
Al Williamson 1931-2010
June 14th, 2010 admin

I’m sorry to report that Al Williamson, one of the greats of 20th Century comics art and a personal favorite of mine, died on Sunday at the age of 79. For more see my posts on Al Williamson and Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic . [Via io9 and CBR ]
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