Sazime
03-12-2007, 04:09 PM
Arnold Drake, creator of the Doom Patrol, died at the age of 83 from pneumonia and septic shock.
A writer of comics since the 1940s, Arnold Drake is the creator of Beast Boy and Stanley & his Monster, characters who like Drake's Deadman and Doom Patrol have entertained readers for decades in countless appearances and several series authored by Drake himself and, later, by new generations of creators he inspired. Besides his work with Little Lulu, the X-Men and even Jerry Lewis, Drake wrote in 1950 one of if not the first American graphic novel, "It Rhymes with Lust," which Dark Horse Comics is set to re-release this month.
Mark Evanier has also posted an obiturary (http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_03_12.html#013083) on his site.
Another truly original creator is lost. He'll be missed, but his work will live on.
A writer of comics since the 1940s, Arnold Drake is the creator of Beast Boy and Stanley & his Monster, characters who like Drake's Deadman and Doom Patrol have entertained readers for decades in countless appearances and several series authored by Drake himself and, later, by new generations of creators he inspired. Besides his work with Little Lulu, the X-Men and even Jerry Lewis, Drake wrote in 1950 one of if not the first American graphic novel, "It Rhymes with Lust," which Dark Horse Comics is set to re-release this month.
Mark Evanier has also posted an obiturary (http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_03_12.html#013083) on his site.
Another truly original creator is lost. He'll be missed, but his work will live on.