The comics world is saddened to note the passing of artist John Severin at age 90.
Severin got his first professional job in 1932, at age 10 when Hobo News purchased some of his drawings. He later attended New York City's High School of Music and Art, where his classmates included future comics legends Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Al Feldstein. After he graduated from High School in 1940 he enlisted in the Army, serving in the Pacific in World War II.
After World War II, Severin became widely known for his work illustrating war comics and MAD magazine at EC Comics. He illustrated such popular titles as Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. In 1952, he was part of the original group of five artists who launched MAD magazine under the leadership of editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines.
Rarely has an individual been known for two so distinctly different genres of work in the field of comic art, but John Severin is known equally for illustrating action-adventure tales and humorous stories. From his days as one of the original artists on EC's MAD (often with Will Elder providing the inking) to a lengthy run at Cracked, Severin became one of the prime send-up artists working in the business. Due to the wider circulation of MAD and Cracked compared to many comic books, it's safe to think that many know him for that work rather than the action-adventure genre, but comic book fans have had a deep appreciation for his westerns, war stories, horror, and other pieces in Two-Fisted Tales, Blazing Combat, Creepy, King Kull, The 'Nam, Sgt. Fury, and Conan, setting standards whether providing pencil art, inking, or supplying both. Well into recent times his work on such series as Desperadoes: Quiet of the Grave and Bat Lash showed that he had not lost any of his craft.
"He had an art style that was uniquely and distinctly his own. The minute you looked at his artwork you knew you were looking at a John Severin illustration; it could be no one else. Besides his inimitable style, there was a feeling of total authenticity to whatever he drew, whether it was a Western, a crime story, a superhero saga or a science fiction yarn. Not only was his penciling the very finest, but his inking, too, had a distinctive Severin touch that made every strip he rendered stand out like a winner," said Marvel Comics President Emeritus Stan Lee in a statement released by Severin's family.
He was inducted into Eisner Awards Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Overstreet Hall of Fame in 2009.
According to the family, Severin is survived by his wife of 60 years, Michelina, six children, 13 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a step great granddaughter and his sister, EC and Marvel veteran artist Marie Severin.
Severin got his first professional job in 1932, at age 10 when Hobo News purchased some of his drawings. He later attended New York City's High School of Music and Art, where his classmates included future comics legends Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Al Feldstein. After he graduated from High School in 1940 he enlisted in the Army, serving in the Pacific in World War II.
After World War II, Severin became widely known for his work illustrating war comics and MAD magazine at EC Comics. He illustrated such popular titles as Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. In 1952, he was part of the original group of five artists who launched MAD magazine under the leadership of editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines.
Rarely has an individual been known for two so distinctly different genres of work in the field of comic art, but John Severin is known equally for illustrating action-adventure tales and humorous stories. From his days as one of the original artists on EC's MAD (often with Will Elder providing the inking) to a lengthy run at Cracked, Severin became one of the prime send-up artists working in the business. Due to the wider circulation of MAD and Cracked compared to many comic books, it's safe to think that many know him for that work rather than the action-adventure genre, but comic book fans have had a deep appreciation for his westerns, war stories, horror, and other pieces in Two-Fisted Tales, Blazing Combat, Creepy, King Kull, The 'Nam, Sgt. Fury, and Conan, setting standards whether providing pencil art, inking, or supplying both. Well into recent times his work on such series as Desperadoes: Quiet of the Grave and Bat Lash showed that he had not lost any of his craft.
"He had an art style that was uniquely and distinctly his own. The minute you looked at his artwork you knew you were looking at a John Severin illustration; it could be no one else. Besides his inimitable style, there was a feeling of total authenticity to whatever he drew, whether it was a Western, a crime story, a superhero saga or a science fiction yarn. Not only was his penciling the very finest, but his inking, too, had a distinctive Severin touch that made every strip he rendered stand out like a winner," said Marvel Comics President Emeritus Stan Lee in a statement released by Severin's family.
He was inducted into Eisner Awards Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Overstreet Hall of Fame in 2009.
According to the family, Severin is survived by his wife of 60 years, Michelina, six children, 13 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a step great granddaughter and his sister, EC and Marvel veteran artist Marie Severin.
The comics world is saddened to note the passing of artist John Severin at age 90.
Severin got his first professional job in 1932, at age 10 when Hobo News purchased some of his drawings. He later attended New York City's High School of Music and Art, where his classmates included future comics legends Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Al Feldstein. After he graduated from High School in 1940 he enlisted in the Army, serving in the Pacific in World War II.
After World War II, Severin became widely known for his work illustrating war comics and MAD magazine at EC Comics. He illustrated such popular titles as Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. In 1952, he was part of the original group of five artists who launched MAD magazine under the leadership of editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines.
Rarely has an individual been known for two so distinctly different genres of work in the field of comic art, but John Severin is known equally for illustrating action-adventure tales and humorous stories. From his days as one of the original artists on EC's MAD (often with Will Elder providing the inking) to a lengthy run at Cracked, Severin became one of the prime send-up artists working in the business. Due to the wider circulation of MAD and Cracked compared to many comic books, it's safe to think that many know him for that work rather than the action-adventure genre, but comic book fans have had a deep appreciation for his westerns, war stories, horror, and other pieces in Two-Fisted Tales, Blazing Combat, Creepy, King Kull, The 'Nam, Sgt. Fury, and Conan, setting standards whether providing pencil art, inking, or supplying both. Well into recent times his work on such series as Desperadoes: Quiet of the Grave and Bat Lash showed that he had not lost any of his craft.
"He had an art style that was uniquely and distinctly his own. The minute you looked at his artwork you knew you were looking at a John Severin illustration; it could be no one else. Besides his inimitable style, there was a feeling of total authenticity to whatever he drew, whether it was a Western, a crime story, a superhero saga or a science fiction yarn. Not only was his penciling the very finest, but his inking, too, had a distinctive Severin touch that made every strip he rendered stand out like a winner," said Marvel Comics President Emeritus Stan Lee in a statement released by Severin's family.
He was inducted into Eisner Awards Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Overstreet Hall of Fame in 2009.
According to the family, Severin is survived by his wife of 60 years, Michelina, six children, 13 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a step great granddaughter and his sister, EC and Marvel veteran artist Marie Severin.
Severin got his first professional job in 1932, at age 10 when Hobo News purchased some of his drawings. He later attended New York City's High School of Music and Art, where his classmates included future comics legends Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Al Jaffee and Al Feldstein. After he graduated from High School in 1940 he enlisted in the Army, serving in the Pacific in World War II.
After World War II, Severin became widely known for his work illustrating war comics and MAD magazine at EC Comics. He illustrated such popular titles as Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. In 1952, he was part of the original group of five artists who launched MAD magazine under the leadership of editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines.
Rarely has an individual been known for two so distinctly different genres of work in the field of comic art, but John Severin is known equally for illustrating action-adventure tales and humorous stories. From his days as one of the original artists on EC's MAD (often with Will Elder providing the inking) to a lengthy run at Cracked, Severin became one of the prime send-up artists working in the business. Due to the wider circulation of MAD and Cracked compared to many comic books, it's safe to think that many know him for that work rather than the action-adventure genre, but comic book fans have had a deep appreciation for his westerns, war stories, horror, and other pieces in Two-Fisted Tales, Blazing Combat, Creepy, King Kull, The 'Nam, Sgt. Fury, and Conan, setting standards whether providing pencil art, inking, or supplying both. Well into recent times his work on such series as Desperadoes: Quiet of the Grave and Bat Lash showed that he had not lost any of his craft.
"He had an art style that was uniquely and distinctly his own. The minute you looked at his artwork you knew you were looking at a John Severin illustration; it could be no one else. Besides his inimitable style, there was a feeling of total authenticity to whatever he drew, whether it was a Western, a crime story, a superhero saga or a science fiction yarn. Not only was his penciling the very finest, but his inking, too, had a distinctive Severin touch that made every strip he rendered stand out like a winner," said Marvel Comics President Emeritus Stan Lee in a statement released by Severin's family.
He was inducted into Eisner Awards Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Overstreet Hall of Fame in 2009.
According to the family, Severin is survived by his wife of 60 years, Michelina, six children, 13 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a step great granddaughter and his sister, EC and Marvel veteran artist Marie Severin.
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