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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Comic Books
Richard Alf (59, cancer): A co-founder of what became Comic-Con International, he also ran a successful comic shop as well as mail order service. His contributions to how the comics industry and well, the entertainment industry as a whole can … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Actors/Comedians
For many of these actors and comedians I found it hard to write something that would be meaningful. Their names and a few of their credits or a quick acknowledgment of who they were will be sufficient I feel especially … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Literature
Jan Berenstain (88, stroke): Growing up with The Berenstains was an experience in of itself. When Stan died in 2005 it was really tragic, as he was taken by cancer. Luckily Jan and her son took the reigns of the … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Professional Wrestlers
Doug Furnas (52, heart disease): With his tag team partner Phillip Lafon (aka Dan Kroffat), Doug was one of the most under appreciated and under utilized talents in sports entertainment. While they had seriously success in Japan and were given … Continue reading
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Tributes to the Fallen 2011 Collected Post
As promised in Part 1 here is a post quickly linking you to each section so you can easily find them till well the next time I create an entry which should be soon. Part 1 (Comic Books and Artists) … Continue reading
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Tribute to those fallen in 2011 Part 5
This is the final of my tributes to the people who have passed this year, as with the rest it is broken down alphabetically and the age of the person and their cause is in parentheses after. In this final … Continue reading
Tribute to those fallen in 2011 Part 4
I repeat the initial paragraph here so you do not have to reference it after three prior posts. I’ve always felt it necessary to look back on what people who had an impact on my pop-culture history and in some … Continue reading
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Tribute to those fallen in 2011 Part 3
Here in the third part of tributes to those departed I focus on the people who controlled the radios and soundtracks of our lives. I have linked to music videos or tracks posted on Youtube and other links where possible. … Continue reading
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Tribute to those fallen in 2011 Part 2
Here is the second of my tributes to notable personalities who died in 2011, this time focusing on the art of warfare. In the cases of Randy Savage and Larry Sweeney choosing just a few matches seemed unfair to their … Continue reading
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Tribute to those fallen in 2011 Part 1
I’ve always felt it necessary to look back on what people who had an impact on my pop-culture history and in some cases my real life. In the past I’ve written these obits with the most marginal of information, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, art, comic books, comic strips, Comics, death, dracula, dwayne mcduffie, gene colan, marvelman, miracleman, obit, teen titans, tribute, writing, ziggy
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