{"id":27259,"date":"2012-08-13T12:45:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T11:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=27259"},"modified":"2012-08-13T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T13:17:42","slug":"mike-allred-dan-slott-bryan-hitch-and-more-pay-tribute-to-joe-kubert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/mike-allred-dan-slott-bryan-hitch-and-more-pay-tribute-to-joe-kubert\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Allred, Dan Slott, Bryan Hitch and more pay tribute to Joe Kubert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Kubert at his desk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Comic-book artist and founder of the legendary Kubert School, Joe Kubert, died on 12 August 2012 following a period of hospitalisation. He was 86.<\/p>\n

In a career that spanned nearly 70 years, encompassing the Golden and Silver Ages and all the way through to the present with all of the major publishers, and immortalised in the Hall Of Fame of both the Eisner and Harvey Awards, Kubert not only presided over celebrated runs on Hawkman<\/em>, Tor, Tarzan<\/em> and Sgt Rock<\/em>, but inspired entire generations of creators when he founded the Kubert School for graphic illustration and cartooning in 1976.<\/p>\n

“I’m stunned in learning of the passing of Joe Kubert,” said Madman<\/em> and X-Statix<\/em> artist and co-creator Mike Allred on his blog<\/a>. “While Joe\u00a0was there almost from the very beginning of the comic-book industry,\u00a0he seemed as ageless as his work is timeless. \u00a0He never lost a beat. \u00a0What a loss to everyone. \u00a0Of course, most especially to his wonderful family.\u00a0But what a legacy. \u00a0What an incredible phenomenal astounding legacy.”<\/p>\n

“Sad to wake to the news of\u00a0Joe\u00a0Kubert’s passing,” said Ultimates<\/em> and America’s Got Powers<\/em> artist Bryan Hitch<\/a>. “I thought he’d live forever and it seemed like he’d never stop. He truly was extraordinary.”<\/p>\n

“I have many artists I love, I have one artist that’s my favorite,” said Batgirl<\/em> writer Gail Simone<\/a>. “Rest in peace to\u00a0Joe\u00a0Kubert, maker of heroes.”<\/p>\n

“To hear that he\u2019s gone is heartbreaking,” wrote Tank Girl<\/em> co-creator Rufus Dayglo.<\/a> “I wanted him to live forever\u2026 dispensing his knowledge, his wide smile and his huge handshake onto future generations.”<\/p>\n

“Joe Kubert will always be one of the giants in our industry,” said The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>‘s Dan Slott<\/a>, “in equal parts for the rich body of work he’s left us, and for all the working men and women he’s taught and inspired.<\/p>\n

Please leave your own tributes below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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