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Aquaman #42, a spectacular cover by Cardy.
Legendary artist Nick Cardy passed away Sunday night at age 93 (or 94, depending upon who you ask) because of congestive heart failure. If you comply with any type of comic news sites, or creator blogs, or creators on Facebook, you no question have checked out many tributes to him. I’m going to add one more, for the simple reason that he deserves it. Every word written about Nick shows exactly how extremely visitors as well as his fellow creators believed not just of his work, however the guy himself.
Teen Titans #23, one of Cardy’s most famous covers.
If you’re unfamiliar with Cardy’s work, do yourself a favor as well as seek it out. trust me; you won’t be disappointed. His time at DC included unforgettable runs on Aquaman, teen Titans, as well as my favorite, Bat Lash. His cover for the new look of question woman is one of the most famous covers ever. He was likewise one of DC’s most prolific cover artists with his art gracing superhero titles, horror comics, as well as romance books (he drew some mighty appealing women) as well as they all looked fantastic. In addition to comic books, Cardy likewise worked on comic strips, advertising, as well as did some wonderful movie posters. If you want a nice overview of his career, inspect out this piece written by routine Westfield contributor, Robert Greenberger.
Me & Nick Cardy at the Baltimore Comic-Con in 2008.
I satisfied Nick Cardy back in 2008 at the Baltimore Comic-Con. one of my major goals for the weekend was to satisfy Nick as well as ideally get a sketch from him. happily I was able to do both, however I was more delighted that I got to satisfy him. He was sitting at a booth with good friends Tood Dezago as well as Craig Rousseau, as well as looked to be truly enjoying himself as fans stopped past to tell him exactly how much they enjoyed his work. He was a extremely kind, charming, funny guy as well as an excellent storyteller. I don’t mean in the comic book sense (though he definitely was), however boy might he spin a yarn. If you talked to him for any type of length of time, you were bound to hear a story from his life.
Bat Lash #2, one of my preferred Cardy covers.
He was likewise provided the Hero effort lifetime accomplishment award at the Harvey awards that year, as well as he definitely deserved it. You might see exactly how flattered he was to get the award. It was definitely a weekend I’ll remember.
Teen Titans #16 cover by Cardy.
That was the only time I satisfied Nick in person, however I did have a unforgettable experience including him a year or two later. By that time I was on personnel at the Baltimore Comic-Con organizing panels. Nick was a guest as well as I truly wished to do a spotlight panel on him. I contacted Todd Dezago about moderating as he’s a great good friend of Nick’s. He was happy to do it, as well as he put me in touch with Nick so I might work out details with him. I called Nick as well as we talked for 45 minutes or so. perhaps five minutes of that was speaking about the panel as well as the rest of it was just speaking as well as Nick telling stories. It was awesome. Unfortunately, Nick ended up not being able to go to the convention, so the panel never happened. I always believed that was a pity as it would have been a interesting hour.
Girls’ like stories #139, one of Cardy’s unforgettable romance comic covers.
Nick Cardy was an fantastic artist as well as an fantastic man. He’s left behind an incredible creative tradition as well as a significant number of good friends as well as fans who will miss him. rest in Peace, Nick. as well as say thanks to you.
Classic covers from the Grand Comics Database.