Tags: mike wieringoWhen Mike Wieringo abruptly passed away last August, the comics industry lost more than a great artist and creator " it lost a friend. Now, Mike’s family has teamed with the Savannah College of Art and Design to create The Mike Wieringo Scholarship or “The ‘Ringo” to help keep his spirit of generosity alive.  03:30:31 pm, by ComicList 
Categories: Marvel Comics, Conventions, Hero Initiative, press release, Heroes Convention LOS ANGELES (June 6, 2008) – The long awaited Mike Wieringo Tribute Book can now be yours at HeroesCon on June 20 before it is officially released everywhere on June 25th! LOS ANGELES (March 31, 2008) -- When artist Mike Wieringo passed away, he was in the middle of his latest Marvel Comics book, a What If? story. Mike had completed seven pages of what became a massive 27-page story. With Mike’s passing, Marvel Comics generously provided access to the script and Mike’s art to The Hero Initiative, and Mike’s friends stepped up to finish the story, and pay tribute to Mike. Now, What If…This Was The Fantastic Four?: A Tribute to Mike Wieringo is slated as a massive, 48-page tribute book for June shipping that contains the full story, and additional written tributes to Mike. Atlanta, Ga. 8/13/2007 6:44 PM GMT (FINDITT) Mike Wieringo, the highly respected comic book artist responsible for drawing illustrations for several issues of "The Flash" for DC Comics in the early 1990s has died at 44. Wieringo partnered with writer Mark Waid for the successful run with "The Flash" and the two worked together once more in 2002 on Marvel Comics’ "Fantastic Four" comic books. Tag cloudadvanced solicitations archie archie comics avengers baltimore comic-con batman blog from another world boom boom studios cbldf comiclist comiclists dabel brothers dark horse dark horse this week dc comics dc this week dynamite entertainment extended forecast final crisis free comic book day geek goggle reviews green lantern hero initiative hulk idw publishing image comics iron man manga marvel comics marvel this week nbm new york comic con papercutz platinum studios previews radical publishing san diego comic con secret invasion skrulls spider-man star wars superman suspended animation top cow twomorrows viz media watchmen wolverine x-men |
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