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James Donald Talks To Bookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle (view source)
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Norm Breyfogle turned the scripts of an outstanding writer into the greatest comic book run I have ever experienced. He is the greatest storyteller you've never heard of and he died this week aged only 58. [[image:ezquerra.jpg|left]] Just after the above was published I received some shocking news. The news came first from a retweet of a Spanish language news site by comic book legend, Mike Collins. Soon after the news was confirmed by Pat Mills and others; Carlos Ezquerra, co-creator of Judge Dredd and Johnny Alpha (amongst a long list of other key characters for 2000AD) had died at the age of 70. Carlos had just announced that he had beaten lung cancer so his death hit the industry like a punch in the gut. In a career lasting over 40 years Ezquerra became known as one of the friendliest and talented men you could ever meet. The UK comic book industry are in shock. The friendly Spaniard was an inspiration and role model to generations of writers and artists. I spoke above about the role of the artist as a storyteller and Carlos was one of the best. His long professional relationships with the previously mentioned Alan Grant and their mutual friend John Wagner (both of whom are well known for delivering bare bones scripts and trusting their artists) produced the most consistently excellent work that the UK industry will ever see. It is hard to imagine the stunning blighted post apocalyptic landscapes without Carlos' grim and gritty art. Carlos was a storyteller beyond compare and we are all the poorer for his loss.
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