Paul Ryan has died

[theflashunc]

Reports are that Paul passed away over the weekend.

 

This hobby is ultimately nostalgia, and I first started reading FF during the DeFalco/Ryan run as a kid. I don't think anyone would hold it up as the greatest FF run ever, but it sure is my favorite for a lot of seminal reasons.

 

I never got to thank him for all the joy he gave me as a kid, and Paul will always be the artist I consider as my favorite on the book. My condolences to those close to him, and it seems to have been a life well-lived.

 

[zhamlau]

i love Pauls sense of design. He was a skilled artist who could handle any book of the day. He drew tech very well also. RIP sir.

[Bird]

 

 

Rest In Peace Paul Ryan.

 

This may have been my first EVER piece of OA. I was stunned to see Paul Ryan sketching at a NYC show in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I frantically got in line and pulled a backing board from a comic. Mr. Ryan was a gentleman and a wonderful artist who could really tell the story visually.

 

BTW: THAT IS A PERFECT REED IN MY OPINION!

[Jamie.Merwin]

I also had the privilege to meet him at a show several years ago, truly a great guy. He will be missed.

[Ironmandrd]

Very nice guy. He was only 66.

[Stalzer2002]

Very sad news. His brief run on Avengers West Coast really got me into the Avengers when I was a kid.

 

[vodou]

My first original. Bought directly from Paul in 1993. We had tables next to each other at a con. Got an entire day of conversation out of the deal too.

 

[Brian Peck]

I enjoyed his run on the Fantastic Four, Avengers and West Coast Avengers. Two project of his that really stand out is Marvel Graphic Novel: Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe and Amazing Spider-Man #21, wedding of MJ and Peter. I had a couple of pages from the wedding issue.

Back in 2007 I was the one time I met Paul at Wonder Con. Here is a really nice Marvel Girl iPod piece for me. He will be missed.

 

 

 

 

[AnkurJ]

[StuporMan]

 

 

Rest In Peace Paul Ryan.

 

This may have been my first EVER piece of OA. I was stunned to see Paul Ryan sketching at a NYC show in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I frantically got in line and pulled a backing board from a comic. Mr. Ryan was a gentleman and a wonderful artist who could really tell the story visually.

 

BTW: THAT IS A PERFECT REED IN MY OPINION!

 

Awesome!

[NelsonAI]

 

My condolences to his family and friends.

 

[cmaeditor]

The first piece of comic art that I bought was from his run on The Flash with Mark Millar. Purchased from him at a comic convention in Houston.