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Mike Wieringo<\/a> was a fine comic book artist and, from all accounts, a great<\/a> guy<\/a>.  His relaxed, cartoony style went great with Mark Waid’s writing on Flash <\/em>or Fantastic Four<\/em>, his creator co-owned Tellos<\/em>, and in recent Peter David<\/a>-written Spider-Man<\/em>.  I used to follow along his online sketch book<\/a>, enjoying his art and his stories (and the stories he wanted to tell with his art).  When I ran across ‘Ringo’s art, it was always a pleasure.<\/p>\n

He died of a sudden heart attack yesterday at age 44.  He was a vegetarian, in good health, and it came completely out of the blue.  (Insert cautionary note here.)<\/p>\n

It’s one thing when one of the “Old Masters” passes away after a long career and retirement.  To lose someone at the top of his game — especially such a nice guy — is a sad shock even for those of us who only knew him from his work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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