RIP Rich Buckler 3 3

[roach04]

So sad and such a young guy too.  Really did some great work.

Rest in peace Rich.

[Larryw7]

 

[shadroch]

Did his son Richie ever make it in comics?

I remember him as a little kid hanging around the Solson  office. At ten or twelve he was inking and correcting a lot of B&W books.

[GACollectibles]

RIP

[Aweandlorder]

Met him twice, didn't seem ill to me. What was the cause of death?

Did covers to black lightning too.

Rip

[shadroch]

Some form of cancer.

[cranky's]

I was unaware of Buckler until recently, but this is the book that reignited my interest in comics when, on a whim, I stopped into a show two years ago and picked it up.  So cool.

 

[spideyfan68]

Wow I totally missed this, he was at a show in Dallas a couple of years ago and he was genuinely shocked at the number of people that stopped by his booth, in a good way. I talked with him for about 30 minutes, fascinating guy with some great stories about 1970's Marvel.  I should also add a super nice guy. You'll be missed Rich. 

[picon3]

Deathlok is one of, if not my favorite, of the 1970s comic books that came out during my "golden age" when I was twelve.  I met Rich in 1996 at Heroes Convention in Charlotte.  If I recall he was by himself and had time to chat with me.  He signed my Astonishing Tales original art page (#33, page #30) and wished each other well.  I had hoped to see him sometime again, but never had the chance.  Rest well Rich.  Paul~

[Brian48]

I completely missed this too.  Admittedly, Buckler was never my favorite artists back in the day, but I always liked him.  Like a lot of things in my youth, I under appreciated him now that I look back.  Definitely RIP.  The industry and community will miss him. 

[namisgr]

Having grown up seeing Kirby's early Silver Age Marvel output, I immediately took to Buckler's pencils in the early seventies.  He was clearly influenced by the King's style, and in a good way.

I'm sorry to learn of his passing.

Edited June 14, 2017 by namisgr

[Dick Pontoon]

I also enjoyed his 70s Kirby-esque pencils. I can’t recall that he was at any Boston shows in the last decade, but luckily he appeared in RI 4 years ago and got a Deathlok sketch. Although we didn’t talk extensively, he was very pleasant and seemed to be a very nice guy. Hate to see another creator from that era gone. R.I.P.

[vane]

I really liked how Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway did this cover together.

I believe Rich penciled it and Jerry colored it in.

 

 

Edited June 14, 2017 by vane

[Chaykin Stevens]

2 hours ago, vane said:

I really liked how Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway did this cover together.

I believe Rich penciled it and Jerry colored it in.

 

 

 

Buckler pencilled the cover and Ordway inked it.  I don't know who coloured it.

[picon3]

3 hours ago, Pontoon said:

I also enjoyed his 70s Kirby-esque pencils. I can’t recall that he was at any Boston shows in the last decade, but luckily he appeared in RI 4 years ago and got a Deathlok sketch. Although we didn’t talk extensively, he was very pleasant and seemed to be a very nice guy. Hate to see another creator from that era gone. R.I.P.

Nice.  Thanks for sharing.  Paul~

[Ken Aldred]

I recently read Eerie 29, which had some nice, early art by him...

 

Edited June 15, 2017 by Ken Aldred

[fullerjason]

RIP

[spideyfan68]

Always loved this FF cover from Rich, very Kirbyesque