Remembering Those Who Passed

The National Cartoonist Society Reuben Awards convention is next month. The big event is the annual Reuben Awards night. There's some speeches and awards, and then there's always an "In Remembrance" PowerPoint presentation of those in the cartooning community that we lost in the past twelve months. Every year, it's a brutal list. So many I knew well are on the list this year, and so much talent. Here's a list of names and images of the great talent that left us since last summer.  Let me know if I missed someone. This is in rough chronological order starting last summer to the present day.

Paul Coker, Jr. 

 

Sid Jacobson

Raymond Briggs

Jean-Jacques Sempé

Sho Murase

Tom Palmer

Lily Renée

Diane Noomin 

 

George Booth

John Lotshaw 

 

Aline Kominsky-Crumb 

 

 

Don Orehek

Lee Lorenz

Dan Rosandich 

Chris Browne 

 

Istvan Banyai 

 

Wally (Trog) Fawkes 

 

Ian Falconer

 

Bill Tidy

Joe Giella 

 

Al Jaffee

Ed Koren

 

Maurice Horn

Ted Richards 

 

Sandy Kossin 

 

Paul Giambarba 

 

Sam Gross 

 

John Romita, Sr.