Category Archives: Tributes to the Fallen

R.I.P. Batton Lash

Posted on 01/12/2019 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Was very disheartened to hear of the passing of Batton Lash today. My energy goes out to his longtime companion and co-publisher Jackie Estrada. Batton was the long time cartoonist and writer of Wolff & Byrd, Supernatural Law. He also … Continue reading →

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Deaths in Pop-Culture- Jan 2017

Posted on 01/25/2017 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

2016 was such a hard hitting year of notable actors, authors, musicians, politicians and more that the deaths of 2017 will possibly seem so much less.  Especially in the turmoil of everything happening and when we want to look up … Continue reading →

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Carrie Fisher

Posted on 12/27/2016 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

If you’ve never read The Best Awful, the amazing insane crazy follow-up to Postcards from the Edge you’ve truly missed out. Carrie’s usage of her real life to create a heart breaking, brutal, visual brilliant word play was IMHO her … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Actors Who Meant a Lot to PCS

Posted on 04/09/2015 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Between March 30th and April 7th, 2015 the world saw three major character actors of pop-culture and also cult fame leave their mortal coil.  As a child of the 80’s and 90’s these men left an impression of my mind. … Continue reading →

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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012: Visual Artists in all fields

Posted on 03/02/2013 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Adam Adamowicz (43, cancer): Concept artist at Bethesda Software.  They have provided an excellent and amazing obituary showing his work for Skyrim and Fallout. Louis Boekhout (92, natural causes): Realist painter Theophilus Brown (92, natural causes): Figurative painter Also watch … Continue reading →

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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Directors/Producers/Screenwriters

Posted on 01/30/2013 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

Gerry Anderson (83, dementia complications): While he will go down for creating THUNDERBIRDS, Gerry Anderson offered television history, cult pop culture history, and science fiction history so much more. He was also able to give us SPACE:1999 and SPACE PRECINCT, … Continue reading →

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Tribute to the Fallen of 2012 – Comic Books

Posted on 01/26/2013 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

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

Posted on 01/09/2013 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

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

Posted on 01/07/2013 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

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

Posted on 01/03/2013 by Pop-Culture Spectrum

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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