the last few years of his life. It's only recently that his efforts on X-Men were recognized by higher-ups at Marvel Comics and that financial reward was granted to Mr. Cockrum to help offset high medical costs.
In the last two years, a benefit sketchbook was also sold to help pay Cockrum's medical bills, too.
Cockrum is generally remembered as a good guy and fan-favorite at conventions.
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This is a big blow to long-time comic book fans and fans of an earlier, more innocent era of comics and the X-Men in particular.
While I've preferred the Byrne era of Uncanny X-Men (108-143) to Cockrum's for as long as I can remember, I've always respected Cockrum''s contributions to the success of the comic and its spin-offs. There's no question that I VERY MUCH prefer his designs -- as funky and wild by today's standards as they may seem -- to the darker and less charismatic character designs of today.
My personal favorite comic of Cockrum's is the abruptly terminated Futurians series. That concept had potential that was never fully realized from the out-of-print graphic novel and short-lived comic (4 issues).
If only somebody could revive THAT concept and be sure that Mr. Cockrum's widow got the rightful royalties his estate would be due...
There's no question that under the terms of his Marvel work-for-hire contract that Mr. Cockrum received very little financial reward for X-Men designs and concepts that have earned Marvel Entertainment tens upon tens of millions of dollars over the past 30+ years.
Initially, Cockrum was only the relaunched X-Men titles for the first fourteen issues (#94-#107) before being succeeded by John Byrne. Cockrum retured to do X-Men for another two years (1981-1983) before leaving to work on other projects.
Many of the concepts and character designs Cockrum pioneered made their way into movies, animated TV series, and video games. Indeed, until the mid-1990s, Cockrum's designs remained the standard for most of the X-Men characters including Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Phoenix (Jean Grey).
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=92222
Mr. Cockrum had been in ill health for years but his death comes as a blow to friends, family, and fans. It was unfortunate that his poor health prevented him from doing much, if any, comic book work for the last few years of his life. It's only recently that his efforts on X-Men were recognized by higher-ups at Marvel Comics and that financial reward was granted to Mr. Cockrum to help offset high medical costs.
In the last two years, a benefit sketchbook was also sold to help pay Cockrum's medical bills, too.
Cockrum is generally remembered as a good guy and fan-favorite at conventions.
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This is a big blow to long-time comic book fans and fans of an earlier, more innocent era of comics and the X-Men in particular.
While I've preferred the Byrne era of Uncanny X-Men (108-143) to Cockrum's for as long as I can remember, I've always respected Cockrum''s contributions to the success of the comic and its spin-offs. There's no question that I VERY MUCH prefer his designs -- as funky and wild by today's standards as they may seem -- to the darker and less charismatic character designs of today.
My personal favorite comic of Cockrum's is the abruptly terminated Futurians series. That concept had potential that was never fully realized from the out-of-print graphic novel and short-lived comic (4 issues).
If only somebody could revive THAT concept and be sure that Mr. Cockrum's widow got the rightful royalties his estate would be due...
There's no question that under the terms of his Marvel work-for-hire contract that Mr. Cockrum received very little financial reward for X-Men designs and concepts that have earned Marvel Entertainment tens upon tens of millions of dollars over the past 30+ years.
Shirley Walker, RIP, composer for animated heroes
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30853
I know this name well.
Shirley Walker used to be Danny Elfman's scoring partner and helped him create and orchestrate music for the two Burton Batman movies and The Flash TV series. She was also the conductor in these cases.
On her own, Walker composed and conducted new music echoing Elfman's Batman scores for the 1992-1995 Batman series as well as its sequel series, The New Batman Adventures (1997-1999). In addition, she composed the main theme and provided music for Superman the Animated Series (1996-2001) as well as scoring music for Batman Beyond.
Shirley Walker was one of the few true Wonder Women in Hollywood music composition circles. She died from brain aneuryism at age 61.
It's a shame so little of the great music she composed for the animated series she worked on has made it onto CD collections. There's really a lot of great music there...
I know this name well.
Shirley Walker used to be Danny Elfman's scoring partner and helped him create and orchestrate music for the two Burton Batman movies and The Flash TV series. She was also the conductor in these cases.
On her own, Walker composed and conducted new music echoing Elfman's Batman scores for the 1992-1995 Batman series as well as its sequel series, The New Batman Adventures (1997-1999). In addition, she composed the main theme and provided music for Superman the Animated Series (1996-2001) as well as scoring music for Batman Beyond.
Shirley Walker was one of the few true Wonder Women in Hollywood music composition circles. She died from brain aneuryism at age 61.
It's a shame so little of the great music she composed for the animated series she worked on has made it onto CD collections. There's really a lot of great music there...
Martin Nodell, Green Lantern creator, RIP
Martin Nodell, RIP, 1991-2006
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Ouch. This hits close to home.
I met Martin Nodell at three conventions and was genuinely fond and impressed by the guy. He was very nice to the fans and vigorous and alert in spite of his advanced age.
Besides creating the original Green Lantern (Alan Scott) who spawned the later Hal Jordan version, Mr. Nodell had a long advertising career where he also created the Pillsbury Dough Boy.
Nodell also worked at Marvel Comics in the 1940s on characters like Captain America. At DC, he also did artist duties on The Flash in addition to his earlier iconic creation, Green Lantern.
Nodell and his family were staples of the comic book convention circuit and made frequent appearances in Chicago and Florida conventions. Besides his recently departed wife, Nodell's son would also show up to assist his parents on cons when he could. They were all-around a nice group of folks and a good family.
I'm going to miss Martin Nodell... At least I got to tell him how I appreciated his work and what it meant to me.
Vaya con Dios, Marty. Say hello to your wife, Carrie, and be at peace.
http://www.comicon.com/pulse/
Ouch. This hits close to home.
I met Martin Nodell at three conventions and was genuinely fond and impressed by the guy. He was very nice to the fans and vigorous and alert in spite of his advanced age.
Besides creating the original Green Lantern (Alan Scott) who spawned the later Hal Jordan version, Mr. Nodell had a long advertising career where he also created the Pillsbury Dough Boy.
Nodell also worked at Marvel Comics in the 1940s on characters like Captain America. At DC, he also did artist duties on The Flash in addition to his earlier iconic creation, Green Lantern.
Nodell and his family were staples of the comic book convention circuit and made frequent appearances in Chicago and Florida conventions. Besides his recently departed wife, Nodell's son would also show up to assist his parents on cons when he could. They were all-around a nice group of folks and a good family.
I'm going to miss Martin Nodell... At least I got to tell him how I appreciated his work and what it meant to me.
Vaya con Dios, Marty. Say hello to your wife, Carrie, and be at peace.
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