John Romita Sr. passes away at age 93. 10 10

[pmpknface]

I got to meet John Sr once in NYC.  I got a few things signed from him and then wandered around the con.  Later on I found him just hanging around by himself in front of an empty table and got to chat with him alone.  He was kind enough to share some things out of his personal portfolio he was carrying and chat with me for a while.  What a nice guy!  

A few fun facts (in case they weren't all that well known):  he was a Terry and the Pirates fan back in the day and his favorite cover that he drew was ASM 121 because he thought he nailed all of the faces.    

Rest in peace John.  

[Ed Hanes]

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65900673.amp?fbclid=IwAR3kOFvHaysMlap4FaF4rga8sD3O1XdYwWmDgVH5S7Ewwqn6UcusPFyIHqY

 

[universal soldier]

So sad, too much great talent being lost lately. Absolutely my fav Spider-man artist.

[g-man]

On 6/14/2023 at 11:09 AM, Black_Adam said:

Who is Burkey? And where is this tribute, I'd love to read it.

not sure if all of this will transfer but Mike Burkey sent out an email earlier today:

HELLO AGAIN FELLOW ART COLLECTORS IN THIS GREAT HOBBY OF OURS! I had a very large Website update to share tonight but in light of news I just received after midnight tonight.....I will send off my new art website update with new art tomorrow night... I wanted to share with everyone reading this that with a VERY HEAVY HEART heart, I was just informed after midnight tonight of the passing of my very dear friend JOHN ROMITA SR. who passed away peacefully on Monday I was told!      I first met John Romita in 1992 (with Stan Lee) at the Capital City Sales conference in Madison Wisconsin when I had my comic book store from 1991-1998. John Romita always was the kindest most friendly person you could ever hope to meet at a comic convention or just anywhere! I was truly blessed to be close friends with John and Virginia Romita over the past 23 years with them both being so kind as to allow me to visit them multiple times every year until Covid stopped us from meeting like we used to. I am truly blessed to have so many fond memories with both john and Virginia Romita. I still remember every amazing meal Virginia made when I visited them for the very first time at their home in January of 2000 for john's 70th Birthday! This picture below is from my VERY first visit to John & Virginia's home in January 2000, and the drawing a few years later John drew for me (from our 1st picture!)  John Set up with me many times between 2003-2009 at the BIG APPLE COMIC CONS in November of every year also! (pics below)   Also....I was blessed to have John and Virginia Romita fly as my guests to Ohio for my father's big 75th surprise birthday party in 2009, as I wanted John & Virginia both to meet my entire family for this fun event! (pics below) (Virginia with my mom!) And the highlight of my life probably was with John & Virginia when the SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS had the great JOHN ROMITA MUSEUM SHOW ON JUNE 9th 2017! John Romita and Joe Giella! Also.... I was also blessed to be with John Romita at Rockefeller Plaza for interviews on THE  NBC TODAY show in 2004 right before the Spider-Man #2 movie came out, and we both did interviews for an ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT show in 2005.  Oddly enough.... I just had my old VHS copies of these 2 shows (which I haven't watched since 2005) transferred to DVD and thumb drive which I have to pick up from the company this week, and I will see if Bill Cox from Comic Art Fans can play them for everyone to see in the near future on Youtube!)   I always considered John Romita as a 2nd father to me... And I am still crying as I write this email, knowing that I will never get to see this sweet kind friend ever again....On Earth! But I do plan to see John Romita again one day!  Mike Burkey

[Ken Aldred]

On 6/14/2023 at 5:07 PM, pmpknface said:

A few fun facts (in case they weren't all that well known):  he was a Terry and the Pirates fan back in the day

Didn’t know that, but the more heavily-shaded art style he used in the Bronze Age suggested a strong Milton Caniff influence.  
 

I thought that ASM artwork was brilliant, incidentally.

Edited June 14, 2023 by Ken Aldred

[HighRadArt]

Sad news.  Easily one of my favorite artists. RIP

[Mr bla bla]

RIP.
God Speed.

[ADAMANTIUM]

Rip. Condolences to jr Jr. And love

[marvelcollector]

Rest in Peace and thanks for the fond memories.

[Brandon Shepherd]

A good, long life. Sleep well.

[Catwomancomics]

RIP to a legend, he will be dearly missed by all.

My deepest condolences to John Jr., Virgina and the Romita family.

@g-man thank you for sharing the tribute. 
 

to Mike Burkey, thank you for composing a wonderful tribute and sharing it with others. Love ❤️ everything about it. 

 

[piper]

My favourite SA artist is no longer with us….. 😢

[CJ Design]

JR SR the legend of a man who meant so much to me starting at the age of 10...Godspeed

My IG post https://www.instagram.com/p/CtdMdgaukK6/

[miraclemet]

I remembered selling a CGC SS Romita out of my collection recently and was worried I didn't replace it, thankfully I did (came home to dig thru boxes to find it!)

[Tom789]

May he rest in peace.  

[Professor K]

I just found this out. He was a great artist and a great person. 

[ADAMANTIUM]

My lone gun, that was not done in person, but was bought early on enough that I could have done both in person  but I bought it already graded SS back in 2017 as a noob. Still was recognizing the greats, only magnitudes more later on RIP

 

[Sandflea]

A great legendary artist that will truly be missed... Thank you, John Sr.

R. I. P. Mr. Romita  

Edited June 15, 2023 by Sandflea

[ADAMANTIUM]

[musicmeta]

RIP...What a legend! Just simply amazing.