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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #345 on: March 04, 2019, 10:55:03 AM »
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I was really sad to hear this, I grew up watching him on 90210 and love him in Riverdale. 

This is kinda odd:

Carrie Fisher canceled on Denver comic con and had a stroke and died within a year.
Luke Perry canceled the next year and died from a stroke within a year.

I really only noticed because they were two stars I really wanted to see and now never will get a chance.

I really reaaaally don't want to make light of this, but my brain automatically goes "that con is CURSED."
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #346 on: March 04, 2019, 11:08:26 AM »
Luke Perry was also in the Buffy movie.

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #347 on: March 04, 2019, 08:35:12 PM »
This 40-second video clip of Luke Perry, which I recorded, was taken at the 2017 WonderCon in Anaheim on March 31, 2017. He was on the "Riverdale" panel talking about what fame is like in the day and age of social media which didn't exist during his "90210" days.  I was sitting with TJ.

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #348 on: March 05, 2019, 12:28:45 PM »
I remember during 90210's heyday in the early 1990s, my younger brother who had just graduated from high school had just broken up with his girlfriend and he found out she was going out with some guy who looked like Dylan from 90210. He was pissed! That's my memory of Luke Perry.
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #349 on: April 19, 2019, 05:51:18 PM »
R.I.P Kazuo Koike. Among other things, he wrote Lone Wolf and Cub, hugely influential and one of my favorite books ever.  He was at SDCC several times, most recently in 2013.

He was one of those creators where, if you were waiting in line to meet him, you'll notice a lot of people who have brought old, well-read, very personal items to sign instead of the standard collectibles.  One a very minor note, I asked him to sign not only a book but a hip flask that I have someone sign every year and he was the first, and one of two ever, to unscrew the top to see what was inside. 

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #350 on: April 29, 2019, 04:34:18 AM »
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It is with much sadness we're sharing this, my cousin, Michael Davis took his life early this morning. Details about services are forthcoming.

Michael was in constant pain bodily and mentally. We hope he is finally at peace.

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #351 on: April 29, 2019, 05:35:54 AM »
R.I.P. Michael Davis.  I’m truly heartbroken I attended every Black Panel he hosted at SDCC.  Since it was on a Saturday I chose attending his panel over Hall H or Ballroom 20 even though many of my friends and family were spending there whole day there.  His panels always had great entertainers of color who were trying to empower and improve diversity in the medium.  Sometimes his panels would go off the rails but I would gain insight and be entertained.  Thank you Michael Davis for trying to include us all. You shall be missed.


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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #352 on: April 29, 2019, 06:56:17 AM »
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Still bawling, different kind of tears now:

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Michael Davis is Not Dead, He is Alive and Well – But Hacked

There is a desire from some to see their own obituaries, to wonder how they will be remembered in life after they have passed on. Today Michael Davis woke up to just that.

Comic book writer, artist, editor, publisher, mentor, archivist, curator as well as media executive, co-founder or Milestone, co-creator of Static Shock, CEO of Motown Animation, host and creator of the Black Panel and so much more, Michael Davis has had his online identity thoroughly and comprehensively hacked. By someone who decided to post from Michael’s Facebook account as an unnamed cousin, stating that the day before his birthday, Michael Davis had taken his own life. The posting was followed with the outpouring of grief from hundreds of friends, family members and colleagues.

This morning Michael Davis woke up to read this on Bleeding Cool and called me to ask if this was some kind of birthday prank. I picked up the phone, after grieving for my friend since I had woken up 8 hours previously, and my knees buckled, I burst into tears and Michael has to calm me down. He’s good like that.

Michael Davis has been the subject of a sustained hacking assault in recent months and it seems that whoever it is, and he has suspicions, got into his Facebook page and waited until today to turn his birthday into hell. They also have access to his e-mail account, private videos and media, as they also posted a video of Michael singing Kareoke within the last hour.

Davis shared with me some of the attempts he has screencapped of late. Look like someone got through.

Davis is already in contact with the authorities but has no access to any of his social media or his old e-mail addresses. He’s on the phone if you want to call him. But most importantly, my friend is alive. And I have never been more grateful.

Welcome back, Michael. Man, it’s going to be one hell of a Black Panel come San Diego Comic-Con.

You can also read announcements of his death and obituary at CBR, ComicMix, Heavy, ComicsBlog, Coed, MangaForever and Graphic Policy. Look for them to be edited rather sharply.

And you can still read all his old Bleeding Cool columns here. Just without having to wipe tears from your eyes.
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #353 on: April 29, 2019, 08:19:30 AM »
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R.I.P. Michael Davis.  I’m truly heartbroken I attended every Black Panel he hosted at SDCC.  Since it was on a Saturday I chose attending his panel over Hall H or Ballroom 20 even though many of my friends and family were spending there whole day there.  His panels always had great entertainers of color who were trying to empower and improve diversity in the medium.  Sometimes his panels would go off the rails but I would gain insight and be entertained.  Thank you Michael Davis for trying to include us all. You shall be missed.


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It appears this was a hoax and that his facebook account was hacked.

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #354 on: April 29, 2019, 09:05:52 AM »
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It appears this was a hoax and that his facebook account was hacked.

Thank you for this updated info.


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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #355 on: April 29, 2019, 09:10:16 AM »
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It appears this was a hoax and that his facebook account was hacked.

Thank you for the update!

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #356 on: April 29, 2019, 02:02:02 PM »
Film director John Singleton passed away early this afternoon.  He was famous for "Boyz N The Hood."

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #357 on: May 02, 2019, 03:35:44 PM »
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The family of Peter Mayhew, with deep love and sadness, regrets to share the news that Peter has passed away. He left us the evening of April 30, 2019 with his family by his side in his North Texas home.

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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #358 on: May 02, 2019, 04:09:13 PM »
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This is crushing </3
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Re: In Memoriam
« Reply #359 on: May 02, 2019, 04:17:24 PM »
Back in the 90s, he was signing at a collector's expo we were set up at. DH got a few opportunities to chat with him while they were taking breaks (it was kind of a funny coincidence that they kept meeting up, he wasn't sitting near us, so we didn't know when he wasn't at his table or anything). He was such a nice man, and a legend. RIP Mr. Mayhew - he will be missed.
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