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Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment: Ken Krueger, publisher and Comic-Con co-founder, passes away
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RIP Ken Krueger, a giant of science fiction fandom and a central figure in the birth of Comic-Con: http://tr.im/Fxpe #ComicCon 11/23/2009 |
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RIP Ken Krueger #ComicCon http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_11_22.html#018088 11/23/2009 |
A Ken Krueger Story
news from me —
... con. He was there this past July for the 40th anniversary celebration...in a wheelchair but, damn it, he was there. We had a nice conversation, mainly about how much the con had grown. Ken was like a proud parent, and at the same time modest about how much he'd contributed. I have a story about Ken that I'll post here later because I want to get this up on the web. Ken never got the credit he deserved in life. Maybe we can get him some now...better late than never.•Posted at 5:28 PM LINK Recommended Reading ...
Nobody's Home
news from me —
... con. He was there this past July for the 40th anniversary celebration...in a wheelchair but, damn it, he was there. We had a nice conversation, mainly about how much the con had grown. Ken was like a proud parent, and at the same time modest about how much he'd contributed. I have a story about Ken that I'll post here later because I want to get this up on the web. Ken never got the credit he deserved in life. Maybe we can get him some now...better late than never.•Posted at 5:28 PM LINK Recommended Reading ...
Ken Krueger, publisher and Comic-Con co-founder, passes away
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment —
... "Ken Krueger was as much responsible for the creation of the Comic-Con International as anyone else, alive or dead," Mark Evanier wrote. "... Perhaps his greatest contribution to the early cons in San Diego was that he was the Grown-Up. The majority of those on the original convention committee were kids in need of adult supervision ... someone with some experience in handling business matters. Most were too young to even sign the hotel contract so Shel Dorf and Ken did that. At the early cons, he was the go-to guy for any problem, any crisis, any decision. He ...
RIP Ken Krueger
THE BEAT —
... by SF author Greg Bear, GARBAGE PAIL KIDS painter John Pound, Dave (ROCKETEER) Stevens, Jim (Image Comics) Valentino and others. I and many of my friends owe him a lot. When Pacific Comics was a major comic distributor, Ken oversaw the operation of their warehouse. Ken was a down-to-Earth guy who never sought titles orfame, but added legitimacy to the formation of Comic-Con due to his experience in fandom and as a publisher and retailer.
Mark Evanier has more, of course:
His experience with ...
Nov. 23, 2009: Slippery justifications and excuses
Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal —
... (ROCKETEER) Stevens, Jim (Image Comics) Valentino and others. I and many of my friends owe him a lot. When Pacific Comics was a major comic distributor, Ken oversaw the operation of their warehouse. Ken was a down-to-Earth guy who never sought titles or fame, but added legitimacy to the formation of Comic-Con due to his experience in fandom and as a publisher and retailer.
Krueger, it turns out, died on Saturday night from a heart attack. Mark Evanier has more (one, two). ...
