Jose Delbo RIP 0

[Chip Cataldo]

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez posted "We'll miss you." on his Facebook page with a picture of the two of them together. 😕

Edited February 5 by Chip Cataldo

[Chip Cataldo]

Okay, just got clarification. Everyone thought it was JLGL as he was pictured with Jose Delbo and Delbo has just passed away. 😕

Edited February 5 by Chip Cataldo

[zosocane]

Yes, confirmed that Jose Delbo passed away.  Is it possible to amend the title of the thread so we have a Delbo-dedicated thread here?

[Chip Cataldo]

On 2/5/2024 at 4:07 PM, zosocane said:

Yes, confirmed that Jose Delbo passed away.  Is it possible to amend the title of the thread so we have a Delbo-dedicated thread here?

I fixed it. RIP Mr. Delbo. 

Edited February 5 by Chip Cataldo

[KingOfRulers]

Jose Delbo was a talented artist and a very nice man. It's saddening that he's gone.

[zosocane]

He had been living in recent years here in Miami.  I saw him twice driving here because of his unmistakable personalized license plate that read, "COMICS".

My sincerest condolences to his family and friends.

[jimjum12]

He was one of my favorite instructors at the Kubert School. This was many years ago, possibly before Thundercats. He was VERY talented. He always called me "The Man Who Came In From The Cold". One afternoon his daughter popped in to visit him .... she looked like a super model. I didn't regain my ability to speak for several hours.  He told me it was a tough business to break into, and even tougher to actually make a living at. R.I.P. Brother Jose'. GOD BLESS.... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Edited February 6 by jimjum12

[Ryan.]

Delbo's Brute Force 1 was one of the first comics I ever owned. I read that issue so much it fell apart. I was too young to know how goofy and terrible the story was. I just thought the cyber-enhanced animals were cool as hell.

[Cat]

I read comics with his art when I was very young, too young to even think of who did them (Transformers of course). All I noticed was the colouring, it bugged me that everyone was coloured wrong a lot of the time. 

Thanks Mr Delbo for making my childhood far more enjoyable. 

[Real Elijah Snow]

Had the opportunity to meet Jose and his wife a few years back and bought this cover and some other pages. One of which was the last published page that W Wood ever worked on. They were both really nice people. RIP Jose.