Category Archives: In Memoriam

Mr. Ditko Was Right (Wing)

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Nathan

As you’ve probably heard, Steve Ditko, comic artist and co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, was recently found dead at the age of ninety. I’m not that familiar with his work, but I have read some classic Spidey and Strange … Continue reading →

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Getting Off the Tract

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Nathan

Holy Faceless God, Jack Chick died yesterday. Hey, isn’t that the day Bishop James Ussher claimed the world began in 4004 BC? I don’t know whether modern Young Earth Creationists still accept that date, but it still seems appropriate. You’ve … Continue reading →

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Quoth the Craven

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Nathan

We got some sad news last week when director Wes Craven died of brain cancer at the age of seventy-six. I wasn’t aware he had cancer until then. Craven was known as the director of A Nightmare on Elm Street … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Stan Freberg

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Nathan

Crap, the people I admire are dropping like flies. Stan Freberg died today of pneumonia at the age of eighty-eight. He was active in the entertainment industry for decades, someone I think we’ve pretty much all come across at some … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Terry Pratchett

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Nathan

One of my favorite writers died today at the age of sixty-six. I can’t recall exactly how I got interested in Pratchett’s work, but I think part of it was due to the fact that he occasionally referenced my favorite … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Nathan

I thought I remembered seeing Diana Wynne Jones trending on Twitter earlier today, but I didn’t have the chance to check it out before work. On my first break, I found out that she’d died. What was particularly weird was … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Leslie Nielsen

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Nathan

Considering how significant the Naked Gun films were to my formative years, I thought I should say something about their star Leslie Nielsen, who died on Sunday at the age of eighty-four. Although now largely known (including by me) as … Continue reading →

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