i literally spent like an hour in front of the computer blinking in 3-second intervals.
i guess i was realy blindsided by this. even still i dont entirely have the words to express how i'm feeling.
shocked is one.
saddend.... theres another good one.
i mean he was an incredible artist with an excellent imagination. he gave us what is still one of my favorite comic book series, Fathom.
but more importantly he was the first illustrator i ever cared about as a person.
sure i know the big names of todays comics, john romita jr. is another favorite of mine.
but, you never really felt like you know any of em.
but Michael was different. i remember reading the the wizard special issue on Fathom/Top Cow. it had a very personal look into Michael's life.
we got to watch him talk to Marc Sylvestri, and Peter Stiergewald, we got to see him creating the comics we loved, we even got to see him doing what he loved most, diving.
we even knew when his mother sculpted statues and busts of his characters. we saw Michael Turner on a very personal level.
i did alot of surfing last night in his name and i found countless blogs and articles all relating to what a friendly and awesome guy he was.
one blogger had even said Michael had offered to show his editors samples of the blogger's work to help him get a leg up. they had never met before.
Michael was always willing to help others experience the same success he had and above all else always had a smile on his face. he loved meeting his fans and hearing what they had to say.
i will always miss the chance to have met him personally, and the dream i once had of working for him at Aspen Comics, but at least for the time he had he made himself a great life and enjoyed what he did, sharing that joy through his art on each and every page he illustrated.
Goodbye Michael Turner, my inspiraton.
