Congrats and sighs of relief to my longtime friend (and one of the best artists in the realm of fantasy), Bill Stout. Bill has just come through a nasty brush with cancer and he reports on his weblog that they got it all. In fact, his weblog has a very candid, chilling diary of his experiences. The accounts may be too raw for some people but if you want to brave it, go to this page, locate the entry for November 16 and then read sequentially upwards to the happy ending. I'm horrified by what he's been through but glad we'll have Stout around for a long time.
And good thoughts go out to a great veteran comic book writer — the man who gave us The Doom Patrol, Deadman, Stanley and His Monster and so many more. Arnold Drake has been hospitalized with a couple of broken bones and I'm told he's doing well. I'll call him tomorrow and try to get you all a more complete report, as well as an address for Get Well wishes.