comic-con.org - 27 days ago
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Shel Dorf's love of comic books and their creators had no equal.
It was his appreciation of this art form and his keen foresight that
helped to create what is Comic-Con.
It is with a heavy heart that we -- the Board of Directors, Committee, Staff
and Volunteers of Comic-Con -- ...
signonsandiego.com - 29 days ago
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Peter Rowe Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2
a.m. Dick Tracy, Charlie Brown and the entire comic...
strip pantheon lost a friend yesterday, with the death of a Comic-Con founder. Sheldon "Shel" Dorf succumbed to diabetes-related complications at Sharp ...
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Sheldon Dorf; Comic-Con co-founder devoted to artists, fans
newsfromme.com - 29 days ago
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newsfromme.com —
It's one of those sad, double-obit days here.
The gent above left is Shel Dorf. He is...
seen, as he so often was, in the company of a great comic creator — in this case, Burne Hogarth, who drew...
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Shel Dorf, R.I.P.
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 23 days ago
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AN APPRECIATION, BY MARK EVANIER When Shel Dorf
died Nov. 3 at age 76, he was hailed...
as the founder of that big comic book convention down in San Diego – the one that reminds some of a cross between...
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Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf remembered
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... recounts memories of editing the V for Vendetta collection for DC Comics in 1990. [Comics Worth Reading]
Passings | The Comic-Con International website posts a tribute to late co-founder Shel Dorf written by R.C. Harvey for the convention's 2009 souvenir book. The Los Angeles Times also has an obituary for Dorf, who passed away this week at age 76, while Mark Evanier returns with thoughts on the debt San Diego owes to Dorf. [Comic-Con]
Sales charts | R. Crumb's The Book of Genesis ...
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... on the debt San Diego owes to Dorf. [ Comic-Con ] Sales charts | R. Crumb's The Book of Genesis Illustrated holds the top hardcover spot for the third week on The New York Times' Graphic Books bestseller list, followed by Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds , which debuts at No. 2. The hardcover chart sees three other premieres: Ultimatum (No. 4); The Walking Dead, Book 1 (No. 5); and Pride and Prejudice (No. 9). Meanwhile, the 24th volume of Negima! Magister Negi Magi topples Naruto, Vol. 46, from its seat atop the manga chart. [ ...
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comicsreporter.com 29 days ago — Shel Dorf, 1933-2009 image The writer and comics historian Mark Evanier brings word that Shel Dorf, the founder or a founder of Comic-Con International depending on one's interpretation of events, passed away on the afternoon of November 3. Dorf ...
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robot6.comicbookresources.com 6/19/2009 —
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