R.I.P. Ernie Colon

At Ernie's, in 2014, when we met.

The only entry of this blog I wasn't eager to write is helas a reality since yesterday. Here is the official annoucement:

"The extraordinary Ernie Colón passed away yesterday afternoon in his home at the age of 88, surrounded by family, after over a year battling — and I mean battling — cancer. He did things on his own terms. The legacy he leaves behind is astonishing; a 60+ years career in comics, not to mention the work he did in other mediums including painting, writing, sculpting... I don’t think there was anything he couldn’t do. He loved to create — he was always creating. When people asked if he was “still drawing,” he said, “No idea what else I would be doing, since I would draw even when not paid for it. (half the story of my life).”

If Ernie physical body is no longer with us, you can have a glimpse at his beautifully twisted soul in the comics legacy he left. I can't encourage you enought to flip trought the incredible mass of various stories he wrote, pencilled, created during all those decades and until the end. I hope this blog will provide a place for all the people who miss him to share their memories of the man and their enthousiasm for his work. 

R.I.P. Ernie. You can finally rest, you have done well.