I am utterly blown away right now. Mike Wieringo passed away yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 44. Mike was an amazingly talented artist who worked on a lot of comcis for Marvel, no matter what he did he was top notch calibur all the way. It just floors me that a guy can post “just a quick sketch” on one day and not be there a couple days later, a blog doesn’t betray any of the pain, any of the heartache, that must be going on. If you don’t know anything about him, head over to his page and admire all of the fantastic work this guy did on a daily basis. Scott Kurtz has a heartfelt story posted about him. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and anyone who’s life he touched in all the myriad ways he did so.
The world is short one more great man. Mike, we will miss you.
Truly, truly sad. He was a fantastic artist and to go so suddenly is just awful. Best wishes and condolences to all his friends, family, and all who were affected by this tragedy.