We run so many obits on this site that it's nice when I can report that someone is healthy…
In May of '08, this site and many others reported that the great veteran comic book illustrator Gene Colan was pretty darn sick. A lot of folks rallied to his support with good wishes and even with fund-raising efforts to make some expensive medical treatments available to him. I am happy to report that Gene is now well enough to be back on the convention circuit. He'll be a guest at the Big Apple Con in New York on June 13 and he's a Guest of Honor at the Comic-Con International this July in San Diego. Yay.
Also getting better is the legendary Al Feldstein, who was the writer-editor of Tales from the Crypt and other classic EC Comics, and the editor of MAD magazine for 29 years. Al underwent double-bypass aortic valve replacement (i.e., heart surgery) on April 17 at the world famous Mayo Clinic. He's home now and recovering, and we're happy about that, too.
Contary to popular opinion, comic book editors do have hearts. They don't always use them but they have them.