A lot of folks who in the Southern California comic book community were saddened the other day by the news that Carl Taylor has died. The cause isn't known, at least to any of us, but we'd heard he'd been ill lately. Carl was a devout comic fan and an aspiring comic artist who never quite found the right place to apply his skills. He drew exciting pages in a style that merged his two favorites — Jack Kirby and Gil Kane — and Jack especially was delighted with Carl's enthusiasm and imagination. Though Jack and others gave him pointers and encouragement, Carl somehow never managed to make it out of the fanzines.
He seemed to be at every local convention and it was always fun to be around him. He had a wonderful sense of humor and the talent to do vocal impressions of the folks he admired in the industry and a few he didn't. Just a very nice, clever guy. We need more like that.