R.I.P. Neal Adams 9 9

[Larryw7]

Rest in Peace, Neal.

 

[spideyfan68]

On 4/29/2022 at 12:49 PM, djpinkpanther67 said:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/neal-adams-dead-batman-comics-artist-1235138106/
 

Talked with him every year at HeroesCon a bit during setup before the Pandemic. He was a hoot. Always made me laugh…“Crusty” indeed 🥰

My favorite Adams cover:

Thank you Neal. 

My favorite Adams cover too. Told him that at a show once and he looked at me funny, and said well it has good colors. 

[Robot Man]

On 4/29/2022 at 12:23 PM, The humble Watcher lurking said:

Might be the best Joker cover of all-time.

Yeah, hard to beat. I remember picking that off the newsstand. It just blew my mind. Gone was the Joker of the TV show. Made a big impression on me. Near impossible to choose my favorite cover but I would say that or this. They are both just so iconic. I might just pull them and a few more out tonight...

[Robot Man]

On 4/29/2022 at 1:18 PM, SeniorSurfer said:

R.I.P. Mr. Adams and my condolences to his family.  I was lucky enough to meet him on a few occasions and got the opportunity to tell him how much I enjoyed his work (something he might have heard a time or two).  I would remember my heart racing as I stood in front of this composer (for he was more than an artist) who's single panels were original, energetic and always in motion while ever so detailed in their pencil work.  When I was a kid, his was one of the first styles I could easily recognize and I would eagerly buy anything that had even a hint of his art.  

While I'll always have his work to enjoy and read over again, what I'm remembering now is only that he was always very friendly and generous with his time which, as I now reflect, is the most precious thing he gave me.

Yeah, I was lucky enough to meet him several times. Even though I was a full blown adult, I felt just like that kid who bought his books off the rack. I knew I was standing in front of a giant. Always that big smile, and a great laugh. I will miss that...

[Robot Man]

On 4/29/2022 at 1:32 PM, Beardown said:

In 2019 I was able to commission an original Joker and was lucky enough to get this photo of him putting the finishing touches on the piece.  R.I.P to a true legend.

Great photo and such a treasured memory. He just looked and acted so much younger than I knew he was. Still hard to believe...

[NoMan]

On 4/29/2022 at 1:32 PM, Beardown said:

In 2019 I was able to commission an original Joker and was lucky enough to get this photo of him putting the finishing touches on the piece.  R.I.P to a true legend.

I never got an artist of his caliber to do a personal drawing. I'm curious what the cost of something like that was?

[Shadow]

On 4/29/2022 at 2:12 PM, goldust40 said:

Along with Berni Wrightson, the man who got me into comics. His influence and importance within the industry were obviously huge. One of the handful of giants who were pivotal in advancing the medium. RIP.

Amen

[Shadow]

On 4/29/2022 at 4:35 PM, Roger66 said:

My favorite artist too.  I started collecting around 1978.  I remember early on thinking any comics drawn by Neal Adams were head & shoulders superior to other artists and I thus coveted anything drawn by him (with great exceptions to say Bernie Wrightson, Barry Smith, John Byrne, George Perez, Steranko ...).  He was a creative genius with an amazing eye for detail and action/drama and his takes on say Deadman, Green Arrow and of course Batman helped define my many hours of reading pleasure as a youth.   R.I.P to one of the greats. 

I started in 1978 also and your list is just like mine!

[WernerVonDoom]

So sad. RIP Neal.

[Shadow]

For me, he’s in the Top 3 artists easy. While I started collecting in 1978, I could see how different his style was to others of his era. RIP

[jcjames]

He was my favorite comicbook artist. RIP Neal Adams 

 

[s-man]

Such a great artist, Rest in Peace..

[MR SigS]

My brother and I met him in Sacramento. It was just the two of us at his table, so he had time to tell us about himself . As he was speaking my brother's brother-in-law approached him from behind and asked him something, and my brother just turned away and started talking to him. There was just the slightest pause from Neal, but he saw I was still listening, so he continued. In my mind my eyes went wide when I saw him watch my brother turn away from him mid-sentence. If he had actually paused, I probably would have said, "He's mot with me!"

Little brothers, I swear 

 

          

Edited April 29, 2022 by MR SigS

[nepatkm]

Such shocking, and sad news. Rest In Peace Neal. Thanks for many childhood memories. Rest In Peace. 

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/29/2022 at 5:46 PM, NoMan said:

I never got an artist of his caliber to do a personal drawing. I'm curious what the cost of something like that was?

I have 2 cgc head remarque sketches and one wolverine. The cgc was only done about a year or two ago, at cgc inhouse signings. People asked why send in such low grade, but better that than disrupt my higher grade. I would love one with color though.

And these were under copies

I still had one more reader to send, but all in all, I'm ecstatic for the time spent! 

 

They were all about $215 a piece

Edited April 29, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[johnenock]

R.I.P.

A few books I have scanned...

[grebal]

On 4/29/2022 at 6:21 PM, MR SigS said:

My brother and I met him in Sacramento. It was just the two of us at his table, so he had time to tell us about himself . As he was speaking my brother's brother-in-law approached him from behind and asked him something, and my brother just turned away and started talking to him. There was just the slightest pause from Neal, but he saw I was still listening, so he continued. In my mind my eyes went wide when I saw him watch my brother turn away from him mid-sentence. If he had actually paused, I probably would have said, "He's mot with me!"

Little brothers, I swear 

 

Very sad, Neal's always been in my top few favorite penciller/artists.  I even became a collector of e.g. Deadman and some Batman (DC, I know) solely because he was the artist or drew the cover. He will be missed.  I even bought some Tomahawk!

Below's a picture of the INRODUCTION of this TPB in Mr Sig's quote above.

Mr. Adams had a sense of humor - Neal suggested "Three Cows Shot Me Down" as title of Avengers #93, as he explains here.

[AnthonyTheAbyss]

Never thought I would pick up a Jimmy Olsen comic...but the cover was too exceptional to pass up.

 

***The passing of a titan

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

As others have said, I can only echo....what a great artist. 

I suspect comic books would not be the force they are today without the talent and influence of artists of his calibre.

RIP Neal.

[Rob]

Taken at the CGC Dinner at SDCC 2006.