RCheli Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Ernie was a very talented artist who did everything from humor to fantasy to super heroes to a comic version of the 9/11 report. He was 88. https://erniecolonunlimited.blogspot.com/2019/08/rip-ernie-colon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I had never heard of him until he worked with Peter David on Dreadstar and I enjoyed his art from then on. It sounds like it was a tough last year for him. He was lucky enough to have a career doing what he enjoyed so it sounds like he had a good life. R.I.P. Ernie Colon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I really liked his Conan and thought his work on Claw the Un-conquered was even better. One of my favorites . I was at a show around d 1975 and there was a guy named Ernie Chua there. I had no idea it was my favorite and I never even went by his table. Not really sure why he used two names. Rest in peace. Tony S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaykin Stevens Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, shadroch said: I really liked his Conan and thought his work on Claw the Un-conquered was even better. One of my favorites . I was at a show around d 1975 and there was a guy named Ernie Chua there. I had no idea it was my favorite and I never even went by his table. Not really sure why he used two names. Rest in peace. Colon drew a couple of issues of Savage Sword of Conan, but I don't recall him drawing Claw the Unconquered. Are you mixing him up with Ernie Chan? Tony S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, shadroch said: I really liked his Conan and thought his work on Claw the Un-conquered was even better. One of my favorites . I was at a show around d 1975 and there was a guy named Ernie Chua there. I had no idea it was my favorite and I never even went by his table. Not really sure why he used two names. Rest in peace. I think you have them mixed a bit - Ernie Colon did a lot of DC work like Amethyst and Arak. Very solid artist and I liked his work. Ernie Chua/Chan - it had something to do with his birth certificate being mis-typed I believe. He was actually one of my favorite Conan artists along with Big John and BWS. Tony S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) I only recently noticed that he did some of his earliest work in the Warren horror magazines, but much more familiar with his DC and Dreadstar material. Good artist. Edited August 10, 2019 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Ernie Colon and Ernie Chua were two different people. Their styles were quite different from each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Yes, I am mistaken. RIP. Tony S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Adam Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) Though I was unaware of it at the time, Ernie Colon was the pre-eminent artist of my and countless other Harvey fans' childhoods. As a frequent but always uncredited artist at Harvey comics he illustrated numerous Richie Rich and Casper stories Though never allowed to take official credit he nevertheless often snuck in the letters NOLOC on a sign or the tail of a plane. He definitely left his mark on my childhood. Rest in Peace Mr. Colon. Edited August 11, 2019 by Black_Adam 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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