RIP Al Feldstein

[porky]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/al-feldstein-headed-mad-magazine-dies-23536255

[Loukayza]

RIP Mr. Feldstein

[comix4fun]

That's a shame, a real talent and innovator in the field.

[jaybuck43]

Mad magazine was my first ever subscription. I looked forward every month to it being there in the mail. By the time I started reading Mad Mr. Feldstein had already retired but without his guidance and stewardship along with Mr. Gains and the numerous fantastic artists and writers who worked there it would have never have made it all these years.

 

Rest in peace good sir and thank you for so many years of laughter

[Larryw7]

May he rest in peace.

[GACollectibles]

RIP

[greggy]

[timfinz]

RIP Al!

[Maccai3]

sad news, comic guys live pretty long lives though...

[Whizzer]

Another legend gone. I have a Feldstein biography in my reading pile. A true trailblazer in the industry. RIP

[chromium]

RIP Al Feldstein, your EC work has inspired me for nearly 40 years.

[divad]

That's a shame, a real talent and innovator in the field.

 

Tis. But at 88 - not a bad run. May Al bring his talents through the pearly gates

[Limited66]

No mention in the article of his EC stuff -- that's a shame, he was a legend!

[Prince Namor]

RIP.

Another legend gone...

[divad]

No mention in the article of his EC stuff -- that's a shame, he was a legend!

 

There will be in the NYT Obit tomorrow - real news.

[VintageComics]

I met him in Detroit a few years ago and he was a delight to chat to. I tried to hunt down an affordable Felstein book for him to autograph and didn't succeed.

 

Last year I finally found a nice book and was hoping to bump into him soon again to get his sig and hear some more stories.

 

RIP.

[Transplant]

Terrible news. A real legend.

[Cyclops]

Argh. RIP Al.

 

If you haven't bought his art book, 'The Mad Life and Fantastic Art of Al Feldstein', buy it. It's magnificent.

 

 

[Ken Aldred]

One of my all-time favourite writers. I've re-read his EC science-fiction stories more than any other comics in my collection. Brilliant work, a master at conveying paranoia, helplessness and primal terror in his characters, factors which also made the rigored quality of his figurework seem very, very appropriate.

 

I did have the privilege of meeting him once, nice guy, and managed to get my 'Horror Comics of the 1950s' hardcover signed.

 

A creator I've held in the highest esteem for over three decades - and extremely sad news.

[DiceX]

Sad news. RIP, Mr Feldstein. Your name was a big part of my childhood.