goldenacase Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Hard to believe one of the greatest R.I.P JTLarsen, ashsaytr, OtherEric and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Wow! I hadn't heard this. Truly one of the great artist the hobby had known. My personal preference was for his BA DC Horror. But his work on Batman always stood out. Comic-Fan, ashsaytr and JTLarsen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Soo sad! Must have been health complications of some kind, but never heard of any issues he had. Met him at many Cons over the years. Was always a sweet guy in any moment I talked to him. R.I.P Neal Edited April 29 by LDarkseid1 Comic-Fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDGray Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I had emailed with him a while back about getting him to do a sketch for me. I just wanted it because I have been such a fan of his for most all of my life. He was always kind in replying to every email I ever sent him. I met him in 2017 and had him sign several books for me, mostly the books I really associated with him - Batman 244, 251, Green Lantern 76 and 87. Should have had him sign my GL 85 &86 too, but it just got pricey quick. He will be missed. PDG LDarkseid1 and KCOComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH19 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/29/2022 at 2:07 PM, LDarkseid1 said: Soo sad! Must have been health complications of some kind, but never heard of any issues he had. Met him at many Cons over the years. Was always a sweet guy in any moment I talked to him. R.I.P Neal I just found out about an hour ago. Apparently, he had been battling Sepsis for the last several months. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I was always amazed at how young Neal looked relative to his age. RIP Terry E. Gibbs and KCOComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr bla bla Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 A master craftsman. A great innovator. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jaylam Posted April 29 Popular Post Share Posted April 29 (edited) His splash pages were like the opening scenes of a major motion picture. Power and drama brought to life through visually stunning and precise illustrations. One of my favorites being the splash page of X-Men #56. I remember being a 9-year-old boy blown away by it the moment I opened it up. Edited April 29 by Jaylam JJ-4, PeterPark, Nick H (UK) and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post I am not Glenda Posted April 29 Popular Post Share Posted April 29 (edited) Just sucks, there was time in the 1970s when Neal was a true rock star, everything he did was mind blowing & really like nothing any of us had ever seen before. But lets not pretend he was always an amazing guy ( Neal didn't like BS). Neal had more talent in his little pinky then most of his peers and he knew it. I met Neal many times over the years and he could be an egotistical @ss sometimes ( a lot of times in those early days) Later on in life when he would see me we joked about it and he would whisper to me " But I am Neal F#cking Adams" I even have a Joker sketch he did for me for free with that on the back. His contribution as an artist and as an advocate for artists rights can not be understated. The comic industry lost a legend and the world is a little less bright. Rest in peace old boy and yes you will always be Neal f#ucking Adams to the generation of fans who grew up with you. Edited April 30 by I am not Glenda Jaylam, Get Marwood & I, Albert Thurgood and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDGray Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Honestly, there isn't anyone I think influenced the comic-art world more than he did. I don't get that same sense of drama or power that Jaylam mentioned from anyone today. PDG JTLarsen and Albert Thurgood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawson453 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 GOAT! Terry E. Gibbs, JTLarsen and Comic-Fan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Sad sad day.. My heart goes out to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Truely someone who took comic book art to another level. Thanks for the memories and the inspiration Neal. Comic-Fan and Terry E. Gibbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post themagicrobot Posted May 1 Popular Post Share Posted May 1 (edited) can you spot Neal and..... "Show-biz personalities" The Beatles (with Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney)† Kirk Alyn Lucille Ball Sonny Bono Johnny Carson Cher Clark William Conrad Phyllis Diller The Jackson 5 Jerry Garcia James Garner Ron Palillo Robert Hegyes Ron Howard Jack Larson Liberace Noel Neill Tony Orlando Donny Osmond Marie Osmond Christopher Reeve (in glasses) Wayne Rogers Frank Sinatra Raquel Welch Wolfman Jack Peter Falk (as Columbo) Andy Warhol Woody Allen John Wayne (with a mustache) Orson Welles Political figures President Gerald Ford President Jimmy Carter Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Sports figures Jim Bouton Pelé Bundini Brown Don King (Jabir) Herbert Muhammad Angelo Dundee Joe Namath Literature and the arts Jill Krementz Kurt Vonnegut Jr. DC staffers and other comic book creators Neal Adams Jack Adler Vincente Alcazar Sergio Aragones Terry Austin Cary Bates E. Nelson Bridwell Tex Blaisdell Howard Chaykin Vince Colletta Trevor Von Eden William Gaines Giordano Mike Gold Archie Goodwin Jenette Kahn Gil Kane Joe Kubert Bob Layton Paul Levitz Bob McLeod Allen Milgrom Dennis O'Neil Joe Orlando Ralph Reese Marshall Rogers Julius Schwartz Joe Shuster Jerry Siegel Walt Simonson Greg Theakston Bob Wiacek Wallace Wood Bernie Wrightson DC (and Mad magazine) characters Boston Brand (Deadman) Barry Allen (Flash) Iris Allen Wally West (Kid Flash) Batman Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) Grayson (Robin) Morgan Edge Plastic Man Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) Carol Ferris (Star Sapphire) Clark Kent Dinah Lance (Black Canary) Lois Lane Lex Luthor Ms. Mystic Alfred E. Neuman Jimmy Olsen Alfred Pennyworth (Bruce Wayne's Butler) Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) J'onn J'onzz (Martian Manhunter) Rac Shade (Shade The Changing Man) Donna Troy (Wonder Girl) Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) Ray Palmer (Atom) Edited May 1 by themagicrobot Albert Thurgood, Get Marwood & I, JJ-4 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I was so sad to hear this news. I only met him once, at a Wizard Minnesota show and he was a SUPER nice guy! I SO wish I'd have had the sense to have him do a sketch for me, but I was busy with other things, so we just chatted. I'm happy to have met him! Djohnson321 and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fett Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 thank for all the fantastic images Neal. RIP Microchip, PopKulture, ashsaytr and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) On 4/29/2022 at 3:27 PM, I am not Glenda said: Just sucks, there was time in the 1970s when Neal was a true rock star, everything he did was mind blowing & really like nothing any of us had ever seen before. But lets not pretend he was always an amazing guy ( Neal didn't like BS). Neal had more talent in his little pinky then most of his peers and he knew it. I met Neal many times over the years and he could be an egotistical @ss sometimes ( a lot of times in those early days) Later on in life when he would see me we joked about it and he would whisper to me " But I am Neal F#cking Adams" I even have a Joker sketch he did for me for free with that on the back. His contribution as an artist and as an advocate for artists rights can not be understated. The comic industry lost a legend and the world is a little less bright. Rest in peace old boy and yes you will always be Neal f#ucking Adams to the generation of fans who grew up with you. Yeah I have a feeling most people don't know about his contribution to artists rights, Siegel and Shuster for one. He fought hard from what I read in their fight against DC and goes without saying he had a massive impact in that regard. There must be a good documentary out there somewhere showing that. Edited May 3 by LDarkseid1 Terry E. Gibbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDGray Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 A few years ago my brother texted me a photo of a commission that Neal had done for a guy. It was on the cover of a blank variant of either Action or Superman - Neal had done a sketch of Siegel and Schuster on the cover. It was an absolutely amazing piece. PDG Terry E. Gibbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry E. Gibbs Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 On 5/3/2022 at 10:50 AM, LDarkseid1 said: Yeah I have a feeling most people don't know about his contribution to artists rights, Siegel and Shuster for one. He fought hard from what I read in their fight against DC and goes without saying he had a massive impact in that regard. There must be a good documentary out there somewhere showing that. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5730352/ Kirkman did something about Siegel and Shuster's battle, which included some film of Neal fronting the media, tells how when Jerry reached out basically Neal was the only one who thought, this injustice must be fixed. (the industry writes about heroes fighting for justice - well it was about time the creators did some fighting for justice too) The rest of the series is pretty good to. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee22 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I met Neal in Little Rock last year while he was signing prints. Great person. Terry E. Gibbs and Microchip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
