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May 27, 2006
In Memory of Alex Toth
There's probably five artists that I'll always buy anything of theirs. Wally Wood, Will Eisner, but the one that's really been getting my attention lately has been Alex Toth. Apparently, Mr. Toth passed away this morning.
I'd been hearing that he had been in the hospital for a while now, so this isn't exactly coming as a surprise, but it is still shocking.
The cartoon that first got me interested in superheroes, and through that comic books, was Super Friends, which happened to have been designed by Toth. Once I was really into comix, and really started studying them, it became impossible to do so without coming across Toth.
His work was the embodiment of 'deceptively simple', being able to convey so much with so few lines. Some spots of black, some outlines, and blammo, you've got another Toth masterpiece.
The life of the man may now be extinguished, but the life of his work will continue to live on, to be amazing and inspiring. Thank you, Mister Toth, for the impact that your work has had on me.
Posted by Schamberger at May 27, 2006 09:24 PM