Comic artist John Romita Sr., best known for his work on “The Amazing Spider-Man” and co-creating characters such as Wolverine, has died.
His son, John Romita Jr., confirmed the news on Twitter on Tuesday night. “I say this with a heavy heart, My father passed away peacefully in his sleep. He is a legend in the art world and it would be my honor to follow in his footsteps. Please keep your thoughts and condolences here out of respect for my family,” he wrote. “He was the greatest man I ever met,” Romita Jr., who is also a renowned comic artist, added. Born on January 24, 1930 in Brooklyn, Romita Sr.
He later joined Marvel Comics to work with founder Stan Lee on “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and went on to become the company’s art director in the 1970s and 1980s. He was renowned as a titan of the comic book world, and news of his death drew reactions from figures such as filmmaker James Gunn, who directed movie adaptations of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” series. “Sorry to hear about the great comic book artist John Romita Sr passing at the age of 93,” wrote Gunn.
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