Neal Adams: Last News

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Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist who helped transform the medium with his brand of dark realism,has died at the age of 80.Adams’ wife,Marilyn, confirmed that he passed away on Thursday in New York, after suffering complications from sepsis, as perThe Hollywood Reporter.The iconic artist is famous for helping to revitalize Batman into a more gritty superhero with the use ofhis photorealistic stylings, and has co-created some of the Dark Knight’s biggestvillains. Legend:Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist who helped transform the medium with his brand of dark realism, has died at the age of 80; Pictured in 1979During a career that spanned nearly 60 years, Adams worked on Batman, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Brave and the Bold, and many more.

Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist behind Batman and more superheros, has died. He was 80. Adams' wife confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died Thursday due to complications from sepsis.  James Gunn, the director behind "Guardians," tweeted: "RIP to Neal Adams, one of the greats." The official Twitter account of DC Comics also issued a statement, noting that "the modern comic landscape would not be what it is today without the incomparable work" of Adams.

Legendary comic book artist Neal Adams, whose career spanned nearly 60 years and included revitalizing Batman and the Joker for DC as well as decades of work for artists’ rights, died early in the morning yesterday, according to his daughter-in-law Saori Adams. He was 80.

Jordan Moreau Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist who drew Batman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, the X-Men, the Avengers and countless more superheroes, has died, his daughter confirmed to Variety. He was 80.Adams was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in the comic book industry, in 1998.

(CNN)In Batman lore, the police summon the hero by projecting a magnified Bat-signal across the night sky. That's a fitting metaphor for the character's much-debated history in movies, which has cast an unusually large shadow thanks to fans convinced, in their minds, precisely how the Dark Knight should be depicted.Created in 1939, Batman isn't the first superhero or even necessarily the best.

Then O’Neil took over the Batman comics in the period that followed the campy 1960s TV show, setting a darker, more serious tone that reinterpreted Batman as a shadowy avenger, setting the stage for the eventual cinematic versions of the 1990s and 2000s.