Heavy Metal Says Goodbye To Richard Corben

A Tribute To A Legendary Artist

The sad news came out yesterday that artist Richard Corben has died at the age of 80 and here’s a tribute from Heavy Metal, who he worked for extensively…

The Heavy Metal family has lost one of its own — Richard Corben, whose “Den” was the first story in the first issue, way back in April 1977. Corben’s death at 80 was announced this morning on social media by his wife Dona. Corben was a rock, a mainstay of Heavy Metal, who contributed stories in the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and returned in 2018 with the 15-part serial “Murky World.”

Corben had an instantly recognisable style of art that nobody could ever duplicate; nobody even tries. Corben was just Corben, possessed of a crazy talent that made for some of the most stunning comics Heavy Metal — or anyone — ever published. We will miss him very much.

A longer tribute is on their website

https://www.heavymetal.com/articles/richard-corben-heavy-metal-artist/?