RIP Marshall Rogers

[sdelmonte]

Comic book artist Marshall Rogers has passed away at the age of 57. Rogers is best known for contributing the artwork to a groundbreaking run on Detective Comics written by Steve Englehart. If you ever read any of the reprints of "The Laughing Fish," you've seen Rogers at his pinnacle. I think that only Brian Bolland's rendition of the Joker can come close to the chilling but believable version Rogers gave us.

Recently, Rogers and Englehart teamed up for a new Batman miniseries following the events of their original work. While I didn't love the story, the art was still great. Fans were hoping that this would mark the return to prominence of a legend. Alas, it was not meant to be.

My condolences to his friends, family and many fans.

ETA: Link I had before was quite wrong - is fixed now.

Comments

[timewalker.livejournal.com]

Damn. I treasure my copy of "The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told" signed by both of them at Planet Comicon in Kansas City a couple of years ago.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I've read the linked post twice and I'm still not sure what it has to do with Rogers. Is it the wrong link, perhaps?

[sdelmonte]

Thanks for catching that. I thought I fixed it, as well. But now I've got it. I think.