Bill White, world renowned comic book and animation artist has died.
he and i developed an online friendship that led to us collaborating on a comic book project, and to my contributing the plot to a collection of “Kaptain Keen” comics on which he was working.
unfortunately, Bill was only able to contribute to the first 6 pages of the comic, and never completed work on his “Kaptain Keen” collection.
Bill and i shared many interests and had much in common. i have been a fan of his work since i first saw his “Kaptain Keen” back in the 1980’s. working with him was beyond a dream come true ... it was something that i never could have imagined happening.
i wish we could have done much more work together, but most of all i wish he was still here with us.
i know that i should have written much more, and put in clever and heartfelt comments, but this is the best i can manage. Bill was not only a great artist, but also a great person. this is a tremendous loss, and difficult to take.
i’m posting a splash panel from our collaboration. i penciled and he inked. if you’re familiar with his work i think his contribution should be evident.
