A Comic Legend Passes Away
by: sidekick 2 years, 3 days, 11 hours, 46 minutes ago 5
Email Article Print ArticleDave Cockrum passed away Sunday at the age of 63.
It has been reported on CNN and MSN that Dave Cockrum comic creator of Storm, Night Crawler, Mystique, and my personal favorite Colossus died Sunday Morning. He was found wearing his Superman pajamas and covered by his Batman blanket in his favorite arm chair at his home in Belton, S.C. Cockrum was a huge developer in the X-Men franchise which began in 1963. He and Len Wein were handed an assignment in 1975 which allowed them the opportunity to add to the X-Men family in “Giant-Size X-Men No. 1.” Cockrum had been battling diabetes for some time and had been attempting to over come complications due to his illness. I cannot speak for everyone else but from this journalist/comic lover view point Cockrum will be dearly missed.
Thank you for you genius and love of the genre.
Sidekick
His talent will be on display for a long time. His changes to Superman in the 1970’s are still noted today by like artists.
It seems like he had a long hard fight with his illness and may have lost this battle but his contributions to his genre will live on.
May He Rest In Peace.
Sad to see such a pioneer pass on. Many condolences to his family.
I am very saddened by the way the media is handling the passing of Cockrum. If you go out to the CNN cite the headline is, “X-Men illustrator dies in Superman pajamas”, and over at Superherohype the heading is, “Dave Cockrum is Gone.”
There seems to be a lack of decency in the posting of this sad news. The news media is seemingly mocking Cockrum, even though to the comic geek we all wish to pass away in our Superman pajamas, or whatever comic related item we wear. However, to the average reader it would seem to them as a joke. I am not laughing and I suggest any and all readers of Komikazee to hopefully post your disgust on the given sites.
I think Dave Cockrum earned a little respect from the fans, and from those who are ill with Diabetes.
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I saw this in the AP story that a lot of place picked up and thought it was just an amazing thing to say about him.
Family friend Clifford Meth said about the “X-Men” movie.
“Dave saw the movie and he cried, not because he was bitter.” “He cried because his characters were on screen and they were living.”
Meth said Cockrum, who will be cremated in a Green Lantern shirt, will be remembered as “a comic incarnate.”
“He had a genuine love for comics and for science fiction and for fantasy, and he lived in it,” Meth said. “He loved his work.”
When a man dedicates his life to something, it is a fitting tribute to him for others to know it. My understanding is, he never received a penny from the “X-Men” movie.
Dave Cockrum was one of my heroes. I am a Cockrum “X-Men” fan and it was his characters that really fostered my love of comics. Mr. Cockrum will be missed and his contributions appreciated for generations to come. The world is a less imaginatvie place without him.