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God, we are losing so many great ones left and right.

Lance Roger Axt
The AudioComics Company

Damn.

I only discovered his work very recently, and while I haven’t seen much of it, I can definitely say that he was a damn fine artist.

He certainly will be missed.

Jeez. A true artistic god. Loved his work. Damn, damn, damn.

Another one of the greats passes away. Condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.

[...] I write this, word is spreading that legendary comics artist Al Williamson has passed away. You’ll likely hear a lot about his work in the next few days, but I wanted to point out how [...]

If this continues, this is gonna be a terrible year.

My condolences to his family. He was such a wonderful artist – nobody could draw sci-fi/adventure strips like he could.

Wonderful artist and I wish I’d met him. RIP, sir. One of the greats, without a doubt.

His Empire Strikes Back adaptation was one of the first comic books I’d ever read. He knocked it out of the park. His inks over JR Jr.’s pencils were dynamite. I’ve never seen a job by Al Williamson I didn’t like. He will be missed.

I’m saddened by the news of the passing of the greatest artist ever to work on the Star Wars franchise. One of the greats, for certain.

i just recently picked up the trade of the chaykin/mignola collaboration “fafhrd and the gray mouser,” and al williamson’s inks were really fantastic in the series. he gave mignola a look i’d never seen before, almost p. craig russell like. sorry to see him go.

One of the finest illustrators the medium ever had.

Such a huge loss. I originally knew him as an excellent, loose inker over John Romita Jr. (my second favorite for him after Klaus Janson) and Rick Leonardi (loved that combo as well). Only in the last year had I been exposed to his earlier stuff: the EC stories, Star Wars, and perhaps my favorite, the Warren story “The Homecoming” (written by Archie Goodwin). Amazing, moving story…

He had a photorealistic style that seemed to magically improve on reality. Williamson was a titan of the medium, and he has a legion of fans that are going to miss him. Godspeed Al.

This is such sad news. When the “heir” to Alex Raymond dies, who’s left? There are very few masters left; Carmine, Romita, Murphy to name a few. I was aware of him having Alzheimer’s disease for the last several years. He’s in a better place now. Rest in peace, Al.

Learn more about legendary comics artist Al Williamson in this Mr. Media interview with his friend and artist Mark Schultz, in which he discusses the book Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic.