Comico founder Phil Lasorda dies

[Nexus]

Sad news. Comico put out some great books including MAGE, GRENDEL, JOHNNY QUEST, and more. Check out the comment thread:

 

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/03/rip-phil-lasorda/

 

A must read for 80's indie comics history.

[Rommin]

Wow, that's sad.

 

I have some fond memories of Comico, First, Eclipse, etc back in the day.

[HouseofComics.Com]

Elementals 3 was a big book for me. The first convention I ever went to was a tiny little selling show in a big room at a Ramada Inn, Grand Rapids, MI. Near the back of the room someone had a spinner rack and Elementals 3 must've just come out because it was near the top of the rack and the cover just blew me away. It seemed so "modern" and so non-Marvel in a way.

 

I always liked the company and just to me personally, they are behind only FIrst as the companies of the early 80s that mattered to me.

[bumpjay]

Sad news. Comico put out some great books including MAGE, GRENDEL, JOHNNY QUEST, and more. Check out the comment thread:

 

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/03/rip-phil-lasorda/

 

A must read for 80's indie comics history.

God Bless him....RIP

 

 

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[heartened]

Sad news. Comico put out some great books including MAGE, GRENDEL, JOHNNY QUEST, and more. Check out the comment thread:

 

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/03/rip-phil-lasorda/

 

A must read for 80's indie comics history.

 

Comico was great, and he gave a lot of good artists/writers their start. Fond memories of those days and many of those books! Loved the Mage series, Grendel and Elementals.

 

[precodekeith]

Wow, that's sad.

 

I have some fond memories of Comico, First, Eclipse, etc back in the day.

 

That is sad news. I agree with your list & include Pacific as well. Fond stuff. (thumbs u