He was a great one. I loved his Batman and Silver Surfer runs. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Batman Artist Rogers Is Dead > > Marshall Rogers, the artist who was best known for his work on DC > Comics' Batman and Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer, died on March 25 at the > age of 57, Newsarama reported. The cause of death has not been disclosed > to the media, according to a DC spokesman. > > An alumnus of Kent State University in Ohio, where he studied > architecture, the Flushing, N.Y., native worked on many different > characters, but is perhaps best known for his Batman artwork in > Detective Comics in the mid-1970s, on which he worked with writer and > frequent collaborator Steve Englehart and inker Terry Austin. Their take > on Batman is considered by many to be the definitive version of the > character, returning him to the dark, brooding roots originally > envisioned by creator Bob Kane. > > Even though their Batman run was only six issues, the three laid the > foundation for later Batman comics. Their stories include the classic > "Laughing Fish" (in which the Joker's face appeared on fish); they were > adapted for Batman: The Animated Series in the 1990s. Earlier drafts of > the 1989 Batman movie with Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight were based > heavily on their work. > > Rogers also drew Marvel's Dr. Strange and G.I. Joe in the 1980s. He > worked with Englehart on Coyote, Englehart's creator-owned comic, as > well as Marvel's Silver Surfer. In 2005, he reunited with Englehart and > Austin to reprise their work on Batman in the Batman: Dark Detective > limited series. > > In a press release, Paul Levitz, DC's president and publisher, said: > "Marshall was one of the radical young stylists bringing new looks to DC > in the 1970s, especially with his memorable collaboration with Steve > Englehart on Batman. His debonair smile and charm were every bit as > endearing as his art was energetic, and his colleagues at DC are all > shocked to have a great artist pass so young." >
