Comics, Let’s Talk: Creators that passed in 2019

Host Kevin Given is back with a new episode of Comics, Let’s Talk, today he gives us a rundown on all the amazing creators we lost in 2019.

1. Q) Who was the first Comic Book Creator who passed on in 2019? 
2. Q) What two major companies did he work for? 
3. Q) What is he best known for? 
4. Q) When and where was Ron Smith born? 
5. Q) Ron was studying to be a structural engineer, what interrupted his studies? 
6. Q) What did Ron do in WW2? 
7. Q) After the war, where did Ron work? 
8. Q) Where did Ron find work after Gaumont went under? 
9. Q) What was Ron“s first adventure strip? 
10. Q) What papers was Ron hired as an artist for? 
11. Q) What girls“ comics did Ron draw for? 
12. Q) Who is Nick Jolly? 
13. Q) What superhero strip was Ron given the go-ahead to create? 
14. Q) When did Ron begin drawing Judge Dredd? 
15. Q) When did Ron retire? 
16. Q) When did Batton Lash die? 
17. Q) What is he best known for? 
18. Q) At which mob boss trial did he work as court sketch artist? 
19. Q) What comic book company did Batton create? 
20. Q) What cross over for Marvel and Archie comics did Batton write? 
21. Q) What issues did Batton write for Bongo Comics? 
22. Q) Who created Tumbleweeds? 
23. Q) Who was Tom Ryan“s assistant from 1969 til 1978? 
24. Q) How many years did Tumbleweed run? 
25. Q) Who was Stan Lee“s best friend? 
26. Q) What is Ken Bald best known for? 
27. Q) What did Ken have published at the age of 14? 
28. Q) Where did Ken go to school? 
29. Q) What was Ken“s first known professional work? 
30. Q) Who did Ken serve with in the marine corps? 
31. Q) What Sub-Mariner character did Bald draw first? 
32. Q) Why don“t we know if Ken helped to create the character? 
33. Q) What Timely superhero did Ken help co-create? 
34. Q) Who is Judge Saxon? 
35. Q) When did Ken retire? 
36. Q) What project did Ken come out of retirement to do? 
37. Q) What actress did Ken marry? 
38. Q) Who is Mark Alessi? 
39. Q) What comic book company did he create? 
40. Q) When did Crossgen comics liquidate? 
41. Q) Who brought Crossgen? 
42. Q) When did James D. Hudnall begin his career in Comics? 
43. Q) What was the first title he worked on? 
44. Q) What titles did he work on for Marvel and DC? 
45. Q) What comic book character did he write a biography for? 
46. Q) What series of Hudnall“s was adapted for television? 
47. Q) Why did Hudnall sue Fox television? 
48. Q) Where does the term Harsh Realm originate from? 
49. Q) When did Hudnall join the U.S. Air Force? 
50. Q) What company did Hudnall found? 
51. Q) What was Hudnall“s first novel? 
52. Q) What project earned Hudnall an Eisner award nomination? 
53. Q) What was Monkey Punch“s real name? 
54. Q) Who devised the comic strip the Big Yin? 
55. Q) What was Kazuo Koike“s best-known comic strip? 
56. Q) Whose Presidential portraits did Everette Raymond Kinstler create? 
57. Q) When did he start his comic book and pulp fiction career? 
58. Q) What school did he study art at and later teach at? 
59. Q) Who influenced Kinstler to draw? 
60. Q) How did Daniel Dale Johnston rise to prominence? 
61. Q) What rock star wore a t-shirt with Johnston“s artwork? 
62. Q) What Boom comic book did Johnston write and draw? 
63. Q) What was Johnston diagnosed with? 
64. Q) What documentary was based on Johnston“s struggle with mental illness. 
65. Q) What is William Carl Schelly known for? 
66. Q) What famous comic creators did he do biographies of? 
67. Q) Where is Schelly from? 
68. Q) What inspired him to create his own fanzine? 
69. Q) What was the name of his fanzine? 
70. Q) What is Thomas Martin Spurgeon known for? 
71. Q) What magazine and blog did Spurgeon edit for five years? 
72. Q) What comic strip did Spurgeon help to launch? 
73. Q) How many years did Spurgeon win the Eisner award for the Comics Reporter? 
74. Q) What is Tom Lyle best known for? 
75. Q) What titles did Lyle work on for Eclipse comics? 
76. Q) What title did Lyle work on for DC from 1988 til 1990? 
77. Q) What writer did he work with on that series? 
78. Q) What writer did he work with on the Robin series? 
79. Q) What character did he work on for DC“s impact series? 
80. Q) What prominent Spiderman story lines did Lyle work on? 
81. Q) What title did he work on for Dark Horse comics? 
82. Q) Where did Lyle teach art at? 
83. Q) What prominent Filipino artist did we lose on December 21st. 
84. Q) Where was Gerry from? 
85. Q) What original titles is he known for? 
86. Q) What Marvel and DC titles is best known for?“ 
87. Q) Who is Johnny Balbona? 
88. Q) Which title satirizes racism? 
89. Q) Which comic character is named for Gerry? 
90. Q) What is the new wave or renaissance of Philippine comics? 
91. Q) What awards did he win? 

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Kevin Given has studied with “ Longridge Writers Group ” and “ Writer’s Boot Camp ” a speech/communications major from the University of Maine Presque-Isle/Orono sites. He has created the “ Karl Vincent Vampire Hunter ” franchise which includes novels and comic books. They can be found on amazon, Indyplanet and Kindle. For a limited time you can get digital copies of “ Karl Vincent: Vampire hunter ” # 1 and “ Files of Karl Vincent ” # 1 for free on Indyplanet. Kevin is producing the third novel in the series “ Dracula Rising ” (working title) and developing “ Foul Blood ” into comic book form. Don't forget to check out the YouTube show " Comics: Let's Talk " hosted by Kevin Given

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