Marvel Comics artist John Romita, best known for his work on The awesome Spider-Manpassed away at the age of 93.
“My father, John Romita, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning,” his son, John Romita Junior, also a cartoonist, wrote on Instagram. “He is a legend in the art world and I would be honored to follow in his footsteps… He was the greatest man I have ever known,” he added.
British comics artist Sean Phillips – known for collaborations with Ed Brubaker, a.s The fade out It is fatal — wrote on Twitter that Romita was “Spider-Man’s best artist”.
Romita teamed up with the late Marvel Supreme Stan Lee, co-creator of several characters, including Spider-Man, who went on to become one of the world’s most beloved fictional heroes. He also signed on for titles starring Daredevil, another of Lee’s creations. Both Lee and Spider-Man co-creator Stephen Ditko passed away in 2018, aged 95 and 90 respectively.
In 2002, Romita said he was well integrated into the creative processes at Marvel. “I don’t consider myself a creator,” he said in an interview with The Comics Reporter. “I’ve created a lot. But I don’t consider myself a true creator in the sense of Jack Kirby (Co-creator of Captain America). But I’ve always had the ability to improve other people’s stories, other people’s characters. And I believe that has given me a 50 year career.
Like her father, Romita Júnior, 66 years old, also worked in The awesome Spider-Man It is Daredevil.
James Gunn, director of the series Guardians of the Universe of Marvel, posted a tribute on Twitter: “I am sorry to hear that the great comic artist John Romita has passed away at the age of 93,” he wrote.
Current Spider-Man writer Dan Slott also paid tribute: “I grew up with John Romita’s Spider-Man as my Spider-Man. He was one of my heroes before I even set foot in Marvel.” he said in a post on social media media. “When I was an intern[at Marvel]in the 1990s, I thought it was surreal that he was working on the team, and I was amazed when he walked the halls.”
Source: DN
