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11-26-2006, 05:33 PM
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R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=92222
Not sure if there is a topic elsewhere, if so please merge. Apparently he passed last night due to complications from diabetes. He was 63 and had been very ill for the past 2 years. Naturally he is best known for his work on Legion of Super-Heroes in the Silver Age and on his run on Uncanny X-Men with Len Wien, creating many of the "new" X-Men characters that we take for granted today, like Nightcrawler, Mystique, etc. For me this smacks a little harder because I actually met the man at a New York Convention I think around 2002 or 2003. It was one of the Big Apple Con's at St. Paul's Cathedral or something and it was the first "real" con that I'd went to (that wasn't a card show in some church somewhere in Brooklyn). I decided against paying $30 for a sketch so I could buy bootlegs, a decision I regretted for years. But I did get to speak with him a little and he was a cool guy. He was always eager to talk about the X-Men (X2 was then I think just coming out and everyone was anxious about Nightcrawler, a character he claimed "was him" in the series) and show off his past work on DC and Marvel. He didn't care for the "priest" stuff that was done with Nightcrawler and seemed to see him as being a bit more hardcore; "the point of carrying a sword is sometimes you stick people with it", or words to that effect, he said. It was an honor meeting him, little did I know how sick he would get so quickly afterwards. Comics lost a legend today.  At least his legacy and work will live forever.
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11-26-2006, 05:37 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
The guy who made Nightcrawler. What a genious indeed. He truly deserves respect.
Well im sure he is in a better place.
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11-26-2006, 05:38 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
He was a great artist with a wonderful comic book style, and very creative with his characters. My prayers are with his family.
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11-26-2006, 05:52 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
At the first Wizard World Convention in Long Beach, I gave my last $20 to his medical fund. It was all I had but I was glad to do it. Years of joy and excitement and diversion and pleasure are worth so much more than I had to give. Thanks Dave for the purty pitchers. I'll never forget it.
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11-26-2006, 05:55 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
It's always sad when you hear the passing of a legend. Thanks for all the great comics Dave. R.I.P.
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11-26-2006, 06:19 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
I recently got the Omnibus volume that includes his entire first run on Uncanny X-Men; excellent stuff, truly. Sad to see him go.
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11-26-2006, 06:20 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
He was so nice in person...even told me I looked like Cyclops
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11-26-2006, 06:24 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
Always sad to lose such a great contributor to the medium.
R.I.P. Mr. Cockrum.
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11-26-2006, 06:27 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
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11-26-2006, 06:48 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
He will, indeed be missed. It's also nice that Marvel went out of their way to help him when he was sick.
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11-26-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
Rest In Peace Dave.
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11-26-2006, 07:14 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
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11-26-2006, 07:15 PM
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11-26-2006, 07:16 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
R.I.P. 'Tis sad to hear.
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11-26-2006, 07:36 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
Very sad day.
RIP you talented soul.
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11-26-2006, 08:15 PM
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11-27-2006, 12:32 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
Rest in peace, Dave.
Y'know, that's what I always liked about Cockrum, thanks to his internet presence you never felt like calling him Mr. Cockrum, he was Dave. |
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11-27-2006, 07:10 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
Inasmuch as what he contributed to both Marvel & DC over the years, I remember him more as the guy who created the Futurians...
He truly was a talented gem. Rest in Peace Dave...
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11-27-2006, 07:36 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
It was his art that caught my eye with the X-men.....You will be missed
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11-27-2006, 08:15 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
Its a shame, R.I.P
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11-27-2006, 08:41 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
Man this just isn't a good year for Artist's 1st Tim Hildabrandt Now Dave, and both from complications of Diabetes.
RIP Dave
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11-27-2006, 10:01 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
This is terrible news! This guy is responsible for some of Marvel's greatest legendary characters, i.e. Storm, Nightcrawler, etc. Truly a sad day for this genre.
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11-27-2006, 12:07 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
TMOB mentioned this, and I thought I'd post a pic, because I always liked this, too.
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11-27-2006, 01:15 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
I LOVED THAT BOOK.
Wow, I haven't thought of that in years.
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11-27-2006, 02:16 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Dave Cockrum, 1943-2006
RIP Dave Cockrum.....character and costume designer extraordinaire!
After seeing that Futurians pic, I was thinking about how many characters and costumes he helped create. Was he responsible for Colossus as well as Storm and Nightcrawler? Did he also create the look of the Starjammers and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard just shortly after the new X-Men? That's a lot of output in just a few years. Amazing work. I'll miss him. |
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