The death of the comic book artist, whose work also included 'Hellblazer' and 'The Punisher,' was announced Saturday morning on social media.
This struck me a bit more than I was expecting.
I'll admit, even as a fan of Hellblazer and Punisher, this didn't crush me but as the co-creator and artist of Preacher, that one struck a blow, that I will say.
Article: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steve-dillon-dead-preacher-creator-940668
Gonna steal something from the Vulture that the author pretty well articulated something I was thinking about.
Though it's a tragedy that he was taken so soon, we can take some small comfort in the knowledge that he lived long enough to see his most famous work get translated to television as part of the comics-adaptation boom.
http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/steve-dillon-preacher-obituary.html
And he liked it, in case you were wondering.
How do you feel about Preacher now being turned into a TV show after so many previous attempts to get it to the screen did not work out?
Myself and Garth have always thought that Preacher would work best as a TV show. The book ran for nearly six years so there was always going to be too much to try to cram into a two hour movie. Seth and Evan are self-confessed fans of the book so they have a true feel for the story and characters. That said, they are not being overly reverential about the material and they know that what works in a comic book does?t necessarily work in a TV series. It?s great that this is finally happening and I?ve really liked what I?ve seen so far. I hope fans of the book will like it too.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/17/preacher-steve-dillon
Huh, been doin' an awful lotta quotin' and not really sayin' much myself, I guess I just like dealin' with things my own way.
Until the end of the world
