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R.I.P. Dave Cockrum

post #1 of 13
11/27/06 at 2:27am
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Dave Cockrum died today from complications from diabetes. He was 64.

Cockrum's most famous for his work on Uncanny X-Men, in particular for creating Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus (originally intended to be Legion of Super-Heroes characters while he was working on that book over at DC).

Here's more info on the artist:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Cockrum

And a Cockrum tribute site:

http://www.davecockrum.net/

Cockrum's health had been deteriorating over the past several years, and he ended up in a VA hospital. A tribute book was put together and released, the proceeds going towards helping to pay Cockrum's medical bills.

While Marvel agreed to pay for Cockrum's bills two years ago (after the book, and due to a lot of pressure from creators in the industry), the inside rumor is that he had to agree to give up any claim to ownership of the characters he created for the company...essentially, making sure Cockrum couldn't sue at some point in the future.

Personally, as I've gotten older I've come to like Cockrum's work on X-Men more than John Byrne's. Byrne's was more "realistic", but I like the crazy feel of Cockrum's art more now that I'm an old fart.
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post #2 of 13
11/27/06 at 3:03am
What a shame. Rest in Peace
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post #3 of 13
11/27/06 at 10:30am
And let's not forget Cockrum's signature work on the Legion of Super Heroes. It helped spur the franchise into a new level for the next generation.

Thanks, Dave.
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post #4 of 13
11/27/06 at 10:43am
I used to own his Futurians graphic novel and the first couple of issues of the regular series he did. His style always seemed firmly grounded in the 70s Marvel/DC sensibilities, which is not said as a bad thing at all. It had this clean, simple look that too many line-happy 90s artists could have learned a few things from.
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post #5 of 13
11/27/06 at 11:06am
Cockrum and Wein are criminally overlooked in the big X-Men picture.

Rest in Piece, Dave.
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post #6 of 13
11/27/06 at 11:38am
um, anyone else notice the 'hilarious' spellings of Cockrum's name in the wikipedia entry? Cockring, cockrimjob, etc....

those crazy kinds, graffiti-ing up the wiki!
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post #7 of 13
11/27/06 at 2:07pm
Dude created Colossus!
R.I.P. Mr. Awesome.
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post #8 of 13
12/2/06 at 11:24pm
I never really appreciated Dave Cockrum until I read an article this summer (oddly enough while on the "set" of a zombie movie...) where he and Mike Grell were talking about the Legion.

And no small surprise, the Shi'ar Imperial Guard on X-Men were basically his Legion of Super-Heroes re-design that DC nixed.

The man was a terrific artist, with a great eye for design.
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post #9 of 13
12/2/06 at 11:47pm
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Originally Posted by Chavez
I never really appreciated Dave Cockrum until I read an article this summer (oddly enough while on the "set" of a zombie movie...) where he and Mike Grell were talking about the Legion.

And no small surprise, the Shi'ar Imperial Guard on X-Men were basically his Legion of Super-Heroes re-design that DC nixed.

The man was a terrific artist, with a great eye for design.
I'd love to see that article....any idea where I could find it?

The more I think about the Cockrum/Grell era of the Legion, the more I remember enjoying that time in comics.
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post #10 of 13
12/2/06 at 11:51pm
I can't even remember the name of the mag. I'll contact my sources and find out.

EDIT - I think it was a magazine called Backissue, the June or July ish.
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post #11 of 13
12/5/06 at 2:00am
It was Back Issue #14 - this is the publisher's site: http://www.twomorrows.com/
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post #12 of 13
12/5/06 at 10:23am
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Originally Posted by Chavez
It was Back Issue #14 - this is the publisher's site: http://www.twomorrows.com/
Thanks for the info! Wow, lots of cool stuff there for a fan of the seventies and eighties comics like myself. Now I know what I want for Christmas.
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post #13 of 13
12/6/06 at 6:31am
I probably shouldn't say it, but I wasn't a huge fan of Cockrum. His stuff just seemed rushed and amateurish compared to the greats like Byrne and Paul Smith. Still, he drew half of the "Brood Saga" in UNCANNY X-MEN, and that's pretty much one of the best comic sagas of all time, so I thank you, Dave.
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