Da Cap'n 2099 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Steve Dillon, the co-creator of Preacher, has died. Dillon was an artistic prodigy. His first professional comic book work came at age 16, drawing the lead story for the debut issue of Hulk Weekly for Marvel UK. In the 1980s, Dillon cut his teeth on British comic book magazines Warrior, Doctor Who Magazine, and 2000 AD. In 1988, Dillon co-created a new comics magazine titled Deadline, which ran for seven years. Dillon's breakout work in the United States came in the 1990s when he teamed with writer Garth Ennis on Vertigo Comics' John Constantine series Hellblazer. In 1995, Dillon and Ennis teamed up once again and created Preacher at Vertigo. Preacher went on to critical acclaim and is considered a classic by modern comic book readers. Dillon himself was nominated for a 1996 Eisner Award for his work on Preacher. The series is now the basis for the AMC television series of the same name, which premiered earlier this year. Dillon and Ennis went on to redefine the character of the Punisher as part of the Marvel Comics' Marvel Knights imprint beginning with The Punisher: Welcome Back Frank in 2000 and with the follow-up ongoing series in 2003. Dillon would return to the Punisher on several occasions, both with and without Ennis, including runs on Punisher: War Journal, Punisher vs. Bullseye, PunisherMAX, and the most recent relaunch of The Punisher's ongoing series for All-New Marvel. Dillon also created the character Dogwelder for Ennis' Hitman series. The character continues to be featured in Ennis' work on Section Eight. ComicBook.com is currently reaching out to friends and colleagues for more details. Developing... Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Well fuck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Broke the news to NZA when he woke up. He was shocked and bummed, as I'm sure he'll tell you guys. Meanwhile, I'm inspired to finally finish the first Preacher book I started over the summer and was loving but didn't have time to finish! Condolences to those who loved his work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Dillon was only 54 and still no word on the cause of death. Very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 fucking sucks - i know people ragged on him for his limited number of faces, but preacher alone showed how much he grew as an artist, how much more he did with less as he went. Hellblazer, Punisher, Wolverine Origins, 2000 AD, this guy was all over the map & worked with tons of different people/studios. the outpouring of fellow artists & writers on twitter has been great to see, but heartbreaking all the same. gonna say it before 2track does: really wish he & ennis would've finally done City Lights. to a great artist - you'll be missed, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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