| In Memorium... |
[Aug. 13th, 2007|02:59 pm] |
I got to meet Mike Wieringo once.
I was so nervous when I met him I totally forgot to have him sign the sketchbook that he gave me in exchange for my mini comic. Ever since I discovered him in high school I collected and devoured every single Wieringo book I could get my hands on. I loved his Flash run, gushed over his Sensational Spider-man, poured over every animated detail in Tellos, and fell in love with the Fantastic Four during his time on the book.
Mike loved all ages books. His style and what he put into every drawing is something I hope I can accomplish as well as he did. If you asked me anytime who my favorite artist was you would have gotten the answer, "Mike Wieringo...no doubt." He was an inspiration to me. He showed that an animated style on a super hero book could be great. I can't count the times in high school I sat trying to emulate his style.
I once posted a drawing I did on his forum over at comicbookresources.com about three and a half years ago. He responded and told me how much he liked it and asked to see some sequentials. I was so nervous I never ended up posting anything. I knew at that time that my sequentials were kind of a mess and didn't want to embarrass myself in front of my favorite artist. I sit here now really regretting that decision. I had an opportunity to have my work critiqued by Mike and to hopefully have him impart some wisdom to me. I'm sad I didn't take him up on his offer. I could have(and still could)really benefited from his experience.
I met Mike at Heroes and spoke with him briefly. He was exceptionally nice and enthusiastically thumbed through my Sushi Bar mini before handing me his $20 gorgeously bound sketch book in exchange for my $3 kinkos made floppy. Although I never followed up on it I really hope he enjoyed it, and I'm glad that he was able to see the kind of influence he had on me.
I'm really sad about todays loss. And while I know that we'll be celebrating his work and life for many years to come, today I'm just sad that we lost an amazing artist far too soon.
Thanks for everything you gave me Mike. I hope you know it now. |
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Wieringo is dead? Oh. We did loose someone amazing too soon. | |
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