Sunday, May 26, 2013

R.I.P. DAN ADKINS


Blessed with a clean line and steady hand, comic artist Dan Adkins passed away last month on May 8, 2013 at age 76. Mr. Adkins produced a great body of work and is perhaps best known for his days at Marvel and Warren Publishing.

A competent draughtsman, Adkins' real talent was inking. His style, comparable to Mike Royer and Wayne Howard, was unmistakably influenced by his period working with comic art mentor Wally Wood.

For Warren, he supplied cover art and stories to many titles, including FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND, CREEPY, EERIE, and VAMPIRELLA.



































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