R.I.P. Mike Wieringo

"the comics industry lost a luminary this weekend - Mike Wieringo passed away Sunday of a sudden heart attack. Details are still sketchy as of this time, but according to close sources, the acclaimed artist had chest pains at some point during the day and called 911, but the responders did not make it in time.

Wieringo was 44 years old. He was a vegetarian, and "one of the healthiest ones of us in the bunch," as his longtime friend and collaborator Todd Dezago described him. Currently, there are no details about services or a funeral.

Wieringo worked every day, updating his blog and website with a constant stream of sketches at MikeWieringo.com. His last sketch was posted on Friday."
Excerpts taken from www.newsarama.com




How do you begin to write a Blog when you are sadden and in shook. Mike Wieringo passed away suddenly taking with him his love of life and art. Leaving behind a legacy of pencil lines brought together to form drawings which touched the imaginations of thousands of people who looked upon it. I for one was a big fan of Mike's work, his Tellos series...and his daily BLOG that he posted on at www.mikewieringo.com...

If anything, this gives me a greater determination to push Tezlon forward...having always been inspired by Mike's work and his own determination to put out page upon page, sketch upon sketch...

rest in piece buddy