Death – Obituaries : (MARKET NEWS) – Friends and families are mourning the death of Thomas Spurgeon , an American writer, historian and editor of The Comics Reporter who recently passed away.
Thomas Spurgeon was an American writer, historian and editor in the field of comics, notable for his five-year run as editor of The Comics Journal and his blog The Comics Reporter.
Spurgeon was editor of The Comics Journal from 1994–1999. Under his tenure, the magazine expanded the scope of its coverage to more regularly include European comics, introducing an English-language readership to the new wave of publishing from France led by the group of cartoonists centered around L’Association. According to his profile on Wikipedia.
Tom Spurgeon Death, Obituary : The Comics Reporter Editor Dies at 50.
Thomas Spurgeon Cause of Death.
We have no information at the moment on what cause the death of Thomas Spurgeon . This post will be updated as soon as we have that information.
Tributes.
The following are some tributes posted on social media to honor the life and the legacy of the deceased.
Who was more welcoming than Tom Spurgeon when you thought no one would ever notice you, or see your potential among the established greats when you were only starting out. He made you feel like you could be one of them.
— Kate Beaton (@beatonna) November 14, 2019
Our good friend, everyone’s good friend, Tom Spurgeon @comicsreporter, winning an Eisner in 2012 for best comics reporting. We love you Tom, may you rest in peace. {still processing, totally heartbroken} pic.twitter.com/8fD0VcsViN
— Drawn & Quarterly (@DandQ) November 14, 2019
Tom Spurgeon, truly a giant In our comics community, fair and kind and naturally curious and salty and principled. Our beating heart of what we do, and why we do it together. Rest In Peace. 🖤🖤🖤 pic.twitter.com/ZDE6FXGEJk
— Nate Powell (@Nate_Powell_Art) November 14, 2019
Thinking a lot about the loss of Tom Spurgeon this morning. Tom had a loud speaking voice, but an even louder voice in his written words. He really did help provide a moral center that comics needs, and I hope we can all follow his lead and aim high in everything we do.
— Chris Ryall (@chris_ryall) November 14, 2019
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